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Ted and Me A Baseball Card Adventure, Dan Gutman

Ted and Me

by Dan Gutman

Rent: $6.49

Dan Gutman has won a wide and growing audience among young readers, who have eagerly devo...

Unabridged: 3 hr 56 min
The Baseball Card Adventures
Narrator: Johnny Heller
Published: 03/20/2012
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Riding Freedom, Pam Muoz Ryan

Riding Freedom

by Pam Muoz Ryan

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Charlotte Parkhurst was raised in an orphanage for boys, which suited her just fine. She ...

Unabridged: 1 hr 56 min
Narrator: Melissa Hughes
Published: 08/01/2011
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26 Fairmount Avenue #1: 26 Fairmount Avenue, Tomie dePaola

26 Fairmount Avenue #1: 26 Fairmo...

by Tomie dePaola

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In a heartwarming first-person account, dePaola retells his experiences at home and in sc...

Unabridged: 49 min
26 Fairmount Avenue #1
Narrator: Tomie dePaola
Published: 07/11/2006
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Cajas de Cartn Relatos de la Vida Peregina de un Nio Campesino, Francisco Jimnez

Cajas de Cartn

by Francisco Jimnez

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After dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his w...

Unabridged: 3 hr 39 min
Narrator: Adrian Vargas
Published: 06/01/2012
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Betty Before X, Ilyasah Shabazz

Betty Before X

by Ilyasah Shabazz

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*Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Award*"In clear, measured tones, the author recounts ...

Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min
Narrator: Ilyasah Shabazz
Published: 01/02/2018
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I, Dred Scott A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott, Shelia P. Moses

I, Dred Scott

by Shelia P. Moses

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Shelia P. Moses is a National Book Award Finalist who has brought to life the story of Dr...

Unabridged: 1 hr 13 min
Narrator: Peter Jay Fernande...
Published: 02/24/2008
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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker, Robbie Robertson

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

by Robbie Robertson

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Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hia...

Unabridged: 28 min
Narrator: Piter Marek
Published: 09/08/2015
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Nicholas Sparks Can't Beat Newberry, Doc King Cole

Nicholas Sparks Can't Beat Newber...

by Doc King Cole

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"It was 1973, Nixon had not yet resigned, U. S. troops were still in Vietnam. We had thre...

Unabridged: 1 hr 12 min
Narrator: Cole Bolchoz
Published: 06/24/2020
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Yasser and Zahra Meet the Saviour of Islam, Ibn Ali

Yasser and Zahra Meet the Saviour...

by Ibn Ali

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Yasser loves Muharram because it means he can stay up late and chill with his friends at ...

Unabridged: 3 hr 46 min
Narrator: Mohammed Sesay
Published: 09/15/2021
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26 Fairmount Avenue: On My Way, Tomie dePaola

26 Fairmount Avenue: On My Way

by Tomie dePaola

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Tomie is overjoyed because his baby sister, Maureen, is finally strong enough to come hom...

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min
Narrator: Tomie dePaola
Published: 07/08/2008
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26 Fairmount Avenue: What a Year!, Tomie dePaola

26 Fairmount Avenue: What a Year!...

by Tomie dePaola

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The year 1940 is a very big year for Tomie-it's the start of first grade, and it's his fi...

Unabridged: 55 min
Narrator: Tomie dePaola
Published: 07/08/2008
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Satch & Me, Dan Gutman

Satch & Me

by Dan Gutman

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Acclaimed author of the Parents' Choice Jim & Me, Dan Gutman adds a fictional twist to th...

Unabridged: 3 hr 20 min
The Baseball Card Adventures #7
Narrator: Johnny Heller
Published: 04/30/2010
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The Quickest Kid in Clarksville, Pat Zietlow Miller

The Quickest Kid in Clarksville

by Pat Zietlow Miller

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Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family ...

Unabridged: 9 min
Narrator: Sisi Aisha Johnson...
Published: 04/01/2016
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Melvin the Mouth, Katherine Blanc

Melvin the Mouth

by Katherine Blanc

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Melvin is an imaginative and noisy little boy who grows up to be Mel Blanc, Looney Tunes ...

Unabridged: 8 min
Narrator: Ramon De Ocampo
Published: 12/15/2017
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The Boo-Boos That Changed the World A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really!), Barry Wittenstein

The Boo-Boos That Changed the Wor...

by Barry Wittenstein

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Did you know Band-Aids were invented by accident?! And that they weren't mass-produced un...

Unabridged: 20 min
Narrator: L.J. Ganser
Published: 03/23/2018
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Miguel's Brave Knight Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote, Margarita Engle

Miguel's Brave Knight

by Margarita Engle

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This fictionalized first-person biography-in-verse of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra follow...

Unabridged: 21 min
Narrator: Thom Rivera
Published: 06/05/2018
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Kafka and the Doll, Larissa Theule

Kafka and the Doll

by Larissa Theule

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Based on a true story about Franz KafkaInspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recou...

Unabridged: 17 min
Narrator: Adam Alexi-Malle
Published: 03/09/2021
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Starboy Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of David Bowie, Jami Gigot

Starboy

by Jami Gigot

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A starry-eyed ode to self-expression and staying true to yourself, inspired by the life a...

Unabridged: 12 min
Narrator: Mike Cooper
Published: 05/18/2021
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The Moon Over Star, Dianna Hutts Aston

The Moon Over Star

by Dianna Hutts Aston

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Acclaimed author Dianna Hutts Aston delights young readers with books about real-life top...

Unabridged: 11 min
Narrator: Cherise Boothe
Published: 06/07/2013
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Knothole In The Closet A Story About Belle Boyd, A Confederate Spy, Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

Knothole In The Closet

by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin...

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Early in the Civil War, 19-year-old Belle Boyd risks capture to spy for the South and her...

Unabridged: 23 min
Narrator: Kate Fleming
Published: 06/01/2003
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Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea, Meena Harris

Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea

by Meena Harris

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Meena Harris debuts with an empowering story about two sisters who work with their commun...

Unabridged: 8 min
Narrator: Meena Harris
Published: 06/30/2020
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Firebird, Misty Copeland

Firebird

by Misty Copeland

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In her debut book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl--an every girl--whose c...

Unabridged: 6 min
Narrator: Misty Copeland
Published: 09/29/2020
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Stacey’s Extraordinary Words, Stacey Abrams

Stacey’s Extraordinary Words

by Stacey Abrams

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The debut picture book from iconic voting rights advocate and #1 New York Times bestselli...

Unabridged: 14 min
The Stacey Stories
Narrator: Stacey Abrams
Published: 12/28/2021
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Professor Buber and His Cats, Susan Tarcov

Professor Buber and His Cats

by Susan Tarcov

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Nine is just the right numberKetem the cat is looking for a new home. Professor Buber&rsq...

Unabridged: 6 min
Narrator: Book Buddy Digital...
Published: 11/01/2022
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Crazy Horse's Vision, Joseph Bruchac

Crazy Horse's Vision

by Joseph Bruchac

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Against a backdrop of striking illustrations by noted Sioux artist S.D. Nelson, Joseph Br...

Unabridged: 23 min
Narrator: Curtis Zunigha
Published: 01/01/2005
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Mister T.V. The Story of John Logie Baird, Julie Fulton

Mister T.V.

by Julie Fulton

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John Logie Baird loves inventing things! When he hears about another inventor who has bui...

Unabridged: 17 min
Narrator: Full Cast
Published: 12/22/2020
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Justice Makes a Difference The Story of Miss Freedom Fighter, Esquire, Jacklyn Milton

Justice Makes a Difference

by Jacklyn Milton

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"'Words are powerful,' Grandma told Justice. 'They can be used in powerful ways to do goo...

Unabridged: 18 min
Narrator: Artika R. Tyner
Published: 08/01/2023
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The Time Travels of Arabella and Tom:  The Vikings, Sue Huband

The Time Travels of Arabella and ...

by Sue Huband

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Arabella Twigg is a very ordinary girl living with her peculiar family. Her life is quite...

Unabridged: 1 hr 24 min
Narrator: John Delino Ziegle...
Published: 07/21/2023
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Patty Reed's Doll The Story of the Donner Party, Rachel K. Laurgaard

Patty Reed's Doll

by Rachel K. Laurgaard

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In the winter of 1846, the Donner Party was stranded by heavy snows in the Sierra Nevada ...

Unabridged: 2 hr 55 min
Narrator: Amanda Dolan
Published: 10/31/2023