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ID: 434259

Title: Magic's Most Wanted

Author: Tyler Whitesides

Narrator: Mark Turetsky

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:48:56

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-21

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Humor

Summary:

Magic is closer than you ever thought possible in this madcap middle grade adventure perfect for fans of James Riley and Chris Grabenstein.

For Mason Mortimer Morrison, life isnt so magical.

His dad was just sent to jail, his grades have been plummeting from meh to yikes, and, oh yeah, two officers from some organization called Magix just showed up to arrest him in the middle of fourth period.

Talk about bad luck.

Mason knows hes innocent. But in order to clear his name, hes going to need the help of a plucky Magix junior detective and a cantankerous talking bunnyand a little bit of magic.

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ID: 432762

Title: Amari and the Night Brothers

Author: B. B. Alston

Narrator: Imani Parks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:12:12

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-21

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genres: Kids, General, Animals & Nature, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

New York Times bestseller!

Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a series filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor.

Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good.

So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, shes certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quintonif only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real.

Now she must compete for a spot against kids whove known about magic their whole lives. No matter how hard she tries, Amari cant seem to escape their intense doubt and scrutinyespecially once her supernaturally enhanced talent is deemed illegal. With an evil magician threatening the supernatural world, and her own classmates thinking shes an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone. But if she doesnt stick it out and pass the tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton.

Plus don't miss the thrilling sequel, Amari and the Great Game!

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ID: 431186

Title: Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

Author: Simon Winchester

Narrator: Simon Winchester

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:46:43

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: History, Non-Fiction, World, Social Science

Summary:

In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchesters previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide.Boston Globe

The author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and The Perfectionists explores the notion of propertybought, earned, or received; in Europe, Africa, North America, or the South Pacificthrough human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future.

Landwhether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture, suburb or cityis central to our existence. It quite literally underlies and underpins everything. Employing the keen intellect, insatiable curiosity, and narrative verve that are the foundations of his previous bestselling works, Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doingand have donewith the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet.

Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World examines in depth how we acquire land, how we steward it, how and why we fight over it, and finally, how we can, and on occasion do, come to share it. Ultimately, Winchester confronts the essential question: who actually owns the worlds landand why does it matter? 

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ID: 431194

Title: Girl on the Line

Author: Faith Gardner

Narrator: Caitlin Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:49:10

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-21

Publisher: HarperTeen

Genres: Teen, Romance, Tough Topics

Summary:

A story that begins where too many others end, this stunningly written and unflinchingly authentic #ownvoices tale of love, loss, and hope will touch fans of All the Bright Places and Girl in Pieces.

Lifes tough when you didnt expect to be living it. But now that Journey has a future, she apparently also has to figure out what that futures supposed to look like.

Some days the pain feels as fresh as that day: the day she attempted suicide. Her parents dont know how to speak to her. Her best friend cracks all the wrong jokes. Her bipolar II disorder feels like it swallows her completely.

But other daysthey feel like revelations. Like meeting the dazzling Etta, a city college student who is a world unto herself. Or walking into the office of the volunteer hotline, and discovering a community as simultaneously strong and broken as she is.

Or uncovering the light within herself that she didnt know existed.

Praise for Faith Gardner's The Second Life of Ava Rivers:

''A beautiful, moving, and thoughtful story about how far we're willing to go for family.'' Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces

This remarkable novel reproduces the personal and family trauma associated with the loss and recovery of a missing child. The Second Life of Ava Rivers is an enthralling tale.  Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)

''Gardners unforgettable voice blends Jodi Picoults emotional, ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with Mindy McGinniss unflinchingly honest protagonists.''  Booklist (starred review)

Gardner brings a unique tenderness focused on the human dynamics of creating family and individual identity in the face of tragedy.  Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books (starred review)

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ID: 431193

Title: Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: And Other Tasty Poems

Author: Jack Prelutsky

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:09:31

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-21

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Genres: Kids, General, Humor

Summary:

A new collection from the celebrated first Young Peoples Poet Laureate and bestselling poet Jack Prelutsky, featuring more than one hundred original poems!

Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast is guaranteed to make readers laugh, imagine, write, and dream.

From a lizard playing a mandolin (although not very well) to the surprised guest of honor (at a birthday party he threw for himself), theres something for everyone in Jack Prelutskys Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast.

This collection is full of the wit, humor, and imagination that has made Jack Prelutsky a household name and one of the most beloved poets for children. His poetry books for kids include such favorites as A Pizza the Size of the Sun and The New Kid on the Block.

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ID: 436650

Title: This Will Be Funny Someday

Author: Katie Henry

Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:32:44

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-21

Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Tough Topics

Summary:

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel comes to high school in acclaimed author Katie Henrys coming-of-age YA contemporary about a girl who accidentally falls into the world of stand-up comedy. Perfect for fans of John Green and Becky Albertalli!

Sixteen-year-old Izzy is used to keeping her thoughts to herselfin school, where her boyfriend does the talking for her, and at home, where its impossible to compete with her older siblings and high-powered parents.

When she mistakenly walks into a stand-up comedy club and performs, the experience is surprisingly cathartic. After the show, she meets Mo, an aspiring comic whos everything Izzys not: bold, confident, comfortable in her skin. Mo invites Izzy to join her group of friends and introduces her to the Chicago open mic scene.

The only problem? Her new friends are college studentsand Izzy tells them shes one, too. Now Izzy, the dutiful daughter and model student, is sneaking out to perform stand-up with her comedy friends. Her controlling boyfriend is getting suspicious, and her former best friend knows theres something going on.

But Izzy loves comedy and this newfound freedom. As her two parallel lives collidein the most hilarious of waysIzzy must choose to either hide what she really wants and who she really is, or finally, truly stand up for herself.

* Rise: A Feminist Book Project Book of the Year * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book of the Year *

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ID: 430482

Title: Concrete Rose: A Printz Honor Winner

Author: Angie Thomas

Narrator: Dion Graham

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:17:34

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-21

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Historical

Summary:

International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book!

If theres one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, its that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dads in prison.

Lifes not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mavs got everything under control.

Until, that is, Maverick finds out hes a father.

Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But its not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when hes offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where hes expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove hes different.

When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. Hell have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.

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ID: 430527

Title: Clues to the Universe

Author: Christina Li

Narrator: Josh Hurley, Mimi Chang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:41:58

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-21

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Health & Family

Summary:

This stellar debut by APALA Awardwinning author Christina Li about losing and finding family, forging unlikely friendships, and searching for answers to big questions will resonate with fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead.

The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together.

Benjamin Burns doesnt like science, but he cant get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created the comics, hes thrilled. Too bad his dad walked out years ago, and Benji has no way to contact him.

Though Ro and Benji were only supposed to be science class partners, the pair become unlikely friends, and Ro even figures out a way to reunite Benji and his dad. But Benji hesitates, which infuriates Ro. Doesnt he realize how much Ro wishes she could be in his place?

As the two face bullying, grief, and their own differences, Benji and Ro try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe.

A Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club selection * A Junior Library Guild Selection * A Bank Street Best Book of the Year

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ID: 415624

Title: Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century

Author: Jeff Lawson

Narrator: Jeff Lawson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:01:02

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership, Business Development, HR & Office Administration

Summary:

Jeff Lawson, developer turned CEO of Twilio (one of Bloomberg Businessweek's Top 50 Companies to Watch in 2021), creates a new playbook for unleashing the full potential of software developers in any organization, showing how to help management utilize this coveted and valuable workforce to enable growth, solve a wide range of business problems, and drive digital transformation.

From banking and retail to insurance and finance, every industry is turning digital, and every company needs the best software to win the hearts and minds of customers. The landscape has shifted from the classic build vs. buy question, to one of build vs. die. Companies have to get this right to survive. But how do they make this transition?

Software developers are sought after, highly paid, and desperately needed to compete in the modern, digital economy. Yet most companies treat them like digital factory workers without really understanding how to unleash their full potential. Lawson argues that developers are the creative workforce who can solve major business problems and create hit products for customersnot just grind through rote tasks. From Google and Amazon, to one-person online software companiescompanies that bring software developers in as partners are winning. Lawson shows how leaders who build industry changing software products consistently do three things well. First, they understand why software developers matter more than ever. Second, they understand developers and know how to motivate them. And third, they invest in their developers' success.

As a software developer and public company CEO, Lawson uses his unique position to bridge the language and tools executives use with the unique culture of high performing, creative software developers. Ask Your Developer is a toolkit to help business leaders, product managers, technical leaders, software developers, and executives achieve their common goalbuilding great digital products and experiences.

How to compete in the digital economy? In short: Ask Your Developer.

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ID: 429258

Title: American Daughter: A Memoir

Author: Elissa Wald, Stephanie Thornton Plymale

Narrator: Mozhan Marno

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:05:04

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Women

Summary:

The sharp and surprising true story of a woman who finally sets out to understand her past, and the mother she had one day hoped to forget. Full of unexpected twists and unbelievable revelations, American Daughter is an immersive memoir that will have you on the edge of your seat to the very last page.

For years, Stephanie Plymale, successful CEO and interior designer, kept her past a fiercely guarded secret. Only her husband knew that her childhood was fraught with every imaginable hardship: neglect, hunger, poverty, homelessness, truancy, foster homes, a harrowing lack of medical care, and worse. Stephanie, in turn, knew very little about the past of her mother, who was in and out of jails and psych wards for most of Stephanie's formative years. All this changed when a series of shocking revelations forced Stephanie to revisit her tortured past and revise the meaning of every aspect of her compromised childhood.

American Daughter is the extraordinary true story of a young girl growing up on the wrong side of the American Dream. Stephanie has slept in blankets on the floor of crowded apartments, lived in the back seat of a car with her siblings, and spent decades looking over her shoulder at a mother who might just as easily hug or harm her. American Daughter is at once a moving account of a troubled mother-daughter relationship and a meditation on resilience, transcendence, and ultimately, redemption.

 

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