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Title: Smasher

Author: Scott Bly

Narrator: Scott Bly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 11-18-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

In this riveting suspense thriller, two children race the clock to stop a futuristic murderer and his plan to enslave the world. I

n 30 days, a coldhearted corporate tycoon will unleash a deadly biological computer virus on the entire world. As the public eagerly awaits his invention that promises ultimate relaxation, harmony, and community, the evil big-business sorcerer plans to put an end to freedom. Can he be stopped?

The world's only hope is if Charlie, a math genius with otherworldly skills, and Geneva, a robotic girl from the future, can team up to track down some very dark secrets. With a method that uses atomic particles, Geneva and Charlie use "Smasher" to break through the walls of time. They travel to find an unlikely solution. But will it work?

Fresh, unique, and gripping, Smasher celebrates the power of love, hope, and friendship as it also raises provocative questions about technology, progress, and the nature of persecution.

Members Reviews:

Smashing!

I have not been a young adult for a long while now, but I decided to read this book. I was pleasantly surprised by how well-written it was.

To say that Smasher is a SciFi novel does not do it justice. Sure, there are SciFi tropes, time travel, mind control, robots (or are there?), etc., but there are also some memorable characters and character development as well.

The main character is Charlie who seems like a regular 12 year-old peasant boy living in the 16th century with his grandfather. Charlie is beleaguered, taunted by bullies, until a mysterious girl named Geneva shows up. Geneva seems to be able to do magical things, and Charlie is intrigued. Then she tells him she needs his help in the 21st Century. Will he come with her?

If he said no, this would be the shortest novel ever. Of course he says yes, and they âSmashâ into the year 2042, where Charlie has a lot of catching up to do, more than 500 years of catching up!

The book moves along at a nice pace, the characters are nicely fleshed out and the technical aspects of a future 30 years from now seem very plausible and easily understandable. We learn, as Charlie does, with Geneva as his guide.

I would highly recommend this book to any young adult, and some older adults as well.

A âSmashingâ debut novel from a promising new author.

A fascinating and touching story for the young and the young-at-heart

Charlie, a young, somewhat insecure boy, who is frequently bullied, finds himself on a quest to save not only his friends and family but the entire future of the world. During his many adventures, he has to face his fears and discovers that he has a lot more courage, spunk, and stamina than he ever thought possible. A fascinating page turner, with some deep insights into human nature, lots of fun science and technology, Smasher is a book for the young and the young-at-heart. Highly recommended!

A smashing, adventurous blend of mythology and futuristic tech!

This book is engaging from the very first page of frog-eating suspense all of the way through to the twisting cyber climax. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but the author does a great job of taking old world magic and blending it seemlessly with futuristic geek technology. A fun summer read for both boys and girls...recommended for ages 10-16 (earlier if precocious and older siblings or adults who wants to stay relevant to the younger generation).

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Title: The League of Unexceptional Children

Author: Gitty Daneshvari

Narrator: Amanda Philipson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-15

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Are you average? Normal? Forgettable? If so, the League of Unexceptional Childrenis for you! This first book in a hilarious new adventure series is for anyone who's struggled to be noticed in a sea of above-average overachievers.

What is the League of Unexceptional Children? I'm glad you asked. You didn't ask? Well, you would have eventually, and I hate to waste time. The League of Unexceptional Children is a covert network that uses the nation's most average, normal, and utterly unexceptional children as spies. Why the average kids? Why not the brainiacs? Or the beauty queens? Or the jocks? It's simple: People remember them. But not the unexceptionals. They are the forgotten ones. Until now!

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Great

Five Stars

my daughter really liked this book and wants to read the next in the series.

Good premise, whiffed execution

Gitty Daneshvari, author of the School of Fear series, is back with the first in a new series: THE LEAGUE OF UNEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. While I love the premise, I think this will be the only book in this series I try.

THE LEAGUE OF UNEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN posits that children who are unremarkable, forgettable, utterly average make the best spies. Very few notice them in the first place, and no one remembers them. (The book promptly deflates its own premise by having the children accompanied by an adult, because there are many places where unaccompanied twelve year olds are quite noticeable.)

The issue for me was that Daneshvari never convinced me that Shelly and Jonathan are completely average. Shelley's wacky outfits are described in detail, as is her habit of just making up sayings and otherwise saying nutty stuff and trying to take it back. She's funny, and quirky. She has an easily recognizable schtick. She's more Stargirl than Jane Doe. Jonathan seems a bit more uninteresting on the surface, although surely a kid wearing khakis isn't an identifiable trait with the current school dress codes. Daneshvari makes it clear that unexceptional kids are not losers, yet doesn't support it well with the text. Most people (that is, the average) are at least kinda good at one thing. Shelley and Jonathan seem to have no talents aside from being easily overlooked.

The plot centers around a kidnapped Vice President. The current league members might be compromised, so Shelley and Jonathan are recruited. They fail their training, but are sent out into the field anyway. However, they aren't alone: they're teamed up with a pair of exceptionals from Britain.

I like the central message of THE LEAGUE OF UNEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN: everyone has something to offer. The book is lightly humorous. Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I just don't think it hangs together. I'll always love books about kid spies, but this one is a miss for me.

Unexceptional, But It Has Its Moments

The basic premise here is popping up more and more. Two kids are so average and blandly invisible they are recruited by the League of Unexceptional Children to operate as spies. The running joke is that no one ever notices or remembers them so they are functionally undercover even when they're out in the open. That premise allows the narrator and the characters to take a lot of pot shots at our supposed succeed-at-all-costs culture.

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Title: Lost

Subtitle: Shipwreck Island

Author: S. A. Bodeen

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-28-15

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

The mystery of the island deepens as members of the Robinson family disappear, and strange animals are discovered.

Sarah Robinson and her family are shipwrecked on a remote and mysterious island. Their food is running out, and their fear is escalating - there is no sign of rescue. The mysterious girl they found unconscious at the beach is healing, and what she tells them about the strange island and especially about someone called the Keeper has the family on edge. When Sarah's dad and Marco's younger brother go missing, the mystery becomes dangerous. Now it's a matter of life and death. Now the family is truly lost.

Members Reviews:

No ending?

Seriously? Nothing like feeling you've stopped in the middle of the book without an ending. If no further books are coming out then this book isn't worth purchasing.

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Title: Alexander's Army

Subtitle: Unicorne Files, Book 2

Author: Chris d'Lacey

Narrator: Raphael Corkhill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-15

Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

From the New York Times best-selling author of the Last Dragon Chronicles comes a brand-new series full of alternate realities, paranormal mystery, and thrilling adventure.

When Michael Malone is assigned a new mystery to solve by the UNICORNE agency, he knows he's in for another strange and deadly adventure. This time he is sent to a local comic shop, where UNICORNE agents have detected unusual activity - specifically the prominent display of a comic book starring a disturbingly familiar heroine....

The more Michael investigates the comic shop, however, the more he realizes that something much more sinister lurks within its walls. An invisible army has come to life, with a menacing maniac at its head. Even worse, Michael gets the sense that some of his fellow UNICORNE agents cannot be trusted, and that his own life may be in danger.

Can he solve the case and defeat his enemies before it's too late? And is he any closer to finding his missing father?

From New York Times best-selling author Chris d'Lacey comes the action-packed second installment in the remarkable and thrilling UFiles series!

Members Reviews:

Next one!

The book was very good but too spred out. Now we wait for the next one

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Title: Darkmouth #1: The Legends Begin

Author: Shane Hegarty

Narrator: Andrew Scott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-21-15

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Discover a new middle-grade series full of madcap adventure, mythological creatures, humor, and heart. The world's unlikeliest hero is also its only hope in this spirited tween fantasy debut, perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon and The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom.

For generations Finn's family has protected Darkmouth from the fierce magical creatures known as Legends. Now the Legends are plotting a major attack, and it's Finn's turn to defend his hometown. So it's too bad he's the worst Legend Hunter in history.

Members Reviews:

Uneven audio performance

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would either change the audio mix or the performance. It was maddening. Andrew Scott goes from low whispers to full-on yells in the same breath. So you either miss details or your eardrums get pounded. I would recommend getting an audio equalizer to go with this audio book.

Engaging story, great performance

I am a grown up "kid" and enjoy listening to something reminiscent of my younger years. I saw this on Amazon and decided to try it as an audiobook, instead.

As you all know, the performer can make or break an audiobook and Andrew Scott does a great job making this a fun listen. He is consistent with all of the different voices and brings believable emotion to the character's lines. Mr. Scott also provides a pleasant variation in the tone, volume, and speed of the reading - appropriate to the situation.

The story was a bit slow to start- trying to figure out whether the legends or the legend hunters were the "good guys". However, once the story got rolling, it became interesting to the point that I didn't want to turn it off when I got to work. Mr. Hegarty wrote young teenaged angst fairly accurately, securing my interest in Finn's journey. I appreciated that every now and then, the author would introduce one of the legends in a first person dialogue chapter. It helped me to get a better grasp of the dire situation about to befall Darkmouth.

In summary, I enjoyed it so much, I've already started the sequel.

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Title: Shoebag

Author: M. E. Kerr

Narrator: Josh Hurley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-13-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

A cockroach wakes up one morning and discovers that he has turned into a boy.

Shoebag likes his life as a cockroach. Like the others in his "tribe", he was named for the place of his birth - in his case, a white summer sandal. He enjoys living in a Boston apartment building with his parents, Drainboard and Under The Toaster, although they've lost countless relatives to jumping spiders, water bugs, beetles, and the deadly fumes of the dreaded exterminator. So when Shoebag discovers that he's been transformed into a person, he's horrified. But the worst is yet to come. Shoebag is adopted by the Biddle family and renamed Stu Bagg. Mr. Biddle enrolls him in Beacon Hill Elementary School, and every night for one hour before bedtime, he watches television with Eunice "Pretty Soft" Biddle, his new seven-year-old sister, who loves the color pink and is the star of toilet paper commercials. At school, Shoebag tries to fit in as a human, while back home he tries to protect his insect family from spiders, cats, and the Zapman. Then Shoebag discovers a secret formula that could change him back into a roach. All he has to do is choose.

Members Reviews:

GREAT Children's read

I read this book 25 years ago in elementary school and a few weeks ago I had the random thought to search for "children's book about cockroaches". Took me longer than expected to locate the title, but the book is just as unique/entertaining as I remember and look forward to reading to my nephew. Perfect book quality too.

Great buy!

I have been looking for this book for several years and was very happy to be able to purchase it. As a retired school teacher, I had previously used this book in my classroom and want to share the story with my grandkids. Shipping was prompt, and the book is in great condition.

I am extremely happy with my purchase.

Five Stars

Loved this book. Glad to have found it again for my reluctant readers.

My students always love this book

No matter how many times I have been assigned a group of sixth graders, I read this to them.

No matter how many years I have read this to different sixth grade classes, they all love it!

As an adult who reads two or three books a week, I would not find this plot appealing, though. However, as a person who is constantly around children, I find this book one of my essential book stash requirements because it does entertain younger kids.

Inventive!

Cute imaginary story about bugs for any age group! I bought this for my 8-year-old grandson but read it before passing it on; was quite enchanted by this almost real-life story. A good story for anyone who's squeamish about cockroaches, spiders, and such. This writer is adept at creating a humorous approach as to how life is lived as an insect who then becomes a boy and then returns back to being an insect because of his love for them. I laughed out loud many times. The family even moves to a mall because of danger and finds a wonderful caveat; a food court!

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Title: Journey to the River Sea

Author: Eva Ibbotson

Narrator: Penelope Rawlins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-14

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at 13, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous, and award-winning adventure.

Critic Reviews:

"An intricate, cleverly paced plot, with plenty of clues for children along the way, makes this a real page-turner"

"Adventure lovers will devour this one and wish that it would continue." (School Library Journal)

"Journey to the River Sea won the Nestle Childrens Book Prize Gold Award, and was shortlisted for the Carnegie medal."

Members Reviews:

Great story for kids - let's go to the jungle!

It took me 2 chapters to really get into this book but once the characters got to Brazil I felt like I cared immensely what happened to all of them. There are plenty of points where there is good deal of mystery and what happens next??? Beautifully written and ideal for children of 10 +

Adventure, friendship and belonging

An adventure book that is culturally sensitive and paints a vividly colourful Brazil. Maya is a character whose determination, kindness and curiosity make her a fantastic heroine.

Noa Howards review for Journey to the river sea.

I personally think this book is an amazing one.I recommend this book for book worms.

Great book

Would you consider the audio edition of Journey to the River Sea to be better than the print version?

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compelling story about passion and being true

Would you listen to Journey to the River Sea again? Why?

The characters are intriguing, you start to love or detest them and the story is very compelling.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Journey to the River Sea?

When Maia is being taken into the jungle by her jungle friend, they feel very complete.

What about Penelope Rawlinss performance did you like?

She did read with good expression.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

At the end, Maia's governess gets permission to take her back to the Amazon , so they can rejoin their friends and follow their passion.

Any additional comments?

The development of the characters is very well done.

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Title: The Case of the Stolen Sixpence

Subtitle: The Mysteries of Maise Hitchins

Author: Holly Webb

Narrator: Anna Bentinck

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-28-14

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Twelve-year-old Maisie is a noticing sort of person. Thats why she is convinced she would make an excellent detective if she ever got the chance! But instead of detecting, she spends her days polishing the banisters at her grandmother's boarding house or fetching fish for the lodgers' dinner. In The Case of the Stolen Sixpence, Maisie's big chance to prove herself finally arrives when crime strikes her Victorian London neighborhood. While the grown-ups turn a blind eye to the whodunit and justice goes un-served, Maisie and her canine sidekick, Eddie, search the streets for clues to crack the case.

Critic Reviews:

"Maisie is sure to charm beginning chapter-book readers new to the mystery genre." (Booklist)

"Emerging chapter book readers who enjoy mystery and historical fiction will find much to like here." (School Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Maisey Hitchens is such a good role model!

My kindergartener loved this book! Can't wait to read the next in the series!

Lovely books! Collect them all,

Lovely books! Collect them all, interesting stories

We love Maisie Hitchins!!

My seven year old daughter is a keen reader and after seeing this mentioned on The Mighty Girl website (encouraging literature with strong female characters) I decided it would be fun to give this book a go and I'm glad I did. We read this together over two nights and both enjoyed it very much. The story is set in Victorian England (lots of opportunity to do your best cockney accent when reading aloud) with Maisie being like a young Sherlock Holmes and her sidekick Eddie the dog solving the mystery. Really fun, quick paced and the characters are really brought to life with the wonderful writing. Super cute illustrations too (this is very important to my daughter as whilst she can read a chapter book with no problems, she is disappointed that many books for older children have no artwork). Maisie is full of the spirit of adventure and a true mighty girl. Looking forward to reading the next in the series.

Cute, Simple Mystery for Younger Readers ...

"The Case of the Stolen Sixpence" is the first in a new mystery series targeted at the 9 - 12 year old group. Holly Webb has created a spunky young would-be detective, Maisie Hitchens.

Maisie lives in her grandmother's London boarding house. She admires the famous detective Gilbert Carrington and wants nothing more than to become a famous detective herself. Maisie finds a wet sack containing a puppy that she names Eddie and, even though her grandmother does not allow pets in the boarding house, takes him home and hides him in her room. When Eddie steals some sausages from the butcher's delivery boy, Maisie later learns George has been fired for allegedly stealing from his employer. Maisie, who thinks the missing sausages are the reason for George's dismissal, feels responsible. She then learns it is the theft of shillings from the cash box that butcher blames on George; Maisie sets out to discover the truth.

"The Case of the Stolen Sixpence" is an easy to read book that is very appropriate for younger readers. The vocabulary and sentence structure of "The Case of the Stolen Sixpence" are not complex. Many children in the target age group - 9 - 12-years old - may be too sophisticated to enjoy this simple story.

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Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Author: Mark Twain

Narrator: Rashid Raza

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-22-14

Publisher: Reado

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Tom Sawyer, a universally recognizable classic literary hero, is an intelligent and imaginative boy who is nevertheless careless and mischievous. He along with his friend Huck Finn accidentally witnesses a murder for which an innocent man is wrongly accused. Together they succeed in revealing the truth, but now the real murderer is after their life. From the famous episodes of the whitewashed fence and the ordeal in the cave to the hunt for the treasure that Joe had buried, the story takes many twists and turns and is full of surprises.

Members Reviews:

Wonderful story

Mark Twain's story is comforting and reminds of a simpler time.

Rashid Raza does very well the accents are not perfect but close to the area and time period.

Poor book

I thought that this book was very boring and confusing with all there odd language

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Title: The Badger Knight

Author: Kathryn Erskine

Narrator: Graham Halstead

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine presents a unique novel about a sickly boy's epic journey through England and Scotland at the height of Medieval times.

Adrian is small for his age, even for an almost-thirteen-year-old. It doesn't help that he has albinism, which makes those he meets wonder if he's an angel or a devil. His father is a bowyer, and all Adrian wants to do is become apprenticed and go off to war as an archer. But that's not what his father wants for him. Since Adrian can write, his father wants him to be a scribe. That's just about the last thing Adrian wants. When the Scots invade England and Adrian's best friend Hugh runs off to find his father and fight in battles, Adrian soon follows, intent on finding Hugh and joining him in glorious warfare against the pagans invading England from the north. When Adrian finds Hugh, who is caring for a wounded Scotsman, he's horrified that Hugh would aid an enemy. But soon, as Adrian gets to know Donald, he begins to question what he's been taught about the enemy and the nature of war. In this epic journey an afflicted boy finds an inner strength he never knew belonged to him.

Members Reviews:

Must read for kids who wish they were knights!

Got kids who love scrappy adventure stories with underdog heroes? Then this is a must read.

As always, Kathy Erskine has created a layered story that rewards both the fast pleasure reader and a lengthier, in-depth exploration. THE BADGER KNIGHT stars Adrian, the young son of a bowmaker in a medieval England on the brink of war with Scotland and France. Adrian dreams of glory in battle, but he's hobbled by an accident of birth: he's an albino, with skin and hair that make his neighbors mock him -- and strangers fear him.

To top it off, he's plagued by asthma attacks that leave him gasping. The villagers think he's too weak and simple to ever amount to much. Even his own father refuses to train him in the one thing that he really cares about: archery. When Adrian's best friend sneaks away to join the battle, Adrian sees a chance to prove to everyone that he's good for something more than gathering goosefeathers.

But Adrian will find more than he bargained for on the road. And he'll learn that his sharp wits are good for more than shirking school, church and chores.

THE BADGER KNIGHT provides a classic road story of adventure, close calls and new friends that would be at home in any century. Erskine's dialogue somehow rings true as period and modern at once, and her characters grow and shift and surprise you at every turn. She doesn't flinch at showing the horrors of war, both physical and mental, through their impacts on 12-year-old Adrian and his friends. And watching Adrian discover his true value and change his dreams is a true pleasure.

I'd recommend THE BADGER KNIGHT for readers 8 and up, particularly those who prefer adventure or fantasy and balk at history lessons. Though the book has a historical setting, it teems with magic and the mystery of another world. It's kind of like sneaking some carrots into the meatloaf - the kids will never know they're learning some history along with their tasty literary romp.

Game of Thrones has nothing on this!

St. Jerome's bones! This was an amazing read. I am not a big fan of the medieval story, but this was so beautifully researched and described that I was sucked right in.