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Title: The Secret of the Junkyard Shadow

Author: Kristiana Gregory

Narrator: Various

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-16-09

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

The cousins are worried there might be another thief in Cabin Creek. Things keep disappearing ... but then they show up again, repaired and freshly painted! Does the shadowy figure they've seen in the junkyard have the answer to this latest mystery?

©2009 Kristiana Gregory; (P)2009 Oasis

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

My 9 year old son LOVES this series!

Five Stars

Daughter loves this series.

Fun Book ... like all of them!

Gregory is such a masterful writer. This book in her series is no exception.

Very fun to read, my son LOVED this one. Engaging, page-turning ... I loved reading it too.

Gregory is a wonderful storyteller. I highly recommed it, great for ages 6 and up.

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Title: Sterling Biographies

Subtitle: Marian Anderson

Author: Victoria Garrett Jones

Narrator: Jessica Almasy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Victoria Garrett Jones tells her remarkable story, from Philadelphia's poorest neighborhood to the world's finest concert stages.

Members Reviews:

Interesting and Informative!

This is my first experience with the Sterling Biographies series and I have to say, I'm quite happy with the information presented and the format of the books. There is a lot of detail, but it is wonderfully broken up with photos and illustrations from Anderson's life and from the era covered in this biography. Naturally, Garrett Jones covers Anderson's life from birth to death; it is the way that the information is presented that really makes for interesting reading. Kudos to the author for emphasizing Marian's initial struggle with education (which she eventually over came) and paying a lot of attention to her life long dedication to studying and improving her voice technique (including studying abroad in England, France and Germany to learn foreign languages). The text deals deftly with the topic of racial segregation and the many difficulties Anderson (and countless others) experienced in the US (most notably in the Southern United States) and Garrett Jones contrasts it nicely with her experiences internationally. I found it of interest that she was welcomed the world over but in many location in the U.S. she had to lodge in private residences because social conventions at the time made in impossible tor a black person to rent hotel rooms in many places. I love the extensive sue of sidebars to highlight points of interest through the text, they provide context to the larger social climate as well as providing background information on various people in Anderson's life. The text includes timeline (of Anderson's life), glossary, a short bibliography and even an index. It is an excellent biography (series) for young readers ages 8-12 and would be satisfactory for some older readers as a jumping off point for a larger report or project. I give it 5 stars; it (and indeed the entire series) would make a fine addition to any classroom (or school) library. Marian Anderson: A Voice Uplifted gives you a solid foundation on the person that was Marian Anderson as well as a well grounded portrait of the era in which she lived. Just Lovely!

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Title: City of the Dead

Subtitle: The Haunting of Derek Stone, Book 1

Author: Tony Abbott

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-09

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Derek never imagined that the dead could be anything but dead. But there's no denying it. They're back - and they're after him.

He just doesn't know why. And he doesn't have long to figure it out.

Members Reviews:

Great read.

Great price. Just as advertised. Quick shipping.

Good teen read

Awesome spooky story, quick read. Jumping into the next one right away! [close] Awesome spooky story, quick read. Jumping into the next one right away!

A Dark and Dangerous Tale

This book reads like a cross between Flatliners and the Crow but is written for a younger audience. It is dark and haunting and yet compelling to read and leaves the reader desiring the next book in the series. It is a ghost story set in a southern gothic milieu, in and around the New Orleans French Quarter. Our protagonist Derek Stone is a young man, who prefers fact to fiction and things that can be proved and quantified. His life is literally turned upside down when on a trip with his father and brother they are in a train wreck. Derek survives and is beginning to deal with the death of his brother and father when a month after the accident his brother is found. But something doesn't seem right about his brother.

Derek soon realizes that the world is not as orderly as he believed, and that the dead do not always stay dead. The dead are coming back and most of them seem to be after him. He is not sure how it happened or why, but he realizes that he is at the center of something very important, something that could matter to all who are still living. And yet we wonder: can a young man with so much stacked against him solve the puzzle in time?

Tony Abbot has written over 70 books for readers both young and young at heart. Most known for his Secrets of Droon series and his bestselling novels Kringle and Firegirl, this book was an interesting read; it raises questions, about the afterlife, souls and death. Abbot manages to capture our imagination and the book is so well-written it will compel you to read the rest of the series. It would be interesting to see how it did in general fiction with the four volumes published as a single book for adults. I believe it would garner a large fan base in that market also.

This book is just plain odd. Putting aside the ...

This book is just plain odd. Putting aside the silliness of it all, what's left unsaid is what happens if all the ghosts DO go back? Then he's a child orphan. I'm going to read the rest of the series, but I'm starting to think all the books should be put together as one volume. The ending, as others have mentioned, isn't much of an ending at all. Rather its the beginning of the next book. So you may want to grab all the books before you start reading, or don't bother.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Fourteen-year-old Derek Stone isn't a daydreamer. He prefers reality, the concrete stuff. So when he and his dad and brother are aboard a train that crashes into a deep, deadly ravine, Derek understands he is the sole survivor.

Or is he?

Derek's world is literally turned upside down after the wreck.

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Title: Double Date

Author: R. L. Stine

Narrator: Frank Muller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-09

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

More than any other modern author of young adult fiction, R.L. Stine deserves credit for attracting thousands of reluctant readers to library bookshelves. With believable characters and marvelously creative storylines, his best-selling thrillers have captured the imagination of young people across the nation.

Members Reviews:

Super Fun, Dark Teen Novel!

The story straddles the edge of almost going totally into the dark adult realm, but pulls back just enough to keep it teen friendly. I can see how teens would be incredibly interested in this story, because it almost feels as if they'd be listening to something they're not supposed to be.

Frank Muller was and is a master storyteller.

Best Narrator ever!

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

You can't go wrong with Frank Muller! Well- Everything from -96 and forward...

What does Frank Muller bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

His presence and acting skills is always right on target.

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Title: Sterling Point Books

Subtitle: Lawrence of Arabia

Author: Alistair Maclean

Narrator: Peter Ganim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Best-selling author and screenwriter Alistair MacLean follows Lawrence as he breaks with tradition to live with Arabs and, using modern-day guerrilla tactics, helps them defeat the Turks and gain an independent state. In addition to the enthralling details of the campaign, MacLean provides valuable insight into the origins of the Middle East we know today.

Members Reviews:

An adventurous hagiography, you know, for kids!

Finished reading this with my kids, but I probably enjoyed it the most. It was a fun introduction to Lawrence of Arabia written by Alstair MacLean in 1962. It focuses on the role that T.E. Lawrence played in the Arab Revolt during WWI. There is just enough wind-up with his early life, character, etc., and the history/geography of Arabia to insure the thrust of MacLean's small biography doesn't lose nonserious readers in a desert of Arab ignorance. But the book's real brilliance is in MacLean's depiction of the Capture of Aqaba, Battle of Tafileh and the Fall of Damascus. At the end, MacLean also ties the book off with a summary of the post-War years and some of the political results of T.E. Lawrence's work with Winston Churchill and the Colonial Office.

Again, as a biography this is probably not where I would start for T.E. Lawrence. This is more literary hagiography than biography. Alistar MacLean is better known for his war novels like 'The Guns of Navarone' and 'Where Eagles Dare'. MacLean's book came out the same year as Lawrence of Arabia the academy award winning movie (which suggests this was one of those books intended to surf the wave of interest generated by a popular film). But still, if you are going to read one biography to your kids designed around a legend, saint, or mythmaker ... you could certainly feed the kids worse.

A Fast Paced Look at the Man & His Exploits

Alistair MacLean was a best selling writer of wartime advernture thrillers and that's basically what he's done here. It's a short action adventure filled with plenty of accurate historical details, with all the key events well dramatised. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I wanted to start with something quick and simple to get an outline of Lawrence and this turned out to be exactly that.

I'm currently listening to Lawrence's own book, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and thankful for having started with this.

Even though Seven Pillars of Wisdom has some wonderful aspects, it lacks a narrative thread that's easy to follow, or much of the kind of character examination books normally rely on to keep readers interested . As such it's hard to keep up with what's happening without leaning on external references such as those provided here. I'm glad to have picked up a good deal of the story from this book before listening to Lawrence's own words.

Some of the other reviews of this title make a point of stressing that the book was written for kids. That may be so, but don't let that put you off. It's short, uncomplicated, omitting the politics and some gory details, but it's not dumbed down, or childish.

Alistair MacLean's books used to be very popular with young teenage boys when I was growing up, in part because he has a simple, direct writing style. This book is not so different in style from his adult books.

The reading is solid and professional.

A Summary of T.E.

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Title: The Dark Stairs

Subtitle: A Hurculeah Jones Mystery

Author: Betsy Byars

Narrator: Lauren Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-31-09

Publisher: Penguin Group USA and Audible

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Mystery is in Herculeah Jones's blood. How could it not be, with a father on the police force and a mother who's a private eye? So when Herculeah notices a man hanging around the "Dead Oaks" mansion, she can't resist doing some investigating of her own. Legend has it the old estate was the site of a murder, and now it looks like there's something even more nefarious going on. Can Herculeah crack the case before the mystery man closes in on her?

©2006 Puffin; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Members Reviews:

BOB great read!

Purchased for 10 year old, 4th Grade Girl for her Battle of the Books. The kids loved this story. Quick delivery and perfect condition.

Good book for third grader

Great read for my third grader. Kindle for ipad has a built in dictionary (reader just has to hold finger on the word and the definition pops up). Nice feature.

I absolutely love this book

I absolutely love this book! I am using it as a read aloud in my classroom and my students are on the edge of their seats with this mystery. I cannot wait to read more books in this series!

Totally awesome!!!!

This book is really amazing! I chose 5 stars because this is a brilliant start to a new series. I loved every single word. So much detail, too. I absolutely reccomend this book.

You will love it

Amazing book! Loved it it had a lot of suspense.I didn't even put it down during the best shark week show!

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Title: The Haunting of Hillside School

Author: Kristiana Gregory

Narrator: Various

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-16-09

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

It's a new school year in Cabin Creek and the cousins have a new mystery. When Claire and David look out the art room window and see a girl's pale face, they suspect it's a ghost. Is their spooky old schoolhouse really a haunted house?

©2008 Kristiana Gregory; (P)2008 Oasis Audio

Members Reviews:

Good to Go!

I read this book with second grade students and they LOVED it. We also read the Bottom of the Lake one but they liked this one a lot better. The kids had about 25-30 endings however none of them matched the one the author wrote. Personally in my opinion, my students endings were better, incredible in fact. Overall second grade says 5 stars for this book!

for fans of Hardy Boys Nancy Drew mysteries

I never read this series before but always been a fan of Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books both old and modern. This series is for those who like that type of mystery story. This particular book deals with the sound of a piano coming from the school when it suppose to be empty and a mysterious ghost like figure seen in the window. The mystery kids who tries to get to the bottom of who or what is causing the music and the image inside the school building.

She loved them,

My daughter has read all the books from this series. She loved them,

Great read for kids beginning chapter books!

My son is finally working his way from picture books into chapter books. He loves the Cabin Creek Mysteries, and the number four has been a favorite so far.

Five Stars

Daughter loves this series.

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Title: Patrick Henry

Subtitle: Liberty or Death Speech

Author: Jesse Jarnow

Narrator: Benjamin Becker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

The growing friction between the colonies and England in the mid- to late 18th century is outlined here, as the book captures the revolutionary spirit that eventually led to the American War of Independence. Included is biographical information on Patrick Henry, as it traces his rise to fame as he grew to embody the new American identity. The book explores Henry's role in shaping the American Bill of Rights once independence had been achieved. A detailed analysis of this historically important speech is provided, framing this important moment in America's history.

©2005 The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Members Reviews:

Two Stars

I love Patrick Henry but this book was made a very childish sort of book

Fire In His Soul

"The battle is not to the strong alone, it is to the

vigilant, the active and brave.

"The war is inevitable and let it come. I repeat, sir. let

it come. it is in vain to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen

may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace, the war is

actually begun. The next gale that sweeps from the

north will bring to our ear the clash of resounding arms.

Our brethren are already in the field. Why stand we here

idle?

"What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have?

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at

the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almighty god!

"I know not what course others may take, but as for me,

give me liberty or give me death!"

--- Patrick Henry, St John's Church, Richmond, Va.

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Title: Helen Keller

Subtitle: Courageous Advocate

Author: Scott R. Welvaert

Format: Abridged

Length: 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-09-08

Publisher: Capstone Publishers, Inc.

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Describes the life of Hellen Keller, a blind and deaf woman, who became an author and advocate for the blind.

©2006 Capstone Publishers; (P)2007 Capstone Publishers

Members Reviews:

Two Stars

Very outdated looking Not engaging for students

Five Stars

Great!

Four Stars

Great for my ESL students!

Terrific Story of Helen Keller Told in Graphic Form

My students are ESOL students so I enjoy finding books that have pictures because they aid comprehension of text. My students are also less familiar with American History and culture so being able to picture how people dressed and behaved in history is even more important. I think my students will learn a lot from this interesting book and I've found that even my homeroom students love these Graphic Histories and Biographies from Capstone Press. Highly recommended.

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I think I will love this book .I know that she is blind and deaf but I want to know more and this is the perfect way to do it

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Title: George Washington

Subtitle: Leading a New Nation

Author: Matt Doeden

Format: Abridged

Length: 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-09-08

Publisher: Capstone Publishers, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Tells the life story of George Washington, the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and the first president of the United States.

©2006 Capstone Publishers; (P)2007 Capstone Publishers