Websites with Free Online Books and Magazines for Young Adults
Guest Author Read Alouds
1. “Bad Moon Rising” from Tales From the Fringes of Fear (13--10 minute, short stories) author Jeff Szpirglas
2. “The Lunchroom” author Jeff Szpirglas
Newspaper Map - Explore this world map with over 10,000 newspapers from around the world, with links to read each, as well as translations if needed.
Podcasts for Middle Schoolers
1. Mars Patel: From their website , “The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel is a scripted podcast for middle grade kids, performed by middle grade kids. It is a fun, high-quality, serial mystery that can be described as Goonies meets Spy Kids meets Stranger Things.
2. Smologies by Alie Ward is a humorous way to engage with in science. A couple of teachers shared Smologies and described it as the “PG rated version” of Ologies, a podcast by Alie Ward
3. Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast looks Uh-Mazing!
4. Smash Boom Best
5. Six Minutes Podcasts just screams FUN with cliffhangers!
BOOKS
1. RIVETED offers YA books for free online, either full books or excerpts on a time-limited basis.
By signing into the site from Simon & Schuster and becoming a member, you’ll be able to read some sweet free books, download them to any device, join in giveaways, and discuss your YA favorites.
2. GOODREADS’ FREE SHELVES has a listing of 95 free young adult ebooks. All are available for download at their site.
Find contemporary online books for free at Goodreads’ free eBooks shelves (either full or excerpts) or with the “free-online” tag.
3. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DIGITAL LIBRARY offers free children’s books online with a mission to: “promote tolerance and a respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children’s literature from around the world.”
You can read freely and anonymously on their site, or create an account to keep an ongoing bookshelf. And there are books from all over the world (you can even search by countries on the globe). Look for great free books online like:
5. OPEN LIBRARY offers over 1.7 million free eBooks online to users. . They both offer free versions of full books and links to access paid books elsewhere. Books to read online include Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Matilda by Roald Dahl.
6. OVERDRIVE connects you with your local libraries to check out eBooks on your personal devices. You only need a library card and you’ll be able to check out classic and contemporary eBooks for free, anywhere and anytime. They host a catalog of over two million eBooks, as well as audiobooks. And, they’ve recently made it easier to transfer books onto your device.
Of course, since it’s connected to your library, you’ll also see free bestselling YA eBooks and other more recent bestsellers and other classics.
7. PROJECT GUTENBERG is a fantastic resource for classic novels and obscure older texts alike that are already in the public domain. The organization is run entirely by volunteers who digitize and then also proofread works. In all, they’ve added over 50,000 free books online. Whether you’re reading them online or downloading them to your device, you can dig into classic books like:
The publisher releases weekly original short stories from some of the biggest sci-fi/fantasy authors. If you sign up, you will receive a fantastic short story in my inbox every week, which will help you find great new authors.
They also release the eBook of the Month club where you can get free access to one pick each month.
10. WattPad: Stories by independent authors, historical fiction, fanfiction, and more. There’s also a huge active community over there to talk about books with.
11. FanFiction.net is a hub for short story and novel length spin-offs of your favorite fictional worlds.
12. BookRix is also a community of independent authors who publish free eBooks in any of your favorite genres: fantasy, romance, sci-fi, children’s and more.
3. Novels
14. Authonomy has 70 free ebooks under a search for Young Adult. All are available for free reading online without registration.
15. AuthorStand has a nice sized collection of free novels and short stories in its Young Adult section. These are original works by generally unpublished authors. Available for free download in PDF.
16. Bibliotastic offers 11 free novels in their Teen & Youg Adult Category. These are contemporary works by authors who are generally unpublished and are unique to this site.
17. BookRix has almost 1000 free ebooks in its Juvenile fiction category. These are available for free download in EPUB or for free reading online.
18. Booksie has over 13,000 works in its young adult category. These range from short stories to novels and are unique works of unpublished authors. All are available for free reading online or free download in PDF (press "Generate eBook" button).
19. Classicly has almost 1800 free novels in its Young Adults collection. These are available for free download in PDF or Kindle (AZW).
20. ClovisNews offers about 100 free classic novels for free reading online (the download links all appear to be dead).
21. Cory Doctorow offers his novel, Little Brother, for free download in a wide variety of formats.
22. DigitalBookIndex offers over 500 free classic novels in its various Juvenile & Young Adult Fiction categories. Main link is to the general category. They also have Boys and Girls categories as well as Mystery, Science Fiction and Non-fiction (Teens) that offer differing works.
23. DigiLibraries has over 2,000 free ebooks in their juvenile fiction category as well as over 200 works in their Juvenile non-Fiction category and 27 free ebooks in their Juvenile Horror & Ghost Stories category. Most are available for free reading online as well as free download in PDF, MOBI and EPUB.
24. eBooksFree has 2 free unique novels in its Teen & Young Adult category available for free download in PDF. (The books listed below under Sponsored are all links to pay sites)
25. eBooksInternational has 7 free classic novels in its Young Adults category available for free download in PDF.
26. FeedBooks has around 200 free novels in its Original Books Juvenile & Young Adult genre as well as over 100 free novels in their Public domain (classic) Juvenile & Young Adult section.
27. FreeOnlineNovels has around 200 free novels in its Young Adult category. These appear to be original books from unpublished authors. All are available for free reading online and some for free download in PDF.
28. MagicKeys has 7 free books for young adults. All are available for free reading online without registration.
29. ManyBooks (Young Readers) 2443 free classic books available for online viewing or download in an extremely large variety of formats.
30. PublicBookShelf has 5 free novels for Teens for free reading online. 2 are classics and 3 are newer and unique works.
40. Read.gov has 6 classic novels for teens available for free reading online or free download in PDF.
41. Readmichigan.org
Magazines
1. Issuu Sports
2. World Newspaper Magazine
3. Sports Magazines Online
4. Teen Magazine
5. School Reading List
6. Seventeen Magazine
7. Teen Vogue
8. More Online Magazines
9. Online Magazines for Students
10. Time for Kids
11. 10 Top Magazine Websites for Teens
12. National Geographic for Kids
Guest Author Read Alouds
1. “Bad Moon Rising” from Tales From the Fringes of Fear (13--10 minute, short stories) author Jeff Szpirglas
2. “The Lunchroom” author Jeff Szpirglas
Newspaper Map - Explore this world map with over 10,000 newspapers from around the world, with links to read each, as well as translations if needed.
Podcasts for Middle Schoolers
1. Mars Patel: From their website , “The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel is a scripted podcast for middle grade kids, performed by middle grade kids. It is a fun, high-quality, serial mystery that can be described as Goonies meets Spy Kids meets Stranger Things.
2. Smologies by Alie Ward is a humorous way to engage with in science. A couple of teachers shared Smologies and described it as the “PG rated version” of Ologies, a podcast by Alie Ward
3. Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast looks Uh-Mazing!
4. Smash Boom Best
5. Six Minutes Podcasts just screams FUN with cliffhangers!
BOOKS
1. RIVETED offers YA books for free online, either full books or excerpts on a time-limited basis.
By signing into the site from Simon & Schuster and becoming a member, you’ll be able to read some sweet free books, download them to any device, join in giveaways, and discuss your YA favorites.
2. GOODREADS’ FREE SHELVES has a listing of 95 free young adult ebooks. All are available for download at their site.
Find contemporary online books for free at Goodreads’ free eBooks shelves (either full or excerpts) or with the “free-online” tag.
3. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DIGITAL LIBRARY offers free children’s books online with a mission to: “promote tolerance and a respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children’s literature from around the world.”
You can read freely and anonymously on their site, or create an account to keep an ongoing bookshelf. And there are books from all over the world (you can even search by countries on the globe). Look for great free books online like:
- Yukimado (The Snow Window) by Naoko Awa
- Legends of the Maori from the National Library of New Zealand
- All We Need Are Dragons by Ljubivoje Ršumović
- The Unveiling by Tamara Leigh
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
5. OPEN LIBRARY offers over 1.7 million free eBooks online to users. . They both offer free versions of full books and links to access paid books elsewhere. Books to read online include Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Matilda by Roald Dahl.
6. OVERDRIVE connects you with your local libraries to check out eBooks on your personal devices. You only need a library card and you’ll be able to check out classic and contemporary eBooks for free, anywhere and anytime. They host a catalog of over two million eBooks, as well as audiobooks. And, they’ve recently made it easier to transfer books onto your device.
Of course, since it’s connected to your library, you’ll also see free bestselling YA eBooks and other more recent bestsellers and other classics.
7. PROJECT GUTENBERG is a fantastic resource for classic novels and obscure older texts alike that are already in the public domain. The organization is run entirely by volunteers who digitize and then also proofread works. In all, they’ve added over 50,000 free books online. Whether you’re reading them online or downloading them to your device, you can dig into classic books like:
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The publisher releases weekly original short stories from some of the biggest sci-fi/fantasy authors. If you sign up, you will receive a fantastic short story in my inbox every week, which will help you find great new authors.
They also release the eBook of the Month club where you can get free access to one pick each month.
10. WattPad: Stories by independent authors, historical fiction, fanfiction, and more. There’s also a huge active community over there to talk about books with.
11. FanFiction.net is a hub for short story and novel length spin-offs of your favorite fictional worlds.
12. BookRix is also a community of independent authors who publish free eBooks in any of your favorite genres: fantasy, romance, sci-fi, children’s and more.
3. Novels
14. Authonomy has 70 free ebooks under a search for Young Adult. All are available for free reading online without registration.
15. AuthorStand has a nice sized collection of free novels and short stories in its Young Adult section. These are original works by generally unpublished authors. Available for free download in PDF.
16. Bibliotastic offers 11 free novels in their Teen & Youg Adult Category. These are contemporary works by authors who are generally unpublished and are unique to this site.
17. BookRix has almost 1000 free ebooks in its Juvenile fiction category. These are available for free download in EPUB or for free reading online.
18. Booksie has over 13,000 works in its young adult category. These range from short stories to novels and are unique works of unpublished authors. All are available for free reading online or free download in PDF (press "Generate eBook" button).
19. Classicly has almost 1800 free novels in its Young Adults collection. These are available for free download in PDF or Kindle (AZW).
20. ClovisNews offers about 100 free classic novels for free reading online (the download links all appear to be dead).
21. Cory Doctorow offers his novel, Little Brother, for free download in a wide variety of formats.
22. DigitalBookIndex offers over 500 free classic novels in its various Juvenile & Young Adult Fiction categories. Main link is to the general category. They also have Boys and Girls categories as well as Mystery, Science Fiction and Non-fiction (Teens) that offer differing works.
23. DigiLibraries has over 2,000 free ebooks in their juvenile fiction category as well as over 200 works in their Juvenile non-Fiction category and 27 free ebooks in their Juvenile Horror & Ghost Stories category. Most are available for free reading online as well as free download in PDF, MOBI and EPUB.
24. eBooksFree has 2 free unique novels in its Teen & Young Adult category available for free download in PDF. (The books listed below under Sponsored are all links to pay sites)
25. eBooksInternational has 7 free classic novels in its Young Adults category available for free download in PDF.
26. FeedBooks has around 200 free novels in its Original Books Juvenile & Young Adult genre as well as over 100 free novels in their Public domain (classic) Juvenile & Young Adult section.
27. FreeOnlineNovels has around 200 free novels in its Young Adult category. These appear to be original books from unpublished authors. All are available for free reading online and some for free download in PDF.
28. MagicKeys has 7 free books for young adults. All are available for free reading online without registration.
29. ManyBooks (Young Readers) 2443 free classic books available for online viewing or download in an extremely large variety of formats.
30. PublicBookShelf has 5 free novels for Teens for free reading online. 2 are classics and 3 are newer and unique works.
40. Read.gov has 6 classic novels for teens available for free reading online or free download in PDF.
41. Readmichigan.org
Magazines
1. Issuu Sports
2. World Newspaper Magazine
3. Sports Magazines Online
4. Teen Magazine
5. School Reading List
6. Seventeen Magazine
7. Teen Vogue
8. More Online Magazines
9. Online Magazines for Students
10. Time for Kids
11. 10 Top Magazine Websites for Teens
12. National Geographic for Kids