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ID: 739155

Title: How to Sing a Song

Author: Kwame Alexander, Randy Preston

Narrator: Randy Preston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:06:01

Language: English

Release date: 10-01-24

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Genres: Kids, Ages 5 & Under, General

Summary:

This third book by the team that created the New York Times bestselling How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem celebrates the magic of listening to the song that echoes inside you, and letting your music ring out.

Hush.

Now, turn up your ears

and listen

to the concert happening

all around you.

As this quiet overture builds to a full symphony, Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and singer-songwriter Randy Preston conduct a melody of a poem.

Surrounded by natures chorus and guided by words that vibrate like thunder, let the groove lead you on, until you cant help but sing out from your soul!

How to Read a Book was an American Library Association Notable Book and was named a best book of the year by School Library Journal, Kirkus, and The Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books. How to Write a Poem was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

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ID: 717450

Title: By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

Author: Rebecca Nagle

Narrator: Rebecca Nagle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:15:13

Language: English

Release date: 09-10-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: History, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, North America, Social Science

Summary:

''Impeccably researched. . . . A fascinating book and an important one.  Washington Post

[A] brilliant, kaleidoscopic debut. . . . Nagles narrative is lucid and moving. . . . A showstopper.  Publishers Weekly, starred review

Most Anticipated Book of the Fall: Washington Post, People, Los Angeles Times, Parade, Bustle, Book Riot

A powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nations earliest days, and a small-town murder in the 1990s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming Native rights to that land more than a century later

Before 2020, American Indian reservations made up roughly 55 million acres of land in the United States. Nearly 200 million acres are reserved for National Forestsin the emergence of this great nation, our government set aside more land for trees than for Indigenous peoples.

In the 1830s Muscogee people were rounded up by the US military at gunpoint and forced into exile halfway across the continent. At the time, they were promised this new land would be theirs for as long as the grass grew and the waters ran. But that promise was not kept. When Oklahoma was created on top of Muscogee land, the new state claimed their reservation no longer existed. Over a century later, a Muscogee citizen was sentenced to death for murdering another Muscogee citizen on tribal land. His defense attorneys argued the murder occurred on the reservation of his tribe, and therefore Oklahoma didnt have the jurisdiction to execute him. Oklahoma asserted that the reservation no longer existed. In the summer of 2020, the Supreme Court settled the dispute. Its ruling that would ultimately underpin multiple reservations covering almost half the land in Oklahoma, including Nagles own Cherokee Nation. 

Here Rebecca Nagle recounts the generations-long fight for tribal land and sovereignty in eastern Oklahoma. By chronicling both the contemporary legal battle and historic acts of Indigenous resistance, By the Fire We Carry stands as a landmark work of American history. The story it tells exposes both the wrongs that our nation has committed and the Native-led battle for justice that has shaped our country. 

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ID: 649839

Title: Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel

Author: Caron Butler, Justin A. Reynolds

Narrator: Nile Bullock

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:42:38

Language: English

Release date: 09-10-24

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, General, Sports

Summary:

Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds deliver another superstar performance in this companion novel to Shot Clock about KO, a budding AAU basketball star as he attempts to find redemption on the court and reconnection with his incarcerated father.

Kofi KO Douglas knows how to handle pressure. After all, he is the newly announced #1 ranked AAU player in the country. On the court, his game is as good as it getseven if his Wolves team lost to the Sabres in the national championship, KO always believes nobody can beat him one-on-one. That is, until his former best friend, Ripp, returns home, just in time for the biggest tournament of the summer, the McNabby. Ripps dad plays professional basketball overseas, and Ripp has been tearing up courts thereKO now has his toughest competition yet. 

As KO gears up for this latest challenge, theres game-changing news at home. KOs dad, who has been incarcerated for the last seven years, is getting out. Its been KO and his mom for as long as he can remember, only now his dad is ready to reconnect. Its another reunion KO isnt sure he wants to happen, especially as Ripp keeps calling out KO to play him in the McNabby.

With the tournament on the horizon, KO decides to turn to Coach James and the Sabres for help. He may not love the idea of playing with Tony Washington and his former teammates again, but he needs them now more than ever. Can KO prove hes still the best on the court as his family life turns upside down?

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ID: 736005

Title: Virus Hunters: How Science Protects People When Outbreaks and Pandemics Strike

Author: Amy Cherrix

Narrator: Will Watt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:59:45

Language: English

Release date: 09-10-24

Publisher: Balzer + Bray

Genres: Kids, Non-Fiction, Health & Family

Summary:

A propulsive nonfiction look at the elite squads of scientists, doctors, and infectious disease experts who guard the boundary between public health and pandemics and how they gather data via boots on the ground shoe-leather epidemiology in order to save lives. 

Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Deborah Heiligman!

Picture a detective. What comes to mind? A fast-talking private eye, interrogating a suspect? Or Sherlock Holmes, in his deerstalker hat, discovering clues to catch a killer?

Now imagine that the suspect isnt a person but a microscopic menacea deadly virus or bacteria making people sick. What kind of detective does it take to nab a biological assassin, invisible to the naked eye?

Just like detectives, epidemiologistsscientists who study how diseases emerge and spreadinterview witnesses and gather clues to identify the cause of illness, locate those who are sick, and uncover the sources of outbreaks to stop them in their tracks.

From a quickly spreading cholera outbreak in 1880s London, to a mystery illness in New Mexico that stumped investigators, to the development of the vaccines to fight COVID-19 and more, join acclaimed author Amy Cherrix on a journey to explore the past, present, and future of virus hunting as the worlds greatest disease detectives race to crack the medical codes that lead to cures.

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ID: 801336

Title: Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Stolen Key

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Narrator: Gail Shalan, Mark Sanderlin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:25:26

Language: English

Release date: 09-10-24

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix delivers the thrilling conclusion to her middle grade Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel their most personal mystery yet.

Colin has spent all summer solving mysteries with his friend Nevaeh. But theyve only ever dealt with other peoples mysteriesones that are safe for Colin to think about. Hes still stuck on the mystery surrounding his own father, who his mother refuses to talk about and he cant remember meeting.

Then one morning Colin finds a shoebox on his porch with a note on top: Your father wanted you to have this. Inside the box is a key. This new clue makes Colin even more determined to find out the truth about his dad and why his parents split up when he was a baby. Colin and Nevaeh begin investigating Colins father in a quest that takes them from eerie storage units to lock-lined bridges to, strangely, secrets in Nevaehs family.

But the closer they get to connecting the clues, the more trouble awaits them. A serious accident leaves Nevaehs family reelingand Nevaeh racked with guilt. And digging into Colins fathers past may lead Colin and his mom into even more danger. Can Colin and Nevaeh solve the mystery before it's too late?

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ID: 734585

Title: Ghost of You

Author: Michael Gray Bulla

Narrator: Neo Cihi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:34:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-03-24

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Romance, Tough Topics

Summary:

From the author of If I Can Give You That comes an emotional novel that follows a transgender teen who must grapple with a friendship fracturing and a new romance blossoming, all while being haunted by a devastating loss. A must-read for fans of How It Feels to Float and The Ghosts We Keep.

Calebs world broke the day his brother died of a drug overdose. Now in the throes of grief, Caleb hardly ever sees his friends anymore, and school isnt much better. Hes on the verge of failing his songwriting class, never mind that music used to be his greatest passion. Even Tanya, his best friend, is growing tired of trying to push him back into his life.

But perhaps most concerning of all: A black cat has been following Caleb arounda cat that only he can see. A cat that may just be a ghost.

Then Caleb is assigned a songwriting partner in class: Emmett, the nonbinary lead singer of a local punk band. The cat takes a liking to Emmettand maybe Caleb does, too. As they write together, Caleb begins opening up about his grief, and the two realize they have more in common than expected. Now Caleb will have to decide if he is ready to heal with Emmetts helpor recede in life and become as invisible as the ghostly cat at his heel.

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ID: 631154

Title: Truth About 5th Grade

Author: Kim Tomsic, Mark Parisi

Narrator: Cassandra Morris, Kirby Heyborne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:39:26

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Comics & Graphic Novels

Summary:

Charlotte Charli Wilson thought Alex Andropov would always be her best BFF in the whole wide world. From crushes to butterfly phobias to secret hidden blankies, theres never been a secret they couldnt share. Charli even showed Alex the supersecret hiding spot for her diary. But when school starts and Charli learns that Alex has betrayed her by sharing her biggest, most secretest secret, she realizes that maybe her bestie isnt so great after all.

Meanwhile, Alex has no idea what he's done wrong. He doesnt know why Charlis not talking to him. He has no choice (right? RIGHT?) but to take her diary and try to correct the record. Theres always two sides to the truthespecially in fifth grade.

With outrageous twists, this is the perfect story for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Tapper Twins, and Invisible Emmie.

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ID: 616791

Title: Earth to Moon: A Memoir

Author: Moon Unit Zappa

Narrator: Moon Unit Zappa

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:36:50

Language: English

Release date: 08-20-24

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

From Moon Unit Zappa, the daughter of musical visionary Frank Zappa, comes a memoir of growing up in her unconventional household in 1970s Los Angeles, coming of age in the Hollywood Hills in the 1980s as the Valley Girl, gaining momentum as an accidental VJ on a new network called MTV, and finding herself after losing her father, then her mother, and the testing of her most important relationships.

How can you navigate life as the normal child of an extraordinary creative? What is it like to live in a hothouse of individuality that on one hand fosters freedom of expression, and on the other tamps down the basic desires of a child for boundaries and affection? Should you call your parents Frank and Gail from birth?

For Moon Unit Zappa, processing a life so punctuated by the whims of genius, the tastes of popular culture, the calculus of celebrity, and the nature of love, was at times eviscerating, at times illuminatingbut mostly deeply confusing. Yes, this is a book about growing up in the shadow of Frank Zappa. Moon and her family were a source of constant curiosity, for their unique names and for their fathers reputation as a musical savant and fierce protector of the First Amendment, even though he was never a commercial success.

Searching for her own path, first as her fathers inadvertent musical collaborator and public sidekick with their surprise mega radio hit, then as an actress, an artist, a spiritual person, a wife and mother, Moon Unit calculates ever-changing equations of fame, family, death and ultimately legacy when dealt the shocking news that Gails will established an unequal distribution among the remaining, tight-knit Zappas, catalyzing a quest for meaning and redemption.

With love, humor, and humility, Earth to Moon reminds us that every family is faced with problems that are unique to their particular makeup, but the journey to growing into yourself with grace is as universal as it gets.

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ID: 730903

Title: Kingdom of Dust

Author: Lisa Stringfellow

Narrator: Robin Miles

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:10:25

Language: English

Release date: 08-20-24

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Genres: Kids, General, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

Author of A Comb of Wishes Lisa Stringfellow returns with a West Africaninspired fantasy about a girl who is determined to return both magic and justice to her peopleand whose destiny holds more surprises than she could ever imagine.

A fascinating fairy tale of memory, the power of storytelling, and magic! Lisa Stringfellow has crafted a fantastic story of a young girl seeking to save her kingdom from the usurper that would destroy it. This coming-of-age story of self-discovery is a gift to young readers, who will see themselves mirrored in a heroine worth rooting for! P. Djèlí Clark, author of Abeni's Song

Storytelling has the ability to shape who we are and how we navigate the world. Nowhere is that more true than in Kingdom of Dust, where Lisa Stringfellow has crafted a heartfelt tale full of adventure, community, mystery, and magic. This story is one that all young readers will be absolutely delighted to discover! New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron

''Such a cool, different, princess-in-a-tower story; I loved the world Lisa built and the determined young heroine who has to save it.'' Tui Sutherland, author of the New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series

Though the land of Kun used to be lush and green, Amara has only ever known her homeland as a dry, dusty desert. When the griots vanished more than a decade ago, they took their magic with them, along with goddess Oalas gifts of rain and plenty, leaving Kun controlled by a powerful and uncaring king. And though her foster mother, Zirachi, assures her that Kun is not under a curse, Amara cant help but wonder if her own origin, which is shrouded in mystery, is somehow linked to the broken kingdom.

When Amara and Zirachi are attacked by the Nkume, the fearsome kings guard, Amara must flee, leaving all that she has known behind. With nowhere to go but knowing that she is under Oalas protection, Amara sets off to do the impossible: find the griots and save Kun before the kingdom blows away like dust.

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ID: 695085

Title: Oh My Dog!

Author: Iva-Marie Palmer

Narrator: Jocelyn Duford

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:52:08

Language: English

Release date: 08-13-24

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Health & Family, Humor

Summary:

Twelve-year-old Caroline Kline doesnt believe in miracles. Not after her mom died, and certainly not after her family lost everything in Hurricane Emma. All Caroline wants to do is fit in at school, make some friends, and, above all else, just be normal.

But when Caroline takes a job walking Denver, her neighbors dog, her plans quickly get turned completely upside down. As it turns out, Denver is no ordinary dog: Not only can he talkand not like bark-bark but in actual Englishbut worse than that, Denver tells Caroline that hes been sent from the heavens with a message just for her. Its up to Caroline to find a way to bring belief back to the world.

From acclaimed childrens author Iva-Marie Palmer comes a hilarious and heartwarming new tale about miracles, faith of all types, and the good that connects us all.

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