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Title: How to Be Invisible

Author: Tim Lott

Narrator: Christopher Webster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-13

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

"It was the 13th of September, 13 days after my 13th birthday, when I first learned how to be invisible...."

Strato Nyman couldnt be more of an odd-one-out. Hes the only black kid in Hedgecombe-upon-Dray, he knows more about particle physics than his teacher, and hes constantly picked on by the school bully. One day, Strato picks up a dusty book in a mysterious bookshop and learns how to become invisible. He discovers that people arent always what they seem...and realises standing out isnt so bad after all.

Tim Lott has written many books for adults including White City Blue and The Scent of Dried Roses and one book for children: Fearless. He has won the Whitbread First Novel Award and the J. R. Ackerley Prize.

Critic Reviews:

"A new and exciting voice in children's literature." (The Times)

Members Reviews:

Great Story

Enjoyable fresh story combining physics, a bit of magic and morals. Lots of valuable lessons to be learned!

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Title: The King of the Trees

Author: William D. Burt

Narrator: William D. Burt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-19-13

Publisher: KOT Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

The King of the Trees is an imaginative and inspirational tale that blends the allegorical richness of C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia with the creative depth and realism of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

What do an old wooden box, a jeweled pendant and some mysterious, green-garbed strangers share in common? Solving this riddle takes Rolin son of Gannon worlds beyond the walls of his little log cabin. With the help of some grumpy griffins and other newfound friends, Rolin embarks on a perilous quest to fulfill a long-lost prophecy that holds the key to his destiny. In the end, he learns that, "the greatest help oft comes in harms disguise to those with trusting hearts and open eyes."

This series is ideal for both pre-teens and teens (ages eight and up, male or female), including young adults and adults. These books do not contain objectionable language, and appeal to those who enjoy The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Borrowers, The Wind in the Willows, and other classics.

Members Reviews:

greatest book ever

I love this book and want to read the rest

of this series. Malachi Aiden Guyer 10

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Title: On the Road to Mr. Mineo's

Author: Barbara O'Connor

Narrator: Suzy Jackson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-13

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Summer days drift by slowly in Meadville, South Carolina - that is, until Sherman the one-legged pigeon flies into town and causes a ruckus. First Stella, who's been begging for a dog, spots him on top of a garage roof and decides she wants him for a pet. Then there's Ethel and Amos, an old couple who sees the pigeon in their barn keeping company with a little brown dog that barks all night. The pigeon lands smack in the middle of Mutt Raynard's head, but he's the town liar, so no one believes him. And when Stella's brother Levi and his scabby-kneed, germ-infested friends notice the pigeon, they join the chase, too. Meanwhile, across town, Mr. Mineo has one less homing pigeon than he used to.... Barbara O'Connor has delivered another ingeniously crafted story full of southern charm, kid-sized adventures, and quirky, unforgettable characters.

Members Reviews:

Fabulous read!

This is a heartwarming and funny little story. My son is 10yo and thoroughly enjoyed it. Barbara is a fabulous children's lit writer.

On the road to mr. Mineo's

It was the cutest story! I got this for my granddaughter who is beginning to read. The story is delightful with enough repetition to aid children as they practice their reading skills

It was good but not great

3*

It was pretty interesting

The chapters with the dog all had the same name and the chapters were too short

Magical!

A one-legged pigeon. Scabby-kneed, germ-infested boys. A girl who loves dogs. Summertime fun. This magical story proves that adventure is waiting for you around every corner, but only if you are looking for it.

a warm and satisfying story

In this small Southern town, summer has a past time feeling. The story could have been out of my childhood, which would make it historical fiction. I don't know if it characterizes a contemporary picture. A one-legged pigeon shows up and everyone, from kids to grownups, stakes a claim and pursues the bird with dogged piquancy. It may not have enough "action" for most readers, but certainly readers can identify with the snarky maneuvers of kids who know each other too well. The story comes together very nicely in the end, making it a worthwhile read.

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Title: The Sinister Submarine

Subtitle: A Brant Twins Mystery, Volume 1

Author: V. J. Wells

Narrator: Carol Herman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-02-13

Publisher: Geoffrey Wells

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

It was just supposed to be a day at the beach, with some swimming and snorkeling, in the clear blue waters surrounding a small Bahamian island. But then everything changed. Sally was the first to see it - a dark shadow on the ocean floor. Carefully, Sally, Jimmy and their new friend Sandy, swam towards the shape in order to get a better look and were startled by what they saw.

What the heck is an old, World War II submarine doing in the waters of the Bahamas? That's just one of the questions that 13-year-old twins, Jimmy and Sally Brant need to answer as they find themselves in the middle of a mystery. Follow along as they discover clues, dodge danger, and even rescue a dolphin as they use all their skills - and some help from the U.S. Coast Guard - to solve the mystery of The Sinister Submarine.

Members Reviews:

entertaining worth it

excellent for ages 9 to 12 yo. Kept my 7 and 11 yo interested for hours during road trips.

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Title: Spitting Image

Author: Shutta Crum

Narrator: Julia Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-20-13

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

In the 1960s, when Jessie Bovey meets Miss Woodruff, a soldier in President Johnsons War on Poverty, she has no idea that her life and those of her neighbors are about to change whether they like it or not.

Author Shutta Crum weaves a touching tale of one girls driving ambition to make a difference.

Members Reviews:

My Favorite Book

This is my all-time favorite book. It's so hard to put into words how great it is! Throughout the novel I learned to care for the characters SO much, and I found myself crying, so nervous my stomach fluttered, or so happy I had the most amazing feeling inside me, like everything was perfect. It's amazing what talent Shutta has with her writing. I am encouraging *everyone* to read this book. The only warning I have...is that you'll be glued to it until the very last page. There were parts in the book where I wanted to skip ahead and find out what happened next! It is a perfect book about family, history, and loyalty. I have never read a book this inspiring and amazing in my entire lifetime. Shutta's charming words are sure to capture your heart with this heart-warming story about Jessica Kay Bovey.

Wow!

wow, this book was really quite extraordinary, i loved it sooo much. i read it a few weeks ago, and now i decided to do my book report on it! so i am excited....but this book is so wonderful. it is historical fiction, and it brings together the fealings of happiness, sorrow, laughing-ness (if thats a word. lol.)and i really enjoyed it...Jessie Bovey is a bright young girl, and she is an amazing character.i loved her personality. and her grandma really is awesome there towards the end. lol. she kicks bootie. LOL. ha ha. but anyways. i would suggest to anyone who wants to read a brilliant book! well gtg. bye

Creative!

I liked this book because Shutta Crum had a very unique writer's craft. It was a real page-turner! It had many of a 'big idea' and was funny at the same time. I liked the way she described the setting and the characters, it really gave you a feel that you were there with Jessica and Robert and had all the same feelings and thoughts. I think any person can enjoy this, even if they are into mystery, action, comedy...anything. This book included all of it, that's why it was so great to read.

Creative!

I liked this book because Shutta Crum had a very unique writer's craft. It was a real page-turner! It had many of a 'big idea' and was funny at the same time. I liked the way she described the setting and the characters, it really gave you a feel that you were there with Jessica and Robert and had all the same feelings and thoughts. I think any person can enjoy this, even if they are into mystery, action, comedy...anything. This book included all of it, that's why it was so great to read.

Great

This book came right in the amount of time that I was expecting it to come! And its a good book by the way.

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Title: Forging Freedom

Subtitle: A True Story of Heroism During the Holocaust

Author: Hudson Talbott

Narrator: Brett Barry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Jaap Penraat can't understand the Germans' hatred of his Jewish neighbors in his hometown of Amsterdam. As the restrictions multiply and the violence escalates, Jaap knows he must take action to help his friends. He begins by using his father's printing press to forge identification cards and papers for Jewish neighbors and refugees, but as the Nazi grasp tightens, he is forced to take a more drastic path - leading 20 Jews on the dangerous first leg of a journey to Paris, the start of the underground pipeline to safety.

This initial group of 20 men is only the beginning; the number eventually grows to over four hundred Jews saved from certain death by Jaap Penraat's heroic efforts, brought to life in this vivid retelling.

Members Reviews:

Everyone should read this book

This is well written and illustrated-- hopefully used to tell the story of evil, especially at this time.

Four Stars

A great book for elementary students with a great story of a true hero.

*To do 'mitzvahs ' for Freedom was his calling . . . *

"Forging Freedom" impresses me with its factual account of Jewish people in the Netherlands suffering the terrifying power of Adolph Hitler in 1940. Here the impact of Hudson Talbott's art is significant; using somber tones, sometimes in the style of educational graphics, he makes his points dramatically.

Jaap Penraat grew to manhood having friends who were Jewish. His early neighborly task of lighting the Sabbath lights for Jewish families in his apartment block was considered to be a "mitzvah" - a kindness, a deed done from the heart. Not much later his heart responded to the terrible needs of hundreds of people in Amsterdam: for food, clothes, places to hide. There were few who understood the fate of those who were rounded up & taken away in boxcars.

But Jaap rushed ahead to devise a plan, falsifying passports & permits, and then brashly playing the role of transport leader so that a group of young men could be guided to "jobs of national importance" in the German defense industry - - when in reality they were being passed along an underground network from Holland through Belgium & France, to freedom in Spain & England.

At parting, Jaap and his childhood friend & refugee, Bram Dorland, gave each other the same message: "L'chaim" . . . "To Life".

There is a surprising immediacy in the way Talbott's message is conveyed. He could not be old enough to have a personal consciousness of that time. "Forging Freedom" published in 2000, tells its story hoping there is alsways another generation to teach the next the moral necessity of standing up for what is right. The fact that the bold courage of Jaap Penraat was recognized as a heroic by both the Dutch government and a Holocaust Commission backs up the authenticity to mcHAIKU's satisfaction. The important fact is that we must never forget.

Good intro for kids to the underground movement

I read this aloud to my kids ages 6,8, and 10. They really enjoyed it. We read it in 4 or 5 nights. I'd get to the end of a chapter and they'd want me to keep reading. I enjoyed it also.

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Title: Dancing Queen: Go Girl!, Book 7

Author: Thalia Kalkipsakis

Narrator: Ruby Rees-Wemyss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-13

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Charlie is buzzing - she's just had her first modern dance class! It's not all perfect, though. She's in the wrong dance clothes. The trendy girls tease her. And now there's the concert to worry about. But none of that seems to matter once Charlie starts dancing.

Members Reviews:

Sweet book with a great message

Very sweet book especially for a dance lover. My wife is a first grade teacher and purchased it to accompany her book character fashion show.

Dancing Queen

My girl loved this book...she couldn't put it down. Girls love to dance and this is filled with excitement and doing something even if you think you cannot.

Five Stars

A great series. My girls love them. This helped a reluctant reader fall in love with books again.

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Title: Lewis and Clark

Subtitle: Explorers of the Louisiana Purchase

Author: Richard Kozar

Narrator: Bill Brooke

Format: Unabridged

Length: 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-13

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

This book is a history of the team that explored the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory from 1804-06 while seeking the elusive Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. The expedition took place shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, and consisted of a select group of U.S. Army volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend, Second Lieutenant William Clark.

Members Reviews:

Worth Reading, even for adults

I brought this book home from the library for my son (9). After he read it, I picked it up and started reading a few of the chapters. It is well written, which I can't always say about books for children. It's also a great story about American exploration.

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Title: The Haunting

Author: Margaret Mahy

Narrator: Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-04-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Eight-year-old Barney is willing to accept that the ghost of his Great-Uncle Cole might wish to be friends with him, but his family are sceptical. However, some of his older relations admit that there does seem to be something special about the boy. Barney's sister, practical Tabitha, determines to solve the mystery - but it is Troy, the oldest of the children, who finds out what the truth really is....

Members Reviews:

Condition as promised

I have not read it yet, but the condition is very good. I does look read, but the binding is not broken, and there aren't any pages missing. The back cover has some damage. The top corner appears to have been cut off.

The Palmers and the Scholars

Barnaby or Barney Palmer is 8 years old and is facing âThe Hauntingâ of this title. On my reread of this recipient of the Carnegie Medal in 1982, the language was dated (even for 1982?) but the story still remains fresh.

Barneyâs sisters, Tabitha and Troy, and stepmother, Claire, are sympathetic to him. However, Barney canât find a way out of his predicament when the haunting commences with the vision of a speaking ghost of a boy in blue velvet of his own age. What that ghost says makes Barney faint and become progressively more ill.

A visit to his maternal family members, the Scholars, confirms the identity of the blue in blue, and brings things to a head. When the haunting becomes more intense, and is accompanied by the other sounds and visions witnessed by Tabitha, Barney confides in his sister.

The Scholars, who comprise of Barneyâs dead motherâs parents, uncles and grandmother, start to visit Barneyâs family. Then Tabitha takes matters in her own hands and goes to visit her Grand-Uncle, Dr. Guy Scholar, to find out his views on what the visits and the haunting are all about. Though this answers some of the questions, the entire story is revealed with a twist at about the 75% mark. Slightly repetitious up to this point, the revelation causes the story to gather momentum, and there is no more peak in the plot towards the end.

The story has moderate cadences, so a younger reader of today might find it doesnât contain many peaks or action. There is no real antagonist other than Grand Grandmother Scholar, who remains selfish and nasty till the end. Margaret Mahyâs writing is expert and allows the reader to understand the emotions and motivations of the two main protagonists, Barney and Tabitha. I found it a gentle rather than gripping read.

Things are not what they seem!

On his way home from school Barney hears a strange ringing in his head, which he knows heralds the beginning of a haunting. Then he sees the ghost, a boy of about four or five wearing old-fashioned clothes as if he died long ago. When he was younger Barney had known other phantoms like, Mantis, Bigbuzz and Ghost, but for two years he has lead a basically normal life. Those earlier companions had been friendly and fun, but this one is ominous. Then the footsteps start in Barney's hearing, as if someone sinister is approaching.

Margaret Mahy has won the Carnegie Medal twice and this book is an excellent example of her writing. As with most of her books the theme of the supernatural is strong, but this is no ordinary, predictable ghost story. The plot has a number of twists and turns that will surprise the reader.

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Title: Dragon Day

Subtitle: Dragonlance: The New Adventures: Dragon Quartet, Book 2

Author: Stan Brown

Narrator: Eliza Foss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Things fall apart...

Shocked by the tragic outcome of the battle with Asvoria, the companions go their separate ways. Sindri enrolls in a legendary school of magic, while Catriona meets a dashing young cleric who helps her make peace with her failures.

But as Dragon Day draws near, peace gives way to new conflict. And this time, the two friends stand as enemies in a feud between the most powerful wizards and clerics in Solamnia. Spells fly. Loyalties shatter. All the while, someone is watching, preparing for the final battle that could bring doom to them all.

Dragon Day continues a new series of Dragonlance adventures written specifically for readers ages 10 and up. The series features a new group of young companions who band together for friendship and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Book looks like new book, looks perfect.

Five Stars

A must read series if one likes Dragonlance.

Five Stars

loved it

AWESOME!!!

This book rocks!! I like everything about it!!! I would reccomend this book to the world! it should dominate us!!!