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Title: Island of Legends

Subtitle: The Unwanteds, Book 4

Author: Lisa McMann

Narrator: Steve West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-02-14

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 249 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

As Alex grows more confident in his role as the mage of Artimé, he expands his skills and brings his first creature to life - with results that are both painful and wonderful. A team from Artimé heads out to rescue Sky and Crows mother from underwater Pirate Island and discovers there are more creatures than they ever imagined in the ocean surrounding the islands - and not all of them are friendly.

Meanwhile in Quill, Aaron faces threats to his leadership as Gondoleery hones her rediscovered magical abilities and Eva and Liam form a secret alliance against him. But Aarons distracted with a discovery of his own - a hidden jungle that holds a dangerous secret. His time there yields a startling truth about himself, and a potential opportunity to increase his power.

Members Reviews:

Well done continuation of the Unwanteds series!

This is the 4th book in the Unwanted series by McMann. There are seven books planned in this series, with the fifth book Island of Shipwrecks scheduled for a February 2015 release. This was a good book in this series, my seven year old son really enjoys this series a lot.

I listened to this on audiobook on a roadtrip with my family. The audiobook was very well done. The narrator did an excellent job distinguishing between the different character voices. There are a lot of characters in this book so thats not an easy thing to do.

Alex is gaining confidence as a mage and makes his first try at bringing a magical creature to life. Him and his friends journey back to the volcanic island in an effort to rescue Skys mother. On the way they encounter many fantastical creatures. Meanwhile Aaron is struggling to maintain rule in Quill, but things are looking more intriguing for him when he discovers some secret creature deep in the forest. Gondoleery continues to work on her magic and Eva continues to plot Aarons overthrow.

There are a lot of characters in this book and a lot happening. I definitely enjoy Alexs parts of the book much more than Aarons. Aaron is just so unlikable and hard to read about. I also enjoyed that Simber was in the story so much.

Alex struggles with some large issues in this book. He has a budding romance with Sky but is worried that she distracts him too much from his job of ruling Artime. He also has some struggles with bringing a magical creature to life and second guesses himself a lot. However, Alex is growing and learning and becoming a better leader.

It was nice to have the group of friends back together in this book. We meet a lot of fascinating new creatures and journey to interesting new places. I go love this world and enjoy how it has been gradually getting bigger and bigger.

As mentioned above my seven year old son loves these books (he says 5 stars). ..me and my husband think they are okay (3.5 stars)...so we settled on 4 stars. There are a lot of characters in here and the story jumps around a lot; so I feel like its hard to get really engaged with the story or characters. I honestly find the books to be a bit boring and had some trouble with falling asleep while listening to them in the car. I have felt like this about all the books in this series, so I think if you are a long time fan of The Unwanteds series you will enjoy this book. If you havent enjoyed previous books you probably wont enjoy this one.

The book ends on an absolutely horrible cliffhanger which everyone in my family hated.

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Title: Wednesdays in the Tower

Subtitle: Tuesdays at the Castle, Book 2

Author: Jessica Day George

Narrator: Suzy Jackson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 117 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

A castle that is constantly rearranging itself, and a young royal family sworn to protect it...

Celie, Rolf, and their beloved Castle Glower are back in this exciting sequel. When her brother Rolf dares her to catch magical Castle Glower creating a new room, Princess Celie takes the challenge! No one knows the Castle better than she does. But as usual, the Castle has ideas of its own.

Celie finds the new room first, and inside it is hidden a giant egg. It looks like The Castle wants Celie to care for the egg and whatever creature it hatches! Celie hadn't bargained for a pet, and caring for this one will prove to be especially tricky, once Celie and her siblings realize what else the Castle is hiding....

Members Reviews:

Amazing book

This book is one of my favorite books and it is just a great book to read to pass the time

loved it

great family book and it is also a great book to listen to by yourself!!!!!!

Brilliant and Fun

During the current trend of Youth fiction saturated with dystopia, Jessica Day George has a gift for weaving a fun and intriguing story, that's clean and easy to follow, allowing youth to be heroes but not disregarding positive parental involvement.

Just as mysterious and exciting as book 1

I'm thrilled to say that, my daughter who hates reading, is addicted to this series. The second book is just as good as the first. It has a suspenseful plot line that keeps you guessing constantly. The book provides great opportunities to discuss theories, plot development, imagery, and characters.

Fun story, good narrator

Have listened to this whole series with my children, and we all enjoy them. Fun, clean stories with siblings who love one another (so refreshing!). We also love Lulath's accent, as done by this narrator. Recommended for family listening with younger kids.

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Title: Penelope Crumb Follows Her Nose

Author: Shawn K. Stout

Narrator: Penelope Rawlins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-14

Publisher: Quercus

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Some interesting facts about Penelope Crumb... She has: A brother so awful he must be an alien. A mum who draws body parts (ewww!). Her grandpa's nose...but no grandpa.

Her family haven't seen him since her dad died. So Penelope and her friend Lizzie Maple set off across town to find Grandpa Felix, skipping school, taking trains and calling every F. Crumb in the phone book. But what if Grandpa Felix doesn't want to be found? One last fact about Penelope: She doesn't take no for an answer.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

reaallyy nice read it all

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Title: Poached

Author: Stuart Gibbs

Narrator: Gibson Frazier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-08-14

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 49 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Teddy Fitzroy's back for another zoo mystery - this time it's a koala caper - in this action-packed follow-up to Belly Up, which Kirkus Reviews called great fun.

School troublemaker Vance Jessup thinks Teddy Fitzroy's home at Fun Jungle, a state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, is the perfect place for a cruel prank. Vance bullies Teddy into his scheme, but the plan goes terribly awry.

Teddy sneaks into the koala exhibit to hide out until the chaos dies down. But when the koala goes missing, Teddy is the only person caught on camera entering and exiting the exhibit.

Teddy didn't commit the crime but if he can't find the real culprit, he'll be sent to juvie as a convicted koala-napper.

Members Reviews:

Awesome!

This was an awesome book I could not stop listening to this book even though I had to read this for school I loved that they made me!

great book

loved it definitely recommend it. beast book ever!!!read it now what ars you waiting for stop reading this and go listen to poached

Ho hum on the 2016 MCBA list

Would you try another book from Stuart Gibbs and/or Gibson Frazier?

Ugh. This was on the "advanced" reading for 6th grade on the MCBA list for 2016. Both my son and I found the plot unexciting and redundant. I would not read another of his books but the storyteller had a good tone and enjoyable pace.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

The author goes back and forth repeating the same story elements, reviewing the tapes, retelling the story of Marge slipping in poop, revisiting the images of the stuffed koala at least three different times. None of this added to the story and made it VERY long to get through,

Have you listened to any of Gibson Fraziers other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No. Not unless the entire story was rewritten without the annoying ending of the pretty culprit who left the cage unlocked getting a raise. Let's be real folks.

amazing

Very nice mystery book must read. Interesting ending part of the fun jungle series must read!!!!!!!!!!!?

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Title: In the Zone

Subtitle: Big Nate, Book 6

Author: Lincoln Peirce

Narrator: Fred Berman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-11-14

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 85 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Book six in the New York Times best-selling series by Lincoln Peirce! The latest novel from Lincoln Peirce is a laugh-out-loud tale starring the one and only cartooning genius, king of detention, and Cheez Doodle connoisseur, Nate Wright. Nates not having the best of luck...in fact, hes not having any luck. But with a little boost thanks to Chads lucky foot, suddenly good luck is everywhere Nate turns! Nates in the zone! But how long will it last?

Members Reviews:

Nice book it was good good good good very good ver

very very good good good good very good good book book I liked it alot

Great

The book was great I loved the whole thing best book I've ever heard it was so funny

Best book ever

These books are so good! There so funny. Get this book please! Thanks so much!

"It's a good book and it is so goofy."

The book was awesome funny and Nate finally gets some good luck, thanks to The Amazing Chad. Nate is brilliant.

Awesome

I listen to this book more than 21 times and still didn't get old it's good for any age at all

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Title: A Snicker of Magic

Author: Natalie Lloyd

Narrator: Cassandra Morris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-14

Publisher: Scholastic Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 372 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Introducing an extraordinary new voice - a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten...and your heart sing.

Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse drove the magic away. Twelve-year-old Felicity knows all about things like that; her nomadic mother is cursed with a wandering heart.

But when she arrives in Midnight Gulch, Felicity thinks her luck's about to change. A "word collector", Felicity sees words everywhere - shining above strangers, tucked into church eaves, and tangled up her dog's floppy ears - but Midnight Gulch is the first place she's ever seen the word "home". And then there's Jonah, a mysterious, spiky-haired do-gooder who shimmers with words Felicity's never seen before, words that make Felicity's heart beat a little faster.

Felicity wants to stay in Midnight Gulch more than anything, but first, she'll need to figure out how to bring back the magic, breaking the spell that's been cast over the town...and her mother's broken heart.

Members Reviews:

LOVE TASTE AS SWEET AS COTTON CANDY

YOUR WORDS ARE PURE MAGIC

This is one of the books were the writer goes out of her way to be magically descriptive. To make her words tasty and sweet. It is about the words and not the story. A couple of times I thought a story was going to happen, but it took a back seat to words, words and more words.

THREADBARE

I was a military brat and I know that feeling of being a new kid. From kindergarten to fourth grade I went to a different school each year. I moved four times during my high school years. Like the main character it made me an introvert and very shy. I dreaded my first day at every school I ever went to. This could have been a story I could have gotten into. I like words, but when they help make the story, not when they take over the story.

PUMPERNICKEL

I think Lloyd missed the boat, by not making this a teen book. If she would have made the main character a high school student, there would have been a larger audience for the story. I find it hard to believe that young kids would stand for eight hours of syrupy sweet words. This was like Dr. Seuss on steroids.

BEETLE

I thought the narrator was great.

Magical

My 12 year old daughter and I listened to this book together . it was like our own little book club! I enjoyed it as much as she did

Poetic and magical

Any additional comments?

Loved that this was read with the voice of the child. It's a book of family, friendship, community and love artistically represented and fun to read. It's a great book for preteens, teens, adults ... a sweet and magical story for all ages.

i loved this book

i have been reading this book since november and have loved every seound of it. In the begining its a little boring but dont give up on it.

Very enjoyable read

I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't sure in the beginning, but the further I went, the more I liked it. I was dying to get to the duel and I wasn't disappointed! I recommend this book.

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Title: Pete the Cat

Subtitle: Too Cool for School

Author: James Dean

Narrator: Teddy Walsh

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-14

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Pete the Cat can't decide what outfit he should wear to make him look cool at school. He has so many colorful choices in his closet to choose from, how will he decide on one?

In this hilarious I-Can-Read tale, Pete learns it's not what you wear, but how you wear it that makes you cool.

Members Reviews:

The story is good, I didn't care for all the "Stuff" that ...

The story is good, I didn't care for all the "Stuff" that you could tear out of the book . I felt the book lost it's value once the torn pages were left. Certainly not enticing for the next child in line to enjoy.

My 5 year old loved Pete the Cat after I introduced him to the ...

My 5 year old loved Pete the Cat after I introduced him to the "white shoes" book. We then purchased the Easter and Halloween books, which he enjoyed as much as the original. This was purchased as a Valentine gift that he was thrilled to receive and wouldn't put it down. It is written exactly the same as the other holiday books, which was disappointing to me and is the reason for a four star rating instead of five stars. However, if your child likes Pete, he/she will enjoy reading this book, too.

Good book for kids

I enjoyed reading and discussing this book with my 7 y.o. Good content for understanding.

Five Stars

Adorable book, very good quality! Comes with a few valentines and a nice poster.

Yes

Pete the cat is Awesome. Realistic attitude and understanding od the wonderful world around him. Big hit with my little one.

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Title: Harris and Me

Subtitle: A Summer Remembered

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Barbara Caruso

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 114 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Im 11-years-old, from the city, and my parents are mean alcoholics. One day the deputy takes me away to live with some distant relatives on their sprawling farm in the country. At the Larsen farm, I meet my Uncle Knute and Aunt Clair and their two children, Glennis and her wild brother Harris. I also meet Louie, the crusty old guy who works as a farmhand and steals all the pancakes at breakfast. Harris introduces me to life on the farm, and it proves to be a rude awakening. From getting up before dawn to be kicked in the groin by a cow, to wrestling in the mud with slimy pigs, this is turning out to be quite the experience. Best-selling author Gary Paulsen is acclaimed for his many novels for young adults. This rollicking tale set just after WWII features action and laughs galore, and is sure to appeal to even the most reluctant readers.

Critic Reviews:

A hearty helping of old-fashioned, rip-roaring entertainment. (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Teenage city boy sent to a farm

Just read the publisher's summary because it set up the story perfectly. I did not find the book as funny as most other reviewers, but it is a good story. This novel was written for 10 - 12 year old boys.

The Miracle Elixir (If laughter is best med)

[{ "answer" : "Oh YES!!! I grew up in small-town Utah, and while we weren't as wild as Harris, the environment and some adventures were very familiar. It is a fun read that so many can relate to from their youth. It is a fun and purely realistic and hilarious listen. Please, please buy and listen to (or buy and read) this book. I want everyone to enjoy this. I initially came across it after it was passed around the entire extended family on my wife's side, with all of us who read it spending most of the read laughing out loud and with tears rolling down our faces. This is a MUST LISTEN!! You will be happy when you are done (and all the way through).", "type" : "Overall", "question" : "Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? ", "id" : 50, "typeString" : "overall" }, { "answer" : "Harris!! (Buzzer was a close second)", "type" : "Story", "question" : "Who was your favorite character and why?", "id" : 5, "typeString" : "story" }, { "answer" : "Harris", "type" : "Performance", "question" : "Which character as performed by Barbara Caruso was your favorite?", "id" : 18, "typeString" : "performance" }, { "answer" : "Yes, and you can as it is only about 4 hours long.", "type" : "Genre", "question" : "Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?", "id" : 82, "typeString" : "genre" }, { "answer" : "Just listen. I am not trying to sell this for Gary Paulson, I just want everyone to enjoy this. It is so much fun to envision the hilarious antics of these two young boys in small mid-west USA in the 1950's.", "type" : "Misc", "question" : "Any additional comments?", "id" : -1, "typeString" : "misc" } ]

In stitches start to finish.

Paulson delivered once again.

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Title: Fairest of All

Subtitle: Whatever After, Book 1

Author: Sarah Mlynowski

Narrator: Emily Eiden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-21-14

Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 87 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

A fresh, modern spin on a classic fairy tale-from best-selling author Sarah Mlynowski! In this fresh, funny new middle grade series, bestselling YA author Sarah Mlynowski writes for a younger audience for the first time! In each audiobook, Abby and her younger brother Jonah visit the magic mirror in their basement at night, and the mirror transports them inside a different fairy tale. In the first magical adventure, Abby and Jonah find themselves tangled in Snow White's story. Once there, they accidentally change key events in the tale! In order for Snow White to get her happy ending, it's up to Abby and Jonah to make things right.

Members Reviews:

Great for middle grade readers (and their families!)

This is a clever and fun twist on the Snow White story. Readers will relate to the main character, Abby, and her brother, Jonah, and they will be pulling for Snow White to become brave enough to stand up for herself. The narration was perfect and made for a fun and funny listening experience.

Great Twisted Fairytale with a Great Narrator

This series of books is really good for kids. If they don't know the actual stories, then Abby and Jonah tell you that story. And Jonah is so funny! In some of the books he likes to annoy Abby. Abby really, really wants to be a judge - who could blame her? I've listened to this series pretty much on repeat! - K. Aged 7

Fun book to listen to with kids. It manages to explain why so many fairy tales set my teeth on edge (really!? The little mermaid gives her voice up for a boy?) but does so without slamming it into your head with a feminist hammer. Emily Eiden has an amazing voice and does such a wonderful job with the narration. - M. Aged, like, 100 (she's really old)

great book

I loved this book. A lot.

I like thay abby had a little brother a lot. Cute! Great for age 8.

Different but good

My eight-year-old really love this series of books she can't wait to read the next

I love this book!!!!!!!!!!!

Im recommending this book to anyone 6 and up. I know many people who are listening to this book, for Abby and John-a are so cool

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Title: Jake & The Giant

Subtitle: The Gryphon Chronicles, Book 2

Author: E.G. Foley

Narrator: Jamie du Pont MacKenzie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-20-14

Publisher: Foley Publications

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 420 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Revised Audio Uploaded June 2015.

NY Times and USA Today best-selling author E. G. Foley presents The Gryphon Chronicles, a new series of historical fantasy adventure novels that's as much fun for grownups as it is for kids!

Big Trouble...

Reunited with his aristocratic magical relatives, and finally getting used to his own supernatural powers, orphaned ex-pickpocket Jake Everton, the young Lord Griffon, travels on his first-ever holiday to beautiful Norway. There, at an amazing (steampunk!) Invention Convention, his cousin Archie, the boy genius, plans to unveil his marvelous new flying machine to the scientific world.

But legends of the Viking Age die hard in Scandinavia. Danger strikes as famous Victorian scientists start mysteriously disappearing. When Archie vanishes, too, Jake races to the rescue. With the help of his trusty pet Gryphon, he tracks the kidnapper to his lair-only to come face-to-face with an angry Norse giant!

From the whimsical steampunk oddities of the Invention Convention to wondrous worlds of Norse mythology, join Jake and his friends on a giant-sized adventure full of hair-raising dangers and big laughs!

Members Reviews:

Amazing second book!

Let's just talk about the awesomeness that is the narrator! Take a minute to bow down to his super powers ;) He is fan-freaking-tastic!! The amount of different voices he can do is phenomenal. It felt like I was listening to an audio that had multiple narrators, he is that good!!

Now onto the book. I didn't think this would top book 1, but it did!! This had so much going on that it's impossible not to love. I mean, first and foremost we have the stunningly beautiful setting that is Norway! It's a beautiful place and the authors capture that perfectly. Then we have the Norse mythology! I love mythology, no matter where it's from but most of the mythology is Greek or Roman Gods, so it was nice to see the Norse Gods have their turn.

We have giants, well one giant to start, Snorri! We have Yggdrasil. Valhalla. We have Odin, Thor and LOKI! Loki, as the trickster god, is up to his usual no good in this, and wants to bring about Ragnarok, but he needs the giants help. Loki will try anything to do it so we see plenty of antics from him! We also have scientists added into the mix! Some of the most famous are mentioned in the story and I absolutely loved that fact! Anyway, add all those together and you get this amazingly addictive read.

Every single character in the book is well written and developed. Jake grows a lot and I loved seeing him take responsibility and try to do the right thing. Snorri was such a great character too. He was hilarious at times and the narrator really brought him to life.

The plot was fast paced and engrossing. As I said, I loved the mythology of it but we still have a great story at the core. Jake and his cousin are willing to do what they can to help Snorri get home and save the day. Snorri isn't the brightest but the boys treat him with respect.

In all, this was an entertaining, laugh out loud, engaging and engrossing read. Right from the start you are pulled into a land of myth and legend, of magic and mayhem and a land that you will fall in love with. It's definitely a series that all ages will enjoy and one that will firmly stay on my favourite shelf.