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Title: Zom-B Bride

Author: Darren Shan

Narrator: Emma Galvin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-15

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

B Smith has been reunited with the murderous maniac clown Mr. Dowling. To her shock and consternation, he's desperate to make B his partner in crime. Mr. Dowling disgusts her, but B thinks she can see a way to control him and maybe even save the world. But it will involve a sacrifice far greater and more surreal than any she has contemplated before....

Critic Reviews:

"Character development is impressive...and Shan executes the transition from normalcy to wholesale terror masterfully." (Publishers Weekly)

"Shan packs in the bites, and he rips out enough entrails for even the most jaded zombie fan; the cliffhanger ending...closes on just the right note to leave the audience gnawing for more.... A series opener to sink your teeth into." (Kirkus Reviews)

"A raw and deeply observant tale of a morally questionable kid trying, and usually failing, to move beyond the ingrained racism instilled by B's father. It is a brave move by Shan to posit such a bigoted hooligan as our protagonist." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Amazing!!!

The ZomB series just keeps getting better and better! This book was a little slow but it did help clear up some of the back story, especially the BABIES !

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Title: Breaking Through

Author: Francisco Jiménez

Narrator: Robert Ramirez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 02-11-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

As he prepares to recite the Declaration of Independence before his eighth grade social studies class in California, the thing Francisco has feared for 10 years finally happens. La migra, the immigration police, come to his classroom and pick him up for deportation to Mexico. Soon back in the United States with a "green card", Francisco struggles through adolescence, working two or three jobs a day and striving to excel at school. But he also finds time to be a typical teenager in the 1950s, an era of cool cars, dances, and Elvis.

Members Reviews:

wonderful portrayal of a migrant family

I bought *Breaking Through* without realizing that it was a sequel to *The Circuit*. Nonetheless, you aren't lost if you start with *Breaking Through* I loved this memoir because it was one of the best portrayal of a migrant family.

This memoir chronicled the life of Francisco Jimenez from the time that him and his family entered America from Mexico to his entrance into college.

The Jimenez family saved up some money and entered into Mexico illegally. They were soon caught, after a time, and deported back. However, they were able to get papers and return. Despite living in the land of freedom and opportunities, the family has to work hard in order to survive. They worked in strawberry fields, lettuce patches and cleaned buildings.

Francisco is loving school yet struggled to stay on top as he also has to work. His older brother did well in school but worked nearly as much as their often-ill father did. The mother stayed home and took care of the children. However, she often substituted in their work when needed.

*Breaking Through* is a story of a family working together. It's also a story of one finding one's own identity in America. It's also a story of one trying to achieve the American dream.

You'll laugh. You'll cry. If you don't understand the Mexican culture, you'll find yourself puzzled at some things. Coming from a Hispanic family, I found myself nodding and taking strolls in memory lane.

Overall, it's easy reading for a great book.

I love this book and didn't want it to end

I love this book and didn't want it to end. It provides an extraordinary window into the life of Mexican migrant workers that is greatly needed. Each chapter fills in another piece of a puzzle that is mostly hidden to people outside of the farmworker reality. Francisco Jimenez provides a much-needed voice that is articulate but down to earth.

Amazing story

Everyone should be required to read this book

Great book

Bought this book for English as Second Language class, it is a great book, if you are a person who love real life books, this is one of the best!

Breaking Through

Breaking Through was very entertaining. It should be read by high schoolers and junior high students and provides a substantial amount of reading material.

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Title: When Marnie Was There

Author: Joan Robinson

Narrator: Susan Duerden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-15

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

An exciting audiobook download of a classic story. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal when first published in 1967, When Marnie Was There is now being made into a film by Japanese anime giant Studio Ghibli.

Anna lives with foster parents, a misfit with no friends, always on the outside of things. Then she is sent to Norfolk to stay with old Mr. and Mrs. Pegg, where she runs wild on the sand dunes and around the water. There is a house, the Marsh House, which she feels she recognizes - and she soon meets a strange little girl called Marnie, who becomes Anna's first ever friend. Then one day, Marnie vanishes. A new family, the Lindsays, move into the Marsh House. Having learnt so much from Marnie about friendship, Anna makes firm friends with the Lindsays and learns some strange truths about Marnie, who was not all she seemed.

Members Reviews:

It was a lovely time spent listening

Anna is really struggling with the loss of her mother and grandmother after they died. She needs to learn to trust others and allow herself to be loved. This is a cute story which is well developed and exciting. I wanted more uninterrupted time to spend listening.

Worthwhile and a good family listen because the story flows well and narration is exceptional.

Wow

When Marnie Was There, has become one of my all time favorite books and I'm not much of a reader.

Wonderful

Such a lovely book, it'll be in my heart forever. Read it now, you won't regret it.

I loved it

loved it

it was a beautiful story that I have been wanting to listen to for ages. if it hadn't been for the movie by studio Ghibli I would have never know about this book. I loved how rich the story was and how the movie captured so many parts of the book. although the book was much better because I actually got to learn more about these characters than I expected. I definitely would recommend this to anyone who is interested in a coming of age story.

I really love this story.

it's such a cute story, the mystery and the concept is just so great !

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Title: Transcendent

Subtitle: A Starling Novel, Book 3

Author: Lesley Livingston

Narrator: Lesley Livingston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-23-14

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

On a storm-swept terrace high above the streets of Manhattan, Mason Starling holds the fate of the world in her hands as her beloved Fennrys lies bleeding at her feet, his life hanging in the balance. The ancient Norse prophecy of Ragnarok stands poised on the knife's edge of fulfillment. Mason's transformation into a Valkyrie - a chooser of the slain and the one who will ultimately bring about the end of the world - is complete. Still, she remains determined to thwart her father's apocalyptic desires.

But whatever is to come won't happen because of a prophecy, what Gunnar Starling plans, or what the fates have already decided. What happens next will be up to Mason and the Fennrys Wolf. And the world had better hope they haven't reached the limits of what their souls and swords can survive.

Lesley Livingston has taken intense action and breathtaking romance to new heights in this epic conclusion to the Starling trilogy - a story listeners will not want to put down.

Members Reviews:

good ending

It was a good ending for the series. some unexpected twists and some not so unexpected.

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Title: Earth & Sky

Author: Megan Crewe

Narrator: Whitney Dykhouse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-28-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Seventeen-year-old Skylar has been haunted for as long as she can remember by fleeting yet powerful sensations that something is horribly wrong. But despite the visions of disaster that torment her, nothing ever happens, and Skys beginning to think shes crazy. Then she meets a mysterious, otherworldly boy named Win and discovers the shocking truth her premonitions have tapped into: that our world no longer belongs to us. For thousands of years, life on Earth has been at the mercy of alien scientists who care nothing for humans and are using us as the unwitting subjects of their time-manipulating experiments. Win belongs to a rebel faction seeking to put a stop to it, and he needs Skylars help to save the world and keep the very fabric of reality together. Megan Crewes latest tale takes listeners on a mind-bending journey through time with a cast of unforgettable characters.

Members Reviews:

Shortest car ride ever...

This book is great. I listened to the audible version as I made a 12hr trip in my car. I was riveted the entire car ride wondering what was going to happen next. I couldn't stop listening. The story itself and the writing style reminded me of the book "A Wrinkle in Time" and parts of the books concepts reminded me of Dr.Who. I really enjoyed listening to the narrator with her inflections. It definitely added to the experience. I'm going to purchase the next one in the series for my return trip. Can't wait to see what happens next...

Maybe it's a good story but I will never know

I couldn't get through a third of the story because the narrator is dreadful. Unfortunate.

bad

I'm not sure if it was the slow story line or just the terrible narration but this was one I couldn't make it 50% thru w/o rewinding multiple times because I wasn't paying attention or had fallen asleep. I usually finish the books I download but not this one.

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Title: Half a World Away

Author: Cynthia Kadohata

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-28-14

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

A kid who considers himself an epic fail discovers the transformative power of love when he deals with adoption in this novel from Cynthia Kadohata, winner of the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award.

Eleven-year-old Jaden is adopted, and he knows hes an "epic fail". Thats why his family is traveling to Kazakhstan to adopt a new baby - to replace him, hes sure. And he gets it. He is incapable of stopping his stealing, hoarding, lighting fires, aggressive running, and obsession with electricity. He knows his parents love him, but he feels...nothing.

But when they get to Kazakhstan, it turns out the infant theyve travelled for has already been adopted, and literally within minutes are faced with having to choose from six other babies. While his parents agonize, Jaden is more interested in the toddlers. One, a little guy named Dimash, spies Jaden and barrels over to him every time he sees him. Jaden finds himself increasingly intrigued by and worried about Dimash. Already three years old and barely able to speak, Dimash will soon age out of the orphanage, and then his life will be as hopeless as Jaden feels now. For the first time in his life, Jaden actually feels something that isnt pure blinding fury, and theres no way to control it, or its power.

From camels rooting through garbage like raccoons, to eagles being trained like hunting dogs, to streets that are more pothole than pavement, Half a World Away is Cynthia Kadohatas latest spark of a novel.

Members Reviews:

Adoption

International adoption. Brothers. Process. Emotional. Liked Sams personality. Scared process and not sure I would be able to go thru it.

So good

The book was so heartfelt so meaningful in life I was crying half the book now I know that Jayden loves his new brothers and Steve and Penny I love this book so much it is my new favorite!

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Title: Ever Shade

Subtitle: A Dark Faerie Tale, Book 1

Author: Alexia Purdy

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-01-14

Publisher: Lyrical Lit. Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 68 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Ever Shade - A dark twist on faeries.

For Shade, a chance meeting with a powerful Teleen faery warrior who wields electrical currents and blue fires along his skin, has her joining him on a treacherous mission for the good Seelie Faerie Court across the land of Faerie. Magic and malice abound and nothing is what it really seems to be. The evil Unseelie Queen and her treacherous allies are around every corner as Shade makes her way across the breathtaking landscapes of the world of Faerie, which exists alongside the mundane human world. Shade discovers her own uncharted magic and meets some of the most powerful warriors in Faerie while battling evil dryads, conniving Teleen guards and challenges on her life with every step in a world where nothing can be taken for granted.

Members Reviews:

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Great story, keeps you glued!

What about Henrietta Meires performance did you like?

Excellent fit for the part.

Any additional comments?

I have yet to be disappointed by anything written by Alexia Purdy!

Ever Shade: A Dark Faerie Tale, Book 1

What did you love best about Ever Shade?

I loved how the Author paints you a vision with her incredible writing skills. You can feel every emotion, picture every detail like you are right there. The Characters well, they are simple spectacular and original. This is not your everyday Fae story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Ever Shade?

When Shade travels through the lands and has a run in with a unlikely enemy.

What about Henrietta Meires performance did you like?

her story telling skills are simple amazing.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Great story

Love the narrators voice. Soothing.

But I don't like the way she does the main characters voice. She makes Shade sound like a complete nerd. Idk why she does that with all the English accents. Her Irish and other accents are wonderful.

I am loving this series!!!!

I love the fae & this series has been full of excitement & wonder so far. I can't wait to get my hands on the other books to see what else is to come!

BTW I really enjoyed this narrator too! She did a fabulous job adding spunk & spite to these characters exactly when needed! I look forward to listening to her again soon.

Ever Shade: A Dark Faerie Tale

Ever Shade: A Dark Faerie Tale

"Ever Shade: A Dark Faerie Tale, Book 1"

I loved how the Alexia Purdy writes you into a vision with her incredible writing skills. As you listen you can feel every emotion the characters feel, picture every detail of the setting, like you are right there. This is not your everyday Fae story

Henrietta Meires voice was good and

her story telling skills are simple amazing.

I listened to the audio ARC in one setting and enjoyed every minute.

I was gifted this audio ARC from the author for a honest and unbiased review.

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Title: Spirals

Author: Ruby Standing Deer

Narrator: Karen Rose Richter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-29-14

Publisher: Evolved Publishing LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Evolved Publishing brings you another rare glimpse into ancient Native American Indian culture, with Spirals, the much anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Circles, by Ruby Standing Deer.

A Holy Man, who lives in both this world and the Spirit world, waits hidden in a cave in the canyons, as a newly made woman runs toward him. She flees her would-be suitor, who wants from her more than she can give. The Holy Man and his constant companions, a colony of mice, accept the woman within the cave. She worries that he may be crazy, but given her fear of the man who desires her, maybe crazy is not so bad. In this sequel to Ruby Standing Deer's first novel, Circles, the main character of Shining Light is now grown and with family. He dreams of the woman and the Holy Man in the canyons, and knows that, after four seasons of calm and peace in the Forest of Trees, he must go to them. He seeks guidance, but the Spirits tell him only that he must rescue these two people. Yet he need not go alone. Ever Shining Light's faithful companion and Wolf Brother, White Paws senses he must follow his Human Brother. Thus, one Human, one Wolf, and their two families set out for the unknown. The adventure exceeds all of Shining Light's expectations, and he learns more about his place in this world than the Holy Peoples of his band could ever teach him.

Members Reviews:

Spirals

I just finished reading this book for the second time. It's a wonderful book with so many spiritual lessons. As I have now finished both Circles and Spirals for the second time I will re-read Stones. . I wish you had more books of this genre that I do so enjoy.

Hamburger

Such a Lovely Story!

Narration - Karen Rose Richter - This is a tough one, because she's a fabulous narrator...but, This book has a ton of characters and I could only identify a couple by their voices. I also felt like some of them sounded like children or women, even though they were adults or males. But again, with that said, I thought she was a great storyteller.

Part of the issue may also be with me, in that I have not read the first book in this series.

So...that's my first recommendation. I suppose that it's not necessarily required that you read the first book, but from other reviews I've read, you will have a better understanding of the characters (of which there are many) if you start off with the first.

As for the story? Well, as I said, Karen Rose Richter is an excellent story teller and this is a lovely story. It is filled with charm, a little humor, Native American Lore, some mystery and (did I mention) a large cast of characters and animals!

I really need to go back and get the first book!

I received this audiobook free of charge courtesy of Audiobookblast in exchange for an unbiased review

Absolutely Amazing

Spirals is an esteemed sequel to the audiobook Circles. I love this story and what it represents. This story not only adds more depth to the characters as theyve matured, it also introduces several new and integral characters. While I thoroughly enjoyed Circles, I found even more inspiration from Spirals. This is a story for all ages and Im hoping there will be a third audiobook.

This story begins with the young girl Falling Rainbow who goes off for a few days because she doesnt want to be with the young man Night Hunter who wants to take her as a wife.

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Title: The Bomb

Author: Theodore Taylor

Narrator: George Guidall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-03-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

The winner of the Scott ODell Award, The Bomb is a powerful history lesson and a gripping tale of suspense that no listener will ever forget. In 1946, 16-year-old Sorry Rinamu watches as U.S. Navy warships appear off the coast of Bikini Island. The U.S. Government wants to test the deadly power of the atomic bomb - and Sorrys island has been chosen as the test site. The young man knows he must stop the Americans from dropping the bomb - even if it means defying orders from the U.S. Government and risking his own life.

Members Reviews:

Excellent novel - and the saga continues in the Marshall Islands....

I thought this was an excellent book which put names and faces to the people who were and still are greatly impacted by the testing. Another reason I really love the book is that there is so little literature for our youth in Micronesia to identify with. They are able to connect much more easily and readily with this novel than, say, with all of the novels written about young people's lives in the continental U.S. The themes are applicable to any young person in terms of making decisions (and the risks involved with those choices), importance of family and one's culture, etc. As an educator, I have used this novel while working overseas as well as in Micronesia as it provides the opportunity to delve into aspects of WW2 and the testing and use of nuclear/atomic weapons (analysis, evaluation) - and situations which they may not have been aware of. Even our students on Guam were not really aware of the testing within the Micronesian islands, yet it has also affected our island of Guam (residents and ecosystem).

Five Stars

Great book, good price! Required reading for my daughters 7th grade English class. She enjoyed the book too.

Really great read

This book gives you a huge experience to world of nuclear power. This book never wanted me to put it down. Great book Theodore Taylor.

short and boring didn't like it

The only thing that was exciting was the bomb drop and that was barely anything. I do not recommend this book

Great Shape!

The book was in excellent condition. Arrived at my home very quickly. Very pleased!!

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Title: Sure Signs of Crazy

Author: Karen Harrington

Narrator: Cassandra Morris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-20-14

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Love can be a trouble word for some people. Crazy is also a trouble word.

I should know.

You've never met anyone exactly like 12-year-old Sarah Nelson. While most of her friends obsess over Harry Potter, she spends her time writing letters to Atticus Finch. She collects trouble words in her diary. Her best friend is a plant. And she's never known her mother, who left when Sarah was two.

Since then, Sarah and her dad have moved from one small Texas town to another, and not one has felt like home.

Everything changes when Sarah launches an investigation into her family's Big Secret. She makes unexpected new friends and has her first real crush, and instead of a "typical boring Sarah Nelson summer", this one might just turn out to be extraordinary.

Critic Reviews:

"An engaging, warm-hearted story. Beautifully written. Harrington creates a fearless and resilient heroine." - Jewell Parker Rhodes, Coretta Scott King Honor author of Ninth Ward and Sugar* "[A] beautifully written story...This is the kind of book that stays with you." - Library Media Connection, starred review"Sarah Nelson lives between a terrible tragedy in the past and a terrible fear about what might happen in the future. In that uncertainty, Sarah faces her life squarely, with a heroism that makes us cheer for humanity's courage, wit, and guts. She faces a divided friendship, the death of a neighbor, the loss of her first love, the near loss of her father, and, most poignantly, the knowledge that her lost mother will never be found--and yet hers is a compelling journey that takes us into that most fragile place: Hope. You will be glad you journeyed there with her." - Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor author of The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now* "Sarah is an introspective protagonist whose narrative, interspersed with letters and word definitions, keeps readers absorbed...Secondary characters add interest and texture to this compelling novel." - SLJ, starred review* "Don't think this will be a hard sell to readers...for Harrington has created a protagonist who is, in her own way, as clear-eyed, tough-minded, and inspiring as any dystopian hero." - Booklist, starred review"Sure Signs of Crazy is knowing, hilarious, and tender. Karen Harrington's character portrait of Sarah Nelson is one for the ages." - Pat Conroy, bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and My Reading Life"Extraordinary heart." - The Horn Book* "Readers intrigued by the premise of this moving story will sympathize with the plucky protagonist and rejoice in the way her summer works out." - Kirkus, starred review

Members Reviews:

Amazing

This was the most amazing book I have read! I love the book! I will suggest it to my friends. Only the girls.