Literacy Links on Chester is Cool

Find links to a variety of websites that will help your student both become a better reader and learn the joy of reading a good book.

Literacy Resources

Literacy Resources
  • The 39 Clues books to follow Amy Cahill and her brother Dan as they travel the world to hunt for Clues.
  • Foxcraft – In order to survive, she will need to master the ancient arts of her kind—magical gifts of cunning known only to foxes. She must unravel the secrets of foxcraft.
  • Infinity Ring is a time-travel adventure book series, online game, and mobile app for children, masterminded by James Dashner. Join the quest to save history.
  • I Survived – Watch and listen to the true survival stories of people that escaped life-threatening situations and survived to tell the tale on the LMN series I Survived.
  • Kids Read – Features a vast book database, contests, articles, author news and links, and many lists, including of newly published books.
  • The Marvels – Brian Selznick’s THE MARVELS, published by Scholastic.
  • Secrets of Bearhaven is a fiction book series for middle-grade readers.
  • Spirit Animals – Fans of the fantasy book series for kids, Spirit Animals, by Sean Williams, Maggie Stiefvater, and Marie Lu, can find book series information and free games.
  • The Stacks for Kids, the new destination about books, reading, authors, games.
  • Storyline Online – Streaming video program featuring famous people reading children’s books aloud.
  • TeachingBooks.net’s database of instructional materials will enliven your K–12 reading and literacy.
  • TombQuest is a new five book series from author Michael Northrop filled with mummies, magic and adventure!
  • TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.
  • Upsidedown Magic – It’s never easy when your magic goes wonky. Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic School’s UpsideDown Magic class.
  • Wings of Fire – Five dragonets are collected to fulfill the prophecy, raised in a hidden cave and enlisted, against their will, to end the terrible war.