Every year since 2010, The Learning Network has invited teenagers around the world to add The New York Times to their summer reading lists. So far, more than 90,000 have done so.
If you are looking for ways to offer students more “voice and choice,” we hope our open-ended contest can help. Every week, we ask participants to choose something in The Times that has piqued their interest, and then tell us why. At the end of the week, judges from the Times newsroom pick their favorite responses, and we publish them. It’s that simple.
Sites and apps that publish serialized fiction (new, original or bite-sized classics) should be monitored by adults before they are browsed by children. While there is some child-friendly content, it should be vetted by a responsible adult first. The following sites and apps are most appropriate for ages 16 and up.
The following reviews and insights comes directly from the Den of Geek article, "Where to Read Serial Fiction Online," by Alana Joli Abbott (published on August 14, 2020).
Tapas offers comics and novels, some available from traditional publishing houses, such as Hachette, who have licensed their books (such as excellent kid’s book The Wild Robot by Peter Brown) to the app. Most of the serials are from self published authors, including (now movie-famous) Andy Weir, whose The Martian was originally a serial at his own website before it was a feature film. The majority of the library on Tapas is completely free to read, but other premium stories have to be unlocked with coins and keys, available in micro-transactions.
Wattpad is one of the oldest and best known online indie serial hosting sites. Because they’ve been around for a long time, they have a huge library to browse through in a host of genres. They’ve also dabbled in interactive fiction with their messaging-based story serial app called Tap, which gives serials an extra sense of immediacy.
Rather than creating new content, Serial Reader focuses on making it so readers can access classic works of literature in bite-sized chunks. With more than 600 public domain books available (including Pride and Prejudice and The Time Machine), the app allows readers to customize the fonts and colors of their reading experience, and offers notifications when new issues are available. Each issue is designed to be read in 20 minutes or less, which means you don’t get so wrapped up in the story that you miss whatever appointment you’re waiting for!
We have recently added 130+ magazine titles to our Sora collection. Each edition is always available which means there is no limit to the number of people who can check it out simultaneously. In addition, you can read back issues of every magazine title going back five years.
Get access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available. Available through the ISU Library subscription to PressReader. Connect while at school and login with your ISU Google account for full access anywhere for three months. Download the app from Apple or Google for access on the go.
