Listen to New Releases Audiobooks in Kids, Ages 8-10

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Title: Raising Dragons

Subtitle: Dragons in Our Midst #1

Author: Bryan Davis

Narrator: Peter Sandon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-09

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 147 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Now that's a piece of news a guy doesn't deal with every day! Billy feels betrayed, alien, lost. When his father reverts to his dragon form, and they're both chased by dragon slayers, he learns to trust his father again, battling the slayers with weapons of steel and spirit. Bonnie, an orphan, tries to find a home, someone to love her, even though she feels like a freak because of a body feature that she calls a deformity, her dragon wings, inherited from her now dead dragon mother. She discovers that her love for others and her faith in a Creator hold the answers she is looking for.

Members Reviews:

Not great, but not bad

Plot works pretty well, though the ending suffers from "sequelitis." Lots of Christian allusions/symbolism, not very well-elucidated but not obnoxious. We listened during a family driving trip; my eight-year-old was enthralled and the adults reasonably entertained.

great story

really good story but there are multiple people how do the voices and Billy's voice is terrible, the actor sounds so bland, other then that pretty good.

very predictable

What disappointed you about Raising Dragons?

the reader... no depth in charters emotions

Would you ever listen to anything by Bryan Davis again?

no... i like kids stories but his story was very predictable... the excitement just wasn't there...

What didnt you like about the narrators performance?

the pace he reads at...

Any additional comments?

for me the reader inability to add depth to the characters what did it in for me...

Wonderful story, average acting, totally worth it!

I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and found the writing it to be enthralling. However the cast could have benefited from higher-quality voice actors or more members.

other than that, the volume balance was sometimes off, but not enough deter me from enjoying the audiobook.

voice actors

Christian young adult book. some action adventure. no detectable romance. decent descriptions. lots of conversation. OK book. a bit young for me. it would have been good years ago.

voice acting was excellent. multiple actors, did well pulling me in. but the whoever out it all together repeated a fair number of spots. there were a few overly large gaps between speaking. it made listening mildly annoying at times.

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Title: The Problem Child

Subtitle: The Sisters Grimm

Author: Michael Buckley

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-13-09

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 352 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

The Sisters Grimm books are hits with young readers and critics. In their third outing, Sabrina and Daphne confront the menace behind the family's troubles, Little Red Riding Hood. After meeting their recently returned uncle Jake, the girls embark on a harrowing quest to reconstruct the mythical vorpal blade, the only weapon capable of killing Red's pet and bodyguard, the dreaded Jabberwocky.

©2006 Michael Buckley; (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC

Members Reviews:

My 12 year old loved this series

This series was second only to the Percy Jackson books in how eagerly my son awaited the next installment. If you have a child in the 8 to 12 year old range these books will be a big hit. The narration was quite good as well.

Love it, major cliff hanger series.

Any additional comments?

I really enjoyed these books but the books end as real cliff hangers and it can be really tough to know you need 9 credits to go through this series.

Another excellent family freindly tale

My 5 year old daughter is almost obsessed with this series. In this tale, we discover who has Henry and Veronica, more is revealed about the scarlet hand, and oh...I won't spoil it for you. These tales are excellently written and wonderfully performed by Mr. Ganser. There are a great little listen for those longer trips with you kids in the car. I highly recommend them.

Book Three

This is book three of the series. Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives. These are very funny stories and have many moral notes to teach kids and adults. Such as every action (magic) has a cost. We have enjoyed listening as a family. I've now got to get book 4 ready!

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Title: The 39 Clues, Book 3

Subtitle: The Sword Thief

Author: Peter Lerangis

Narrator: David Pittu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-09

Publisher: Scholastic Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 628 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

There's only one rule in the race to find 39 Clues hidden around the world: Trust no one.

But when the hunt leads 14-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, to Japan, their only chance to find the third Clue seems to lie with their unreliable uncle, Alistair Oh. Will they be foolish enough to make an alliance? With a Clue on the line, Amy and Dan might not have a choice. But in the Cahill family, trusting your relatives can get you killed.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Members Reviews:

Intriguing

If you loved the "National Treasure" movies you're gonna love this book. Listening in the car allows us to discuss the history and clues and to stop the tape from time to time to try to predict what will happen next. Audiobooks have been great for keeping our commutes free from arguments, increasing our vocabulary as well as our basis for learning literature. My kids loved this book and we are looking forward to the next one coming out in June.

Great series

This series is very good. Always leaves you wanting more. Can't wait to listen to next one.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So so so so so so so so so AMAZING I loved it very much

Kids and adults love the audio!

What did you love best about The 39 Clues, Book 3?

Digging into the historical "family members."

What other book might you compare The 39 Clues, Book 3 to and why?

Percy Jackson books - good charachters and historical references.

What about David Pittus performance did you like?

Good voices of characters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Sometimes.

Any additional comments?

Book is enhanced by starting at Book 1

just read it

i cannot comment on every writer individually because the books sort of ran together for me during a week trip. I read them all and cannot pinpoint every writer.

I can say that they were all wonderful and have great stories mixed with history and geography. They can teach in a great fun exciting atmosphere.

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Title: Percy Jackson & The Olympians

Subtitle: The Demigod Files

Author: Rick Riordan

Narrator: Jesse Bernstein

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-09

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 525 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

How do you handle an encounter with Medusa on the New Jersey interstate? What's the best way to take down a minotaur? Become an expert on everything in Percy's world with this must-have guide to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Complete with interviews, puzzles, games, and original short stories by Rick Riordan.

©2009 Rick Riordan; (P)2009 Listening Library

Members Reviews:

Riordan throws us a few scraps from his table

These stories add almost nothing to the Percy Jackson saga. They seem to be chapters that were cut out of the final draft -- who knows. The individual stories are good -- very much like what you would expect of Percy and his pals. I was so glad that Jesse Bernstein was the reader. If it had been Joshua Swanson, the reader who is murdering the Heroes of Olympus series, I would not have touched it. I have to admit, Bernstein was hard to get used to -- but now, I could not imagine Percy Jackson with any other voice. I bought this audiobook to fill the LONG wait I am experiencing between Riordan's books. I know he is turning out a book a month (or so it seems). It is just that he is leaving these series, like the Heroes of Olympus, unfinished. How long are we supposed to wait? While we are waiting for Percy and Jason to team up against the bad guys, this is a good filler.

So THAT is where BOB the Titan came from....

Would you be willing to try another book from Rick Riordan? Why or why not?

I have listened to every Rick Riordan YA book on Audible. Percy Jackson Series narrated by Jesse Bernstein and the Kane Chronicles series narrated by Kathrine Kellgren and Kevin R. Free are the best! Though I love the Lost Hero series I'm not as thrilled with the other narrators.

Was Percy Jackson & The Olympians worth the listening time?

Yes, if only for the story of how Bob the Titan is created. If you have read or listened to House of Hades you will know what I am talking about. This is not a spoiler!! It just helps connect you with one of the HoH characters that otherwise seemed to come from nowhere.

Any additional comments?

The short stories were good but the live interviews in The Demigod Files were not engaging for my kids (12 & 8).

Oooohhhh...

This explains so much, a must read(listen?) if you want to understand some important...stuff...from the HoO series

Fantastic

What did you love best about Percy Jackson & The Olympians?

The story was awesome, it answered questions like where Bob the Titan came from and Beckendorf and the bronze dragon.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, although the first story was a tiny bit boring, the other two were really good and I liked the camper interviews. Jesse Bernstein is one of my favorite narrators.

Any additional comments?

This was really good but the print version has a map and puzzles that you don't get to do with the audiobook.

Very short, not worth a credit.

What disappointed you about Percy Jackson & The Olympians?

It mainly offered a lot of the same refrains that you find in the Percy Jackson series without enough story to compensate for the repetition of the initial storyline. It doesn't really offer anything new. I just seems like some extra stories that, for whatever reason, he cut out of the main series and do not on their own merit an entire book.

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Title: The "Bible Comes Alive" Series Album 1

Author: Your Story Hour

Narrator: Your Story Hour

Format: Abridged

Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-08

Publisher: Your Story Hour

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 130 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Dramatized audio stories for children of all ages from the Bible. This audio covers creation and moves down through Biblical History to the time of Moses and the Israelites escape from Egypt.

©1979 Your Story Hour; (P)1979 Your Story Hour

Members Reviews:

Great acting and story line but...

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Make it into Chapters. This is no fun having to find where you left off last. Also create a track list so we can know where to find certain chapters if we want.

Grandchildren love it!

My grandkids love it. We listen on the drive to school every morning.

Radio style drama is fun for them.

Awesome

I loved the creative background music.

I like the story line, not exactly read from the Bible.

My Active Kids Love It!

My 8, 6, and 5 year old actually listen and enjoy this! That is a testimony to Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue, and the Your Story Hour series, because my children have a hard time sitting still and listening to any audio books I have tried so far. I was looking for something to help me fit some Bible into our home school day. Something easy that I could flip on in the morning, and it would start where we left off, and be memorable stories for the kids. This wonderful series fits the bill, and then some!

Great for the Family

Listening to the stories makes me feel like I was there. It allows me to read the Bible with a greater imagination. My children enjoys hearing it and love to have discussions about the characters. The reason I gave it 4 stars is because some of the stories are little off from the Bible and I think they do that because the audience would more likely be children.

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Title: The Breadwinner

Author: Deborah Ellis

Narrator: Rita Wolf

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-20-08

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 149 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

In this powerful and realistic tale, 11-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city during the Taliban rule. Parvana's father - a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed - works from a blanket on the ground in the marketplace, reading letters for people who cannot read or write. One day he is arrested for the crime of having a foreign education, and the family is left without someone who can earn money or even shop for food. As conditions in the family grow desperate, only one solution emerges.

Forbidden by the Taliban government to earn money as a girl, Parvana must transform herself into a boy and become the breadwinner.

Members Reviews:

Exceptional Listen!

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

My 12 year old daughter chose this book and I would recommend to to adults and children alike.

What does Rita Wolf bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

The vocals were excellent. Great differentiation between characters, clear and concise annunciation.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, myself & my two daughters 12 & 10 listened while commuting 50 minutes to school and it made the drive seem like five minutes long and we all were eager to resume after school. This could have easily been listened to in one sitting.

A Great Read With Your Daughter

I enjoyed listening to this with my daughter - it allowed us the opportunity to learn about another country together and discuss our similarities (pesky siblings!) and differences (too many to list).

Really interesting book!!

This book is such a good book, I needed to read this book for an English essay. It has made it so much more easier listening to the audiobook then having to read all the book!!!

It also has such a good storyline and ending, so excited to hear the second book

Thank you for making this such a good and interesting book!!!

Abby

Heartfelt Story

To begin with I really loved the reader Rita Wolf. Her distinct tone and style really brings the story to life. I realize now that this is the first book in a series and I feel compelled to continue with the subsequent books. Highly recommend this timely story of hope and hardship!

Sara's Thoughts

Great story and well done in the audio version. Liked by adults and children alike.

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Title: Swallows and Amazons

Author: Arthur Ransome

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-18-08

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 295 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

We attribute their success to two facts: first, Ransome is a great storyteller and, second, he clearly writes from first-hand experience. Independence and initiative are qualities any child can understand, and every volume in this collection celebrates these virtues.

Swallows and Amazons, the book that started it all in 1930, introduces the Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat Island, the able-bodied catboat "Swallow", and the two intrepid Amazons, plucky Nancy and Peggy Blackett. (All 12 novels in the Swallows and Amazons series have been brought to life in the U.S. in print by David R. Godine, Publisher.)

Members Reviews:

Idyllic, Funny, Vivid Childhood Adventure-Play

This is an utterly charming audiobook! Arthur Ransome's story about the four Walker siblings ("Able Seaman" Titty being my favorite!) and the two "Amazon Pirate" girls and their idyllic adventures during a perfect August in 1929 sailing around a big lake in the Lake District and camping on Wild Cat Island in it is vividly, humorously, winningly told. Ransome is so good at capturing how kids play, with one half of their minds and hearts in fantasyland (pirates, explorers, the Pacific ocean, sharks, buried treasure, sea battles, walking the plank, deserted islands, etc.) and one half in the real world (making safe fires, cleaning fish and pots and pans, teaching a younger sibling how to swim, managing sailboats efficiently, etc.). He's so good at depicting how their thoughts and imaginations and hearts work! And his girls, especially Titty and Nancy, are at least as imaginative, bold, wild, and strong as the boys.

I cringed at first when I heard the kids referring to the "natives" (locals) from the standpoint, I thought, of "civilized white explorers," but then it turned out to be their way of signifying killjoy adults who are too serious to enter into the kids' fantasy world and became a complex and interesting use of language.

The reader, Alison Larkin, is perfectly suited to the book. She speaks clearly, thoroughly understands and feels what she's reading, slightly varies her voice for the different characters (from Ship's Boy Roger to Captain Flint), and speaks with infectious good humor and spirit, so that listening to Ransome's delightful text becomes a big smiling and chuckling pleasure.

The book is also surprisingly moving (without being at all sentimental), as when, near the end, Mrs. Dixon, the local farm woman who has been supplying the kids with fresh milk every morning, says she'll miss them after they leave the lake the next day, and Titty says, "But we'll be back next year and every year after that for ever and ever," and Mrs. Dixon replies, "Aye

This book is a treat!

What a marvelous book this is! Listening to Ransome's "Swallows and Amazons" made me nostalgic for a childhood I didn't even have... Children are sure to find the book delightful, as the characters are very appealing and their resourcefulness quite inspiring. Alison Larkin's narration is pitch-perfect. Each character has his or her own, distinctive "voice," and Larkin does a beautiful job of making the adventure very real.

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Title: The 7 Habits of Happy Kids

Author: Sean Covey

Narrator: TBA

Format: Unabridged

Length: 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-08

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 80 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

From learning how to take charge of their own lives to discovering how balance is best, the Seven Oaks friends have tons of adventures and find out how each and every kid can be a happy kid!

The narrators for this title include author Sean Covey and his children.

Members Reviews:

Great principles

I loved the simplicity of the stories shared. My kids could relate and we could discuss how we could apply that principle in our lives.

Not what I expected at all

Let's preface this by saying this audio book has some things that were good and of value and it is presented in a way that the kids will be able to relate to it but for sure, I couldn't as this isn't what I expected at all. Shouldn't a book called The 7 Habits actually list those 7 habits?

Life changing for children and parents!

Great way to introduce the 7 Habits at an early age. May need a hard copy to read again.

I'll make the kids listen to to this over and over

The die l audio book for the kids. I'll make the kids listen to this over and over until they are able to assimilate the lessons therein.

Not as I had expected

I was bored listening to this book.I had hoped it was more helpful and or more interesting.

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Title: The Quillan Games

Subtitle: Pendragon, Book 7

Author: D. J. MacHale

Narrator: William Dufris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-03-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 200 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Hosted by a strange pair of game masters, Veego and LaBerge, the games are a mix of sport and combat. They use the people of Quillan as pawns for their amusement as they force them to enter competitions that range from physical battles, to impossible obstacle courses, to computer-driven tests of agility. To triumph in the games is to live the life of a king. To lose is to die.

This is the dangerous and deadly situation that Bobby Pendragon finds on Quillan. He quickly realizes that the only way to save this troubled territory is to beat Veego and LaBerge at their own games and dismantle their horrible fun house. But there is more at stake for Bobby. The prize for winning the Quillan Games may be discovering the truth of what it really means to be a Traveler.

Members Reviews:

Awesome

I hate Spiders, I hate being confused about the travelers, but I love the story and thanks to my nephews who got me into D.J. MacHale, I Love this series and will finish it! Oh Nice evil twist in this book..

had me pulled in away from reality.

the Narrator was amazing. he had me pulled in . Great job and good book.

Amazing as always!

Im completely enthralled with this series all because of finding it on audible! The voice acting is utterly fantastic and I've already downloaded the next book in the series! My only sadness comes from the fact that I know I'm getting close to the end:(

ERMERGERD I LERV DIRS BOOK

Would you consider the audio edition of The Quillan Games to be better than the print version?

No I love them both.

What other book might you compare The Quillan Games to and why?

The Pendragon series.

Which scene was your favorite?

All of them.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes but its like 17 hours long!

Any additional comments?

READ! READ! READ! READ!

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Title: The Never War

Subtitle: Pendragon, Book 3

Author: D. J. MacHale

Narrator: William Dufris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-03-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 249 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Bobby and the Traveler from Cloral - Spader - have flumed to New York City, 1937. Against a backdrop of gangsters, swing music, and the distant sound of a brewing war, the two must uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot. But is Bobby ready for the difficult choices ahead?

Members Reviews:

A fairly good listen.

My son reads this series and this was one of several audio books we picked up to listen to on a trip. This writing is okay but not as good as I'd hoped in audio.

Loved it

I hope the rest of the books in the series are as good as this one was, better than 2nd book.

fantastic

I've read this book before this one feels a bit rushed but it's still fantastic.

Great story line. and performance!

I really enjoyed listening to the book while doing my day-to-day humdrum activities. I like the storyline the plot and the creativity involved.

loved it.

I would recommend this to anyone. A very good read or listen in this case.