Heights Press will debut with Hickory Hollow, a six-book series for middle-grade readers, along with a series of video shorts. Each story centers on a child resident of Hickory Hollow. The initial titles are available now, exclusively for public libraries and schools and worldwide for readers using the Libby, Sora, and Kanopy Kids apps and platforms.
Each book in Hickory Hollow will be available initially in ebook format in five languages—English, Chinese, German, Vietnamese, and Korean. The first title is available at no cost to all OverDrive schools and libraries and for readers on Libby and Sora, with the remaining books available for purchase in the OverDrive Marketplace.
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