Bestsellers
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Brown Girl Dreaming
- By: Jacqueline Woodson
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Woodson
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s....
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Memoir of a childhood, in verse.
- By Adam Shields on 02-18-19
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Boy
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny....
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Listened and Read This a Few Times!
- By Dylan on 05-25-16
By: Roald Dahl
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Gone to the Woods
- Surviving a Lost Childhood
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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A middle grade memoir from a living literary legend, giving listeners a new perspective on the origins of Gary Paulsen's famed survival stories....
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loving it...
- By LAF on 04-26-21
By: Gary Paulsen
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Storybook Life
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On a frontier steeped in both danger and great possibility, Laura would grow up to witness firsthand the rapid transformation of the West....
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A must have for any little house fan.
- By YHWHsHesed on 05-08-15
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Going Solo
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Going Solo is the action-packed tale of Roald Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Learn all about his encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident....
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Live of a master, read beautifully
- By Bel on 06-04-16
By: Roald Dahl
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Who Is Jeff Kinney?
- By: Patrick Kinney, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Even when he was a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college his comic strip, Igdoof, was so popular it spread to other universities....
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loved it
- By Anonymous User on 01-04-23
By: Patrick Kinney, and others
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Brown Girl Dreaming
- By: Jacqueline Woodson
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Woodson
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s....
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Memoir of a childhood, in verse.
- By Adam Shields on 02-18-19
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Boy
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny....
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Listened and Read This a Few Times!
- By Dylan on 05-25-16
By: Roald Dahl
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Gone to the Woods
- Surviving a Lost Childhood
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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A middle grade memoir from a living literary legend, giving listeners a new perspective on the origins of Gary Paulsen's famed survival stories....
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loving it...
- By LAF on 04-26-21
By: Gary Paulsen
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Storybook Life
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On a frontier steeped in both danger and great possibility, Laura would grow up to witness firsthand the rapid transformation of the West....
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A must have for any little house fan.
- By YHWHsHesed on 05-08-15
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Going Solo
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Going Solo is the action-packed tale of Roald Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Learn all about his encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident....
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Live of a master, read beautifully
- By Bel on 06-04-16
By: Roald Dahl
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Who Is Jeff Kinney?
- By: Patrick Kinney, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Even when he was a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college his comic strip, Igdoof, was so popular it spread to other universities....
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loved it
- By Anonymous User on 01-04-23
By: Patrick Kinney, and others
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Who Is J. K. Rowling?
- By: Pamela D. Pollack, Meg Belviso
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter....
By: Pamela D. Pollack, and others
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Mercy Otis Warren | The Woman Who Wrote for Others
- U.S. Revolutionary Period | Biography 4th Grade | Children's Biographies
- By: Dissected Lives
- Narrated by: Carmyn Block
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Mercy Otis Warren was a brave and brilliant woman. She used her writing prowess to fight in the US revolutionary period. This biography book is dedicated to the life and times of Mercy Otis Warren....
By: Dissected Lives
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Knots in My Yo-Yo String
- By: Jerry Spinelli
- Narrated by: Matt Weisgerber
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli has penned his early autobiography with all the warmth, humor, and drama of his bestselling fiction....
By: Jerry Spinelli
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Because Barbara
- Barbara Cooney Paints Her World
- By: Sarah Mackenzie
- Narrated by: Sarah Mackenzie
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Legendary picture book creator Barbara Cooney once noticed that the library in her little town by the sea needed attention. A library, she knew, should be a kind of paradise. And because Barbara did whatever she set her mind to, she made it one.
By: Sarah Mackenzie
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Who Was Dr. Seuss?
- Who Was...?
- By: Janet Pascal
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books-like his classic The Cat in the Hat....
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awesome listening!
- By Blue Stanley on 12-18-22
By: Janet Pascal
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26 Fairmount Avenue, Books 1 and 2
- 26 Fairmount Avenue; Here We All Are
- By: Tomie Depaola
- Narrated by: Tomie Depaola
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In a heartwarming first-person account, dePaola retells his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy....
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Bruh.
- By m o r r i s 0 5 on 02-19-23
By: Tomie Depaola
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Knucklehead
- Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka
- By: Jon Scieszka
- Narrated by: Jon Scieszka
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lazy summers at the lake, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result is Knucklehead....
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It was goated because of the characters
- By Grace Lottich on 10-18-23
By: Jon Scieszka
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What Is the Story of Ebenezer Scrooge?
- What Is the Story Of?
- By: Sheila Keenan, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Richmond Hoxie
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, he likely had no idea that the story and its main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, would remain so popular nearly two centuries later....
By: Sheila Keenan, and others
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Rise!
- From Caged Birds to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
- By: Bethany Hegedus, Colin Johnson
- Narrated by: Cherise Booth
- Length: 31 mins
- Unabridged
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This glorious biography of Maya Angelou’s life - from her traumatic childhood through her work as a freedom fighter and her triumphant rise as a poet - is a powerful tribute to a phenomenal woman....
By: Bethany Hegedus, and others
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Ernest Hemingway
- A Writer's Life
- By: Catherine Reef
- Narrated by: Jill Shellabarger
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Catherine Reef has crafted a compelling biography that is an accessible introduction to the work of one of our most revered - and sometimes reviled - American icons....
By: Catherine Reef
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Guys Write for Guys Read
- Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys
- By: Jon Scieszka
- Narrated by: Greg Abbey
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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This fast-paced, high-energy collection of short works features today's most popular writers and illustrators on what it means to be a guy. Contributors include Chris Crutcher, Stephen King, Matt Groening, Daniel Pinkwater, Neil Gaiman, and many more....
By: Jon Scieszka
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Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers
- Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Gary Paulsen
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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An experienced Iditarod racer, Gary Paulsen brings his love of the sport to readers on a personal level in this intimate essay about the life of a litter of pups born to pull sleds....
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I Love Gary Paulsen
- By Deziderata on 09-22-12
By: Gary Paulsen
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O Captain, My Captain
- Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War
- By: Robert Burleigh
- Narrated by: Chris Lutkin, David Bendena
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful, O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents....
By: Robert Burleigh
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Who Was Mark Twain?
- By: April Jones Prince
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike his protagonist, Huck, has a restless spirit....
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Very good
- By H Family on 06-01-23
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Memories and Life Lessons from the Magic Tree House
- Magic Tree House (R)
- By: Mary Pope Osborne
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Look for heroes, far and near. Give your gifts to the world. Have compassion for all creatures. These are just a few of the lessons that Magic Tree House fans will learn on their magical journey through this book....
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26 Fairmount Avenue: Books 5-8
- Things Will Never Be the Same; I'm Still Scared; Why?: The War Years; For the Duration
- By: Tomie dePaola
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Well-loved author Tomie dePaola brings his childhood memories to audio in this collection of books 5-8 from his 26 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE series.
By: Tomie dePaola
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26 Fairmount Avenue: Books 1-4
- 26 Fairmount Avenue; Here We All Are; On My Way; What a Year!
- By: Tomie dePaola
- Narrated by: Tomie dePaola
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
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Well-loved author Tomie dePaola brings his childhood memories to audio in this collection of the first four books from his 26 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE series.
By: Tomie dePaola
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Who Was William Shakespeare?
- By: Celeste Mannis
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man....
By: Celeste Mannis
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What Is the Story of Anne of Green Gables?
- What Is the Story Of?
- By: Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Journey to Avonlea and meet Anne Shirley—the imaginative and bold star of the beloved Anne of Green Gables series—in this addition to the What Is the Story Of? series....
By: Ellen Labrecque, and others
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Chewing the Cud
- An Unexpected Life from Farmyard to Hollywood
- By: Dick King-Smith
- Narrated by: Dick King-Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Best known for his best-selling novel, Babe, which was made into a major motion picture, Dick King-Smith draws on his over 14 years of experience on Woodlands Farm to create this thoughtful and humorous memoir....
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I laughed out loud!
- By THoward on 09-23-12
By: Dick King-Smith
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The Soldier's Friend
- Walt Whitman's Extraordinary Service in the American Civil War
- By: Gary Golio, E. B. Lewis - illustrator
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Walt Whitman is celebrated as an iconic American poet, but few know of the crucial and heroic role he played tending to the wounded and dying in Civil War hospitals. This nonfiction book highlights Whitman’s compassion and teaches an important lesson about empathy.
By: Gary Golio, and others
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I'm Still Scared
- 26 Fairmount Avenue, Book 6
- By: Tomie dePaola
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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First-grader Tomie dePaola experiences uncertainty in the weeks following the attack on pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. What are the grown-ups talking quietly about at home and even at school? Why does his class have to go to the spooky furnace room for an air raid drill?
By: Tomie dePaola
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Star Child
- A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
- By: Ibi Zoboi
- Narrated by: Ibi Zoboi, Robin Miles
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood....
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Short and sweet
- By Etoile NEOhio on 09-24-23
By: Ibi Zoboi
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
- By: Vashti Harrison, Kwesi Johnson
- Narrated by: Cary Hite, J. D. Jackson, Vashti Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history....
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Black History Moment
- By Regina Davis on 02-19-20
By: Vashti Harrison, and others