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ID: 601141

Title: Bit of Earth

Author: Karuna Riazi

Narrator: Subhadra Newton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:47:32

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-23

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family

Summary:

Karuna Riazi has a way with words. This story will find its way into your heart.Tae Keller, Newbery Medalist for When You Trap a Tiger

As timeless as it is timely, A Bit of Earth is a rare gift.Laurel Snyder, author of National Book Award nominee Orphan Island

Extraordinary, poetic, and inventive. A Bit of Earth is such a special book. Prickles and all, Maria Latif captured my whole heart.Jasmine Warga, author of Newbery Honor book Other Words for Home

An ambitious re-envisioning of a long beloved classic, this book is sure to be a big hit.Padma Venkatraman, award-winning author of The Bridge Home

Beautiful! Simply beautiful! My heart needed this!Ellen Oh, author of Finding Junie Kim

A sweet and warm-hearted tale with unforgettable characters.Aisha Saeed, bestselling author of Amal Unbound

Maria Latif is used to not having a space of her own. But what happens when she feels the sudden urge to put down roots in the most unexpected of places? Karuna Riazi crafts a tender coming-of-age story about friendship, family, and new beginnings. A Bit of Earth is a reimagining of the classic The Secret Garden, perfect for fans of Other Words for Home and The Bridge Home. 

Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can rememberfirst because of her parents constant travel, and then because of their deaths. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to give her a better life in the United States, Maria is shipped to a host family across the world.

When Maria arrives on Long Island, things are not quite what she was expecting. Mr. Clayborne has left on an extended business trip, Mrs. Clayborne seems emotionally fraught, and inexplicable things keep happening in the Claybornes sprawling house. And then Maria finds a locked gate to an off-limits garden. Since shes never been good at following rules, Maria decides to investigate and discovers something she never thought shed find: a place where she feels at home.

With a prickly main character, a sullen boy, two friendly allies, and a locked garden, A Bit of Earth has everything a reader could want from a retelling of The Secret Garden. Karuna Riazis evocative prose is interspersed with poetic verses, illuminating each characters search for a place they can truly call home. This tender yet incisive reimagining of a classic work will captivate fans of the originaland widen the appeal for a modern audience.

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ID: 544468

Title: Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream

Author: Alissa Quart

Narrator: Beth Hicks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:26:11

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, Public Policy

Summary:

An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilled

The promise that you can pull yourself up by your bootstraps is central to the story of the American Dream. Its the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own resources, you will eventually succeed. However, time and again we have seen how this foundational myth, with its emphasis on individual determination, brittle self-sufficiency, and personal accomplishment, does not help us. Instead, as income inequality rises around us, we are left with shame and self-blame for our condition.

Acclaimed journalist Alissa Quart argues that at the heart of our suffering is a do-it-yourself ethos, the misplaced belief in our own independence and the conviction that we must rely on ourselves alone. Looking at a range of delusions and half solutionsfrom grit to the false Horatio Alger story to the rise of GoFundMeQuart reveals how we have been steered away from robust social programs that would address the root causes of our problems. Meanwhile, the responsibility for survival has been shifted onto the backs of ordinary people, burdening generations with debt instead of providing the social safety net we so desperately need.

Insightful, sharply argued, and characterized by Quarts lively writing and deep reporting, and for fans of Evicted and Nickel and Dimed, Bootstrapped is a powerful examination of what ails us at a societal level and a plan for how we can free ourselves from these self-defeating narratives.

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ID: 567324

Title: Fractured Soul: A Novel

Author: Akira Mizubayashi

Narrator: Kurt Kanazawa

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:21:23

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

Awarded the Prix des libraires by Frances booksellers, a universal story about music and restoring ones faith in others amid the aftermath of tremendous loss.

Tokyo, 1938. An amateur quartet, led by the compassionate Yu, gathers to practice. Suddenly, their rehearsal is brutally interrupted by military police. In the ensuing skirmish, Yus violin is smashed while his son, Rei, witnesses his fathers arrest. He will never see him again. Salvaging his fathers instrument, Rei escapes thanks to a mysterious lieutenant.

Paris, 2003. Raised in France, Reinow Jacqueshas dedicated his life to the broken violins repair: studying music, becoming an apprentice, and, eventually, a luthier. However, despite his effort to rehabilitate the damage of years ago, he struggles to reconcile his past with the present.

Yet, when a world-class violinist, connected to the lieutenant that helped him as a boy, appears, Jacques past is rekindled and he perseveres in a final bid to heal. Fractured Soul is a parable of what once was lost and what there stands to be gaineda story of immense beauty and ferocious courage.

Translated from the French by Alison Anderson

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ID: 601140

Title: Secret of Glendunny #2: The Searchers

Author: Kathryn Lasky

Narrator: James Fouhey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:57:39

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-23

Publisher: HarperCollins

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

Summary:

''Magical, exciting, and deeply moving. Laskys perfectly constructed fantasy is told in beautifully descriptive, soaring language, with invented words and names feeling just right and an abundance of detailed information about each animals habitat, attributes, and physiology.'' Kirkus (starred review)

Newbery Honor winner Kathryn Lasky, author of the bestselling Guardians of GaHoole series, delivers the second book in her new middle grade adventure series about a colony of beavers on a courageous quest to save the swan that protects their world.

Return to the brilliant, adventure-filled world of Glendunny. Dunwattle and Locksley are going on their greatest journey yet in their search for their beloved mother figure, Elsinore the swan, who has been kidnapped by dark forces. Little do they know, they have a much larger expedition in store when they discover other persecuted animals and baby otters being held against their will for nefarious purposes.

Will they be able to save Elsinore, the innocent animals, and themselves? Join Dunwattle and Locksley as they embark on this winding adventure, explore unknown lands beyond their pond, and endeavor to save their world and all the creatures in it.

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ID: 600967

Title: Lessons at the School by the Sea: The Third School by the Sea Novel

Author: Jenny Colgan

Narrator: Alex Tregear

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:06:17

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Contemporary Women

Summary:

The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in the enchanting third book of Jenny Colgans utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls boarding school in Cornwall.

School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House...

Beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair had been comfortably, if somewhat ambivalently, engaged to her dependable long-distance boyfriend Stan. But in the heat of summer, Maggies attraction to her colleague David McDonald has caught fire. Now both are facing an uncertain future as they try to figure out how to stay committed to their careersand each other.

Meanwhile, the girls of Downey Housemercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simonehave had long summers at home, which werent quite the respite they had been hoping for. But the new school year is thankfully here, and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh challenges for students and teachers alike at the school by the sea.

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ID: 600959

Title: Leeva at Last

Author: Sara Pennypacker

Narrator: Stephanie Willing

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:36:47

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-23

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genres: Kids, General, Humor

Summary:

Award-winning, bestselling author Sara Pennypacker and illustrator Matthew Cordell come together in this hilarious absurdist tale about a precocious girl who transforms her community in surprising ways.

What are people for?

Thats the burning question on the mind of Leeva Spayce Thornblossom.

Fame! says Leevas mom, the mayor of Nutsmore.

Money! says her dad, the town treasurer.

With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answersetting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever.

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ID: 564534

Title: Eyes on the Horizon: My Journey Toward Justice

Author: Balarama Holness

Narrator: Balarama Holness

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:10:49

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, History & Culture

Summary:

A former football champions engrossing personal story of spirituality and rebellion, and an inspiring call to action against systemic racism.

The son of a Jamaican father and a Quebecois mother, Balarama Holness spent his earliest, most formative years on an ashram in West Virginia, learning the principles of equity and austerity, which would guide him through life. It wasnt until he returned to Montreal at age ten with his mother and twin brother that he encountered virulent racism for the first time. Faced with a system that seemed stacked against him, Holness initially fell between the cracks.

Eyes on the Horizon is Holnesss story of lifting himself up through the power of self-determination, spirituality and no small amount of rebellion to confront the systemic racism of his city and his country. He accomplished this first through football, going all the way to a Grey Cup championship, and later through activism and politics.

Holnesss personal journey is connected to the social history of Canada, Quebec and the United States. Committed to reshaping society as we know it, he uses lessons from his own life to teach others about racism past and present, and to help people better understand how human beings should live and how to build a truly peaceful and just society for our children.

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ID: 600950

Title: Conquer the Kingdom

Author: Jennifer Estep

Narrator: Lauren Fortgang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:57:47

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, General, Epic Fantasy, Romantasy

Summary:

Magic reigns, plots abound, and a new love might not conquer all, in this must-read finale to the epic Gargoyle Queen trilogy by international bestselling author Jennifer Estep.

Time is running out for crown princess Gemma Ripley. Despite being a cunning spy and a powerful mind magier, Gemma hasnt been able to track down the most dangerous enemy her kingdom of Andvari has ever seen. Adding to her worries is the Sword and Shield tournament. With gladiators flocking to the capital city of Glanzen, Gemma cant tell who is friendor foe.

Determined to protect Andvari at any cost, Gemma hatches a bold plan, but things arent what they seem. Soon, everything she holds dear is being threatened, including her burgeoning relationship with Prince Leonidas Morricone.

With the kingdom she holds dear slipping through her fingers, Gemma will have to conquer her fear and unlock the true secret of her magicor watch her friends and family die and her beloved Andvari fall . . .  

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ID: 597933

Title: Psych: The Story of the Human Mind

Author: Paul Bloom

Narrator: Graham Halstead

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:04:49

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Biology & Chemistry, Psychology

Summary:

A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yales most popular courses of all time

How does the braina three-pound wrinkly massgive rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many more in Psych, his riveting new book about the science of the mind.

Psych is an expert and passionate guide to the most intimate aspects of our nature, serving up the equivalent of a serious university course while being funny, engaging, and full of memorable anecdotes. But Psych is much more than a comprehensive overview of the field of psychology. Bloom reveals what psychology can tell us about the most pressing moral and political issues of our timeincluding belief in conspiracy theories, the role of genes in explaining human differences, and the nature of prejudice and hatred.

Bloom also shows how psychology can give us practical insights into important issuesfrom the treatment of mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety to the best way to lead happy and fulfilling lives. Psych is an engrossing guide to the most important topic there is: it is the story of us.

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ID: 597930

Title: House Swap

Author: Yvette Clark

Narrator: Deva Marie Gregory, Rose Basista

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:59:48

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-23

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Health & Family

Summary:

The Parent Trap meets The Holiday in this heartwarming and funny story of two girls, one American and one British, who become friends and confidantes when their families swap houses, from the acclaimed author of Glitter Gets Everywhere.

Allie is British and dreams of being a spy. Sage is an only child from sunny California. They meet when their families swap houses for the summer.

Though theyre polar opposites, Allie and Sage quickly realize that theyre both dealing with family issuesSages parents may be on the brink of divorce, and Allies struggling to feel heard in her big family. It may take a trip around the world for them to find their place at home.

This sweet and emotional story is told in alternating chapters from each girls point of view, offering two unique perspectives on family and belonging.

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