Bestsellers
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Esperanza Rising
- By: Pam Munoz Ryan
- Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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Esperanza Ortega possesses all the treasures a young girl could want: fancy dresses; a beautiful home filled with servants in the bountiful region of Aguascalientes...
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GET THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW
- By Anonymous User on 04-14-16
By: Pam Munoz Ryan
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Bud, Not Buddy
- By: Christopher Paul Curtis
- Narrated by: James Avery
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father....
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Great Family Audio
- By Anonymous User on 02-21-09
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
- By: Scott O'Dell
- Narrated by: Tantoo Cardinal
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Island of the Blue Dolphins is the remarkable story of a strange and beautiful Indian girl who lives a serene and courageous life as the solitary survivor on a rocky island off the California coast...
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Rich in cultural details and extremely well read.
- By Anonymous User on 07-23-09
By: Scott O'Dell
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The Birchbark House
- Birchbark House, Book 1
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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She was named Omakakiins, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakakiins and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has....
By: Louise Erdrich
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Amari and the Despicable Wonders
- Supernatural Investigations, Book 3
- By: B. B. Alston
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Elaine Harlowe has manipulated her way into becoming prime minister, using her mind control ability to force the Bureau to take up her vicious grudge against magiciankind.
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Is there going to be a book 4
- By Anonymous User on 09-07-24
By: B. B. Alston
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Front Desk
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, 10-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Her parents hide immigrants. The mean motel owner can't find out....
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Expands Compassion & Understanding (Kids&Adults!)
- By Anonymous User on 10-12-19
By: Kelly Yang
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Esperanza Rising
- By: Pam Munoz Ryan
- Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Esperanza Ortega possesses all the treasures a young girl could want: fancy dresses; a beautiful home filled with servants in the bountiful region of Aguascalientes...
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GET THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW
- By Anonymous User on 04-14-16
By: Pam Munoz Ryan
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Bud, Not Buddy
- By: Christopher Paul Curtis
- Narrated by: James Avery
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father....
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Great Family Audio
- By Anonymous User on 02-21-09
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
- By: Scott O'Dell
- Narrated by: Tantoo Cardinal
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Island of the Blue Dolphins is the remarkable story of a strange and beautiful Indian girl who lives a serene and courageous life as the solitary survivor on a rocky island off the California coast...
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Rich in cultural details and extremely well read.
- By Anonymous User on 07-23-09
By: Scott O'Dell
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The Birchbark House
- Birchbark House, Book 1
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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She was named Omakakiins, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakakiins and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has....
By: Louise Erdrich
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Amari and the Despicable Wonders
- Supernatural Investigations, Book 3
- By: B. B. Alston
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Elaine Harlowe has manipulated her way into becoming prime minister, using her mind control ability to force the Bureau to take up her vicious grudge against magiciankind.
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Is there going to be a book 4
- By Anonymous User on 09-07-24
By: B. B. Alston
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Front Desk
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, 10-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Her parents hide immigrants. The mean motel owner can't find out....
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Expands Compassion & Understanding (Kids&Adults!)
- By Anonymous User on 10-12-19
By: Kelly Yang
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- By: Mildred D. Taylor
- Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen, Jacqueline Woodson
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice....
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Chapter Breaks....Just thought I'd add these
- By Anonymous User on 04-05-13
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Walk Two Moons
- By: Sharon Creech
- Narrated by: Hope Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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In her own award-winning style, Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales....
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Such a great story wonderfully told
- By Anonymous User on 02-06-12
By: Sharon Creech
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A Library
- By: Nikki Giovanni
- Narrated by: Nikki Giovanni
- Length: 4 mins
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In this lyrical book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape....
By: Nikki Giovanni
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963
- By: Christopher Paul Curtis
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement....
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Funny and Poignant Look at Civil Rights Era
- By Anonymous User on 08-26-14
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Amari and the Night Brothers
- By: B. B. Alston
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good....
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Thank you!
- By Anonymous User on 03-29-21
By: B. B. Alston
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The Marrow Thieves
- By: Cherie Dimaline
- Narrated by: Meegwun Fairbrother
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream....
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Excellent reading by the narrator.
- By Anonymous User on 12-19-23
By: Cherie Dimaline
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Amos Fortune, Free Man
- By: Elizabeth Yates
- Narrated by: Roslyn Ruff
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
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When Amos Fortune was only 15 years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction....
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i love this book
- By Anonymous User on 11-08-18
By: Elizabeth Yates
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The Indian in the Cupboard
- By: Lynne Reid Banks
- Narrated by: Lynne Reid Banks
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
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It all started with a birthday present that Omri didn't want: a small plastic Indian that was no use to him at all. But an old wooden cupboard and a special key brought his unusual toy to life...
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Couldn't stop them from listening...
- By Anonymous User on 06-11-04
By: Lynne Reid Banks
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Inspiring Asian Americans
- 30 Role Models That Shaped Our World - Past & Present
- By: Mari Yamaguchi
- Narrated by: Terri Dien
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
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Discover the often-overlooked stories of Asian American trailblazers who shaped our country and our world!
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Inspiring Stories You Didn't Know You Needed
- By Anonymous User on 12-12-24
By: Mari Yamaguchi
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The Vanderbeekers Ever After
- Vanderbeekers, Book 7
- By: Karina Yan Glaser
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of a serious illness with the support of their Harlem community....
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Family
- By Anonymous User on 10-27-24
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Rosa
- By: Nikki Giovanni
- Narrated by: Nikki Giovanni
- Length: 12 mins
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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that ignited a movement that changed modern history....
By: Nikki Giovanni
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Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore....
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Absolutely love this book
- By Anonymous User on 04-15-23
By: Angie Thomas
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Just Like Me
- By: Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Narrated by: Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Length: 16 mins
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An ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, this exquisite treasury will appeal to fans of Dear Girl and I Am Enough and have kids listening through it to find a poem that's just for them....
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Loved it!
- By Anonymous User on 09-30-24
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Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold)
- By: Sarah Weeks, Gita Varadarajan
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley, Vikas Adam
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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Two boys - one white, one Indian American - gain strength from each other from afar as they struggle to navigate middle school, family, and friendships....
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It was inspiring!
- By Anonymous User on 08-26-17
By: Sarah Weeks, and others
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Heat
- By: Mike Lupica
- Narrated by: Paolo Andino
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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A rival accuses Michael of being older than the league limit....
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Heat
- By Anonymous User on 08-14-15
By: Mike Lupica
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Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)
- By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
- Narrated by: Ruth Livier
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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A Mexican "Grapes of Wrath," based on a family story, from the award-winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan....
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Me encanta
- By Anonymous User on 04-09-20
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Dragons in a Bag
- By: Zetta Elliott
- Narrated by: Ron Butler, Zetta Elliott
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother - but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they'll be safe....
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fabulous read for any adventure boy
- By Anonymous User on 01-18-19
By: Zetta Elliott
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Amari and the Great Game
- Supernatural Investigations, Book 2
- By: B. B. Alston
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze....
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simply amazing!!!
- By Anonymous User on 09-01-22
By: B. B. Alston
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Finally Seen
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay, Kelly Yang
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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When ten-year-old Lina Gao steps off the plane in Los Angeles, it’s her first time in America and the first time seeing her parents and her little sister in five years! She’s been waiting for this moment every day while she lived with her grandmother in Beijing....
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Perfect 😍
- By Anonymous User on 07-04-24
By: Kelly Yang
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Undefeated
- Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team
- By: Steve Sheinkin
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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When superstar athlete Jim Thorpe and football legend Pop Warner met in 1904 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history....
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I don't even like sports.
- By Anonymous User on 03-12-18
By: Steve Sheinkin
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Who Is LeBron James?
- Who Was?
- By: Crystal Hubbard, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Emana Rachelle
- Length: 55 mins
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Today, LeBron James is an international superstar who has won four NBA Championships, earned two Olympic gold medals, written books, and starred in blockbuster movies....
By: Crystal Hubbard, and others
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Merci Suárez Changes Gears
- Merci Suárez, Book 1
- By: Meg Medina
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
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Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students....
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The speed of voice is too fast
- By Anonymous User on 01-19-20
By: Meg Medina
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Something Like Home
- By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
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A lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only for them to find family in each other along the way.
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Hope, Acceptance, Love
- By Anonymous User on 11-16-24
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
- Tristan Strong, Book 1
- By: Kwame Mbalia
- Narrated by: Amir Abdullah
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia's epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods....
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Enjoyed by all!
- By Anonymous User on 12-04-20
By: Kwame Mbalia
New releases
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The Birchbark House
- Birchbark House, Book 1
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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She was named Omakakiins, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakakiins and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever—but that will eventually lead Omakakiins to discover her calling.
By: Louise Erdrich
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The People Could Fly
- American Black Folktales
- By: Virginia Hamilton
- Narrated by: Andrew Barnes
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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“The People Could Fly,” the title story in Virginia Hamilton’s prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom. And it is a moving tale of those who did not have the opportunity to “fly” away, who remained slaves with only their imaginations to set them free as they told and retold this tale.
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Stealing Freedom
- By: Elisa Carbone
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old Ann Maria Weems works from sunup to sundown, wraps rags around her feet in the winter, and must do whatever her master or mistress orders—but she has something that many plantation slaves don't have. She has her wonderful family around her. To Ann, her teasing brothers, her older sister, and her protective and loving parents are everything. And then one day, they are gone. Separated from her family by her master and shipped off as a housemaid, Ann learns something about independence and about love before the opportunity for escape arrives.
By: Elisa Carbone
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Dragons in a Bag: Books 1-3
- Dragons in a Bag
- By: Zetta Elliott
- Narrated by: Ron Butler, Zetta Elliott, Soneela Nankani
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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There are two rules when it comes to the dragons: don’t let them out of the bag and don’t feed them anything sweet! When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she’s not his grandmother—but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they’ll be safe. Hear about Jax’s first three adventures in this collection!
By: Zetta Elliott
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Roswell Johnson rettet die Welt
- By: Chris Colfer, Jan Möller - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Volker Niederfahrenhorst
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Ein witziges Abenteuer rund um eine bunte Truppe von Underdogs, die die Welt retten – von Bestseller-Autor und Schauspieler Chris Colfer, für alle ab 8 Jahren! So lange er denken kann, sammelt der elfjährige Roswell Johnson Belege für außerirdisches Leben. Und so lange er denken kann, nimmt keiner ihn ernst. Doch eines Nachts erhält er den ultimativen Beweis: Er wird versehentlich von Außerirdischen entführt! Sein Traum wird wahr – und im selben Moment sein größter Albtraum. Der Erde droht eine feindliche Invasion, schon in drei Tagen! Das Ende der Menschheit scheint besiegelt.
By: Chris Colfer, and others
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The Fall of the House of Tatterly
- By: Shanna Miles
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old Theo Tatterly’s ability to see ghosts is a useful skill in a house full of dead relatives, but it makes him a loner at school and everywhere else, where ghosts eternally pester him for help. For Theo, life is easier on the periphery. When his first failed exorcism portends an end to the Tatterly line, Theo must bring together his entire family—living and dead—to save the home they’ve lived in for generations . . . and maybe the world.
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This was a beautiful story of the magic of black culture
- By Anonymous User on 12-08-24
By: Shanna Miles
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The Birchbark House
- Birchbark House, Book 1
- By: Louise Erdrich
- Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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She was named Omakakiins, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakakiins and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever—but that will eventually lead Omakakiins to discover her calling.
By: Louise Erdrich
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The People Could Fly
- American Black Folktales
- By: Virginia Hamilton
- Narrated by: Andrew Barnes
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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“The People Could Fly,” the title story in Virginia Hamilton’s prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom. And it is a moving tale of those who did not have the opportunity to “fly” away, who remained slaves with only their imaginations to set them free as they told and retold this tale.
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Stealing Freedom
- By: Elisa Carbone
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old Ann Maria Weems works from sunup to sundown, wraps rags around her feet in the winter, and must do whatever her master or mistress orders—but she has something that many plantation slaves don't have. She has her wonderful family around her. To Ann, her teasing brothers, her older sister, and her protective and loving parents are everything. And then one day, they are gone. Separated from her family by her master and shipped off as a housemaid, Ann learns something about independence and about love before the opportunity for escape arrives.
By: Elisa Carbone
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Dragons in a Bag: Books 1-3
- Dragons in a Bag
- By: Zetta Elliott
- Narrated by: Ron Butler, Zetta Elliott, Soneela Nankani
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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There are two rules when it comes to the dragons: don’t let them out of the bag and don’t feed them anything sweet! When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she’s not his grandmother—but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they’ll be safe. Hear about Jax’s first three adventures in this collection!
By: Zetta Elliott
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Roswell Johnson rettet die Welt
- By: Chris Colfer, Jan Möller - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Volker Niederfahrenhorst
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Ein witziges Abenteuer rund um eine bunte Truppe von Underdogs, die die Welt retten – von Bestseller-Autor und Schauspieler Chris Colfer, für alle ab 8 Jahren! So lange er denken kann, sammelt der elfjährige Roswell Johnson Belege für außerirdisches Leben. Und so lange er denken kann, nimmt keiner ihn ernst. Doch eines Nachts erhält er den ultimativen Beweis: Er wird versehentlich von Außerirdischen entführt! Sein Traum wird wahr – und im selben Moment sein größter Albtraum. Der Erde droht eine feindliche Invasion, schon in drei Tagen! Das Ende der Menschheit scheint besiegelt.
By: Chris Colfer, and others
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The Fall of the House of Tatterly
- By: Shanna Miles
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Twelve-year-old Theo Tatterly’s ability to see ghosts is a useful skill in a house full of dead relatives, but it makes him a loner at school and everywhere else, where ghosts eternally pester him for help. For Theo, life is easier on the periphery. When his first failed exorcism portends an end to the Tatterly line, Theo must bring together his entire family—living and dead—to save the home they’ve lived in for generations . . . and maybe the world.
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This was a beautiful story of the magic of black culture
- By Anonymous User on 12-08-24
By: Shanna Miles
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The Rise of Issa Igwe
- By: Shanna Miles
- Narrated by: Kristyl Dawn Tift
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Despite a lifetime of breaking the rules, twelve-year-old Issa Igwe never expected to land in witch prison. At least that’s what she calls The Siren School outside of its hallowed halls. It’s actually the country’s most prestigious boarding school for magically gifted girls, and Issa’s parents insist that she attend . . . even though the school’s creepy history is the stuff of legend.
By: Shanna Miles
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Walking the Road to Freedom
- A Story About Sojourner Truth (Creative Minds Biographies)
- By: Jeri Chase Ferris
- Narrated by: Debi Tinsley
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York in 1797 or 1798. She never knew for sure which year she was born or even whether it was summer or winter. By the time she was a young woman, Sojourner knew she could no longer live as a slave, and with the help of Quakers, she escaped to freedom. She then began her long struggle to reunite her family and to free other slaves.
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Brave Lolis Learns English/La Valiente Lolis Aprende Inglés (Bilingual Book: English & Spanish Edition)
- By: Armida Espinoza
- Narrated by: Ana Osorio
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s Lolis’s first day of school, and while she should have been playing games and making new friends, Lolis instead feels overwhelmed. To pass the first grade, Lolis needs to learn English. But, as a second language learner, Lolis feels alone and hopeless. It’s up to Lolis to learn a second language, pass the first grade, and conquer the impossible all on her own. But maybe the impossible isn’t as untouchable as she thinks.
By: Armida Espinoza
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Brave Lolis's Box of Hope/La Valiente Lolis Y Su Caja De Esperanza (English and Spanish Edition)
- By: Armida Espinoza
- Narrated by: Ana Osorio
- Length: 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Watching the evening news with her parents, Lolis is shocked to see the destruction caused by a hurricane in Puerto Rico. Seeing houses, trees, and cars destroyed and seeing children crying as their parents try to comfort them, Lolis feels helpless. But all it takes is one bag of grain and a determined spirit to inspire Lolis. Now she must take action and ask herself, What can I do to help?
By: Armida Espinoza
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Brown Girl, Brown Girl
- By: Leslé Honoré
- Narrated by: Leslé Honoré
- Length: 6 mins
- Unabridged
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This powerful and hopeful book—inspired by the historic election of Vice President Kamala Harris—celebrates brown and Black girls. Based on a viral poem by Blaxican poet and activist Leslé Honoré, this moving journey through the past, present, and future of brown and Black girls is a celebration of community, creativity, and joy—and offers a reminder of the history that inspires hope, and the hope that inspires activism.
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Excellence
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By: Leslé Honoré
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Golemcrafters
- By: Emi Watanabe Cohen
- Narrated by: Emi Watanabe Cohen
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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On the same day Faye’s brother comes home with a black eye, a package arrives from a relative they’ve never met. It’s a slab of clay: some weird kind of bar mitzvah present? The strange gift turns out to be an invitation to learn a craft that’s been in their family for centuries. And it’s not pottery. Faye and Shiloh are driven to New York City by their grandfather for a spring break filled with magical instruction. But at night they find themselves transported to a strange parallel world, where groups of innocent people are facing appalling hatred and violence.
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Stone Walker
- By: Jeanne B. Hargett
- Narrated by: David Armstrong
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Stone Walker wishes he was like everyone else—but due to his disability, he can’t go hunting with the rest of the tribe. Despite his differences, Stone Walker wants to prove his worth to the tribe by hunting with small traps. One day, his younger brother joins him and a wolverine attacks them. Will Stone Walker be able to save them?
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A Gift from Rabbit Nation
- By: Marnie K. Jorenby
- Narrated by: Sara Hazelwood
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Bineshii is an Ojibwe girl from Wisconsin. She loves to celebrate her culture, but she often has a tough time finding friends who understand her customs. When her best friend, Amanda, finds out Bineshii learned how to trap rabbits, she’s very upset and doesn’t want to be friends anymore. With some help from the rabbit spirit, will Bineshii be able to win her friend back?
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Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!
- By: Claudette Colvin, Phillip Hoose, Bea Jackson - illustrator
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Montgomery, Alabama 1955. Fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin is tired. Tired of white people thinking they’re better than her. Tired of going to separate schools and separate bathrooms. Most of all, she’s tired of having to give up her seat on the bus whenever a white person tells her to. She wants freedom NOW! But what can one teenager do? On a bus ride home from school one day, young Claudette takes a stand for justice and refuses to get up from her seat—nine months before Rosa Parks will become famous for doing the same.
By: Claudette Colvin, and others
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On a Chariot of Fire
- The Story of India’s Bene Israel
- By: Erica Lyons, Siona Benjamin - illustrator
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Two thousand years ago, a ship sailed east, alone on an endless sea. The people onboard were fleeing the same war that the Maccabees fought in the ancient land of Israel. They took with them their faith and their traditions, knowing they would sail for more than a year. When a great storm crushed their boat on the shores of India, only a few survived. Some say the prophet Elijah plucked them from the sea. But they were welcomed by the people of the new land. They survived and adapted, with new spices for their food and new clothing and culture to borrow, but never strayed from their faith.
By: Erica Lyons, and others
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Chooch Helped
- By: Andrea L. Rogers, Rebecca Lee Kunz - illustrator
- Narrated by: DeLanna Studi
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Sissy’s younger brother, Chooch, isn’t a baby anymore. They just celebrated his second birthday after all. But no matter what Chooch does—even if he’s messing something up, which is basically all the time!—their parents just say he’s “helping." Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything! When Elisi paints a mural, Chooch helps. When Edutsi makes grape dumplings, Chooch helps. When oginalii gigs for crawdads, Chooch helps. When Sissy tries to make a clay pot, Chooch helps.
By: Andrea L. Rogers, and others
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Dreams of Unity
- 20 Kid-Friendly Bedtime Stories Dealing with Racism
- By: Strategy Books
- Narrated by: Melanie Melton
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Whether used for bedtime, the classroom, or family discussions, Dreams of Unity inspires young listeners to lead with compassion, challenge unfairness, and recognize that their voices have the power to make differences.
By: Strategy Books