Catherine, a 12-year-old girl with big responsibilities, loves her autistic younger brother David and makes lists of rules she thinks will help him get by. But she often feels that her parents, focused on special care for David, forget that she exists, too.
Michael says:
"A Necessary Read"
My Side of the Mountain
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 4 mins)
By Jean Craighead George
Narrated By Christian Rummel
Overall
(193)
Performance
(92)
Story
(92)
Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods - all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, 40 dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever.
Ron says:
"revisiting a childhood classic"
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 59 mins)
By Louis Sachar
Narrated By Lionel Wilson
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(2)
Performance
(1)
Story
(1)
Bradley Chalkers IS the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likes him - except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try. But when you feel like the most-hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world....
The Black Pearl
UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 22 mins)
By Scott O’Dell
Narrated By Johnny Heller
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(12)
Performance
(6)
Story
(6)
When Ramón Salazar swims into an underwater cave in a deserted lagoon, he discovers the black pearl, the Great Pearl of Heaven. As the son of a pearl merchant, Ramón knows that this is the rarest and most valuable pearl in the world. He quickly scoops it up and brings it home to his father. Ramón's father believes the pearl is a blessing from the sea, but others in their tiny seaside town do not agree. They think Ramón has brought a curse upon his family.
Donna says:
"A great book for my son and myself"
Number the Stars
UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 47 mins)
By Lois Lowry
Narrated By Blair Brown
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(176)
Performance
(65)
Story
(72)
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.
Robert says:
"Slow start"
The Whipping Boy
UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 27 mins)
By Sid Fleischman
Narrated By Kerry Shale
Overall
(45)
Performance
(21)
Story
(23)
Jemmy, once a poor boy living on the streets, now lives in a castle. But as the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when the prince misbehaves, as such; the two boys have little in common and even less reason to like one another.
Marci Lewellen says:
"Whole family will enjoy this one..."
Publisher's Summary
Sara's life has always flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake, until her little brother Charlie disappears. Then Sara is forced to see her life in a whole new way.
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