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Title: Geek Magnet

Author: Keiran Scott

Narrator: Lauren Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-31-09

Publisher: Penguin Group USA and Audible

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Everyone loves KJ Miller, especially the geeks. She's pretty, smart, and super nice to everyone, which has made her the geek pied piper of Washington High. If only Cameron, the star of the basketball team, would follow her around and worship her the way her dorky entourage does.

As the stage manager of the spring musical, Grease, KJ has to deal with a few geeks, but she also gets to hang out with Tama, queen of the popular crowd and star of the play. Tama has the solution to all of KJ's problems: get cruel. After all, the nice girl never gets the guy. Can KJ actually pull off a transformation into a mean girl?

Members Reviews:

Cant get enough

I love this. I have read it more time's to count. I am I'm love with this book. I can't stop reading it. I will never get tired of this book

Geek Magnet Review

I really liked this book. I enjoyed howw you could relate to all of the characters. I also loved how they added that "achoholic dad" thing. It made the book mature and it showed that even if someones life seems erfect from the outisde, its probrably not once you get to the inside. The "Geeks" are soo funny! Eve though I kind of felt bad for the "geeks". Well, once you read it you'll understand ;).

It doesnt drag at any point, which is AWESOME! And, I am REALLY hoping the author decides to make this a series! Because SO much can happen in between the characters!!

I <3 this book!

Hilarious, yet very real for young adults.

My niece really enjoyed this book! The author showed K.J. as a funny, strong character that did not realize or understand she had strength. This story was funny, especially when describing the "geeks", and real because many teenagers deal with peer pressure but never really discuss matters stemming from home. This book will shed some light on serious adult issues, which will make parents want to talk to their kids more!!

Cute

I've read this kind of story before but it doesn't matter. I liked it but didn't love it. An easy, sweet read.

My daughter enjoyed this book

My daughter was in the play Grease in high school and really enjoyed this book. So if your child enjoys play performances, she should enjoy this book.

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Title: Monster Blood Tattoo

Subtitle: Book 1: Foundling

Author: D. M. Cornish

Narrator: Humphrey Bower

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-29-08

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Set in the world of the Half-Continent - a land of tri-corner hats and flintlock pistols - the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy is a world of predatory monsters, chemical potions and surgically altered people. Foundling begins the journey of Rossamund, a boy with a girl's name, who is just about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor. What starts as a simple journey is threatened by encounters with monsters - and people, who may be worse. Learning who to trust and who to fear is neither easy nor without its perils, and Rossamund must choose his path carefully.

Critic Reviews:

"Enough secrets, promises, and mystery to create impatient demand for part two." (Booklist (starred review))

Members Reviews:

Fabulous work

I was thrilled to find this book available and so well spoken by Humphrey Bower. Truely exciting fantasy. It is a joy to be wrapped up in the language that Cornish has created, a wonderfully realised world. (Not long now till Book 3 is out, Huzzah!!)

My first audio book

This whole series is a perennial favourite, & combined with such excellent narration I am excited to share the adventure with my partner.

Performance and story.

performance was very good but the story was a little slow. still managed to capture the vivid and interesting world of Half Continent.

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Title: Parables from Nature, Volume 3

Author: Margaret Gatty

Narrator: David Thorn, Bobbie Frohman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-08

Publisher: Alcazar AudioWorks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Entertaining stories of nature with a moral lesson thrown in for good measure are fun as well as thought provoking. Children will be enthralled with the intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Subtleness in making a moral point is always a strength in Ms. Gattys stories.

Volume 3 of 3, includes:

1. Purring When You're Pleased

2. The Voices of the Earth

3. The Master of the Harvest

4. The Deliverer

5. Inferior Animals

6. The General Thaw

7. The Light of Life

8. Gifts

9. Night and Day

10. Kicking

11. Imperfect Instruments

12. Birds in the Nest

Margaret Gatty (18091873) was a British children's author. The wife and daughter of clergymen, Gatty's work has a moral core, but with a sweet and friendly tone, accessible to children.

Members Reviews:

Not preachy

What a terrific book! The parables are deep, the morals are sound and traditional, but these aren't preachy a bit. And the use of nature to teach us about ourselves is perfect.

This is a wee bit advanced for my 5 y/o, but I can see a slightly older child enjoying it. And as an adult, I have loved it and passed it on to a friend already.

It was way more then I expected. I looked ...

It was way more then I expected. I looked up the author to thank her but she has passed away, long ago.

Two Stars

Kindle version is boring to Mama; can understand why it doesn't hold the attention of my 2nd grader.

Valuable

Valuable parables. I am using them for the Storytelling Manual at Toastmasters.

Five Stars

Nice edition even if it isn't vintage!

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Title: Young Joan

Author: Barbara Dana

Narrator: Susan OMalley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-25-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Before she became the legendary Joan of Arc, the child Joan lived the simple life of a farm girl in the village of Domremy in France. Joan saw the work of God all around her, in the tall gnarled grandfather tree, in the small gentle sheep on the family farm, and in the faces of her dear friends and neighbors.

Critic Reviews:

". . .wise and profoundly moving. . .captivating and timeless." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Members Reviews:

Joan of Arc

I read this book when I was in 4th grade, then again when I was in 7th grade, and I loved it both times. This book turns Joan of Arc from a legendary character to a real person, and a realistic teenager. Some scenes, such as her meeting the saints, forshadow the great hero she is destined to become, while in other scenes, she is a very normal teenager even with a love intrest. One scene that really shows that is the part where all the children are going for a cart ride and Joan and her friend try to get their love interests to sit next to them. When I read that, I was thinking-"Wow! Why does that sound so much like what my friends do practically everyday at school" Other scenes, such as when the phrophcy is answered, just gave me chills. I give this book a 5 out of 5!!!

One of the Most Inspiring Books I've Read

As a then nearly 50-year old (and non-Christian) male, I would not have normally found or picked up a "young adult" book about a young Joan of Arc, but the book was given to me and as a courtesy, and I had read my daughter's copy of another Barbara Dana book, "Crazy Eights," so knew of her writing skills. Thus, I started turning the pages. I'm glad I did, and spiritually richer for it. I consider it a universal book for all ages, female or male -- for anyone who could use some inspiration. Of course the Joan of Arc story has uplifting elements, but Barbara Dana's gifts on this work take the story to a new level. As an author myself, someone once asked me what I thought comprised "spiritual" literature -- to me, the content doesn't have to be about angels or miracles, but rather, whatever is uplifting or inspiring, whatever reminds us and calls us to the best wishin us. "Young Joan" does that, and Barbara Dana has done us all a service. I highly recommend it.

I Loved this Book

I read this book a couple months ago but, here's what i remember. Even though this book is about Joan of Arc, it's a great book for anyone. My friend told me to read this book a while ago because she loved it so much, and she's jewish, and right now, not that much into religion. So truly this book is for anyone who wishes to read something out of the ordinary. Not just a plain fictional book, but one that allows you to think and experience what the life of someone living in the early 1400's

presents Joan's perception of the world and of spirit

Yes, this is a YA book. If you enjoyed Mark Twain's Joan of Arc "autobiography," don't miss this one, the next best book and better of the two books for adults.Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Dover Thrift Editions)Both books have a channeled quality; that is, not that Joan heself speaks but that spiritual assistance from teh other side was present to guide the authors to accurate representations.

As an adult I tired of the homely details about trees, cats, geese, sheep, and playmates.

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Title: Through the Looking-Glass

Author: Lewis Carroll

Narrator: Harlan Ellison

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-24-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Alice encounters talking flowers, madcap kings and queens, and strange mythological characters when she becomes a pawn in a bizarre chess game involving Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and other amusing nursery-rhyme characters.

Critic Reviews:

"By any reckoning...[one of the] most original works of fiction to emerge from that strange and original time known as Victorian England." (Guardian)

Members Reviews:

Soso

Though this book is not much better than Alice's Adventures, the chess motif and theme does make the book much more interesting. With the bossy, dominant Red Queen and the quiet, kind, messy white queen, the book is a study in contrasts.

The interweaving of the Nursery Rhyme Characters and the frequent fish poetry references does provide more continuity and a sense of sequential events than Alice's first adventure. I also appreciated the linking of the cat at the beginning and end of the story.

It does still feel like Carroll did way too many opium pipes in his time.

(First written as Journal Reading Notes in 1999.)

Reading with Tequila

I very much disliked Through the Looking Glass. It was trippy in a way that would be better suited for someone high on drugs: pure gibberish masquerading as whimsical storytelling.

Every other chapter was the same. Meet a pair of characters, then watch them fight. Mix in some random poetry and songs. Add to that some round-about dialogue and logic that will make the reader dizzy. Viola, a classic.

It was easy to follow, but hard to understand or relate to. I knew what was going on but I couldn't grasp why, or even how. I believe that this story would probably be better experienced through a visual means, a movie to television special. I only finished it because it was 100 pages. Had it been longer, I wouldn't have given up without a second thought.

Amazing book

I loved reading this book on my Kindle. It didn't have many pictures in it but it was a great book. I loved the poems of the Jaberwockies. If you loved Through The Looking Glass, you should see a movie called The Last Mimsy. It has a part about the girl Alice that the books were based on and on this book too.

Spoiler: I loved that she has two kittens and didn't know about going to Wonderland. My favorite characters were the White King and the White Queen.

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Title: Plant People

Subtitle: Strange Matter #14

Author: Engle, Barnes

Narrator: full cast

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

While exploring the vacant house, Rachel comes across some weird looking plants. They are large, green shells that have blossomed...letting whatever was inside them out.

Two months later, the Smith family moves into the empty house. They're very odd people. Not only do Mr. and Mrs. Smith and their two weird children, Jane and Richard, look unsettling, they act strange as well. Jane seems to have a taste for bugs, while Richard disappears late at night with a shovel in hand, only to return early the next morning. It's made Rachel very suspicious.

But soon that suspicion turns to fear when strange things happen to those who come into contact with the Smiths. Kids get sick. Parents disappear. And plants come to life. Now no one's left to believe Rachel.

Except for the Smiths....

Members Reviews:

This book was ok

i rented this book from the library in hopes of it toping the other strange matter books i have read.sadly it wasnt as good.the plot was ok but there were not as many twists as there were in otehr SM books.this series is WAY better than goosebumps and i wish marty&johnny kept it up its too bad they went out of buisness.if anyone out there has any strange matter books for sale please contact me(especially the srange forces books # 2&3(the ones with rilo and the kids)) at [email protected] jon

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Title: Lake Rescue

Subtitle: Beacon Street Girls #6

Author: Annie Bryant

Narrator: uncredited

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-04-08

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

Big time adventure awaits the Beacon Street Girls and the rest of the seventh grade. The class is heading to Lake Rescue in New Hampshire for outdoor adventure. Will Nick's attention to Isabel make Charlotte wonder about her own feelings? And will the physical challenges of this outdoor adventure prove too much for one overweight seventh-grade girl?

Spend some more time with the

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©2008 Annie Bryant; (P)2008 Listening Library

Members Reviews:

CAMP STORY

THIS STORY SEEMS TO FOCUS NOT ONLY ON THE

BSG, BUT SOME OTHERS AS WELL. AN UN-POPULAR

GIRL WHO IS OVER-WEIGHT ENDS UP SAVING THE

DAY WHEN PART OF THE GROUP GETS LOST. WHILE

THE IDEA OF CHILDREN LEARNING HOW TO "ROUGH IT"

WHILE LEARNING HOW TO WORK IN A GROUP IS A GOOD IDEA.

I DO NOT THINK 4 DAYS OF THIS DURING SCHOOL APPROVED

TIME IS CORRECT. A TWO OR THREE DAY WEEK-END WOULD HAVE

BEEN ENOUGH. I'VE BEEN HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND

YES IT IS FUN. BUT, SAFETY FIRST.

Bought for my granddaughter. She loves Annie Bryant.

Bought for my granddaughter. She loves Annie Bryant.

Amazing

It keeps you hooked and wanting to finish the entire book in one day!!!:)

It is perfect for middle school girls!!(:

Lake Rescue

Great book!! I couldn't set it down.. it is an awesome book from start to end . Read this book!!!

Beacon Street Girls

This book was awesome I can't wait to read the next one I'm going to read the whole series. awesome

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Title: Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf

Author: Sonya Hartnett

Narrator: Suzi Dougherty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-28-08

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

In a dying country town lives Satchel O'Rye, a young man fighting the future; Chelsea Piper, a young woman fighting the past; and a long-lost creature that can teach them both the art of survival. Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf is a shimmering, ultimately joyful novel, a story of journeying towards courage and freedom, of finding the will to live a life beyond expectation.

Editorial Reviews:

From one of the most talented and versatile voices in contemporary Australian literature comes this somber, introspective dirge, centered around the discovery of a mysterious, unidentifiable beast. Sonya Hartnetts Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf follows high school dropout Satchel ORye, drifting between jobs as he tries to support his family in the absence of his deadbeat dad. Satchels situation begins to change when he discovers an unusual, seemingly canine animal. He develops a friendship with social misfit Chelsea Piper, as the two spend time together pondering the nature of this strange beast. Actress Suzi Dougherty (The Loved Ones, Home and Away ) lends fluid eloquence to this heartrending work of fantastic realism, while nevertheless striking a reflective tone, betraying understated sympathy for the hapless Satchel.

Members Reviews:

subdued quality

While reading this understated, well-written if not always riveting story, I found myself penciling notes in the inside cover, either pages that capture the "sidestep wolf" well, or just fine imagery, the first on page 4: "The land beyond the rust-riddled sheds was a dirty brown, silver shimmering desert: what grew on it needed no water, and what water fell on it soaked only deep enough to turn the topsoil into slime."

I also greatly appreciate the coinciding of the main character with the thylacine, and how the author leaves the tensions unresolved at the end. Both are individuals scraping by to survive, although their plights are not parallel in any easy, allegorical sense. When Satchel considers his future and the thylacine near the book's end, no neat parallels are made. Satchel creates a bond in his mind with the creature, just as we often do in reality, somewhat arbitrarily but with profound impact on us at the time and perhaps times forthcoming.

"Against terrible odds it had saved itself..."

Twentysomething Satchel O'Rye is stuck in a small country town at the end of the world - a "dark, nasty, dingy little pit where nothing's allowed to happen". Flanked by a dormant volcano and a snarling freeway, he's emotionally hemmed in, too, by a delusionally religious father and a long-suffering mother. Yet he's unwilling to break familial ties and follow his friend to the city, or take up an offer of well-paid work on the coast. Then, while gathering wood in the bush one day, he sees what local outcast Chelsea Piper believes is a Thylacine - a.k.a the Tasmanian Tiger, a dog-like marsupial extinct on the Australian mainland for over 3000 years... Like much of Hartnett's strikingly original work, this novel has suburban despair, damaged youngsters, wounded animals and the constant threat of violence. It also has her trademark compassion - you cannot help but feel for Satchel and Chelsea. Though you know much of their pain is self-inflicted, they're struggling to live their lives in the best way they know how.

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Title: Aidan of Oren

Subtitle: The Journey Begins

Author: Alan St. Jean

Narrator: Margot Dionne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-27-08

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

This Book Sense Children's Pick is a magical tale that has been favorably compared to L. Frank Baum's Oz series. There is a war raging in the village of Oren. Thirteen years ago, a child was born; and once his destiny is fulfilled, peace may once again return to this village. Aidan, on the eve of his 13th birthday, must set out on a journey with his friends, Lily and McKenzie, to save his land.

©2004 Alan St. Jean; (P)2005 Recorded Books

Members Reviews:

Aiden of Oren - Interesting story stretched into 3 books

It is unfortunate that many authors of children's books today feel the need to write serialized installments. Such is the case with Aiden of Oren: The Journey Begins by Alan St. Jean, the first book in a trilogy. Although there's probably is a good story here, the writing is uneven -- padded in some places, vague in others. For example, early in the book Grandmama begins to tell Aiden about the prophecy that foretells his destiny (clearly crucial information) but falls asleep in mid-sentence. Aiden's confrontation with Gorgon is also rather arcane. Not to give any spoilers away but the resolution relies on an unnecessary flashback. Characterizations also vary in quality. Aiden is a nicely drawn but his female companions are mere shadow figures. The reader is told more than once that Lily is wise and that McKenzie is brave but there is little evidence to support that, particularly in the final act. The flightless falcon named Charles provides comic relief which did amuse my 10 year old son but in the end he decided not to follow Aiden into the second volume of this series.

A story of friendship, confronting one's fears, and finding one's place in the world

Our young hero, Aiden, lives in the village of Oren in the land of Lionsgate with his mystical Grandmama and with Charles, a flightless (and gutless) pet falcon. (Charles is mainly the comic relief used to diffuse the suspense for the young audience.) Along with his constant friends and companions, the beautiful and sage Lilly and the precocious and fearless little McKenzie, also both orphaned, Aiden, like many "tweens," tries to understand his place in the world. He does not quite understand the reason, but Aiden senses there is something special about him. After having an encounter with a strange and frightening hooded man in town and an unusual dream, Grandmama helps Aiden to understand what he must do. So, along with Lilly, McKenzie, and Charles, Aiden sets of on a journey during which he will encounter "castles, knights in shining armor, ferocious dragons, giants, and curious elves." On their journey, Aiden may also discover his destiny.

Written in the popular fantasy genre, `Aiden of Oren: The Journey Begins' is a very nice read for the eight-year old to perhaps the 12-year old ages. It is not as difficult nor is it as involved as J.K. Rowling's `Harry Potter' series, but `Aiden of Oren...' is also not as well conceived. (What is?) During the first part of the book, Alan St. Jean effectively builds suspense from chapter to chapter as he paints in the colors of Lionsgate, Oren, and exactly who Aiden is. However, as the book progresses, the chapters seem to drag and do not have the same, crisp cliffhangers boasted by the first half of the story. It is almost as if Alan St. Jean was distracted or experienced some environmental change because the difference in his quality of writing is stark.

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Title: The Devil's Breath

Subtitle: Danger Zone #1

Author: David Gilman

Narrator: David Thorn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-23-08

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Teens, Ages 11-13

Publisher's Summary:

After learning that his explorer father is missing, Max is determined to find him, no matter what dangers may lay in his path. A secret clue his father left behind leads Max to the inhospitable wilderness of Namibia, where he soon discovers a potentially massive ecological disaster masterminded by Shaka Chang, a very powerful and completely ruthless man - a man Max fears may have put his father in mortal danger.

Max needs all the help he can get, because whoever is behind his father's disappearance is determined to get rid of Max, too.

Members Reviews:

exhilarating

I ended up reading this book to assist my child with a book review. We agreed that we would each read a chapter until the book was finished and discuss the contents each night. I could not put it down and ended up reading the whole book within a few days. I now have to recall the book chapter by chapter. I loved it. I loved the knowledge I gained about Namibia and the plight of the bushman. A Five star read.

Promote reading to your kids

Good reading for any child, especially boys, in middle school. My grandson really enjoyed reading it and several other books I purchased through Amazon for a much more reasonable price than at the bookstores.

Especially in the first book where he was in the safari in Africa and got poisoned by a scorpion which literally has like zero c

Max Gordon somehow always finds himself in some sort of trouble yet manages to just barely get out of it. Either heâs extremely lucky or extremely talented. Out of all of the three books in this series, I think the first one was actually the weakest one. I didnât feel drawn into it as much and if it wasnât for the fact that I didnât realize that I had originally picked up the second book and was getting into it then realize that it wasnât the first book, I might not have even finished Devilâs Breath. I still think the second book, Ice Claw, was the most intriguing one with the last book a close second.

While I have definitely more action-packed and âkeeping my butt at the edge of my seatâ kind of books, I do think Max Gordon and his adventures are quite interesting as well. The main reason is because he always finds himself in a crazy situation (i.e. finding himself at the mercy of a lion/tiger or trying to escape or enter a compound by getting through some whirling blades, etc.) yet somehow always gets out of it. Especially in the first book where he was in the safari in Africa and got poisoned by a scorpion which literally has like zero chance of survival, he somehow survives. Or the part where he was able to turn himself to a jaguar or bear to get out of situations. I mean, it was mentioned how he was able to do that but it wasnât particularly clear. It was just crazy to see how a teenage boy was able to overcome such tough situations or outsmart a professional killer (multiples times!).

The one thing I have to say that I didnât particularly enjoy was the writing style. For the most part, it was fine but there were multiples times when the author would purposely be like âMax was in the river and was not paying attention to what was lurking behind him. A crocodile was slowly sneaking up on him and suddenly its jaws sprang open and tear into flesh.â And thatâs how he ends the chapter.