Audiobooks - Free & Paid

If you enjoy audiobooks, add a visit to Audible to your to-do list.  Their service (powered by Amazon) allows you to download thousands of audiobooks to your smartphone, mp3 player, or even your Kindle.  You can purchase audiobooks like The Hunger Games at regular prices (between $20 & $30 a piece) or you can become a subscriber and download a book each month (along with some other perks) for a monthly fee of $14.95. 

That said, if you're into the classics (or have to read one for class), such as A Tale of Two Cities or Pride & Prejudice, you can get those audiobooks for the low, low price of FREE.  For a great list of most of the free titles available on Audible, check out this article from Open Culture. 

Audible is a great site to visit if you're better at listening to those AR books than you are at actually reading them.

P.S. - Just want free audiobooks?  Try LibriVox!

Connect With Us!

In case you didn't know - there are several social media accounts associated with Lorena ISD.  These are great ways for you to keep up with organizations and happenings across the district.  Here's a quick run-down of some of the current social media accounts:

• You can follow daily district events and

Ning - Your own personal Social Network

Though Facebook is by far the most popular social network, many people are put off by the enormity of it.  They love to interact with friends and others who have similar interests, but they want to do that on their own terms.  If you are a part of this growing group - then Ning could be the thing for you.  *Small disclaimer: Ning is blocked here at school, as are almost all social networking sites.  You'll have to take it for a test spin at home.*

Ning allows you

Jan Karon - Author of the Month

Photo from mitfordbooks.com

Jan Karon is best known as the author of the Mitford books - a series of novels about the personalities who inhabit a small town.  Her path to being a best selling author is an unusual one.  She went to work for an advertising firm at the age of 18, and she eventually worked her way up in the company.  She won several awards in the advertising industry.  However, she had always had a desire to write novels, and when she was 50, she quit the ad business, moved to North Carolina, and set out to pursue her dream of writing.