Discover the Libray of Best Audiobooks in Kids, Fiction

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Title: Petrify

Author: Beth Chambers

Narrator: Lucy Rayner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-12-13

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Everyone knows that you dont go into Ma Jessops woods. Everyone but new boy Josh. Hes not scared by spooky stories about a wild old witch who drinks human blood. To prove his point to Ella and her friends, Josh goes into the quarry at the heart of the woods and steals a souvenir. But suddenly, terrible things start to happen. Can Ella and Josh find a way to appease Ma Jessop before anyone gets really hurt? Or is the horror only just beginning?

Members Reviews:

Frighteningly brilliant

A good story will stay with you for weeks and a well written story will stay with you for years. After reading this story my son said, "Dad I will never forget that story".

My 13 year old son has dyslexia and this book was recommended to me as being perfect for him. He has dreadfully low self esteem and finds reading a chore.

After reading this book, himself, we have turned a corner. The sentence structure is short and language accessible which gave him a sense of achievement at each sitting. The story was gripping and I can attest to that as i read it myself!

My son has googled Beth Chambers and is hoping that she will be writing more of these books and if someone had said that this would have happened 3 months ago I wouldn't have believed them.

I know that it is only one book but I saw a real difference in my son. He has lent it to his friends and I have lent it to some of mine but I would recommend you buy a few copies for birthday gifts, although you'll want to keep one yourself!

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Title: Is There Anybody There?

Author: Maggie Pearson

Narrator: Michael Goldstrom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-09-13

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Scott, Jaz, Lee, and Mo get bored of scary videos at Hallowe'en. Mo tells them about how Ouija boards work using the power of suggestion, so the four friends decide to make up details about a fake 'ghost' to see if their collective imaginations will create 'messages' from it. The messages start to come, all right. And then so do the accidents...

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Title: Magic Toyshop: The Big Parade and Other Stories

Author: Jessie Little

Narrator: Emma Weaver

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

They're not just toys - they're the magical Hoozles! And every Hoozle needs a special friend...

Find out all about their magical adventures in these enchanting stories.

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Title: Valley of Secrets

Author: Charmian Hussey

Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-13

Publisher: Hachette Children's Books

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Abandoned as a baby, Stephen had nearly given up hope of ever finding his family. This epic adventure follows his change in fortunes as he receives an unexpected letter from a strange source and sets off on an unforgettable journey.

From a drab room in London, where the rain confirms the greyness of his life, Stephen travels to a Cornish Valley; remote, exquisitely beautiful and heavy with secrets.

Members Reviews:

Well read, good story, but very abridged!

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend the actual book to a friend. This is a favourite of mine but unfortunately it's so abridged I think even someone who hadn't read the full version would wonder about the loose ends and abrupt changes.

Who was your favorite character and why?

There aren't many to choose from but apart from Stephen, who is wonderfully old fashioned, it has to be good old 'B'. It would have been nice to see more of him perhaps later in the book.

What does Tim Pigott-Smith bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book?

He reads the story wonderfully and with great accents, and certainly brings to life the "Whoomp whoomp whoomp"!

Do you think Valley of Secrets needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I would love a follow up book even just to read more about day to day life of Stephen and his family. The book does end in a nice way however, which simultaneously ties things up and leaves things open to hint at what might develop.

Any additional comments?

I did enjoy listening to this audiobook as the narration was very good and the story was as wonderful as ever. Unfortunately because this is one of my all time favourite books which I've read at least 3 or 4 times I was painfully aware of the fact that (despite what it may say next to the title) it's incredibly abridged. I found myself thinking of things I remembered happening and being disappointed when they weren't mentioned at all. Without mentioning spoilers, I was very annoyed when it came to the reveal that huge chunks were completely left out and some types of things (quite important things in my opinion!) weren't even mentioned once!! If you are interested in reading this book I would highly recommend it.... but perhaps not by listening to this version!

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Title: Magic Toyshop: My Magical Teddy and Other Stories

Author: Jessie Little

Narrator: Emma Weaver

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

The Hoozles are not ordinary toys. When they find a special friend, they all come to life!

In Ragbag Friends, Croc is up to something - he's making strange Hoozles out of bits and bobs for the Summertown Fair. Can Willow help the raggedy toys find loving homes?

In The Rabbit Rescue, naughty Croc is causing trouble again. And this time poor Smooches needs help! Can Willow and her Hoozle friends lend a hand?

In Treasure Island Trouble, Willow can't wait to go to Smuggler's Cove. But Croc has secretly come too! Will he spoil their plan to find treasure?

And in My Magical Teddy, Wobbly the lion Hoozle bear needs help - nasty Croc has stolen his pocket heart! Can Willow and her Hoozle friends come to the rescue?

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Title: Clay

Author: David Almond

Narrator: Stephen Tompkinson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-13

Publisher: Hachette Children's Books

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

With fascination, Davie and his friend Geordie watch the arrival of a new boy, Stephen Rose, in their town. He seems to have come from nowhere, and when he arrives to live with his distant aunt, the local Crazy Mary, no one envies his new home. But perhaps he's the answer to Davie and Geordie's prayers - a secret weapon in their war against monstrous Mouldy and his gang. Intrigued, Davie and Geordie befriend Stephen. But they are heading innocently down a path that brings with it a monster of an entirely unexpected nature. Their encounter with the mysterious Stephen is as incredible as it is menacing, and as the true story of Stephen's past slowly emerges, Davie's life is changed forever.

A stunning novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

Members Reviews:

Fantastic, strange but fantastic.

Yet another miraculous book by David almond, a story of good and evil, truth and craziness. When Stephen rose appears in Felling with a mysterious past two boys take him in as their friend. Stephen is odd and makes things outbid clay but this isn't all he can do. Him and Davie go on a journey through lies and truth and make a monster. A big one. Another miraculous book. David almond is a godsend!

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Title: Caddy Ever After

Author: Hilary McKay

Narrator: Debra Gillet

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-13

Publisher: Hachette Children's Books

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

It's Valentines Day and everything's changing in the Casson household. Indigo sets out to do something special to win over Sarah and ends up organising the Valentines Day disco and playing cupid. Saffy has a strange new boyfriend who teaches her all about the stars.

Sarah falls very ill - when she can no longer laugh it off Saffy gets scared. And Caddy has fallen in love and is getting married ... but not to Michael. With a wedding to plan everything's a little crazier than usual in the Casson household. Especially as the only one who seems to be happy for Caddy is Bill. But it's Permanent Rose who's taking the news the hardest. She made a BIG promise to Michael - how is she going to keep it now?

Members Reviews:

How McKay does special

Well, itâs happened. Iâve tried and tried not to succumb to Hilary McKay fandom â heaven forbid I care for something everyone else loves too â but with âCaddy Ever After,â I admit defeat. The Cassons have won me over at last â though, looking back, I was halfway there anyway. But this, the best Casson novel so far, has finally left me free to admit it.

It may bear Caddyâs name, but all four Cassons get to tell their side of the story, and Caddy probably gets the shortest section of all. We get to hear Roseâs acute embarrassment at being so scared at a friendâs ghost story she wets her pants in the middle of class. We can howl over Indigoâs frantic attempts to make the Valentineâs Day disco less of a drag â and to convince Sarah to go with him. We can cringe with Saffy when her odd boyfriend drags her and Rose onto a cold, windy moor only to have his car break down. And when Caddy falls head over heels for the wildlife-photographer older brother of Saffyâs odd boyfriend, we (and the younger Cassons are included in this collective) can smack our foreheads in despair. After all, what about Darling Michael?

In âCaddy Ever After,â my main complaint of the series is at last addressed: the lack of kind and responsible adults. Eve Casson is the former and Bill the latter, and it seems as though theyâre finally getting credit for their better attributes and mocked for their worse (Bill, of course, will always be a bit callous, and Eve, of course, will always be laughably dreamy). Sarahâs mother, who has seemed rather stern and overprotective in previous books, is now shown to be organized, helpful, and caring toward even the most trying of Cassons. And Roseâs teacher, who may not be a model of patience, is at least a real person â and at least she lets them have Hot Gossip every Friday.

That goes for the kid characters, too: theyâre real people. To my surprise, I think I might actually like precocious, often rude Rose, now that I know she intentionally dissuaded Darling Michael from buying her an expensive birthday present because she doesnât want him to spend too much on her. I sympathize with Saffy when she realizes that her boyfriend may seem romantic but is in fact quite impractical to have around â and I love it even more that he realizes it, too. And my heart melts as Indigo tells a skeptical Sarah of his Valentineâs Day plans: âI am not crazy. This is how I do special.â

And this is how I think Hilary McKay does special. One perspective wasnât enough: sheâs just got to give us all four.

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Title: Indigo's Star

Author: Hilary McKay

Narrator: Debra Gillet

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-13

Publisher: Hachette Children's Books

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Indigo's going back to school after a long bout of glandular fever. He's not looking forward to it, as he knows the bullies will be waiting for him. But he's determined to stand on his own two feet - so when Saffy and Sarah break up a fight in the boys' bathroom, he's furious. Until he meets Tom. Tom is over from the States for a term, staying with his gran while his family sort out their own problems back home. He loves music and joking and is unfazed by the bullies.

He helps Indigo to challenge his fears, and in doing so is absorbed into the crazy Casson family and finds some answers of his own. Rose adores him and is determined to help him get the guitar he's been eyeing in the local music shop - but her attempts to help end in disaster, leaving only one way out: Daddy needs to come back from London to the home (and wife) he's been neglecting. Rose couldn't have an ulterior motive, could she?

Members Reviews:

More charming Casson family ups and downs

More ups in this one, especially for Indigo. Rose develops a very definite personality, and the siblings gain a new friend.

Another great book about the adorable Casson kids and their selfish pig parents

As always, the Casson kids are courageous, delightful, complex, funny, resourceful, creative, etc. And their parents are criminally neglectful selfish pigs.

What the father does at the end of the book does not mitigate his selfishness. It only highlights it. He has lots of money but the kids go hungry. What a jerk! (That isn't the word I wanted to use!)

As has been mentioned, the book is as much about the kid with thorns, Rose, as it is about Indigo. But there is plenty about him.

Adults really ought to read some teen fiction, with an open mind. They would discover that adults are almost always portrayed as jerks, intentional or unintentional jerks. There must be a reason for that beyond "teen rebelliousness."

Quick enjoyable read!

This is the second Hilary McCay book I have read today! I adore the Casson Family! Would recommend to anyone, young or old who is looking for a pleasant afternoon escape!

Heartwarming and quirky, and unrealistic (if that matters)

This is the second in the series that I've read. They are written for either kids or YAs, so they go quickly.

I like the characters, and I think they are pretty well-drawn. The situations they get into are realistic, and they do a good job of navigating them, alone and with eachother's help.

But- in some ways the family reminds me of the way my sister and I used to play dolls: first we killed off the parents, and then the stories started. Here, the parents aren't dead... but for all the regular impact on their kids' lives, they may as well be. The dad has vanished into a more glamorous and prosperous new life, abandoning his family for the most part. The mom is vague enough that there is not infrequently no food in the house, nor likely the money to buy any. Meanwhile, while Daad is living in elegance and jaunting off to Paris, the kids are living in squalor. OK, they don't seem to mind... but ??!!

If you like L'Engle, you might well like these, though these are less twee than some of L'Engle's more recent books, especially about the Austins.

In short, I can see many kids from more distant homes loving these. The family is written well.

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Title: Rainbow Magic - The Weather Fairies: Storm the Lightning Fairy

Author: Daisy Meadows

Narrator: Sophia Myles

Format: Unabridged

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-13

Publisher: Hachette Children's Books

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again, but he didn't say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle, the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. It's up to Rachel and Kirsty to get each of the feathers back from Jack Frost's goblins, with a little bit of help from the weather fairies: Crystal the Snow Fairy, Abigail the Breeze Fairy, Pearl the Cloud Fairy, Goldie the Sunshine Fairy, Evie the Mist Fairy, Storm the Lightning Fairy and Hayley the Rain Fairy.

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Title: The Too-Tight Tutu: Aussie Bites

Author: Sherryl Clark

Narrator: Stig Wemyss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-13

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Kids, Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

Merry dreams of being a ballerina. And nothing is going to stop her....