Bestsellers
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Refugee
- By: Alan Gratz
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom, Kyla Garcia, Assaf Cohen
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This timely and powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge....
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Intended for 5-8th graders, but it is good for adults too
- By LJK on 12-21-17
By: Alan Gratz
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A Long Walk to Water
- By: Linda Sue Park
- Narrated by: David Baker, Cynthia Bishop
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle....
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Clean Water Please
- By Sher from Provo on 06-02-16
By: Linda Sue Park
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Between Shades of Gray
- By: Ruta Sepetys
- Narrated by: Emily Klein
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful and haunting debut novel about a little-known slice of history....
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Sunlight Through the Cracks
- By FanB14 on 03-27-13
By: Ruta Sepetys
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The War That Saved My Life
- By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside....
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Great historical Fiction -- 2016 Newbery Honor
- By Mel on 01-05-17
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Projekt 1065
- A Novel of World War II
- By: Alan Gratz
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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It's the height of World War II. Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany, lives with his family in Berlin. But Michael, like his parents, is a spy....
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Great story, more designed for young adults 10-14
- By Dennis Larocque on 08-26-18
By: Alan Gratz
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Allies
- By: Alan Gratz
- Narrated by: Jamie Cline, Vaneh Assadourian, PJ Ochlan, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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D-Day, June 6, 1944: the most expansive military endeavor in history. No less than world cooperation would bring down Hitler and the Axis powers. And so people - and kids - across the globe lent their part....
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Wonderful!
- By Claire on 02-03-20
By: Alan Gratz
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Refugee
- By: Alan Gratz
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom, Kyla Garcia, Assaf Cohen
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This timely and powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge....
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Intended for 5-8th graders, but it is good for adults too
- By LJK on 12-21-17
By: Alan Gratz
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A Long Walk to Water
- By: Linda Sue Park
- Narrated by: David Baker, Cynthia Bishop
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle....
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Clean Water Please
- By Sher from Provo on 06-02-16
By: Linda Sue Park
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Between Shades of Gray
- By: Ruta Sepetys
- Narrated by: Emily Klein
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful and haunting debut novel about a little-known slice of history....
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Sunlight Through the Cracks
- By FanB14 on 03-27-13
By: Ruta Sepetys
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The War That Saved My Life
- By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside....
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Great historical Fiction -- 2016 Newbery Honor
- By Mel on 01-05-17
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Projekt 1065
- A Novel of World War II
- By: Alan Gratz
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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It's the height of World War II. Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany, lives with his family in Berlin. But Michael, like his parents, is a spy....
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Great story, more designed for young adults 10-14
- By Dennis Larocque on 08-26-18
By: Alan Gratz
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Allies
- By: Alan Gratz
- Narrated by: Jamie Cline, Vaneh Assadourian, PJ Ochlan, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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D-Day, June 6, 1944: the most expansive military endeavor in history. No less than world cooperation would bring down Hitler and the Axis powers. And so people - and kids - across the globe lent their part....
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Wonderful!
- By Claire on 02-03-20
By: Alan Gratz
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I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944
- I Survived, Book 18
- By: Lauren Tarshis
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, author Lauren Tarshis shines a spotlight on the story of the Normandy landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history and foundation for the Allied victory in World War II....
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Paul's patriotism
- By Lauren Bacon on 03-21-24
By: Lauren Tarshis
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Grenade
- By: Alan Gratz
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn, Andrew Eiden
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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It's 1944 and the world is at war. Hideki lives peacefully with his family on the island of Okinawa, near Japan. Until the day WWII reaches their door. Hideki is drafted into the "Blood and Iron Imperial Corps" to fight for the Japanese army....
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So good
- By JenniferG on 03-26-19
By: Alan Gratz
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Uprising
- By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Narrated by: Gail Shalan
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen presents an inspiring and dramatic account of the Polish resistance fighters who struggled to force out their Nazi occupiers and reclaim their nation's freedom from tyranny....
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A story of heroism
- By Joseph Groce on 03-22-24
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Chains
- The Seeds of America Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Laurie Halse Anderson
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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As the Revolutionary War begins, 13-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate, become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons....
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Fabulous!!!
- By Myrisha Goodson on 06-12-22
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Making Bombs for Hitler
- By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
- Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is not Jewish. She will be fine, won't she? But she cannot escape the horrors of World War II. Lida's parents are ripped away from her, and she is separated from her beloved sister, Larissa....
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Awesome
- By Twins momma! on 01-31-21
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I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944
- I Survived, Book 9
- By: Lauren Tarshis
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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In this gripping new addition to the best-selling I Survived series, a young Jewish boy joins the resistance "partisan" fighters outside the Warsaw ghetto....
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Best book ever
- By Jacqueline Moore on 09-20-18
By: Lauren Tarshis
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I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
- I Survived, Book 4
- By: Lauren Tarshis
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Seventy years later, Pearl Harbor comes to life for a new generation of readers!....
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great voices
- By Eric on 09-29-17
By: Lauren Tarshis
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The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
- By: John Boyne
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy Austrian household. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching....
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Excellent story
- By Sandy Horwitz on 09-13-23
By: John Boyne
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Blood on the River
- James Town, 1607
- By: Elisa Carbone
- Narrated by: Bryan Kennedy
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old Samuel Collier is a lowly commoner on the streets of London. So when he becomes the page of Captain John Smith and boards the Susan Constant, bound for the New World, he can’t believe his good fortune....
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School Book
- By Chelsie Varga on 04-04-23
By: Elisa Carbone
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World at War, 1944
- Magic Tree House Super Edition, Book 1
- By: Mary Pope Osborne
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The first Magic Tree House Super Edition - and Jack and Annie's most dangerous mission ever in the scariest time the world has ever known: World War II....
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Great before bed
- By Jay on 12-07-18
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Resistance
- By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference....
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Master storyteller
- By Sarah on 05-03-19
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I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
- I Survived, Book 7
- By: Lauren Tarshis
- Narrated by: Mia Barron
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1863 the Civil War is raging throughout the country. Eleven-year-old Henry has been on the sidelines so far - but the events of a hot July week in Pennsylvania are about to change his life forever....
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“Hi Tomas.” -Birdie
- By Kindle Customer on 10-01-18
By: Lauren Tarshis
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Rush Revere and the American Revolution
- Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans
- By: Rush Limbaugh
- Narrated by: Rush Limbaugh
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The American Revolution has begun - and Rush Revere, liberty the horse, and the time-traveling crew are ready to ride into the action....
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Rush Revere books.... EXCELLENT!!
- By Smitty on 09-26-17
By: Rush Limbaugh
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Lines of Courage
- By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Narrated by: Jodie Harris
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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World War I stretches its cruel fingers across Europe, where five young people, each from different backgrounds and nations, face the terror of battle, the deprivations of hunger, and all the awful challenges of war....
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Good book!
- By Frank Borden on 02-19-24
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My Brother Sam Is Dead
- By: James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier
- Narrated by: John C. Brown
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Prolific writer James Lincoln Collier collaborates with his brother, Christopher, a distinguished...
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Just kept listening
- By Dana on 03-23-09
By: James Lincoln Collier, and others
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Molly: A Winning Spirit
- American Girl: Historical Character (TM): Molly, Book 1
- By: Valerie Tripp
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Molly is growing up while the world is at war. She desperately misses her dad, who is in England helping wounded soldiers. Her mom is busy at the Red Cross. Everyone is focused on working to win the war. Toys, treats, and holiday surprises are scarce....
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Definitely Molly is a winning spirit
- By Monika F. Adcock on 04-10-24
By: Valerie Tripp
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Lily's Crossing
- By: Patricia Reilly Giff
- Narrated by: Mia Dillon
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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When Lily meets Albert, a refugee from Hungary, during the summer of 1944, they begin a special friendship....
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Great story so so reader
- By D. Sheff on 08-12-20
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All the Broken Pieces
- By: Ann E. Burg
- Narrated by: Tobias Christian Wong
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Two years after being airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam, Matt Pin is haunted: by bombs, by the family - and terrible secret - he left behind...
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Great book for myself and my middleschooler
- By Patricia H on 08-27-12
By: Ann E. Burg
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Resist
- By: Alan Gratz
- Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Samira is a young girl who is part of the underground French resistance during World War II. Samira cracks codes and trades secrets in order to sabotage the Nazis' plans. In Resist, we follow Samira as she journeys through the Nazi-occupied French countryside....
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Beautiful
- By Newkat on 11-22-23
By: Alan Gratz
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Cracker!
- The Best Dog in Vietnam
- By: Cynthia Kadohata
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Cracker is one of the United States Army's most valuable weapons: a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy....
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Point of View
- By Cindy on 07-23-07
By: Cynthia Kadohata
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Saving Zasha
- By: Randi Barrow
- Narrated by: Roger Mueller
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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World War II has just ended when Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods....
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This book rules.
- By Chris on 01-25-15
By: Randi Barrow
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War Horse
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1914, a beautiful foal with a distinctive cross on his nose is sold to the Army. But his heart aches for his true master....
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Great idea for reluctant readers!
- By Julie on 12-26-11
By: Michael Morpurgo
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Rush Revere and the Star-Spangled Banner
- By: Rush Limbaugh
- Narrated by: Rush Limbaugh
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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It's the dawn of an important new day in America. Young listeners, grab the reins and join Rush Revere, Liberty the horse, and the whole time-traveling crew in this patriotic historical adventure....
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Rush Limbaugh's Vacation to Washington D.C.
- By E Farah on 10-29-15
By: Rush Limbaugh
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Last Descendants
- An Assassin's Creed Novel Series
- By: Matthew J. Kirby
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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An all-new series based on the hit Ubisoft(R) video game franchise Assassin's Creed. Part historical fiction, part tie-in, this novel creates an all-new narrative fans of the video games will love....
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Unexpectedly good
- By Russell L Wilson on 09-17-16
By: Matthew J. Kirby
New releases
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A Day for Rememberin'
- Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
- By: Leah Henderson
- Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss
- Length: 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Joined by abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces black, brown, and white, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War.
By: Leah Henderson
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Eagle Talons
- The Iron Horse Chronicle, Book 1
- By: Robert Lee Murphy
- Narrated by: Brian James Stenberg
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Will Braddock doesn’t want some old judge dictating his future. The newly orphaned fourteen-year-old embarks upon a quest to determine his own destiny. He heads west to find his uncle, a surveyor on the first transcontinental railroad. He has to convince his only living relative not to sign the judge’s papers sentencing him to a blacksmith apprenticeship.
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Excellent book.
- By Serge Lomako on 04-21-24
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Operation: Happy
- A World War II Story of Courage, Resilience, and an Unbreakable Bond
- By: Jenni L Walsh
- Narrated by: Gail Shalan, Brian Holden
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s 1940, and Jody is moving with her military family yet again—this time to a small naval base in Pearl Harbor. She’s always created a “top ten” list for each new home to help her adjust, and with Hawaii being so beautiful and her loyal dog Happy by her side, it’s easy to find things to add. But Jody’s mom is convinced the island is dangerous and starts constantly practicing first aid. Jody also learns that Happy is getting older and beginning to slow down.
By: Jenni L Walsh
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Chelsea Creek to Bunker Hill
- Spring, 1775
- By: Terri DeMitchell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In the thrilling sequel to The Portsmouth Alarm, young Andrew Beckett finds himself on a dangerous mission!! The spring of 1775 was a confusing time, especially for fourteen-year-old Andrew Beckett. His plan to attend Harvard College to prepare to study medicine with his mentor, Dr. Ammi Cutter, has been shattered by the troop build up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And, life in his hometown of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is becoming more dangerous by the day. Colonel John Stark, in charge of the troops from New Hampshire, requests medical supplies from Dr. Cutter. The doctor sends Andrew to ...
By: Terri DeMitchell
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Uprising
- By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Narrated by: Gail Shalan
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi cross on each wing. Before the bombs hit the ground, Lidia realizes her life is about to change forever. Poland has fallen under German occupation, and her father makes the brave decision to join the Polish army to fight against the Nazis. Lidia wants to follow him into war, but she's far too young, and she's needed by her mother and brother. After her family returns to Warsaw, Lidia continues to play the piano, but she also wants to aid the Jewish people held captive in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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A story of heroism
- By Joseph Groce on 03-22-24
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Hide and Seek
- A Bletchley Park Mystery
- By: Rhian Tracey
- Narrated by: Sue Elliott-Nicholls
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Before the war starts, Ned is resigned to a future working in the family funeral parlour. Then the covert operations at Bletchley Park begin and his life is transformed. Ned and his mother leave Bletchley Park on a vital wartime mission into the remote Welsh countryside. Their task: to protect the priceless artwork that is being stored in a slate mine in the village of Manod. As long as its whereabouts are secret, they'll keep the national treasures out of the hands of the enemy. But when it appears that someone in the village is trying to expose the truth, suspicion turns to the newcomers.
By: Rhian Tracey
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A Day for Rememberin'
- Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
- By: Leah Henderson
- Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss
- Length: 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Joined by abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces black, brown, and white, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War.
By: Leah Henderson
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Eagle Talons
- The Iron Horse Chronicle, Book 1
- By: Robert Lee Murphy
- Narrated by: Brian James Stenberg
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Will Braddock doesn’t want some old judge dictating his future. The newly orphaned fourteen-year-old embarks upon a quest to determine his own destiny. He heads west to find his uncle, a surveyor on the first transcontinental railroad. He has to convince his only living relative not to sign the judge’s papers sentencing him to a blacksmith apprenticeship.
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Excellent book.
- By Serge Lomako on 04-21-24
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Operation: Happy
- A World War II Story of Courage, Resilience, and an Unbreakable Bond
- By: Jenni L Walsh
- Narrated by: Gail Shalan, Brian Holden
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s 1940, and Jody is moving with her military family yet again—this time to a small naval base in Pearl Harbor. She’s always created a “top ten” list for each new home to help her adjust, and with Hawaii being so beautiful and her loyal dog Happy by her side, it’s easy to find things to add. But Jody’s mom is convinced the island is dangerous and starts constantly practicing first aid. Jody also learns that Happy is getting older and beginning to slow down.
By: Jenni L Walsh
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Chelsea Creek to Bunker Hill
- Spring, 1775
- By: Terri DeMitchell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In the thrilling sequel to The Portsmouth Alarm, young Andrew Beckett finds himself on a dangerous mission!! The spring of 1775 was a confusing time, especially for fourteen-year-old Andrew Beckett. His plan to attend Harvard College to prepare to study medicine with his mentor, Dr. Ammi Cutter, has been shattered by the troop build up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And, life in his hometown of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is becoming more dangerous by the day. Colonel John Stark, in charge of the troops from New Hampshire, requests medical supplies from Dr. Cutter. The doctor sends Andrew to ...
By: Terri DeMitchell
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Uprising
- By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Narrated by: Gail Shalan
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi cross on each wing. Before the bombs hit the ground, Lidia realizes her life is about to change forever. Poland has fallen under German occupation, and her father makes the brave decision to join the Polish army to fight against the Nazis. Lidia wants to follow him into war, but she's far too young, and she's needed by her mother and brother. After her family returns to Warsaw, Lidia continues to play the piano, but she also wants to aid the Jewish people held captive in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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A story of heroism
- By Joseph Groce on 03-22-24
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Hide and Seek
- A Bletchley Park Mystery
- By: Rhian Tracey
- Narrated by: Sue Elliott-Nicholls
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Before the war starts, Ned is resigned to a future working in the family funeral parlour. Then the covert operations at Bletchley Park begin and his life is transformed. Ned and his mother leave Bletchley Park on a vital wartime mission into the remote Welsh countryside. Their task: to protect the priceless artwork that is being stored in a slate mine in the village of Manod. As long as its whereabouts are secret, they'll keep the national treasures out of the hands of the enemy. But when it appears that someone in the village is trying to expose the truth, suspicion turns to the newcomers.
By: Rhian Tracey