Free Popular Ebooks Provide Sweet Summer Reading Experience for Students

Sora Sweet Reads provides free access to a variety of popular digital books during the next 100+ days to encourage student reading during the rest of the school year and summer break. From May 5–August 20, students from participating schools worldwide can enjoy free, 24/7 access to 38 juvenile and young adult ebooks (and select audiobooks) from their school through Sora.

To check whether your school is offering Sora Sweet Reads, visit https://soraapp.com. If not, schools can sign up here with a no-cost book bundle including Sora Sweet Reads titles (up to June 17).

“Having all of our students on distance learning last year really impacted their ability to get books to read, especially our economically disadvantaged students,” said Holly Ford, Media Specialist at Brevard County School District (FL). “We appreciated the early start of Sora Sweet Reads program to help provide more options for our students and teachers for lessons and independent reading. We are excited to encourage more of our teachers and students to take advantage of the program this year.”

Since its creation in 2014, Sora Sweet Reads has proven a highly successful program in encouraging students to read. During the 2020 program, nearly 25,000 schools worldwide participated, a 90% increase from 2019’s program. Checkouts increased over 500% compared to 2019 and over 250,000 students participated by reading at least one of the program’s simultaneous-use titles.

Most importantly, Sora has provided ongoing…