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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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- Unabridged
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,067
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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On the Banks of Plum Creek
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kirsten
- An American Girl
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love the book, narration was ok
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulously read! Lovely soft accent. Precious book
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Mary Poppins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,743
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,491
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5 out of 5 stars
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Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey
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- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grateful
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By: Gillian Cross
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Little Town on the Prairie
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- Narrated by: Cherry Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 601
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 529
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The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes to her first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a college for the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walk home from church with Laura. And Laura, now 15 years old, receives her certificate to teach school.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator could’ve done with less twang...
- By Lindsay C. on 06-06-18
Publisher's Summary
Maine was beautiful, but Anna missed home, and Papa. And as the weeks went by, she began to wonder what would happen if the rains never came. Would she and Caleb and Sarah and Papa ever be a family again?
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- 10-11-16
Beautiful sequel
My son and I loved this beautiful sequel. The reader did a wonderful job. The story is so heartwarming and helps you understand all of the characters.
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