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Title: Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission

Author: Christopher Paul Curtis

Narrator: Joe Holt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-04-07

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

To escape, the detectives must complete a mission: find Rodney Rodent - fast. If they don't, life as they know it will change forever. But a slew of wacky characters and weird challenges lie between them and Rodney in this new, zippy, zany adventure from the award-winning author, the one and only Christopher Paul Curtis.

Members Reviews:

Very Nice

Are you thinking of reading Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission? It's a very nice book. I like the whole story. I recommend this book to a lot of people. I chose this writing because it was the best story ever.

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Title: Good Wives

Author: Louisa May Alcott

Narrator: C. M. Hébert

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-06

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Though often classified a children's book, Good Wives, with its lifelike characters and situations, has entertained millions of adults. The delightful adventures of the March children still possess great power to inspire listeners.

Members Reviews:

Poor Jo, Couldn't Even Lose Her Heart Decorously

This is a fun book packed with all the trials and tribulations of newlyweds. The narrator C. M. Hebert made it a pleasure. In one instant, poor Meg had struggled all day trying to put up some jelly. Well the darn stuff wouldn't jell. She burnt it; she spilled it; she boiled it over; everything went wrong. The house was a wreck, the kitchen would have qualified for federal disaster aid; nothing was cooked for dinner. Then, would you know it, that husband of hers brought home an unexpected guest for dinner. Yes, it was funny in succeeding years but right then, not so much.

That Mrs. March was a wise woman, no one would dispute. It turns out that she was an even wiser mother-in-law. She kept aloof from her married daughters' troubles unless asked and then horrors of horrors didn't always take the daughter's side; didn't always give the advice the daughter wanted to hear. Oh, if there were more in-laws of her stamp today, there would be fewer divorces. Momma's little Johnny and little Mary all grown up and married aren't always right.

In many ways, this is a how-to book written lightly and humorously but tackling real issues facing couples that are as real today as then. Among the many fine suggestions are that spouses should take care themselves; to recharge themselves, give themselves a break. Take care of the children of course, but not to the exclusion of taking care of one's spouse's needs. Balance is the advice. Your spouse is your partner: 1880 advice which doesn't seem dated to my 2009 ears.

Oh yes, Jo falls in love; more like stumbles in it; plops in it; does an indecorous belly busting flop. It was a delicious romance that only Jo March could have. Like Jane Austen wrote of Marianne Dashwood, "She could never love by halves." Neither could Jo.

good story

This is a great book to follow Little Women as it is the sequel. It is an easy listen and fun to listen to.

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Title: Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates

Author: Mary Mapes Dodge

Narrator: Flo Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-21-06

Publisher: Audio Book Contractors, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

This children's classic provides a tender and touching tour of 19th-century Holland. Meet the poor but valiant Brinker family, learn from a young boy's skating excursion full of Dutch history and lore, and experience the exciting race for the silver skates.

Members Reviews:

A great book for kids

This book has been on my wish list for so long I don't even remember putting it there. I wish I had read it when I was young but alack I didn't. It was rich with the history of holland, a part I enjoyed, but so much of it had really very little to do with the story. In fact, Hans Brinker was often not the most prominent figure in the story. All in all I'm glad I now know the story and can recommend it to certain youngsters. For me it came a little too late to be among my favorites.

Flo Gibson is a superb narrator. I really enjoyed listening to her read this book.

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Title: On Christmas Eve

Author: Ann M. Martin

Narrator: Alison Fraser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-20-06

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Like white Christmases and crackling fires in the hearth, On Christmas Eve portrays the magic and the spirit of hope that makes the holidays merry.

Members Reviews:

Easy & Fast Read

A very easy read that is wonderful to read during the holiday season.

An awesome book!!!!!

I liked this book because it had great emotion, excitement ,amazing word choice and it was just the 2nd best book I have ever read.

Five Stars

Good book! Item was on time and as described.

The Miracle and the Magic of Christmas - Perfectly Balanced

Itâs 1958 and Tess McAllister is in third grade. This is the year, she decides, that she really will stay awake and meet Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. She has a special wish this year: Her best friendâs father is very sick and she wants Santa to make him well. Martin draws a careful distinction between the magical parts of Christmas (like gifts and flying reindeer) and the miraculous event it celebrates. As Tess discovers, Santa has his limits. But the hope and love that surround Christmas do not.

TOO SAD to be Christmas-y!!

Yes, this story teaches a little girl about 'Christmas magic' (though it's far beyond any child's reality), & even about hope (vaguely, & so close to the end it has hardly any meaning), but it is bogus when a story claims to be about Christmas & has a main plot that is all about (*spoiler alert*...)a little girl's father dying. I love books, & I especially love Christmas stories, but I was so glad I read this before I gave it to one of my kids. At one point, I sat there crying & slammed the book closed... I was tired of waiting for the 'happy' Christmas Eve that you would think you'd find in a book with this title. The next morning I finished it, hoping for the best. I could NOT say it was in any way 'satifsying', as another reviewer claimed. It was sweet & touching in spots, but overall, it was SAD!! Thing is, each storyline could have had its own merit: the Christmas story, & then the story about two sweet friends & how they handle one of life's tragedies, together. Where did they get the idea that a Christmas story leading up to a funeral & the loss of a little's girl's daddy, could be anything BUT heartbreaking?! Not my idea of relaxing, or pleasant 'Christmas' reading! If you're looking for a true, heartfelt Christmas story, with lessons to be learned, tryA Country Christmas, which was excellent!

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Title: The Fledgling

Author: Jane Langton

Narrator: Mary Beth Hurt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-03

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

It all started when Georgie, hardly more than a wisp of thistledown, discovered she could jump down twelve steps in two big graceful bounds. Next, to her great delight, she learned that jumping from the porch and floating as high as the rooftop was possible too. So when the mysterious Canada goose appeared at her window one night it seemed only natural to climb onto his back and go off with him to learn how to really fly. But no one wants Georgie flying. And one person, that horrible Ralph Preek, will stop at nothing to prevent Georgie's lovely Goose Prince from coming.

©1980 Jane Langton; (P)2000 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, An Imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group

Critic Reviews:

"This gentle, exquisite story...speaks of that tentative step from the innocence of childhood to the acceptance of growth and change." (School Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Love this story

I read this book so many times when I was younger. I loved the narration!

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Title: Ballet Stories

Author: David Angus

Narrator: Jenny Agutter

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-01

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

The magic of ballet is evoked in these enchanting stories presented with many musical excerpts from the works themselves. Jenny Agutter, who before turning to acting was a dancer, presents the stories of two French ballets - Giselle and Coppelia - and the three great ballets by Tchaikovsky, in engaging style.

These are tales of princes and princesses, of good fairies and bad witches, and, in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, the brave soldier and Clara - but does it happen, or is it a dream?

And there is the music - the lovely melody from Swan Lake, The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the waltzes and richly atmospheric passages painting, in sound, castles, forests, mists and lakes.

A perfect introduction to the ballet....

Editorial Reviews:

Naxos Audiobooks has consistently found ways to enrich audiobooks with music. This audiobook takes this skill to a new height. Presenting the story line of five classical ballets - Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, The Nutcracker and Giselle - former ballerina and narrator Jenny Agutter personally delivers a tour of the stories. She could be sitting in the audience beside you. The lively text is rich with detail and imagery to describe the scenes. The music punctuates and enlivens; the sound is perfect - clear, beautifully edited and mixed. A wonderful gift for families to enjoy.

Critic Reviews:

"The lively text is rich with detail and imagery." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

Fantastic!

Wonderful oration. The addition of the music from the ballets greatly enhanced the stories and it was a pleasure to listen to this book. For anyone who loves ballet, this is a must.

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Title: Grandma's Boy

Author: Donald Davis

Narrator: Donald Davis

Format: Abridged

Length: 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-00

Publisher: August House

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Grandma's house was a magical place, and in this vivid memoir, Donald Davis makes it possible for each of us to go back to our own grandma's kitchen, clutter room, living room, and to that immeasurable bed that seemed to swallow us whole. This selection also contains a traditional story Davis learned from his grandmother, one handed down through his family from generations who once lived in Scotland before coming to the Appalachian mountains, about the time that fortune-seeker named Jack made the king mad.

For Adults and Young Adults.

Editorial Reviews:

Donald Davis grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, where his family spent Friday evenings at his Grandparents' farm; past dirt roads and corn fields he would go back 200 years in time to the log house his grandparents lived in without electricity or running water. Here hed spend time soaking up the Appalachian porch stories the adults told. In this audiobook he recounts, in this colloquial style, stories of his youth, imitating the voices and tales and explaining how he became a storyteller. He also tells of Jack, that mischievous rascal who always shows up in Appalachian folklore. Its a story his grandmother told him: "The Time Jack Made the King Mad".

Critic Reviews:

"Wise...touching...funny...sad...Donald Davis is all of these, plus just plain captivating." (AudioFile)

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Title: The Southern Bells

Author: Donald Davis

Narrator: Donald Davis

Format: Abridged

Length: 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-00

Publisher: August House

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

When the Southern Bells brought the telephone to rural North Carolina, it looked like a "big black daffodil". What the telephone company had not counted on in conceiving its eight-party line service was a pair of "past-middle-age, unmarried sisters", the chatty Misses Lucy and Lena Leatherwood. Once the Leatherwood sisters were connected by the Southern Bells, nobody else on that line had a chance!

This recording also includes Davis' hilarious story about his first day of school, "Winning and Losing". "My personal plan was to learn to read first thing on the first day," Davis said. "After that, they could go ahead and teach me anything they wanted to."

Editorial Reviews:

Author and narrator Donald Davis shares two riotously funny stories in The Southern Bells. The main story is the tale of two spinsters who run amuck after receiving eight-line telephone service. The second story is an added gift, a recounting of Davis first day at school. Davis has a naturally funny voice; he does not have to contrive a humorous tone. His delivery is spot-on, and he lets the story do the talking, never over-working the punch lines. Using a corn-pone tone Davis brings to life his naïve, unwittingly hilarious North Carolinians. Davis does not demean these characters; rather he celebrates their innocence.

Critic Reviews:

"Davis weaves his stories as a craftsman weaves fin fabric. There are no holes." (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Hilarious

Whole families will roll on the floor in laughter!

I have heard Donald Davis tell this story in person at several venues, large and small, and it always results in laughter so exhuberant that there's not a dry eye in the audience. This recording captures that experience. You will love it yourself and enjoy sharing with friends and family. A great pick for a car trip.

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Title: Lara at Athenry Castle

Subtitle: Hoofbeats, Book 3

Author: Kathleen Duey

Narrator: Suzy Myers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-27-08

Publisher: Penguin Group USA and Audible

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

The spirit of Connemara shines in four exciting audiobooks about a girl and a foal during the time of the Norman invasion. In Audiobook One, Lara, the kind-hearted daughter of a cattle baron, tends to her family's herd in the Irish highlands, where she rescues an orphaned foal. In a heated battle, both are kidnapped by a warring clan. In Audiobook Two, as the foal matures, Lara becomes a competent horsewoman and decides to search for her family, only to find that her homeland has been destroyed. Audiobook Three finds Lara back with the clan. Recognized for her great skills, she is traded, along with the horse, to Norman invaders. In Audiobook Four, the series concludes as Lara finds purpose in training nuns to breed horses.

©2005 Kathleen Duey; (P)2008 Penguin

Members Reviews:

Lara at Athenry Castle

I love this book. It was well written. I got all the books in the series. Thank you very much.

Another good Kathleen Duey book for girls

Lara at Athenry Castle is the best yet in the Hoofbeats series. Very well written and interesting for girls who love horses.

Lara at the Athenry castle reveiw

Lara is a girl that wishes she could be with horses, but you have to be a boy to work with horses. Well . . . Lara is willing to do whatever just to be with horses. One day Lara is captured and her beautiful filly, Dannsair is also. She is walking, her legs hurting, watching the men handling Dannsair, fighting her. She is scared, and sad. Lara just wishes she could run up from behind Dannsair, jump up onto her back and ride her away from these men and everything and go home to her family.

But Lara wouldnât dare move, she would get hurt if she did. What is she going to do? Let her filly suffer or take the craziest step out of anyone in this world ever made! So if you want to take the journey of your lifetime, YOU could read this book. It will be fun. You could find out facts you didnât know. Itâs a book that gives a meaning to life.

This book is about a friendship so big even war couldnât break it. Courage and love keep them together, like glue. It was a great book. One of the greatest I have ever read. Itâs so heartwarming. I also can relate to this book. Wellâ I donât have a horse, but I still can relate. -Gracie M. Muggli

Here are a few quotes from the book:

1. âBelieve and Live.â- Lara

2. âA river flows north, unlike other rivers, but it is happy.â- Lara

Love the pace, the author, the story.

Love the pace of the story. Love that the author gets the details of the horses correct. Love the snippet in the horse's voice at the beginning of each chapter. Favorite line: the first one - "I stood alone in the middle of the meadow. My heart was breaking." Collecting these for my grandaughter. Author has moved on to writing YA fantasy - I'm betting they are great.

A Kids Review on Lara at Athenry Castle

Nine-year-old Larach was captured by one of her father's tuath's worst enemies, the Normans. She is allowed only a few crumbs of bread and a handful of cheese each morning and night. She struggles to stay with her beautiful moon-colored filly, Dannsair. Lara is unsure of what her future holds, but still trudges on to Athenry.

Lara disguises herself as a Norman boy to get a job at the Baron of Athenry's Stables. She is overjoyed at working in the same stable barn as her filly, Dannsair.

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Title: The Phoenix and the Carpet

Author: Edith Nesbit

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-16-11

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

First written in 1904, this is one of Edith Nesbit's best-loved children's stories. It it the second story about a group of five children - Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - who live in London. One day their mother buys a new carpet for the nursery which mysteriously contains a stone egg. When the egg falls into the fire by accident, nobody can possibly imagine what adventures will be unleashed.

The egg hatches the Phoenix who reveals that the carpet is in fact a magic wishing carpet, which will take the children on a rollercoaster ride of adventures, scrapes and mishaps. They end up stuck inside a tunnel with buried treasure, on a sunny Southern shore where their cook is made Queen of the Island, having tea with the Rania in India, and even when they are at home in Camden town they mysteriously and unexpectedly become the owners of an unfeasibly large number of cats. There are many more adventures... but you will need to listen and find out for yourselves....

Members Reviews:

delightful

I had read about E. Nesbit forever and finally am reading a couple of her children's "magic" books. She was the model for Edward Eager's magic books, and I understand why he admired her. (My granddaughter and I loved all of Eager's books.) The children in The Phoenix are very real, each with "its" own personality. (Nesbit solves the he/she problem by simply referring to each child with "it" -- funny, but sensible. She clearly intends no insult.) They are very real-world children who happen to encounter magic -- the psammead in The Five Children and It, and the phoenix in this book. Although as Cyril points out, they are probably the kind of children likely to encounter magic. Even the phoenix has its own distinct personality -- rather proud of itself. It is, after all, thousands of years old and is the only one of its kind.

The carpet (owned by the phoenix), which finds its way into the nursery, is magic. But as the children had discovered with the psammead, getting what one wishes for is not all it is cracked up to be. So the children find themselves in one not entirely desirable adventure after another.

The book is British, of course, since Nesbit is, and it was written over 100 years ago, so some of the settings and language may seem a little quaint. I found this rather delightful. These children who play in a "nursery" and have their "tea" are very much like the children today who may be reading this book.

I have given both The Five Children and It and The Phoenix and the Carpet to my granddaughter, largely because she enjoyed such books as Half Magic. When I send her books, I enclose a letter about them, and in this letter I reminded her that as Half Magic opened, the four children are walking home from the library, where they have just checked out yet another book by their favorite author, E. Nesbit. And since they can't wait to begin reading it, Jane starts reading to the others on their 2-mile walk home. They are forced to go to bed, but except for that, they do not stop their reading until the book is finished. In that narrative, Eager is I think reflecting his own love for Nesbit's writing. What was different about her treatment of magic is, it wasn't about fairyland, with dragons and ogres. It was about real children in the real world who encounter magic.