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ID: 707080

Title: Puppy Kindergarten: The New Science of Raising a Great Dog

Author: Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods

Narrator: Daniel Henning, Isabella Rossellini

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:42:05

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Biology & Chemistry

Summary:

The New York Times bestselling authors of The Genius of Dogs take us into their “Puppy Kindergarten” at Duke University, a center to study how puppies develop, to show us what goes in to raising a great dog.

Don’t miss Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in Netflix’s film Inside the Mind of a Dog!

“A firehose of knowledge suffused with levity and charm.”—Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog

What does it take to raise a great dog? This was the question that husband-and-wife team Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods hoped to answer when they enrolled one hundred and one puppies in the Duke Puppy Kindergarten. With the help of a retired service dog named Congo, Brian, Vanessa, and their team set out to understand the secrets of the puppy mind: What factors might predict whether a puppy will grow up to change someone’s life?

Never has cuteness been so cutting edge. Applying the same games that psychologists use when exploring the development of young children, Hare and Woods uncover what happens in a puppy’s mind during their final stage of rapid brain development. Follow the adventures of Arthur, who makes friends with toy dinosaurs; Wisdom, the puppy genius; and Ying, who fails at cognitive games that even pigeons usually pass with flying colors. Along the way, learn about when puppies finally start to retain memories for longer than just a few seconds, or when they finally develop some self-control.

Raising dozens of puppies on a college campus means you get pretty good at answering big questions, such as: When do puppies sleep through the night? How do you stop them from eating poop? How can we help our puppies grow up to be the best dogs they can possibly be? Whether you are a new puppy parent or a perennial puppy lover, Puppy Kindergarten will answer every question you’ve ever had about puppies—and some you never thought to ask.

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ID: 731819

Title: I'm Sorry You Got Mad

Author: Kyle Lukoff

Narrator: Jamie K. Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:05:02

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family

Summary:

Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff explores the importance of learning to apologize.

Jack wants to apologize for hurting Zoe's feelings. He just can't seem to find the right words. 

Turns out there's more to an apology than just saying 'I'm sorry.'

Elevated by equally charming illustrations and text, I'm Sorry You Got Mad is a journey in learning the importance of an apology that goes deeper than just words.

*FIVE STARRED REVIEWS*

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ID: 744897

Title: Frindle Files

Author: Andrew Clements

Narrator: Keith Nobbs

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:49:27

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, General, Classics, Humor

Summary:

In the long-awaited follow-up to the beloved classic Frindle, a new generation of kids discovers the power of words and imagination – and yes, even screens – to solve a mystery and change their world!

“A fitting final work from a master storyteller.”—Kirkus Reviews

Josh Willet is a techie, a serious gamer. Which is why Josh and his friends can’t stand Mr. N’s ELA class; it’s a strict no-tech zone. Mr. N makes them write everything out by hand, he won’t use a Smartboard, and he’s obsessed with some hundred-year-old grammar book. Then Josh discovers a secret; turns out Mr. N's been keeping a lot more than technology from his students! Together with his best friend Vanessa, and using all the computer skills they’ve got, Josh is determined to solve the mystery of Mr. N’s past. And maybe get some screentime back, too? 

 

Andrew Clements’s final novel is a timely one—about the importance of language, the changes that come along with technology (good and bad), and how sometimes you have to challenge what you think you know. Set a whole generation later, this novel can be read on its own or alongside Frindle and is destined to become another timeless classic.

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ID: 707734

Title: Crimson Crown

Author: Heather Walter

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18:42:50

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, LGBTQ+, Romantasy

Summary:

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wickedest of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her side of the story in the first book of a queer, witchy duology that reimagines the classic fairy tale—from the author of Malice.

“An alluring, vengeful origin story that brings tremendous dimension to a classic fairytale.”—Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings

Legends tell of a witch who became a queen—the heartless villain in the story of Snow White.

But now the wicked queen is stepping out of Snow White’s shadow to become the heroine of her own legend.

Her real “once upon a time” begins when she is just Ayleth, a young witch who lives in the forest with her coven. The witches practice their magic in secret, hiding from the White King and his brutal war against witchcraft.

Ayleth, however, faces a war of her own. Her magical gifts have yet to reveal themselves, and as the threat of the Royal Huntsmen intensifies, Ayleth fears she will never become the witch her coven needs.

To prove herself, Ayleth sets out on a perilous quest that sends her to the White Palace, a decadent world of drama and deceit. There, Ayleth encounters an unlikely figure from her past: Jacquetta, a witch who once held Ayleth’s heart—and betrayed her.

As events at the palace escalate, Ayleth finds herself caught in the web of the White King, whose dark charisma is as dangerous as the sinister force that seems to be haunting the palace—and perhaps even Ayleth herself. With the threat of discovery looming, Ayleth and Jacquetta must set aside the wounds of their past and work together to survive.

As she uncovers the secrets of the White Court—and those of her own heart—Ayleth must find the strength to transform into someone she never imagined she could be.

A powerful witch, the very wickedest of them all.

Book One in The Crimson Crown series.

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ID: 754890

Title: Giovanni's Room: A Novel

Author: James Baldwin

Narrator: Kevin Young, Matt Bomer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:04:21

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ+

Summary:

James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel with a new introduction.

Giovanni's Room is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni. With sharp, probing insight, James Baldwin's classic narrative delves into the mystery of love and tells a deeply moving story that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.

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ID: 742729

Title: Practical Rules for Cursed Witches

Author: Kayla Cottingham

Narrator: Jess Nahikian

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:27:28

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Romance, LGBTQ+

Summary:

From the New York Times bestselling author of My Dearest Darkest comes a cozy fantasy romance about a teen witch who must complete her magical training by breaking a powerful family’s curse. But her own affliction—to never find true love—gets in the way when she falls for the girl she’s trying to save.

Magic is in Delilah Bea’s blood. Her absentee father is the world’s most famous cursebreaker, while all the women in her family are fated to never find true love. So when Delilah sets out to complete her magical Calling and gain her full powers as a witch, she has the perfect task in mind—breaking the Bea family curse.

But Delilah’s Calling is hijacked by Kieran Pelumbra, the spoiled son of the most powerful family in the country, and breaking his curse suddenly becomes her official assignment. Every generation, a pair of Pelumbra twins is doomed, with one twin draining the other of their life and magic. Kieran grows weaker while his sister, Briar, becomes…something monstrous. 

As Delilah and the twins set out on their quest, they quickly realize that breaking the Pelumbra curse isn’t going to be simple. For one thing, the rest of the Pelumbra family doesn’t actually want their curse broken—and they’ve sent hunters after the trio to ensure they fail. For another, something about Briar gets under Delilah’s skin, distracting her and making her want to kiss the perpetually grumpy look off her face. But with time running out for the twins and Delilah’s own true love curse getting in the way, they may not stand a chance of finding their happily ever after.

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ID: 734259

Title: Talking to Strangers

Author: Fiona Barton

Narrator: Gabrielle Glaister, Jayne Entwistle, Steve West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:01:04

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Contemporary Women

Summary:

Detective Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing.

When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine’s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death, while others band together to protest society’s violence against women. Into the divide comes Kiki Nunn, whose aggressive newsgathering once again antagonizes Elise. 

A single mother of a young daughter, Kiki is struggling to make a living in the diminished news landscape. Getting a scoop in the Simmons murder would do a lot for her career, and she’s willing to go up against not just Elise but the killer himself to do it.

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ID: 731818

Title: This Land

Author: Ashley Fairbanks

Narrator: Sarah Podemski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:06:51

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family

Summary:

This land is your land now, but who was here before? This engaging primer about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore their communities.

Before my family lived in this house, a different family did, and before them, another family, and another before them. And before that, the family lived here, not in a house, but a wigwam. Who lived where you are before you got there?

This Land teaches readers that American land, from our backyards to our schools to Disney World, are the traditional homelands of many Indigenous nations. This Land will spark curiosity and encourage readers to explore the history of the places they live and the people who have lived there throughout time and today.

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ID: 747352

Title: Moon Road

Author: Sarah Leipciger

Narrator: Tamsin Kelsey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:14:50

Language: English

Release date: 08-27-24

Publisher: Viking Canada

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General, Contemporary Women, Family Life

Summary:

For readers of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, a beautifully observed portrait of marriage, divorce, and reconciliation as an estranged couple embark on a road trip from small-town Ontario to B.C. to finally lay to rest the mystery that pulled them apart.

Kathleen and Yannick have not spoken for nineteen years, not since what happened with their daughter.

Now, there’s unexpected news from the other side of the country, and the call for a road trip they can only make together.

As they rattle over two thousand miles in a pick-up, an alluring history reveals itself: of begrudging love, headstrong children and hopeless searching, and of a unique bond that never really went away.

As they drive, bicker, and lose their way, an unexpected future for this once broken couple begins to emerge.

Moon Road captures the wonderment and grief of seeing children grow up; of recovering from long-buried pain, and rediscovering those most familiar to us; of learning to live and love in a whole new way.

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ID: 811666

Title: Felix and Mouse: The Simple Things

Author: Amanda Laracy

Narrator: Colin Cassidy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:07:09

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-24

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Kids, General

Summary:

Felix loved to wake and watch the early morning skies, then frolic in the flower fields and dance with butterflies...

Felix enjoys the simple things in life alongside his fox friend, Mouse. But one day, when Felix notices that people all around him look glum, he decides to help. Will his plan work?

A heart-warming tale about finding joy in the simple things.

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