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Bestsellers
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
- By: Holly Jackson
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr, Marisa Calin, Michael Crouch, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town....
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Overwrought, even for YA
- By Amazon Customer on 04-01-20
By: Holly Jackson
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Firekeeper's Daughter
- By: Angeline Boulley
- Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother....
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Che Meegwetch
- By Nix on 03-18-21
By: Angeline Boulley
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
- By: Erika L. Sánchez
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family....
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FOR LATINAS WHO ARE OFTEN TOLD THEY "SOUND WHITE"
- By Alex on 12-14-18
By: Erika L. Sánchez
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil....
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- By Wendi on 01-14-18
By: Angie Thomas
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie
- By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- Narrated by: Natalie Simpson
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In Where Sleeping Girls Lie—a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the New York Times-bestselling author of Ace of Spades—a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears....
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Very engaging book.
- By Paula S on 04-05-24
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (10th Anniversary Edition)
- By: Sherman Alexie
- Narrated by: Sherman Alexie
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school....
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Beautiful novel - but wait and think before extra content
- By Shannon Ellison on 09-10-20
By: Sherman Alexie
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
- By: Holly Jackson
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr, Marisa Calin, Michael Crouch, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town....
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Overwrought, even for YA
- By Amazon Customer on 04-01-20
By: Holly Jackson
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Firekeeper's Daughter
- By: Angeline Boulley
- Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother....
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Che Meegwetch
- By Nix on 03-18-21
By: Angeline Boulley
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
- By: Erika L. Sánchez
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family....
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FOR LATINAS WHO ARE OFTEN TOLD THEY "SOUND WHITE"
- By Alex on 12-14-18
By: Erika L. Sánchez
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil....
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- By Wendi on 01-14-18
By: Angie Thomas
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie
- By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- Narrated by: Natalie Simpson
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In Where Sleeping Girls Lie—a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the New York Times-bestselling author of Ace of Spades—a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears....
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Very engaging book.
- By Paula S on 04-05-24
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (10th Anniversary Edition)
- By: Sherman Alexie
- Narrated by: Sherman Alexie
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Best-selling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school....
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Beautiful novel - but wait and think before extra content
- By Shannon Ellison on 09-10-20
By: Sherman Alexie
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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
- By: Zoulfa Katouh
- Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility....
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Heart wrenching
- By Lee A. Flowers on 05-01-23
By: Zoulfa Katouh
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Iron Widow
- By: Xiran Jay Zhao
- Narrated by: Rong Fu
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected - she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed....
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A fun yet uneven read.
- By Cody McGrath on 09-28-21
By: Xiran Jay Zhao
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The Davenports
- By: Krystal Marquis
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune made through the entrepreneurship of William Davenport, a formerly enslaved man who founded the Davenport Carriage Company years ago....
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Giving Bridgerton Vibes
- By Danni B. on 03-11-23
By: Krystal Marquis
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What the River Knows
- A Novel
- By: Isabel Ibañez
- Narrated by: Ahmed Hamad, Ana Osorio
- Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten....
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Cliffhanger?!
- By Allison Maier on 12-04-23
By: Isabel Ibañez
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Monster
- By: Walter Dean Myers
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
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Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life....
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A wonderful book -- weak audio cast
- By Cari on 05-20-11
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Warrior Girl Unearthed
- By: Angeline Boulley
- Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter comes a thrilling YA mystery about a Native teen who must find a way to bring an ancestor home to her tribe....
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Captivating!!
- By Nova❤ on 06-01-23
By: Angeline Boulley
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club
- By: Malinda Lo
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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For American-born Lily Hu, "good Chinese girl" feels like a mask she's only recently discovered she's been wearing. Or worse, like a trap. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown....
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Critiquing queer books
- By angelina on 04-27-21
By: Malinda Lo
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All This Twisted Glory
- This Woven Kingdom, Book 3
- By: Tahereh Mafi
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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As the long-lost heir to the Jinn throne, Alizeh has finally found her people—and she might’ve found her crown. Cyrus, the mercurial ruler of Tulan, has offered her his kingdom in a twisted exchange: one that would begin with their marriage and end with his murder.
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Could Have Been a Novella
- By Magpie on 04-17-24
By: Tahereh Mafi
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Blood at the Root
- By: LaDarrion Williams
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers. Since then, he has kept his abilities hidden, looking out for himself and his younger foster brother, Taye....
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The Weight of Blood
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Joy Nash, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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When Springville residents—at least the ones still alive—are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it....
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Blown away by this Carrie retelling
- By AlohaD on 10-29-22
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Patron Saints of Nothing
- By: Randy Ribay
- Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder....
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Touching and informative
- By Pedro Navejas on 07-09-19
By: Randy Ribay
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Woods Runner
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America....
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good but bit unlikely story
- By Lisa on 11-18-10
By: Gary Paulsen
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Code Talker
- A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
- By: Joseph Bruchac
- Narrated by: Derrick Henry
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Although the mission school bans all that is Navajo, Ned secretly clings to his native language and culture....
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Terrible audio
- By Amazon Customer on 02-13-18
By: Joseph Bruchac
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Dear Martin
- By: Nic Stone
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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After a traffic stop turns violent at the hands of the police, a young Black teen grapples with racism—and what it means for his future. Critically acclaimed author Nic Stone boldly tackles America’s troubled history with race relations in her gripping debut novel....
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Emotional, Moving, and Necessary!
- By tarafarah7: Tara Brown on 09-29-18
By: Nic Stone
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Canto Contigo
- A Novel
- By: Jonny Garza Villa
- Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In a twenty-four-hour span, Rafael Alvarez led North Amistad High School’s Mariachi Alma de la Frontera to their eleventh consecutive first-place win in the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional; and met, made out with, and almost hooked up with one of the cutest guys he’s ever met....
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Clap When You Land
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo, Melania-Luisa Marte
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives....
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Narration
- By VB on 06-05-20
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Miles Morales
- Spider-Man
- By: Jason Reynolds
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Miles Morales is just your average teenager. Dinner every Sunday with his parents, chilling out playing old-school video games with his best friend. Oh yeah, and he's Spider-Man....
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"You Are Just Like Me"
- By Jaime Alvarez on 08-09-17
By: Jason Reynolds
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Solitaire
- By: Alice Oseman
- Narrated by: Jenny Walser
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Tori Spring isn't sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire (and survive high school)....
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Other Version Better
- By Alex on 07-31-23
By: Alice Oseman
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Six Crimson Cranes
- Six Crimson Cranes, Book 1
- By: Elizabeth Lim
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Shiori'anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control....
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If you loved Daughter of the Forest/Fairytales
- By Elizabeth on 07-10-21
By: Elizabeth Lim
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The Dragon's Promise
- Six Crimson Cranes, Book 2
- By: Elizabeth Lim
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
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Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined....
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Beautiful story.
- By kaileedoodle on 03-25-24
By: Elizabeth Lim
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Love & Gelato
- By: Jenna Evans Welch
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn't in the mood for Italy's famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She's only there because it was her mother's dying wish....
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duh
- By 80 on 09-05-18
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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
- By: Jennifer E. Smith
- Narrated by: Casey Holloway
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of 17-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life....
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Quick, Sweet, & Funny
- By Tabitha on 07-25-12
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Girl in the Blue Coat
- By: Monica Hesse
- Narrated by: Natalia Payne
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers....
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A gripping Story of Love and War
- By Daryl on 08-14-16
By: Monica Hesse
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Daughter of Smoke and Bone
- By: Laini Taylor
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky....
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Mary Sue, her hair is blue, her name's Karou
- By David on 02-01-12
By: Laini Taylor
New releases
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Sheine Lende
- A Prequel to Elatsoe
- By: Darcie Little Badger, Rovina Cai
- Narrated by: Kinsale Drake
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can’t afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood—and the loss of Shane’s father and her grandparents. They don’t think they’ll ever get their home back.
By: Darcie Little Badger, and others
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King of Dead Things
- By: Nevin Holness
- Narrated by: Troy Glasgow
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Eli doesn’t know who he is or who he came from. Three years ago, he was found by his now-best friends, Sunny and Max, who gave him a home in a magical sanctuary doubling as a Caribbean restaurant. What Eli does know is that he can heal a wound with just a touch and pluck magic from a soul like a petal from a flower—and there is nothing he wouldn’t do to survive and keep his new family together.
By: Nevin Holness
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We're Never Getting Home
- By: Tracy Badua
- Narrated by: Jennifer Aquino
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Jana Rubio and her best friend, Maddy Parsons, have an epic senior year finale queued up: catching their favorite band at the Orchards, an outdoor music festival a two-hour drive away. When a blowup over Maddy’s time-sucking boyfriend exposes a rift that may have already been growing between them, Jana calls off their joint trip and gets a lift to the festival from her church friend Nathan…only to realize Maddy and her boyfriend are along for the ride, too.
By: Tracy Badua
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Sister Spirit
- By: Efua Traoré
- Narrated by: Diana Yekinni
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixteen-year-old adopted Tara has questions – about who she is, where she belongs, why she dreams...When her nightmares darken, fears swarm like a flock of ravens and she traces her visions to the ancient Olumo Rock in Nigeria. It is a sacred place, full of magic, myth, and where whispers of the past linger. Travelling from England and enrolling in a boarding school at the foot of Olumo, Tara begins a journey to seek the truth of her roots and the spirits that pursue her.
By: Efua Traoré
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Dragonfruit
- By: Makiia Lucier
- Narrated by: Mapuana Makia
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that follow, Hanalei finds solace in studying the majestic seadragons that roam the Nominomi Sea. Until, one day, an encounter with a female dragon offers her what she desires most. A chance to return home, and to right a terrible wrong.
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A Great Story
- By Tami on 04-16-24
By: Makiia Lucier
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Canto Contigo
- A Novel
- By: Jonny Garza Villa
- Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In a twenty-four-hour span, Rafael Alvarez led North Amistad High School’s Mariachi Alma de la Frontera to their eleventh consecutive first-place win in the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional; and met, made out with, and almost hooked up with one of the cutest guys he’s ever met.
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Sheine Lende
- A Prequel to Elatsoe
- By: Darcie Little Badger, Rovina Cai
- Narrated by: Kinsale Drake
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can’t afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood—and the loss of Shane’s father and her grandparents. They don’t think they’ll ever get their home back.
By: Darcie Little Badger, and others
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King of Dead Things
- By: Nevin Holness
- Narrated by: Troy Glasgow
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Eli doesn’t know who he is or who he came from. Three years ago, he was found by his now-best friends, Sunny and Max, who gave him a home in a magical sanctuary doubling as a Caribbean restaurant. What Eli does know is that he can heal a wound with just a touch and pluck magic from a soul like a petal from a flower—and there is nothing he wouldn’t do to survive and keep his new family together.
By: Nevin Holness
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We're Never Getting Home
- By: Tracy Badua
- Narrated by: Jennifer Aquino
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Jana Rubio and her best friend, Maddy Parsons, have an epic senior year finale queued up: catching their favorite band at the Orchards, an outdoor music festival a two-hour drive away. When a blowup over Maddy’s time-sucking boyfriend exposes a rift that may have already been growing between them, Jana calls off their joint trip and gets a lift to the festival from her church friend Nathan…only to realize Maddy and her boyfriend are along for the ride, too.
By: Tracy Badua
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Sister Spirit
- By: Efua Traoré
- Narrated by: Diana Yekinni
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixteen-year-old adopted Tara has questions – about who she is, where she belongs, why she dreams...When her nightmares darken, fears swarm like a flock of ravens and she traces her visions to the ancient Olumo Rock in Nigeria. It is a sacred place, full of magic, myth, and where whispers of the past linger. Travelling from England and enrolling in a boarding school at the foot of Olumo, Tara begins a journey to seek the truth of her roots and the spirits that pursue her.
By: Efua Traoré
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Dragonfruit
- By: Makiia Lucier
- Narrated by: Mapuana Makia
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that follow, Hanalei finds solace in studying the majestic seadragons that roam the Nominomi Sea. Until, one day, an encounter with a female dragon offers her what she desires most. A chance to return home, and to right a terrible wrong.
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A Great Story
- By Tami on 04-16-24
By: Makiia Lucier
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Canto Contigo
- A Novel
- By: Jonny Garza Villa
- Narrated by: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In a twenty-four-hour span, Rafael Alvarez led North Amistad High School’s Mariachi Alma de la Frontera to their eleventh consecutive first-place win in the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional; and met, made out with, and almost hooked up with one of the cutest guys he’s ever met.
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The Black Girl Survives in This One
- Horror Stories
- By: Desiree S. Evans - editor, Saraciea J. Fennell - editor, Tananarive Due - introduction
- Narrated by: Shayna Small, Tananarive Due
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology.
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Black Final Girls get their stories front and cent
- By Anonymous User on 04-04-24
By: Desiree S. Evans - editor, and others
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No Going Back
- By: Patrick Flores-Scott
- Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s Friday morning, and seventeen-year-old Antonio Sullivan is on the verge of earning his early release from Zephyr Woods Youth Detention Center. Having been incarcerated for the last year and a half for a crime he didn’t directly commit, he’s now dedicating himself to his education and his sobriety program. What’s more, Antonio is driven by a deep need to make amends to the two people he hurt the most: his mom and his lifelong best friend, Maya.
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Wrath of the Talon
- Talon Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Sophie Kim
- Narrated by: Jaine Ye
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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From Sophie Kim comes the second book in the epic fantasy based on Korean mythology, an unflinching roller coaster ride of action, romance, and intricate fantasy lore.
By: Sophie Kim
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Chronically Dolores
- By: Maya Van Wagenen
- Narrated by: Victoria Villarreal, Maya Van Wagenen
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn’t life threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life. Just when things seem hopeless, Dolores meets someone poised to change her fate. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative partnership
By: Maya Van Wagenen
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If I Promise You Wings
- By: A.K. Small
- Narrated by: Carine Montbertrand
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Alix Leclaire has a plan: graduate high school and land her dream job as a feather artist at Mille et une Plume, where her creations will help define high fashion. Her best friend Jeanne will get a record contract and they’ll take over the Paris art scene together. But then Jeanne dies. Alix is lost, until the day she feels Jeanne pushing her to the feather boutique.
By: A.K. Small
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie
- By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- Narrated by: Natalie Simpson
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In Where Sleeping Girls Lie—a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the New York Times-bestselling author of Ace of Spades—a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears.
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Very engaging book.
- By Paula S on 04-05-24
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Rules for Rule Breaking
- By: Talia Tucker
- Narrated by: Shannon Tyo, Nick Martineau
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Winter Park and Bobby Bae are Korean American high school juniors whose families have been friends since the kids were making crayon art. They, however, are repulsed by each other. Winter is MIT-bound, comfortable keeping people at arm’s length. Bobby is as Type-A, anxious, and risk-averse as you can get. He’s also been recently dumped. That’s why, when Winter’s and Bobby’s parents insist that they go on a northeast college campus tour together, both teens find reasons to accept even though the idea of being stuck in a car together for 700 miles sounds unbearable.
By: Talia Tucker
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The Last Bloodcarver
- By: Vanessa Le
- Narrated by: VyVy Nguyen
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the industrial city of Theumas, Nhika is seen not as a healer, but a monster that kills for pleasure. And in the city's criminal underbelly, the rarest of monsters are traded for gold. When Nhika is finally caught by the infamous Butchers, she's forced to heal the last witness to a high-profile murder.
By: Vanessa Le
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Not Your Average Jo
- By: Grace K. Shim
- Narrated by: Shannon Tyo
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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Riley Jo is a teenager who knows what she wants. Born and raised in Bentonville, Arkansas, this Korean American girl has her sights set on being a musician. So when her parents are surprisingly cool about her attending the prestigious Los Angeles-based arts-focused boarding school her senior year of high school, she jumps at the chance. This is her moment to make her indie rock dreams a reality!
By: Grace K. Shim
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King of Dead Things
- By: Nevin Holness
- Narrated by: Troy Glasgow
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Eli doesn't know who he is or where he came from. What he does know is that he can pluck the magic from a soul like a petal from a flower. And he knows there is nothing he wouldn't borrow, steal or destroy in order to discover his past. Malcolm knows he can raise the dead with a wave of his hand but all he really wants is to be able to save his mother.
By: Nevin Holness
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Study Break
- 11 College Tales from Orientation to Graduation
- By: Aashna Avachat
- Narrated by: Dominique Franceschi, Sharmila Devar, Jennifer Aquino, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Study Break, a collection of interconnected contemporary Young Adult short stories written by Gen Z authors, explores different parts of "the college experience," from questioning your major to questioning your identity.
By: Aashna Avachat
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Tender Beasts
- By: Liselle Sambury
- Narrated by: Kimberly Woods
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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With the death of Sunny’s mother, matriarch of the wealthy Behre family, Sunny’s once picture-perfect life is thrown into turmoil. Her mother had groomed her to be the family’s next leader, so Sunny is confused when the only instructions her mother leaves is a mysterious note: “Take care of Dom.” The problem is, her youngest brother, Dom, has always been a near-stranger to Sunny…and seemingly a dangerous one, if found guilty of his second-degree murder charge. Still, Sunny is determined to fulfill her mother’s dying wish.
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Hard start, but gets real good 1/4 through
- By Robert Lanckton on 04-01-24
By: Liselle Sambury