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Title: The School Secret

Subtitle: Sidekick Academy, Book 1

Author: Daniel Wentzel

Narrator: Garrett L. Whitehead

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-17

Publisher: Clean Reads

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

When Doctor Donovan spies 13-year-old Bobby fighting to keep a bully away from a younger child, Bobby is invited to attend Donovan's Academy. The classes are intense, and it's only with the help of Ivana, the brilliant (and just as arrogant) girl who's been assigned to show him around, that he makes it through his first day.

But Donovan's Academy holds a secret. Doctor Donovan (a former teen sidekick) is training the next generation of superheroes. When Bobby learns the real purpose of Donovan's Academy, he's thrilled but unsure he has a place there without powers of his own. Plus, how does he keep his pacifist mother from finding out about the martial arts classes (not to mention the girl with laser eyes)?

Soon, though, it's time for him to find out if he's a hero. Ivana's supervillain father has come to claim her, and only Bobby can save her.

Members Reviews:

Great age appropriate super hero story!

Way to go Dan! A very nice intro to a middle school age appropriate super hero world. A few good characters with background building, hopefully leaving the young readers wanting more.

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Title: Summer Term at St Clare's

Subtitle: St Clare's, Book 3

Author: Enid Blyton

Narrator: Nicky Diss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-17

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Schooldays at St Clare's are never dull for twins Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan in Enid Blyton's much-loved boarding school series.

In audiobook three, Pat and Isabel look forward to their first summer term at St Clare's. They soon make friends with new girl Carlotta, who has a secret past that she's desperate to hide. But sneaky Prudence finds out and tells everybody. How will the class react? There'll be mischief at St Clare's!

Members Reviews:

A fun filled summer term â lots of mischief too! - The first formers are a handful!

The St Clareâs series is the first boarding school series written by Enid Blyton. Like Malory Towers, it follows the girls from first form upwards,

Enid Blyton wrote six St Clareâs books between 1941 and 1946 - three first form books, one second form, one fourth and one fifth.

In 2000, Pamela Cox wrote an additional three authorized books - two about the third form and a sequel to the series - about the sixth form.

The St Clareâs series are centered around the twins Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan, as they begin school in first form.

Other main characters include classmates Allison (the twinsâ feather head cousin), Carlotta (the circus girl), Hilary (the dependable head girl), Bobby (full of playful tricks), Janet (fiery tempered) and Claudine (Mamâzelleâs niece).

Headmistress Miss Theobald, Matron (with her awful medicines) and teachers - Miss Roberts, Miss Jenks and Mamâzelle all help make this St. Clareâs boarding school series such an enjoyable read.

âSummer Term at St Clare'sâ written in 1943, is Book 3 in the series.

This book starts off different from the first two â the twins Pat and Isabel miss the first week of the Summer term in Form One.

They soon settle down with their old friends and several new girls. Boarding school life at St. Clareâs is certainly interesting. A fun filled summer term â lots of mischief too!

I read these St Clareâs books as a child, and now I'm sharing the excitement with the little ones some 60 years later!

Yup! This boarding school series is a great read. A much loved Enid Blyton genre that has stood the test of time and I believe ... has inspired a few of todayâs popular childrenâs storytellers.

Hope my review was helpful ... Jeffery A. (Jeff)

I enjoyed it

However, as another customer said, there are tons of mistakes in the editing-no paragraphs, words missing, phrases completely wrong, But I still enjoyed the story of the girls in a privileged all-female boarding school in another era.

Enid Blyton has a plot and is good at building characters. And there are girls in it where you recognize yourself or others.

And it's interesting to see how the group pressures a girl who doesn't fit in for some reason or another-different tools to do that in such an environment.

One girl on a blog wrote about how she was influenced by these boarding school books to learn piano. I can't see how they could be anything but a good influence on a young person. They can be used as a teaching tool.

The teachers and girls are working towards high standards-or are expected to.

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Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Subtitle: Bring the Classics to Life

Author: Mark Twain

Narrator: Iman

Format: Abridged

Length: 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-30-17

Publisher: EDCON Publishing Group, Inc.

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

This novel is about the adventurous boy Huck and his friend Jim, who venture down the Mississippi River on a raft.

Members Reviews:

Great Bedtime Reader

All of the Illustrated Chosen Classics are great bedtime readers. My wife sits in the hall of the children's bedrooms and reads these stories to them at bedtime. The difference between these books and the traditional novels is that these stories move very fast. My son, in particular, will hear one of these abridged classic novels and, if he likes it, will then read the full unabridged version on his own. Kind of gives our kids a taste of the classics without having to start reading a really large and sometimes overwhelming looking book. My son is 10 and my daughter is 15. We have about 30 of these types of books in our library.

A Classic Still

Like many people of my age (62), I read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as a child because at that time it was widely perceived to be a child's or young adult's book. This is unfortunate as it is not nor has it ever been directed at the young. In my rereading I discovered for the first time why it is still called the original great American novel. Huckleberry, like Twain, is opinionated and perceptive. His narration and point of view drive the novel forward. Rather than relegate this work to the children's shelves or castigate it as racist, folks should embrace this novel for what it is, a bildungsroman that shows the growth of a country as well as the growth of its young protagonist.

It captivated a classroom full of surly teens

I teach English, and the junior year in North Carolina is devoted to American literature. I approached Huck Finn with no small amount of trepidation because of Twain's use of vernacular. I ran into the same problem with "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and solved that by listening to Ruby Dee's audio recording, which students loved. I purchased this recording of Huck Finn, and it was to die for fabulous. Students read along in their books as we listened to the recording, and it helped bring the characters and the story alive for them. They laughed when I hoped they would laugh, and they understood the novel so much better by being able to listen to it. This recording was invaluable.

Reading this book as an adult is a whole different ...

Reading this book as an adult is a whole different experience. I'm fairly sure the versions I read as a child were watered down. I don't have any memory of murder and mayhem in the versions I read as a child. All the same it was highly entertaining and deserving of being a classic.

Friendship and mischieviousness.

I grew up reading this book, a story about Huckleberry Finn and his adventurous life on the Mississippi River as a boy. He would be considered a hoodlum in this day and age, at the time it was written he was an orphan and had no one to help him grow with morals however he is a rather a good boy with pretty good morals and this story is a classic. The story is also about friendship.

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Title: The 13-Storey Treehouse

Author: Andy Griffiths

Narrator: Stig Wemyss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-10-17

Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Andy and Terry live in the WORLD'S BEST treehouse! It's got a giant catapult, a secret underground laboratory, a tank of man-eating sharks and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you're hungry! Just watch out for the sea monkeys, and the monkeys pretending to be sea monkeys, and the giant mutant mermaid sea monster.... Oh, and whatever you do, don't get trapped in a burp-gas-filled bubble!

Members Reviews:

It was amazing!!!

Loved all the humour in it and how it was really exciting. Liked how they said a bit about themselves, and I liked how they put some really funny things that are a bit strange. I really liked how they got a banana and shot it all the way to another island, and 2 seconds afterwards a ginormous gorilla came back to get another bannana. I like how it is all about them, but none of the story is actually true.

Very funny!!

This book is a must read for any child from 8 years old up.If you have a reluctant reader or boys, then this book is ideal.

There are a lot of detailed, comical drawings and not much text, but in true Andy Griffiths style and with Terry Denton's illustrations the story comes alive and will have your kids hooked from the beginning-they won't be able to stop reading it! I have read this to a Year 2 class and they loved it! It was hard to read out loud because I found myself joining the kids rioting with laughter!!! Highly recommended!! Can't wait for the next instalment!

Great story, for kids of all ages

My 10 year old loved reading about Andy and Terry, loved that Andy lives in a Treehouse. Amazing adventures, including giving his cat the ability to fly.

Great series

My 8 year old son loved these and read them all in a week!

NOT FOR KINDLE

This is a great kids book. However it does not adapt well to the kindle form. The hand drawn pictures are hard to see properly and my child was very disappointed.

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Titre: Alice au pays des merveilles

Auteur: Lewis Carroll

Narrateur: Arielle Dombasle

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 3 hrs and 1 min

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 04-05-17

Éditeur: des femmes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Le 4 juillet 1862, au cours d'une promenade en barque avec ses deux sœurs, Alice Liddell demande à Charles Lutwidge Dodgson de lui raconter une histoire. La petite fille lui inspire, à lui le mathématicien-logicien passionné de phénomènes occultes, cette tumultueuse plongée souterraine dans le monde du rêve. À la demande d'Alice, Charles écrira l'histoire. Pour la publier, il prendra le nom de Lewis Carroll. Conteuse à son tour, Arielle Dombasle joue de toutes les ressources de sa voix, et du chant, pour incarner les multiples personnages du rêve malicieux d'Alice.

©2016 Édition des femmes (P)2016 Édition des femmes

Avis des membres:

Beautiful reading

This is a lovely version of Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, from any language. I originally purchased it from Audible, which I then returned - not for its quality, but for being unable to compare it to a print version, as I am learning French, and all of the print and ebook versions I've encountered did not match. I have since been able to find a suitable version (the free Kindle version, of all things) and repurchased the audiobook. Arielle Dombasle has an absolutely lovely voice. Her voice is melodic and playful, conveying a charming atmosphere to the telling I have to say is missing in quite a few of the British and American tellings (some of which are, well, shrill). I recommend this telling of Alice au pays des merveilles.

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Title: Guys Read: Heroes & Villains

Author: Jon Scieszka - editor

Narrator: Michael Curran-Dorsano, David DeSantos, Lucien Dodge, JD Cullum

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-04-17

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Heroes & Villains, the seventh volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, is chock-full of adventure featuring an array of characters - with and without capes.

Featuring 10 all-new original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to contemporary adventure to nonfiction, and featuring 11 of the most acclaimed, exciting writers for kids working today, this collection is the perfect book for you, whether you use your powers for good - or evil.

Authors include Laurie Halse Anderson, Cathy Camper and Raúl Gonzalez, Sharon Creech, Jack Gantos, Christopher Healy, Deborah Hopkinson, Ingrid Law, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Lemony Snicket, and Eugene Yelchin.

Members Reviews:

Reluctant Readers???

The Guys Read collection is a compilation of short stories written by popular children's authors. Guaranteed to keep your reluctant reader engaged Happy Reading

Perfect!!

Perfect!!

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Titre: La Bibliothécaire

Auteur: Gudule

Narrateur: Thomas Solivéres

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 3 hrs and 20 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 03-22-17

Éditeur: Audiolib

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Pas étonnant que Guillaume s'endorme pendant les cours : toutes les nuits, il observe les drôles de choses qui se passent dans l'immeuble d'en face. Une mystérieuse vieille dame qui n'arrête pas d'écrire, une jeune fille qui s'enfuit dans les rues sombres, toujours à la même heure... Un jour, il se lance à sa poursuite, et découvre que toutes les réponses à ses questions se trouvent... à la bibliothèque ! Avec l'aide de ses amis, il se lance dans un fantastique voyage au pays des livres, qui le mènera à la rencontre d'Alice au pays des merveilles, de Poil de Carotte, du Petit Prince...

Un incontournable de la littérature jeunesse. Prescrit par les enseignants.

©1995 / 2001 Hachette Livre (P)2017 Audiolib

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Title: The Wizard's Dog

Author: Eric Kahn Gale

Narrator: Graham Halstead

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-17

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

For fans of The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom comes an offbeat, comedic spin on the Excalibur legend told from the point of view of a talking dog who wants to be a magician!

Meet Nosewise. He's spunky. He's curious. And he's a dog who can't understand why his packmates Merlin and Morgana spend all day practicing magic tricks. If it's a trick they want, he's the dog to ask! He can already Sit!, Stay!, and Roll Over!

But there's no way Nosewise is Stay!ing when his master and best friend, Merlin, is kidnapped. There's nothing Nosewise won't do to get Merlin back, even if it means facing the strange Fae people and their magic-eating worms or tangling with the mysterious Sword in the Stone. But it may take more than sniffing out a spell to do it!

Nosewise's hilarious escapades and steadfast loyalty get him and his companions through King Arthur's Dark Ages.

Members Reviews:

Good Book

I liked this book when I read it in 6th grade, it was a little fast. I recommend this book to anyone who needs a short book with a decent story.

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Title: Who Was Andy Warhol?

Subtitle: Who Was...?

Author: Kirsten Anderson

Narrator: Kaleo Griffith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-06-16

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Best known for his screen prints of soup cans and movie stars, this shy young boy from Pittsburgh shot to fame with his radical ideas of what art could be. Working in the aptly named Factory, Warhol's paintings, movies, and eccentric lifestyle blurred the lines between pop culture and art, ushering in the Pop Art movement and with it a national obsession. Who Was Andy Warhol? tells the story of an enigmatic man who grew into a cultural icon.

Members Reviews:

Great intro to Andy for kids

My family listened to this book before visiting an art exhibit featuring Warhol's works. The book's details were fascinating and entertaining for my first and fourth graders. The art concepts are accessible and the kids recalled them at the museum which I loved to see. The book explains many lifestyle choices (e.g. drug use) of Warhol and his community without glamorizing them and deals with his 1968 shooting. The book also bridges to others in the art and music world like the Velvet Underground.

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Title: Into the Lion's Den

Author: Linda Fairstein

Narrator: Kathleen McInerney

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-16

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Watch out, Nancy Drew - Devlin Quick is smart and strong, and she will definitely close the case in this thrilling new mystery series for girls and boys from New York Times best-selling author Linda Fairstein.

Someone has stolen a page from a rare book in the New York Public Library. At least that's what Devlin's friend Liza thinks she's seen, but she can't be sure. Any other kid might not see a crime here, but Devlin Quick is courageous and confident, and she knows she has to bring this man to justice - even if it means breathlessly racing around the city to collect evidence.

But who is this thief? And what could the page - an old map - possibly lead to? With her wits, persistence, and the help of New York City's finest (and, okay, a little bit of help from her police commissioner mother, too), Dev and her friends piece the clues together to uncover a mystery that's bigger than anyone expected - and more fun, too.

With all of the heart-pounding excitement that made her internationally best-selling Alexandra Cooper series a hit, Linda Fairstein paves the way for another unstoppable heroine, even if she is only 12.

Members Reviews:

NEW SERIES FOR THE YOUNG TEEN

DURING THE SUMMER I SAW THIS BOOK AND THE AUTHOR ON THE TV SHOW ''CBS SUNDAY MORNING'' AND BOUGHT IT FOR MY NEICE'S BIRTHDAY. HER MOTHER SAID SHE IMMEDIATELY READ IT THAT DAY. LESLIE HAS READ THE NANCY DREW AND HARDY BOYS BOOKS A HUNDRED TIMES. LET'S HOPE MS. FAIRSTEIN WILL WRITE MORE BOOKS FOR THIS SERIES BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL BE A BIG HIT FOR THE YOUNG TEEN.

BETSEY

She loved it.

Bought for my granddaughter. She loved it.

Excellent book!

Wonderful, exciting book for young readers! I am a huge fan of Linda and have read many of her other crime novels. I am so excited to share this book with my grandkids!

Our 10 yr old grandson is an avid reader. ...

Our 10 yr old grandson is an avid reader. After reading the comments of others it was purchased for Christmas. NOW HE WANTS MORE!!!

Grandson could not get into it.

Grandson could not get into it.