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Title: Lola in the Mirror: A Novel

Author: Trent Dalton

Narrator: Victoria Graves

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 36 minutes

Release date: September 17, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

“Unpredictable, fantastic. . . . It takes a charged narrative, like Dickens achieves, and as Dalton does too, to reach the heart and the brain. . . . To tell you more would spoil this complicated and surprising story. You should read it.”—Sydney Morning Herald Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, an irresistible novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies. A girl and her mother have been on the run for sixteen years, from the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat and the police who want to make them pay for his death. Home is now a van with four flat tires in a junkyard by the edge of the Brisbane River. The girl has no name, because names are dangerous when you're on the run. But she has a dream. A vision of a life as an artist. A life outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld. A life of love with the boy who's waiting for her on the bridge above the deadly river. And once her mother can no longer protect her, there's only one person who can help make her dreams come true. That person is Lola. But she has to find her first. Internationally bestselling author Trent Dalton delivers a big, moving, darkly funny, violent, heartbreaking and beautiful novel of love and fate, life and death, and all the things we see when we look in the mirror: all our past, all our present, and all our possible futures.

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Title: Hampton Heights: One Harrowing Night in the Most Haunted Neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Author: Dan Kois

Narrator: Gary Tiedemann

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Release date: September 17, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

''Splendid . . . what really sells this imaginative, scary, verge-of-growing-up tale is its characters, each with a distinct voice and personality. . . . Kois' surprising second novel is a natural for fans of the character-based horror fiction of Grady Hendrix or Paul Tremblay and will win him a whole new sphere of readers.'' —Booklist ''Marvelous, tender, and unpredictable, Hampton Heights captures the uncanniness and discomfort of early adolescence. There’s a pinch of Ray Bradbury, a soupçon of Stephen King, a dash of fairy tale logic, but Dan Kois makes something entirely his own out of this familiar and always pleasurable territory.''—Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love ''Like Stand by Me mixed with Stranger Things and The Twilight Zone, Hampton Heights is a rollicking chronicle of youth set loose among mystery and monsters. Dan Kois deftly conjures a boundless world that's chilling, wondrous, and delightful.''—Adam Sternbergh, author of The Eden Test From the author of the Washington Post notable novel Vintage Contemporaries, something completely unexpected: a hair-raising and rollicking adventure set on one night in 1987, when six paperboys must confront a slew of monsters as well as their own personal demons in a haunted Midwestern neighborhood. On a cold winter’s evening in 1987, six middle-school paperboys wander an unfamiliar Milwaukee neighborhood, selling newspaper subscriptions, fueled by their manager Kevin’s promises of cash bonuses and dinner at Burger King. But the freaks come out at night in Hampton Heights. Sent out into the neighborhood in pairs, the boys will encounter a host of primordial monsters—and triumph over them. Sigmone, who is bussed to a white school, is stuck with Joel, a white kid who idolizes Black culture. Mark, who's wrestling with his sexuality, joins his secret crush, Ryan. Nishu and Al are outsiders; one is a second-generation immigrant, the other a poor kid in a rich school. Over the course of one eventful evening, the three pairs will encounter the wild things of Hampton Heights—werewolves, witches with a centuries-old story to tell, and a creepy, ancient monster who feeds on memories. Meanwhile, Kevin is having an adventure of his own, seducing a beautiful woman in the neighborhood’s tavern . . . but who is actually in control? Funny, thrilling, outrageous, and sneakily beautiful, Dan Kois’s Hampton Heights captures without sentimentality the dreams and fears of teenage boys in a tender horror-comedy about camaraderie, bravery, vulnerability, and the terrifying prospect of growing up.

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Title: Think Again

Author: Jacqueline Wilson

Narrator: Carrie Hope Fletcher, Jacqueline Wilson

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 37 minutes

Release date: September 12, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. A Sunday Times Bestseller Whatever happened to beloved Girls series characters Ellie, Magda and Nadine? They're all grown up now - but if they think they know what's coming, they'd better think again... Adulthood isn’t quite what Ellie Allard dreamed it would be when she was fourteen years old. Though she’s got her beautiful daughter Lottie, her trusty cat Stella and life-long best friends in Magda and Nadine, her love life is non-existent and she feels like she’s been living on auto-pilot, just grateful to be able to afford the rent on her poky little flat. But this year on her birthday, it seems it’s time for all that to change – whether Ellie wants it to or not. As she navigates new, exciting and often choppy waters, she’s about to discover that life will never stop surprising you – if only you let it. Bringing the same warmth and humour to an adult novel as she does to her work for younger readers, Jacqueline Wilson finally answers the questions fans have been asking for years in this uplifting, life-affirming story about friendship, family, and finding fulfilment in unexpected places. This audiobook features an exclusive interview between Jacqueline Wilson and narrator, Carrie Hope Fletcher discussing their creative processes, and how it felt to revisit these beloved characters as both author and narrator. 'Think Again is pure nostalgia in a bottle, and oh-so-relatable. Jacqueline Wilson taps into the joys and pains of women everywhere.' - Dawn O'Porter 'Enchanting, moving, meaningful, fun - thank God for Jacqueline Wilson!' - Alice Winn 'A read-in-a-day comfort book' Independent © Jacqueline Wilson 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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Title: Magic Awakens

Series: #1 of Witching World

Author: Lucia Ashta

Narrator: Sasha Higgins

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Release date: September 10, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

In nineteenth century Norland, magic is forbidden, punishable by death. But it's coming for Clara. Clara was born to the nobility at a time when rank and power are often more valuable than the bonds of family. Her parents have plans for her, none that she wants, all involving her arranged marriage. From her birth, her entire life has been planned out—only what a future wife in society needs to know. Every step of her path is meant to end with her walking down an aisle and then popping out heirs. For the first time in her life, something unexpected happens. Clara falls ill, and none of the usual methods can save her. With their daughter on the brink of death, when her future alliance is already settled, her desperate father finally calls on a man whose expertise is in the banned arts. It's a dangerous move, one that threatens all that her parents have built. Now, an illegitimate wizard is Clara's only hope of survival. And under his care, an unforeseen side effect develops. Magic awakens in Clara, gifting her with a second chance. Her entire life, she has resisted the lure of magic. Nothing has prepared her to deny the temptation of the only man willing to save her . . . from herself.

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Title: A Kid from Marlboro Road

Author: Edward Burns

Narrator: Edward Burns

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Release date: September 10, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Our twelve-year-old narrator, an aspiring writer, is at a wake. He takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger-than-life figure. The overflowing crowd—a sign of a life well lived—comprises sandhogs in their muddy work boots, Irish grandmothers in black dresses, cops in uniform, members of the family deep in mourning. He watches it all, not yet realizing how this Irish American world defines who he is and who he will become. His older brother Tommy has no patience for rules and domesticities, his father is emotionally elsewhere. This boy knows he’s the best thing his mother’s got, though her sadness envelops them both.In A Kid from Marlboro Road, past and present intermingle as family stories are told and retold. The narrative careens between the prior generation’s colorful sojourns in the Bronx and Hell’s Kitchen and the softer world of Gibson, the town on Long Island where they live now. There are scenes in the Rockaways, at Belmont racetrack, and in Montauk. Edward Burns’s buoyant first novel is a bildungsroman, yet out of one boy’s story a collective warmth emerges, a certain kind of American tale, raucous and joyous.With eight pages of photographs of the family members and historical locations that inspired characters and scenes in the novel.“Burns … [weaves] together a series of bittersweet, personal, and wryly humorous episodes into a portrait of the titular kid who grew up on Marlboro Road and must have been the most perceptive person there. … Endearing and insightful.”—Kirkus ReviewsThis audiobook includes a supplemental PDF.

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Title: 3 Stories About - Art

Author: Franz Kafka, Washington Irving, Virginia Woolf

Narrator: Tom McLean, Eric Meyers, Eve Karpf

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 59 minutes

Release date: September 9, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.01 - 3 Stories About - Art02 - Solid Objects by Virginia Woolf03 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka04 - The Art of Book-Making by Washington Irving

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Title: 3 Stories - Prostitutes

Author: Guy De Maupassant, Wallace Thurman, Vincente Blasco Ibanez

Narrator: Jamal West, David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Release date: September 9, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.01 - 3 Stories - Prostitutes02 - The Maison Tellier by Guy de Maupassant03 - Luxury by Vicente Blasco Ibanez04 - Cordelia the Crude by Wallace Thurman

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Title: The Dreaded Change

Author: Madame Schepkina-Kupernick

Narrator: Janet Fullerlove

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 20 minutes

Release date: September 9, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Tatiana Schepkina-Kupernik was born in 1874. In her literary career she was a poet, playwright, and short story writer.She died in 1952.

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Title: The Cure

Author: Colette Avital

Narrator: Janet Fullerlove

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 14 minutes

Release date: September 9, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette more usually known as simply ‘Colette’, was born in 1873. Her most famous work is ‘Gigi’. An author, a woman of letters, a mime, an actress, and journalist and a celebrity example the wide range of her many talents.She died in 1954.

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Title: The Café Klösschen

Author: Alfred Lichtenstein

Narrator: Janet Fullerlove

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 27 minutes

Release date: September 9, 2024

Genres: Coming of Age

Publisher's Summary:

Alfred Lichtenstein was born on the 23rd August 1889, in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, the son of a Jewish manufacturer. He grew up in Berlin before studying law at Erlangen in Bavaria. A writer in the Expressionist style his poems and stories are short but beautifully honed works. His tragically curtailed life allowed only a small part of his talents to rest with us. Undoubtedly a full life would have given the world a very gifted literary force.Alfred Lichenstein volunteered for duty in the German Army for World War I. He died on the front at the Somme in the early months of combat on the 25th September 1914. He was 25