Showing 1–10 of 10 titles
- Audience: Older
- Audience: Middle
- List: Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
- Genre: Fiction
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Alchemy and Meggy Swann
After Meggy's mother sends her off to London, she has to prove useful to her alchemist father. Narrator Katherine Kellgren uses voices and singing to recreate the dirty streets of medieval London. -
Dream On, Amber
For Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto, navigating school is not as challenging as discovering her role in her unconventional family. Amber's audacious imagination leads to both trouble and a satisfying resolution. Laura Kirman becomes this spirited tween in a dynamic performance that highlights Amber's humor, heart and multicultural heritage. -
Elijah of Buxton
Mirron Willis' enthralling, richly authentic narration of Christopher Paul Curtis' award-winning novel, transports listeners to a historic Canadian settlement of former slaves as 11-year-old Elijah Freeman confronts the realities of slavery. -
Matilda
This beloved classic stars an exceptional girl who develops extraordinary powers that she uses to triumph over nasty parents, wretched friends, and a monstrous headmistress. Dahl's cast of vivid characters is infused with life by Oscar-winner Kate Winslet's dynamic performance.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2014 (Honor Title)
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9780141370354
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The Parker Inheritance
In pursuit of the mysterious Parker inheritance, author Varian Johnson takes readers down a trail of clues spanning three generations of fear and discrimination in the American South. Narrator Cherise Boothe evokes an appropriate sense of time and place with her compelling cast of characters and authentic range of emotions. -
A Snicker of Magic
The once magical town of Midnight Gulch is cursed. Felicity Pickle, a natural born poet who literally sees words everywhere, rallies the townsfolk to bring the magic back. Morris positively glows as Felicity, enveloping listeners in the spindiddly magic of language, music, family, and ice cream. -
Treasure Island
Stevenson's pirate classic elegantly unfolds as Alfred Molina's panoply of accents and the soundscape of the sea place listeners aboard the Hispaniola.- Fiction, Audiobook
- Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2008 (Honor Title)
- Middle, Older
- ISBN: 9780739356609
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The War that Saved My Life
Hoping to escape an abusive parent, a lame but determined girl follows her younger brother when he is sent to safety during WWII. The children find that leaving the city may not only have saved them from a bomb, but also changed their lives forever.
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The Wizards of Once
A wizard, a warrior princess, and a forbidden magical object come together in this rip-roaring adventure. David Tennant transports listeners to a faraway land with his clearly unique voices, along with sound effects and songs. -
Young Fredle
Wendy Carter captures all the curiosity, fear and delight of young Fredle, as listeners follow the mouse's adventures both inside and outside the house. Voigt's gentle and heartwarming story features cats, dogs, raccoons and owls, all brought to fine characterization through Carter's spectacular performance.