We’re always adding new eBooks and Audiobooks to the CA Library collection in the Sora digital reading app, so even as we prepare to close the library for the summer — our digital library is open 24/7 all year round!

Take a look at the latest eBooks available in your Sora account, including these great titles:

The Survivor Wants To Die At The End by Adam Silvera — In this third book of the bestselling They Both Die at the End series, two strangers — each with their own complicated relationship to Death-Cast — help each other learn to live. Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn’t have to keep faking his way through this lonely life. Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives, but he doesn’t feel in control of his own existence thanks to his father. Fate brings Paz and Alano together, but it’s now up to the boys to survive the tragic trials ahead so no one dies at the end.

“As suspenseful and emotionally wrenching as the previous titles in the series, this new installment explores heavy themes . . . and the cliffhanger ending promises more to come. Raw, delicate, and deeply caring” (Kirkus Reviews).

American Spirits: The Famous Fox Sisters and the Mysterious Fad that Haunted a Nation by Barb Rosenstock — Can the dead talk to the living? Discover the astonishingly true story of Maggie, Kate, and Leah Fox, the Civil War-era sisters and teen mediums who created the American séance — in Hydesville, NY, just 20 miles from Canandaigua! Also available as an audiobook

“A suspenseful, well-researched read filled with fascinating and evocative visuals” (Kirkus Reviews). 

A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl — The powerful story of a girl struggling to figure out her estranged brother, a new love, and her own life just as wildfires beset her small California town — perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Kathleen Glasgow. Seventeen-year-old Caprice wants to piece her family back together now that her older brother has returned home, even as she resents that he ever broke them apart. Just as she starts to get a new footing, wildfires strike Sierra, her small California town, forcing her to reckon with a future that is impossible to predict. Also available as an audiobook

“Smart and moving; a beautiful tribute to those living with the threat of wildfires” (Kirkus Reviews). 

Deadstream by Mar Romasco Moore — Rear Window meets The Ring in this sinister YA thriller, in which a teen girl witnesses the livestreamed murder of a popular online streamer by a paranormal entity . . . and could be its next victim. After surviving a car accident that claimed the life of her best friend, Teresa is now terrified to leave the safety of her bedroom. But one night, the safe world Teresa created starts to break down when shadowy figure appears in the background of her favorite’s streamer’s video, and his behavior mysteriously changes over the next few days — before he dies. Also available as an audiobook

“A book that gets readers in its clutches and refuses to let them go; many will want to consume it in one sitting” (SLJ).

The Flip Side: A Graphic Novel by Jason Walz — After losing his best friend to cancer, grieving Theo navigates a haunting alternate reality that embodies his depression, where he faces a shape-shifting monster and teams up with a mysterious girl to survive in a world where everyone has vanished.

“This dizzying adventure through loneliness and grief will be devoured by readers looking for something provocative and eerie” (School Library Journal). 

I Am The Swarm by Hayley Chewins — A propulsive YA novel-in-verse that blends the contemporary magic of Jandy Nelson with the simmering feminist rage of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Shout. As far back as anyone can remember, the women of the Strand family have been magical. Their gifts manifest when they each turn fifteen, always in different ways. But Nell Strand knows that her family’s magic is a curse. Also available as an audiobook

“Written in delicate, sparse, almost fragile verse that’s also richly literary, this is a beautiful, introspective slow burn of a book” (Kirkus Reviews). 

Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson — Told in three voices, Grace questions her eyewitness testimony that convicted Henry’s brother in a murder trial, leaving former childhood friends Henry and Ally no choice but to join forces with her to prove Jake’s innocence. Also available as an audiobook

“Lawson’s ingenious twists and turns will intrigue mystery fans right to the unexpected end” (Booklist). 

Night Swimming by Aaron Starmer — Recent high school graduate Trevor longs to take his relationship with Sarah to the next level as they spend the summer trying to swim in every pool in town, including a natural pool with magical properties. Also available as an audiobook

“While a quiet romance at its core, the characters also explore their fear of change, the upcoming unknown, and how time impacts their relationships” (SLJ). 

The Notorious Virtues by Alwyn Hamilton — At sixteen, Honora “Nora” Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her family controls all the money — and all the magic — in the entire country. When her mother is found dead in an alley, the family throne and fortune are suddenly up for grabs, and Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the Veritaz, the ultimate magical competition for power that determines the one family heir. Also available as an audiobook

“Strong young women lead in this atmospheric tale that’s oozing with magic, secrets, and temptation” (Kirkus Reviews). 

True Life In Uncanny Valley by Deb Caletti — A gripping story of a girl living a lie in order to find the truth about her family and herself. Eleanor is used to watching her famous father from afar. To the world, Hugo Harrison is the brilliant and charismatic tech genius whose AI inventions seem to create a new, better reality. But to Eleanor, whose mother had an affair with Hugo years ago, he is something even more intriguing, and dangerous — a secret. Also available as an audiobook

“Caletti combines a buoyant summer romance with a technological mystery to craft an intriguing novel about figuring out one’s place in the world” (Publishers Weekly). 

Lots of great titles are in the works for book-to-screen adaptations — here are the latest updates from Epic Reads! And a huge thank you to Jesse The Reader for all the research!

Epic Adaptations Update: May 2025

Books discussed in this episode:

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart — Spending the summers on her family’s private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

Darkly by Marisha Pessl — When high schooler Arcadia unexpectedly secures the notorious game-maker’s internship, she and the other interns become players in the most twisted game yet. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan — Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus’s lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis — Presents the unabridged text of C. S. Lewis’s seven-part fantasy series in which a group of children walk into a magical realm called Narnia and find themselves in the midst of an ongoing battle between good and evil led by the Christlike lion king Aslan. Get the Audiobook

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins — As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. Get the eBook