27 Best Books & Libraries Books
Books & Libraries is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Books & Libraries audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 27 Books & Libraries audiobooks below.
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Dear Librarian
- By: Lydia M. Sigwarth
- Narrator: Lydia M. Sigwarth
- Length: 12 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: June 10, 2021
- Language: English
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4.48(1251 ratings)
4.48(1251 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDWhen Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma’s house to Aunt Linda’s house to Cousin Alice’s house, but no place was permanent. Then one day, everything changed: Lydia’sWhen Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma’s house to Aunt Linda’s house to Cousin Alice’s house, but no place was permanent. Then one day, everything changed: Lydia’s mom took her to a new place?not a house but a big building with stone columns and tall tall steps. The library. In the library, Lydia found her special spot across from the sunny window at a round desk. For behind that desk was her new friend, the librarian. Together, Lydia and the librarian discovered a world beyond their walls, one that sparkled with spectacular joy.
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Valentine Crow & Mr Death
- By: Jenni Spangler
- Narrator: Benjamin Isaac
- Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2023
- Language: English
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4.45(11 ratings)
4.45(11 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDIt’s not always easy being Death: a witty and gloriously gothic tale of friendship and discovery from bestselling Jenni Spangler. Twelve-year-old Valentine Crow has lived his entire life at the Foundling Hospital. Now, he and his best friendIt’s not always easy being Death: a witty and gloriously gothic tale of friendship and discovery from bestselling Jenni Spangler.
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Twelve-year-old Valentine Crow has lived his entire life at the Foundling Hospital. Now, he and his best friend Philomena are leaving to begin their new lives as apprentices – but Valentine has been assigned to Death himself. Valentine finds himself in an impossible situation when his best friend’s name appears on the list of souls to take. Can he fight Death to save her soul, or does fate have other ideas?
Distinctive, warm and funny, the highly-acclaimed Jenni Spangler returns with a richly imagined world perfect for listeners of The Beast and the Bethany and Lemony Snickett. -
Stacey’s Remarkable Books
- By: Stacey Abrams
- Narrator: Stacey Abrams
- Length: 11 minutes
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray
- Publish date: December 13, 2022
- Language: English
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4.44(154 ratings)
4.44(154 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USDThe companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey’s Extraordinary Words, from political leader Stacey Abrams. Stacey’s favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library andThe companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey’s Extraordinary Words, from political leader Stacey Abrams.
Stacey’s favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library and she gets to lose herself in her beloved books.
On one of these special days, Stacey discovers that a new student named Julie has trouble reading in English, so they begin sharing books and stories to practice. Soon, more students start to join them.
Books take the group on magical adventures and reveal other worlds and cultures–but best of all, they bring them together as friends.
This is another inspiring tale, based on a true story from Stacey Abrams’s childhood, about the life-changing power of books.
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The Wizard in the Wood
- By: Louie Stowell
- Narrator: Renee Dorian
- Length: 3 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: May 24, 2022
- Language: English
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4.37(45 ratings)
4.37(45 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDIt’s a new school year for Kit, Alita, and Josh. The three friends learn that their school is getting a brand-new library–and a brand-new baby dragon to help the library grow. They’re overjoyed to look after the precious dragon eggIt’s a new school year for Kit, Alita, and Josh. The three friends learn that their school is getting a brand-new library–and a brand-new baby dragon to help the library grow. They’re overjoyed to look after the precious dragon egg until it hatches–it’s like all their Christmases and Diwalis and birthdays have come at once! But when the egg is stolen, Kit and her friends are faced with a group of evil wizards who want to change the magical world forever. Now it’s up to the three of them to make sure the villains from their pasts don’t return even more powerful than before. With help from old allies (such as Dogon, the friendly half-dog, half-dragon), Kit, Alita, and Josh prepare for their most epic showdown so far.
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Captain Dom’s Treasure
- By: Terry Catasus Jennings
- Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 23, 2021
- Language: English
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4.31(29 ratings)
4.31(29 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDDominguita is ready for another big adventure–and figures that her beloved library is a great place to try to find one! After Dominguita finds an old map in the back of a copy of Treasure Island, she is excited to see a big X on the map.Dominguita is ready for another big adventure–and figures that her beloved library is a great place to try to find one!
After Dominguita finds an old map in the back of a copy of Treasure Island, she is excited to see a big X on the map. Because everyone knows that X marks the spot for treasure! When Dom shows her friends Pancho and Steph, they don’t
think the map is real. But after a little investigating, they discover there’s real treasure at stake! And there are a few other people who want that treasure too.Can Dom and her friends figure out a way to return the special treasure to one of their favorite people before it falls into the wrong hands?
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A Poem for Peter
- By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Narrator: Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Length: 35 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: April 07, 2017
- Language: English
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4.3(1773 ratings)
4.3(1773 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDOn the 100th anniversary of his birth, a celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day. Andrea Davis Pinkney’s powerful and poetic text tells the story of Ezra Jack Keats, who was born in Brooklyn in 1916,On the 100th anniversary of his birth, a celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day. Andrea Davis Pinkney’s powerful and poetic text tells the story of Ezra Jack Keats, who was born in Brooklyn in 1916, and grew up in extreme poverty. Keats’s artistic talent was recognized even in high school, but his father’s death made it impossible for him to accept the art school scholarship he was offered; however, Keats continued to study art informally whenever possible. He served in the army in World War II and subsequently lived in Paris, Eventually, Keats found his way to children’s books, and with the groundbreaking Caldecott winner The Snowy Day, the first mainstream picture book to feature an African American child, he became part of children’s literature history. Keats’s best-loved books are the ones that portray the neighborhood where he grew up. He was an inspiration to many artists of color, who, for the first time, saw themselves reflected in his books. The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation was established after his death, with the goal of promoting more diverse books and helping new authors and illustrators. A perfect match for the text is the art of Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, who use a colorful collage style to suggest Keats’s own art. With beautiful writing from a distinguished author and about a distinguished author/artist, A Poem for Peter has the potential to be an award-winner.
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The Bad Seed Goes to the Library
- By: Jory John
- Narrator: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 6 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: March 29, 2022
- Language: English
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4.27(352 ratings)
4.27(352 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.002.99 USDThe Bad Seed borrows an awesome book from the library in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald! The Bad Seed is in a good mood…for once. That’s because there’s a really coolThe Bad Seed borrows an awesome book from the library in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald!
The Bad Seed is in a good mood…for once. That’s because there’s a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed reads, and reads, until the book can’t be read anymore.
But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book? Listen to this really cool book to find out!
The Bad Seed Goes to the Library is a Level 1 I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.
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The Unbreakable Code
- By: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- Narrator: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: April 25, 2017
- Language: English
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4.24(2973 ratings)
4.24(2973 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDEmily and James’s teacher Mr. Quisling is up to something mysterious. First, there’s the news clipping with an unusual note that he drops at a book event. Then Emily and James discover their teacher has been receiving encrypted messagesEmily and James’s teacher Mr. Quisling is up to something mysterious. First, there’s the news clipping with an unusual note that he drops at a book event. Then Emily and James discover their teacher has been receiving encrypted messages in a series of Mark Twain books hidden through Book Scavenger. When Emily and James decipher the messages, they begin to suspect Mr. Quisling is hunting a long-rumored treasure of buried gold. Intrigued by this prospect and what it could mean for her family’s financial struggles, Emily and James set out to best their teacher. But when they research Mark Twain and the Gold Rush era, they learn about a serial arsonist from the 1800s who called himself The Lightkeeper, and the seemingly unrelated string of arson fires around San Francisco suddenly seem more ominous. Especially when they realize the fires have been set in the exact locations where Mr. Quisling found the Mark Twain books. Is a copycat Lightkeeper trying to stop Mr. Quisling? Or could Mr. Quisling himself be the arsonist? By the time Emily and James uncover the answers, much more is at stake than whether or not Emily will have to move again.
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Book Scavenger
- By: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- Narrator: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: December 04, 2015
- Language: English
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4.16(12620 ratings)
4.16(12620 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDFor twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it’s the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden inFor twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it’s the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden in cities all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles). Upon her arrival, however, Emily learns that Griswold has been attacked and is now in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold himself, and might contain the only copy of his mysterious new game. Racing against time, Emily and James rush from clue to clue, desperate to figure out the secret at the heart of Griswold’s new game–before those who attacked Griswold come after them too.
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Isabella: Star of the Story
- By: Jennifer Fosberry
- Narrator: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 24 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: March 08, 2016
- Language: English
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4.14(358 ratings)
4.14(358 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDAn everyday visit to the library becomes an unexpected adventure through the pages of classic children’s book favorites! Like Goldilocks, Isabella searches for a book that is juuust right. Should she host a silly tea party in Wonderland withAn everyday visit to the library becomes an unexpected adventure through the pages of classic children’s book favorites! Like Goldilocks, Isabella searches for a book that is juuust right. Should she host a silly tea party in Wonderland with the Mad Hatter? Take a Technicolor trip through Oz with the Cowardly Lion? Or have a swashbuckling good time with the Lost Boys? Join Isabella as she imagines herself in the starring role of these beloved stories and discovers the extraordinary power of reading. Anything is possible between the pages of a good book!
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Lola Gets a Cat
- By: Anna McQuinn
- Length: 4 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: October 13, 2020
- Language: English
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4.13(421 ratings)
4.13(421 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDOpen a book with Lola! Lola really wants a cat. She reads all about cats at the library. She takes extra-good care of her stuffed cat toys. When Lola finally gets to adopt a cat of her own, she knows just what to do. -
The Poet’s Dog
- By: Patricia MacLachlan
- Narrator: Michael Curran-Dorsano
- Length: 53 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: September 13, 2016
- Language: English
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4.11(2485 ratings)
4.11(2485 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDFrom Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help one another survive loss and recapture love. “Just what I needed,” raves Brightly. “It’s aFrom Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help one another survive loss and recapture love. “Just what I needed,” raves Brightly. “It’s a heart-warming story of loss and love that filled me with hope for a better future and renewed my belief in good.”
Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children.
Then one day Teddy learns that Sylvan was right. When Teddy finds Nickel and Flora trapped in a snowstorm, he tells them that he will bring them home–and they understand him. The children are afraid of the howling wind, but not of Teddy’s words. They follow him to a cabin in the woods, where the dog used to live with Sylvan . . . only now his owner is gone.
As they hole up in the cabin for shelter, Teddy is flooded with memories of Sylvan. What will Teddy do when his new friends go home? Can they help one another find what they have lost?
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Sisterhood of Sleuths
- By: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- Narrator: Moriah Martel
- Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: October 04, 2022
- Language: English
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4.11(317 ratings)
4.11(317 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDA clever and thought-provoking mystery that pays homage to classic Nancy Drew stories, perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Trenton Lee Stewart. Maizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother, Jacuzzi. So when a box full of vintageA clever and thought-provoking mystery that pays homage to classic Nancy Drew stories, perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Trenton Lee Stewart.
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Maizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother, Jacuzzi. So when a box full of vintage Nancy Drew books gets left at her mom’s thrift store, Maizy is surprised to find an old photo of her grandmother and two other women tucked beneath the collection. Stranger still, when Maizy shows the photo to Jacuzzi she feigns ignorance, insisting the woman is someone else. Determined to learn the truth — and inspired by the legacy of Nancy Drew — Maizy launches her own investigation with the help of new friends, Nell and Cam. What they discover not only points to the origins of the iconic series, but uncovers a truth from the past that will lead to self-discovery in the present, connecting three generations of women.
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Lola Plants a Garden
- By: Anna McQuinn
- Length: 5 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 16, 2021
- Language: English
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4.06(626 ratings)
4.06(626 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDOpen a book with Lola! After Lola reads a book of garden poems, she wants to plant flowers. Lola and Mommy buy seeds and make a garden. Now it’s time to wait. … -
Writer to Writer
- By: Gail Carson Levine
- Narrator: Heather Henderson
- Length: 5 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: December 23, 2014
- Language: English
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4.01(561 ratings)
4.01(561 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDBestselling author of Ella Enchanted and fairy-tale master Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing in this companion to the popular Writing Magic. Have you ever wanted to captivate readers with a great opening, create spectacular andBestselling author of Ella Enchanted and fairy-tale master Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing in this companion to the popular Writing Magic.
Have you ever wanted to captivate readers with a great opening, create spectacular and fantastical creatures, make up an entire country, realize a dastardly villain, write an epic love story, or make your characters leap off the page? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Gail Carson Levine can help you achieve your goals.
Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine offers a behind-the-scenes take on writing and teaches you how to become a world-class author. Drawing from her popular blog, Gail answers readers’ fiction– and poetry-writing questions and dives into how to make a story come alive. If you’re interested in writing prose and poetry or just want to be a better and more rounded writer, this book will help you on your creative journey.
With her trademark humor and vast writing knowledge, Gail Carson Levine reveals the tricks of her trade, writer to writer.
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The Winterhouse Mysteries
- By: Ben Guterson
- Narrator: Sophie Amoss
- Length: 9 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: December 31, 2019
- Language: English
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4(1414 ratings)
4(1414 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDDanger, intrigue, and the power of family combine in The Winterhouse Mysteries, the fast-paced conclusion to Ben Guterson’s enchanting Winterhouse middle grade trilogy. It’s springtime at Winterhouse and Elizabeth is settling into theDanger, intrigue, and the power of family combine in The Winterhouse Mysteries, the fast-paced conclusion to Ben Guterson’s enchanting Winterhouse middle grade trilogy.
It’s springtime at Winterhouse and Elizabeth is settling into the joyful chaos of her new home. But it isn’t long before she and Freddy are drawn into an ominous new mystery. Guests at the hotel start behaving oddly, and Elizabeth’s powers manifest in thrilling–sometimes frightening–new ways. As unnatural tremors shake the foundations of Winterhouse, Elizabeth hears cries for help from Gracella Winters, a villain she’d thought dead and gone for good.
Elizabeth’s discovery of a rare book containing secrets of an ancient ritual leads to a tragic realization: someone at the hotel is trying to help Gracella rise again. Can Elizabeth and Freddy banish these threats and protect the future of Winterhouse once and for all?
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The Secrets of Winterhouse
- By: Ben Guterson
- Narrator: Sophie Amoss
- Length: 9 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: December 31, 2018
- Language: English
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3.96(2406 ratings)
3.96(2406 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USD*Sequel to Winterhouse, an audiobook recommended by Parents’ Choice* Bookish puzzles, phantom mysteries, and evil curses await as Elizabeth returns to Winterhouse in the second audiobook in this magical series. Back at the Winterhouse hotel*Sequel to Winterhouse, an audiobook recommended by Parents’ Choice*
Bookish puzzles, phantom mysteries, and evil curses await as Elizabeth returns to Winterhouse in the second audiobook in this magical series.
Back at the Winterhouse hotel for another holiday season, Elizabeth and Freddy dig deeper into the mystery surrounding Riley S. Granger, a hotel guest who left behind odd artifacts–one being a magical book that the evil Gracella Winters once attempted to use to gain destructive power over the entire Falls lineage. The two friends follow a trail of clues, inadvertently attracting the attention of a suspicious new hotel guest: Elana Vesper. The clock is ticking as Elizabeth and Freddy struggle to figure out whether Elana is merely a pawn or a player in the plot to revive the spirit of Gracella. If that wasn’t enough, Elizabeth suspects she is coming into her own special powers–and she’s fearful it might lead her right into Gracella’s vicious web. Mystery, adventure, and a winning friendship combine in this much anticipated sequel.
A Christy Ottaviano Book
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Winterhouse
- By: Ben Guterson
- Narrator: Sophie Amoss
- Length: 9 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: May 08, 2018
- Language: English
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3.95(6481 ratings)
3.95(6481 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USD“Narrator Sophie Amoss makes Elizabeth an empathetic and appealing character as she becomes more and more determined to solve the book’s puzzle.” — AudioFile Magazine *Recommended by Parents’ Choice* Winterhouse by Ben“Narrator Sophie Amoss makes Elizabeth an empathetic and appealing character as she becomes more and more determined to solve the book’s puzzle.” — AudioFile Magazine
*Recommended by Parents’ Choice*Winterhouse by Ben Guterson is an enchanting urban fantasy middle-grade debut–the first audiobook in a trilogy–set in a magical hotel full of secrets.
Orphan Elizabeth Somers’s malevolent aunt and uncle ship her off to the ominous Winterhouse Hotel, owned by the peculiar Norbridge Falls. Upon arrival, Elizabeth quickly discovers that Winterhouse has many charms–most notably its massive library. It’s not long before she locates a magical book of puzzles that will unlock a mystery involving Norbridge and his sinister family. But the deeper she delves into the hotel’s secrets, the more Elizabeth starts to realize that she is somehow connected to Winterhouse. As fate would have it, Elizabeth is the only person who can break the hotel’s curse and solve the mystery. But will it be at the cost of losing the people she has come to care for, and even Winterhouse itself?
Mystery, adventure, and beautiful writing combine in this exciting debut audiobook richly set in a hotel full of secrets.
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Knight of the Cape
- By: Terry Catasus Jennings
- Length: 1 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 23, 2021
- Language: English
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3.94(106 ratings)
3.94(106 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDJudy Moody meets Netflix’s One Day at a Time in this first book in a new chapter book series featuring a young Cuban American girl who tries to find adventure based on the classics she read with her beloved abuela–can Dominguita become aJudy Moody meets Netflix’s One Day at a Time in this first book in a new chapter book series featuring a young Cuban American girl who tries to find adventure based on the classics she read with her beloved abuela–can Dominguita become a noble knight?
All Dominguita wants to do is read. Especially the books in Spanish that Abuela gave to her just before she moved away. They were classics that Abuela and Dominguita read together, classics her abuela brought with her all the way from Cuba when she was a young girl. It helps Dominguita feel like Abuela’s still there with her.
One of her favorites, Don Quixote, tells of a brave knight errant who tries to do good deeds. Dominguita decides that she, too, will become a knight and do good deeds around her community, creating a grand adventure for her to share with her abuela. And when the class bully tells Dominguita that girls can’t be knights, Dom is determined to prove him wrong. With a team of new friends, can Dominguita learn how to be the hero of her own story?
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Shakespeare’s Secret
- By: Elise Broach
- Narrator: Elise Broach
- Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 11, 2008
- Language: English
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3.89(7683 ratings)
3.89(7683 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDThis Junior Library Guild selection by Elise Broach is sure to become a favorite of all young sleuths. Sixth-grader Hero is captivated by the stories about her new home, especially the mystery of the missing million-dollar diamond and a 500-year-oldThis Junior Library Guild selection by Elise Broach is sure to become a favorite of all young sleuths. Sixth-grader Hero is captivated by the stories about her new home, especially the mystery of the missing million-dollar diamond and a 500-year-old necklace. As she searches for clues to their whereabouts she stumbles upon another perplexing question: Who was the real William Shakespeare?
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The Mysterious Messenger
- By: Gilbert Ford
- Narrator: Lori-Felipe Barkin
- Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: July 21, 2020
- Language: English
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3.86(51 ratings)
3.86(51 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDThe Mysterious Messenger is a rich middle grade urban fantasy debut starring young psychic Maria de la Cruz, by the award-winning artist Gilbert Ford. Eleven-year-old Maria de la Cruz is trapped under the thumb of Madame Destine, her pseudo-psychicThe Mysterious Messenger is a rich middle grade urban fantasy debut starring young psychic Maria de la Cruz, by the award-winning artist Gilbert Ford.
Eleven-year-old Maria de la Cruz is trapped under the thumb of Madame Destine, her pseudo-psychic mother. Destine is a bona fide con artist who will stop at nothing to swindle her customers into believing she can communicate with the dead. But Maria, unlike her mother, has a big secret–she really can communicate with the dead, most frequently with a ghost named Edward who has been her only friend since she was a child.
It’s not long before this clairvoyant young sleuth gets wrapped up in an epic journey that combines bookish mystery with the literary movement of the Beat poets and art and jazz history. Maria may have the power to unlock extraordinary secrets, but can she find the treasure Edward sends her clues about? More importantly, can she find true friendship?
This smart, big-hearted debut novel is perfect for fans of Book Scavenger, Winterhouse, and The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street.
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The Dragon in the Library
- By: Louie Stowell
- Narrator: Renee Dorian
- Length: 3 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 28, 2021
- Language: English
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3.82(396 ratings)
3.82(396 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDKit Spencer can’t stand reading. She’d rather be outside playing and getting muddy than stuck inside with a book. But when her best friends, Josh and Alita, drag her to the local library, Kit makes an incredible discovery: she’s aKit Spencer can’t stand reading. She’d rather be outside playing and getting muddy than stuck inside with a book. But when her best friends, Josh and Alita, drag her to the local library, Kit makes an incredible discovery: she’s a wizard–and books are the key to her abilities. Unfortunately, a greedy businessman wants to tear down the beloved library, destroying all its magic. To make matters worse, there’s a sleeping dragon hidden there, and if she’s awakened, her wild power will wreak havoc. With the help of a friendly dragon-dog hybrid named Dogon, Kit and her companions will have to find a way to save the dragon in the library–and maybe the world!
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The New LiBEARian
- By: Alison Donald
- Narrator: Alison Larkin
- Length: 18 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 01, 2018
- Language: English
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3.62(591 ratings)
3.62(591 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDA visit to the library can be full of surprises. When the librarian is late for story time, the children go off to look for her and follow mysterious paw prints to find a bear sitting at her desk. Is the bear a new librarian? Not exactly. The newA visit to the library can be full of surprises. When the librarian is late for story time, the children go off to look for her and follow mysterious paw prints to find a bear sitting at her desk. Is the bear a new librarian? Not exactly. The new LiBEARian opens a book about bears and utters a loud growl. The kids love it! Then the real librarian appears and sends the bear back into the book he came from. A fun twist at the end rounds out this winsomely illustrated and magic-infused tale about a universal childhood experience-story time at the library.
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Froggy Goes to the Library
- By: Jonathan London
- Narrator: Jonathan London
- Length: 10 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 15, 2016
- Language: English
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3.53(327 ratings)
3.53(327 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDFroggy loves the library! When Froggy and Mom and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow. There are so many to choose from: Dinosaur books! Books about Space Frog! Froggy is soFroggy loves the library! When Froggy and Mom and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow. There are so many to choose from: Dinosaur books! Books about Space Frog! Froggy is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor voice. Readers enjoy Froggy’s antics, and so does Miss Otterbottom, the librarian. “Come again soon, Froggy, she says.”
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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library (AUDIO)
- By: Carole Boston Weatherford
- Narrator: Ron Butler
- Length: 1 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 12, 2017
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDAmid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk’s life’s passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the AfricanAmid the scholars, poets, authors, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance stood an Afro-Puerto Rican named Arturo Schomburg. This law clerk’s life’s passion was to collect books, letters, music, and art from Africa and the African diaspora and to bring to light the achievements of people of African descent throughout the ages. When Schomburg’s collection became so big that it began to overflow his house (and his wife threatened to mutiny), he turned to the New York Public Library, where he created and curated a collection that was the cornerstone of a new Negro Division. A century later, his groundbreaking collection, known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has become a beacon to scholars all over the world.
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Definitely Dominguita: Sherlock Dom
- By: Terry Catasus Jennings
- Length: 1 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: November 23, 2021
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDDominguita can’t wait to go on a mini-vacation with her friend Steph! They are visiting Steph’s river cabin, where they hope they will get to have another adventure–even though Dom is a little nervous about the wildlife (likeDominguita can’t wait to go on a mini-vacation with her friend Steph! They are visiting Steph’s river cabin, where they hope they will get to have another adventure–even though Dom is a little nervous about the wildlife (like spiders and mice)!
As soon as they arrive, they find out that a neighbor has lost their beloved goat, Esther! Dom and Steph are determined to solve the mystery and use the methods of Dom’s favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, to bring Esther back home. But
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after following the hoofprints, they realize that Esther might have had some help in her great escape. Can Dom and Steph figure out what–or who–led Esther away? -
Definitely Dominguita: All For One
- By: Terry Catasus Jennings
- Length: 2 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: October 26, 2021
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDWhen Senor Fuentes asks Dominguita to run a very important errand to put an order in at the local butcher shop for his granddaughter Leni’s upcoming quinceanera–Dom is happy to help. But when Senor Fuentes discovers his order has goneWhen Senor Fuentes asks Dominguita to run a very important errand to put an
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order in at the local butcher shop for his granddaughter Leni’s upcoming
quinceanera–Dom is happy to help. But when Senor Fuentes discovers his order
has gone missing and the food for the party has been sold to someone else, it
becomes Dom’s next mission to find out what happened.
With the help of Pancho and Steph, Dom discovers the dastardly Bublassi brothers
have big plans to ruin Leni’s big day. But Mundytown’s own Three Musketeers are
determined to make sure Leni has a party she’ll remember for all the right
reasons!
Cliff Weitzman
Cliff Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate and the CEO and founder of Speechify, the #1 text-to-speech app in the world, totaling over 100,000 5-star reviews and ranking first place in the App Store for the News & Magazines category. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Cliff Weitzman has been featured in EdSurge, Inc., PC Mag, Entrepreneur, Mashable, among other leading outlets.
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