New Digital Titles: Monday, November 3

Do you prefer to read books on your Kindle, iPad or other tablet, or even on your smartphone? If so, you should know about the OWWL Digital Library. This service offers a digital library of more than 19,000 ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines, including best-sellers, children’s books, business, and romance. This free service requires only a library card! You can find out more information and directions at the Library’s OWWL Digital Library page.

Looking for some suggestions for good digital books to read? Here are a few that were recently added to the collection, for adults and children:

Bad Bad Girl

Gish’s mother, Loo Shu-hsin, is born in 1924 to a wealthy Shanghai family whose girls are expected to restrain themselves. Her beloved nursemaid—far more loving to than her real mother—is torn from her even as she is constantly reprimanded: “Bad bad girl! You don’t know how to talk!” Sent to a modern Catholic school by her progressive father, she receives not only an English name—Agnes—but a first-rate education. To his delight, she excels. But even then he can only sigh, “Too bad. If you were a boy, you could accomplish a lot.” Agnes finds solace in books and, in 1947, announces her intention to pursue a PhD in America. As the Communist revolution looms, she sets sail—never to return.

The Unofficial Recipes of the Hunger Games: 187 Recipes Inspired by the Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay

The Hunger Games series is dominated by the theme of food, whether characters are hunting for it in the woods of District Twelve, devouring banquets at the Capitol, or fighting for it in the Games. Get a taste of the food from across Panem with The Unofficial Recipes of The Hunger Games. Inside, you’ll learn how to make 187 different dishes that are described in The Hunger Games books or inspired by them, from simple soups and breads to elaborate party fare, and everything in between, including food from your favorite scenes. Find recipes organized by memorable scenes from the books, like riding the train to the Capitol, hunting with Katniss and Gale, surviving inside the arena, and more.

Opal Watson, Private Eye

Opal Watson loves being a detective. When her neighbor’s cat goes missing or her grandmother loses her cherished cookbook, Opal is on the case. Returning home to Chicago after spending the summer with her Meme Augustine in New Orleans, Opal is nervous to begin school. Despite her parents’ confidence, they worry about her making new friends and dealing with her Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease. When Opal gets paired with a new student, Ivy, to work on their history project together, she is hesitant.But school quickly becomes the least of her worries. As Opal begins to investigate, she realizes this will be her toughest case yet. For ages 8-12.