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(Library/School Name) to Participate in Worldwide Digital Book Club

New York Times Bestseller, This Is Where It Ends, will be available as free eBook to borrow

(City, State) – Month Day, Year – (Library/School name) announced today that it will take part in the Big Library Read program, a worldwide digital Book club through public and school libraries that connects millions of readers across the globe with the same eBook at the same time. For a two-week period beginning October 13, (Library/School name) users will be able to borrow the eBook, This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp (Sourcebooks), from and participate in a worldwide version of a local book club. There will be no waitlists for this popular, powerful and emotional read. Big Library Read is facilitated by OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for eBooks and audiobooks for schools and libraries.

This Is Where It Ends is a compelling story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. It follows four teens who face what is every student’s worst nightmare: a boy with a gun. Told from the student’s perspective, this powerful fictional account is important in its timeliness. At its core, Marieke Nijkamp’s debut young adult novel is a must read, gripping tale from start to finish.

“Told over 54 minutes, This Is Where It Ends is a story of family and vengeance, love and loss,” said author, Marieke Nijkamp. “But to me, above all it’s a story about how even when a world seems to have stopped turning, when everything has fallen apart, the darkness is never absolute. There is always hope. I hope readers will find hope in This Is Where It Ends too”

Big Library Read is a free program. To get started reading, all that is needed is a (library/school name) library card or student ID. This Is Where It Ends can be read on all major computers and devices, including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Chromebook™ and Kindle® [U.S. libraries only]. The eBook will be available with no wait lists and will automatically expire at the end of the lending period, so there are never any late fees.

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The Big Library Read program is made possible through a partnership between [name of library], OverDrive and Sourcebooks, publisher of This Is Where It Ends. The title was selected based on a survey of more than 5,000 readers, students, teachers and librarians. To borrow the eBook readers can visit [insert link to your digital collection ].

For more information on Big Library Read, visit .

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About OverDrive

OverDrive is the leading digital distribution platform, supplying the industry’s largest catalog of eBooks, audiobooks, streaming video and periodicals to 34,000 libraries, schools and retailers worldwide. We support all major computers and devices, including iOS®, Android™, Chromebook™ and Kindle® (U.S. only). OverDrive delivers all digital media on a single platform, and offers innovations such as OverDrive Read, the breakthrough EPUB and HTML5 browser-based reading experience, and Read-Along eBooks. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, Ohio USA and is owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten. For more information, visit  or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and our blog.

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