29 Best books to read over the summer for kids
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Wintersmith
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrator: Stephen Briggs
- Length: 8 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: January 23, 2007
- Language: English
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4.24(49558 ratings)
4.24(49558 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice * ALA Notable Children’s Book “Pratchett’s unique blend of comedy and articulate insight is at its vibrant best. Full of rich humor, wisdom, andALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice * ALA Notable Children’s Book
“Pratchett’s unique blend of comedy and articulate insight is at its vibrant best. Full of rich humor, wisdom, and eventfulness.” —Horn Book (starred review)
By beloved and bestselling Terry Pratchett, this is the third in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.
When the Spirit of Winter takes a fancy to Tiffany Aching, he wants her to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. It will take all the young witch’s skill and cunning, as well as help from the legendary Granny Weatherwax and the irrepressible Wee Free Men, to survive until Spring.
Because if Tiffany doesn’t make it to Spring, Spring won’t come for anyone.
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The Black Coats
- By: Colleen Oakes
- Narrator: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 9 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: HarperTeen
- Publish date: February 12, 2019
- Language: English
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3.73(968 ratings)
3.73(968 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE. IF YOU HURT US, WE’RE COMING FOR YOU. Moxie meets Female of the Species in this powerful, thrilling, and deeply resonant novel about a secret society of girls who plot revenge on the men who hurt them. TheROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE. IF YOU HURT US, WE’RE COMING FOR YOU.
Moxie meets Female of the Species in this powerful, thrilling, and deeply resonant novel about a secret society of girls who plot revenge on the men who hurt them.
The enigmatic Black Coats have been exacting vengeance on men who have hurt girls and women for years. The killer of Thea’s cousin went free, and Thea has just received an invitation to join the Black Coats’ balancings–acts of revenge meant to teach a lesson. Justice for Natalie has never felt so close.
But as the balancings escalate in brutality, Thea’s clear-cut mission begins to unravel and she must decide just how far she is willing to go for justice.
Because when the line between justice and revenge is paper thin, it’s hard not to get cut.
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13 Minutes
- By: Sarah Pinborough
- Narrator: Rosie Jones
- Length: 9 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: October 03, 2017
- Language: English
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3.8(10661 ratings)
3.8(10661 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USD13 Minutes is a psychological thriller audiobook with a killer twist. From the #1 internationally bestselling author Sarah Pinborough. “Mean Girls for the Instagram age.” —The Times (London) The New York Times bestselling author13 Minutes is a psychological thriller audiobook with a killer twist. From the #1 internationally bestselling author Sarah Pinborough. “Mean Girls for the Instagram age.” —The Times (London)
The New York Times bestselling author known for her thrilling twists is back.
They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but when you’re a teenage girl, it’s hard to tell them apart.
Natasha doesn’t remember how she ended up in the icy water that night, but she does know this–it wasn’t an accident, and she wasn’t suicidal. Her two closest friends are acting strangely, and Natasha turns to Becca, the best friend she dumped years before when she got popular, to help her figure out what happened.
Natasha’s sure that her friends love her. But does that mean they didn’t try to kill her?
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A Hat Full of Sky
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrator: Stephen Briggs
- Length: 7 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: December 14, 2004
- Language: English
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4.31(60117 ratings)
4.31(60117 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDThe second in Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching. Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic–not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! SurelyThe second in Terry Pratchett’s beloved Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.
Tiffany Aching is ready to begin her apprenticeship in magic. She expects spells and magic–not chores and ill-tempered nanny goats! Surely there must be more to witchcraft than this.
What Tiffany doesn’t know is that an insidious, disembodied creature is pursuing her. This time, neither Mistress Weatherwax (the greatest witch in the world) nor the fierce, six-inch-high Wee Free Men can protect her. In the end, it will take all of Tiffany’s inner strength to save herself . . . if it can be done at all.
‘A Hat Full of Sky continues Terry Pratchett’s brilliant look into the world of a young witch: this time, with more angst.’ (Fantasy Book Review)
Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adolescent Literature
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A Thousand Heartbeats
- By: Kiera Cass
- Narrator: Karissa Vacker
- Length: 14 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: HarperTeen
- Publish date: November 29, 2022
- Language: English
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3.98(3053 ratings)
3.98(3053 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USD#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet–a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance. “Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series Kiera Cass is back with her most epic novel yet–a sweeping enemies-to-lovers standalone romance.
“Love has a sound. It sounds like a thousand heartbeats happening at the same time.”
Princess Annika has lived a life of comfort–but no amount of luxuries can change the fact that her life isn’t her own to control. The king, once her loving father, has gone cold, and Annika will soon be forced into a loveless marriage for political gain.
Miles away, small comforts are few and far between for Lennox. He has devoted his life to the Dahrainian army, hoping to one day help them reclaim the throne that was stolen from them. For Lennox, the idea of love is merely a distraction–nothing will stand in the way of fighting for his people.
But when love, against all odds, finds them both, they are bound by its call. They can’t possibly be together–but the irresistible thrum of a thousand heartbeats won’t let them stay apart.
Kiera Cass brings her signature sparkling romance to this beautiful story of star-crossed lovers and long-held secrets.
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The Crown of Embers
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 11 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish date: September 18, 2012
- Language: English
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4.17(41899 ratings)
4.17(41899 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.99 USD“Carson joins the ranks of writers like Kristin Cashore, Megan Whalen Turner, and Tamora Pierce as one of YA’s best writers of high fantasy.”–Locus Magazine The second book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York“Carson joins the ranks of writers like Kristin Cashore, Megan Whalen Turner, and Tamora Pierce as one of YA’s best writers of high fantasy.”–Locus Magazine
The second book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times-bestselling trilogy! Betrayal, love, and untold power fuel the heroic adventure of a seventeen-year-old princess turned warrior-queen. Fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Kendare Blake and Sarah J. Maas will be riveted.
She does not know what awaits her at the enemy’s gate.
Elisa led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as queen should be secure. But it isn’t. Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a dream, from foreign realms and even from within her own court. And her destiny as the chosen one remains uncertain.
To conquer the power she bears, Elisa must journey from the hidden catacombs beneath her own city to treacherous seas and a long-forgotten island. With her go a one-eyed spy, a traitor, and the man with whom–despite everything–she is falling in love. If she’s lucky, she’ll return. But there will be a cost.
Don’t miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson’s action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!
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The Empire of Dreams
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrator: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 13 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish date: April 07, 2020
- Language: English
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4.14(1623 ratings)
4.14(1623 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDNew York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson makes a triumphant return to the world of her award-winning Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy in this extraordinary stand-alone novel. Fans of Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, and Tomi Adeyemi won’t wantNew York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson makes a triumphant return to the world of her award-winning Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy in this extraordinary stand-alone novel. Fans of Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, and Tomi Adeyemi won’t want to put this book down.
Red Sparkle Stone is a foundling orphan with an odd name, a veiled past, and a mark of magic in her hair. But finally–after years and years of running, of fighting–she is about to be adopted into the royal family by Empress Elisa herself. She’ll have a home, a family. Sixteen-year-old Red can hardly believe her luck. Then, in a stunning political masterstroke, the empress’s greatest rival blocks the adoption, and everything Red has worked for crumbles before her eyes.
But Red is not about to let herself or the empress become a target again. Determined to prove her worth and protect her chosen family, she joins the Royal Guard, the world’s most elite fighting force. It’s no coincidence that someone wanted her to fail as a princess, though. Someone whose shadowy agenda puts everything–and everyone–she loves at risk. As danger closes in, it will be up to Red to save the empire. If she can survive recruitment year–something no woman has ever done before.
New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson returns to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns in this action-packed fantasy-adventure starring an iconic heroine who fights for her family and her friends, and for a place where she will belong.
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Graceling
- By: Kristin Cashore
- Narrator: Xanthe Elbrick
- Length: 12 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish date: January 10, 2023
- Language: English
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4.07(409441 ratings)
4.07(409441 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDDiscover the Graceling Realm in this unforgettable, award-winning novel from bestselling author Kristin Cashore. A New York Times bestseller * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature Winner *Discover the Graceling Realm in this unforgettable, award-winning novel from bestselling author Kristin Cashore.
A New York Times bestseller * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature Winner * Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist, and BCCB Best Book of the Year
“Rageful, exhilarating, wistful in turns” (New York Times Book Review) with “a knee weakening romance” (Los Angeles Times). Graceling is a thrilling, action-packed fantasy adventure that will resonate deeply with anyone trying to find their way in the world.
Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable-yet-strong Katsa, who is smart and beautiful and lives in the Seven Kingdoms where selected people are born with a Grace, a special talent that can be anything at all. Katsa’s Grace is killing.
As the king’s niece, she is forced to use her extreme skills as his brutal enforcer. Until the day she meets Prince Po, who is Graced with combat skills, and Katsa’s life begins to change. She never expects to become Po’s friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace–or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.
And don’t miss the sequel Fire and companion Bitterblue, both award-winning New York Times bestsellers featuring Kristin Cashore’s elegant, evocative prose and unforgettable characters.
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Happily Ever After: Companion to the Selection Series
- By: Kiera Cass
- Narrator: Amy Rubinate
- Length: 9 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: HarperTeen
- Publish date: October 13, 2015
- Language: English
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4.09(105 ratings)
4.09(105 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDGo behind the scenes of Kiera Cass’s #1 bestselling Selection series with this gorgeous collection of novellas and exclusive extras Meet Prince Maxon before he fell in love with America, and a girl named Amberly before she became queen. SeeGo behind the scenes of Kiera Cass’s #1 bestselling Selection series with this gorgeous collection of novellas and exclusive extras
Meet Prince Maxon before he fell in love with America, and a girl named Amberly before she became queen. See the Selection through the eyes of a guard who watched his first love drift away and a girl who fell for a boy who wasn’t the prince. This must-have companion to the Selection series includes four novellas as well as exclusive bonus content.
Includes:
- The Prince
- The Guard
- The Queen
- The Favorite
- Exclusive new scenes from The Selection, The Elite, and The One
- Introductions to each novella from Kiera Cass
- And more!
Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 12 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish date: July 24, 2012
- Language: English
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3.79(72050 ratings)
3.79(72050 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USD“Rae Carson has proved she’s a master and has shaken up the YA genre.”–USAToday.com The first book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times-bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey“Rae Carson has proved she’s a master and has shaken up the YA genre.”–USAToday.com
The first book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times-bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones and Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse will devour this fantasy series.
Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness.
Elisa is the chosen one. But she has always felt powerless, useless. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king–a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the chosen one, not a failure of a princess.
And he’s not the only one who seeks her. Fierce enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake.
Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn’t die young. Most of the chosen do.
William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Pick
Andre Norton Award Finalist
A Texas Tayshas Selection
Ohioana Book Award YA winner
Don’t miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson’s action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 6 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish date: August 26, 2014
- Language: English
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4.05(1004 ratings)
4.05(1004 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USD“Rae Carson has proved she’s a master and has shaken up the YA genre.”–USAToday.com Three novellas set within the world of Rae Carson’s epic New York Times?bestselling Girl of Fire and Thorns series are available in one“Rae Carson has proved she’s a master and has shaken up the YA genre.”–USAToday.com
Three novellas set within the world of Rae Carson’s epic New York Times?bestselling Girl of Fire and Thorns series are available in one volume! The Shadow Cats, The Shattered Mountain, and The King’s Guard each center around a character vital to Elisa, the heroine of The Girl of Fire and Thorns. It’s a must-have for every fan of the stunning fantasy trilogy.
Before Hector became commander of the Royal Guard and Elisa’s true love, he was a young new recruit. In The King’s Guard, he must prove himself–and he discovers a secret that he must keep forever.
In The Shadow Cats, discover how Elisa and her older sister’s rivalry looks from Alodia’s point of view, and find out why Alodia agrees to marry her sister off to King Alejandro.
In The Shattered Mountain, find out what happened to Mara before she becomes Elisa’s best friend and handmaiden. When her village is destroyed, she must lead the few young survivors to the safety of a hidden rebel camp.
Don’t miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson’s action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!
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I Am Margaret Moore
- By: Hannah Capin
- Narrator: Caitlin Davies
- Length: 6 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: March 15, 2022
- Language: English
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3.05(411 ratings)
3.05(411 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDLyrical and haunting, Hannah Capin’s I Am Margaret Moore is a paranormal thriller that tests the hold of sisterhood and truth.I am a girl. I am a monster, too. Each summer the girls of Deck Five come back to Marshall Naval School. They sail onLyrical and haunting, Hannah Capin’s I Am Margaret Moore is a paranormal thriller that tests the hold of sisterhood and truth.
I am a girl. I am a monster, too.Each summer the girls of Deck Five come back to Marshall Naval School. They sail on jewel-blue waters; they march on green drill-fields; they earn sunburns and honors. They push until they break apart and heal again, stronger.
Each summer Margaret and Rose and Flor and Nisreen come back to the place where they are girls, safe away from the world: sisters bound by something more than blood.
But this summer everything has changed. Girls are missing and a boy is dead. It’s because of Margaret Moore, the boys say. It’s because of what happened that night in the storm.
Margaret’s friends vanish one by one, swallowed up into the lies she has told about what happened between her and a boy with the world at his feet. Can she unravel the secrets of this summer and last, or will she be pulled under by the place she once called home?
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“Davies expertly portrays the teen’s scattered memories and heightened emotions, imbuing her with all the passion, hopefulness, and devastation Margaret experiences. In doing so, Davies brings Margaret’s harrowing story to life, and encourages listeners to listen to the audiobook again just to see what clues they might have missed.” —AudioFile
A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books
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All the Good Girls
- By: Willow Rose
- Narrator: Christopher Romance
- Length: 3 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Buoy Media, LLC
- Publish date: July 08, 2022
- Language: English
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4.01(3246 ratings)
4.01(3246 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThis novel is the first book in Willow Rose’s electrifying new Harry Hunter series. Detective Harry Hunter of Miami PD’s homicide squad throws himself into a case no one asked him to solve. Four teenagers from one of Miami’sThis novel is the first book in Willow Rose’s electrifying new Harry Hunter series. Detective Harry Hunter of Miami PD’s homicide squad throws himself into a case no one asked him to solve. Four teenagers from one of Miami’s affluent neighborhoods are murdered on a boat. Another is found in a dumpster. All five of them go to the same school and are on a list of witnesses to another crime. Because he’s in bad standing with his boss, Harry is given the task of protecting a possible future victim, but Harry isn’t always known to follow his boss’s orders. Soon, he’ll risk everything while racing to stop a killer who has left everyone else in the homicide squad shaking in terror. All the Good Girls is the first book in the Harry Hunter Mystery Series. Scroll up to grab a thrilling, suspenseful mystery today.
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Into the Bright Unknown
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrator: Erin Mallon
- Length: 8 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish date: October 10, 2017
- Language: English
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3.85(4294 ratings)
3.85(4294 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDThe stunning conclusion to Rae Carson’s New York Times-bestselling Gold Seer trilogy Leah Westfall’s journey has been one of ever-present peril, hidden magic, harsh realities, loss, life, determination, and love. She has searched for aThe stunning conclusion to Rae Carson’s New York Times-bestselling Gold Seer trilogy
Leah Westfall’s journey has been one of ever-present peril, hidden magic, harsh realities, loss, life, determination, and love. She has searched for a place to belong and a place to call home, and people who can accept a girl with magical powers that prove to be both blessing and curse.
Rae Carson has been lauded as one of YA’s best writers of fantasy, and fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas, and Westworld will be riveted by the conclusion of this remarkable historical fantasy trilogy.
Leah is poised to have everything she ever dreamed of on the long, dangerous journey to California’s gold fields–wealth, love, the truest friends, and a home. Thanks to her magical ability to sense precious gold, Leah, her fiance Jefferson, and her friends have claimed rich land in California Territory. But their fortune makes them a target, and when a dangerous billionaire sets out to destroy them, Leah and her friends must fight back with all of their power and talents.
Leah’s magic is continuing to strengthen and grow, but someone is on to her–someone who might have a bit of magic herself. The stakes are higher than ever as Lee and her friends hatch a daring scheme that could alter California’s history forever.
With a distinctive heroine and a unique interpretation of American history, Into the Bright Unknown strikes a rich vein of romance, magic, and adventure.
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It Sounded Better in My Head
- By: Nina Kenwood
- Narrator: Katherine Littrell
- Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: April 07, 2020
- Language: English
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3.72(6460 ratings)
3.72(6460 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDFrom debut author Nina Kenwood comes a tender and funny audiobook about first love and its confusions, and all of the awkwardness of teen romance. When her parents announce their impending divorce, Natalie can’t understand why no one isFrom debut author Nina Kenwood comes a tender and funny audiobook about first love and its confusions, and all of the awkwardness of teen romance.
When her parents announce their impending divorce, Natalie can’t understand why no one is fighting, or at least mildly upset. Then Zach and Lucy, her two best friends, hook up, leaving her feeling slightly miffed and decidedly awkward. She’d always imagined she would end up with Zach one day–in the version of her life that played out like a TV show, with just the right amount of banter, pining, and meaningful looks. Now everything has changed, and nothing is quite making sense. Until an unexpected romance comes along and shakes things up even further.
It Sounded Better in My Head is a compulsively listenable love letter to teenage romance in all of its awkward glory, perfect for fans To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Emergency Contact.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books
“With candor and affection, It Sounded Better in My Head captures a teenager navigating the final moments of one stage of life and the first moments of the next.” — BookPage
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Jane Anonymous
- By: Laurie Faria Stolarz
- Narrator: Emily Bauer
- Length: 8 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: January 07, 2020
- Language: English
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3.9(3460 ratings)
3.9(3460 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDBestselling author Laurie Faria Stolarz’s thrilling novel Jane Anonymous is a revelatory confessional of a seventeen-year-old girl’s fight to escape a kidnapper–and her struggles to connect with loved ones and a life that no longerBestselling author Laurie Faria Stolarz’s thrilling novel Jane Anonymous is a revelatory confessional of a seventeen-year-old girl’s fight to escape a kidnapper–and her struggles to connect with loved ones and a life that no longer exists.
Seven months.
That’s how long I was kept captive.
Locked in a room with a bed, refrigerator, and adjoining bathroom, I was instructed to eat, bathe, and behave. I received meals, laundered clothes, and toiletries through a cat door, never knowing if it was day or night. The last time I saw the face of my abductor was when he dragged me fighting from the trunk of his car. My only solace was Mason–one of the other kidnapped teens–and our pact to one day escape together. But when that day finally came, I had to leave him behind.
Now that I’m home, my parents and friends want everything to be like it was before I left. But they don’t understand that dining out and shopping trips can’t heal what’s broken inside me. I barely leave my bedroom. Therapists are clueless and condescending. So I start my own form of therapy–but writing about my experience awakens uncomfortable memories, ones that should’ve stayed buried.
When I ask the detectives assigned to my case about Mason, I get an answer I don’t believe–that there were no traces of any other kidnapped kids. But I distinctly remember the screams, holding hands with Mason through a hole in my wall, and sharing a chocolate bar. I don’t believe he wasn’t really there and I’m determined to find him. How far will I have to go to uncover the truth of what happened–and will it break me forever?
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The Lovely Reckless
- By: Kami Garcia
- Narrator: Cynthia Hopkins
- Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: October 04, 2016
- Language: English
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3.88(4405 ratings)
3.88(4405 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDFrom New York Times best-selling author Kami Garcia, a contemporary romance full of loss, love, and redemption. She used to care about being the good girl. Haunted by the memory of her boyfriend’s death, Frankie Devereux lives her life by oneFrom New York Times best-selling author Kami Garcia, a contemporary romance full of loss, love, and redemption.
She used to care about being the good girl.
Haunted by the memory of her boyfriend’s death, Frankie Devereux lives her life by one dangerous rule: nothing matters. But she crosses the line with a reckless choice that forces her to move in with her dad–an overprotective cop–and transfer to a new school. When Frankie meets Marco, a tough street racer who is risking everything for his family, things get complicated.
He wasn’t always the bad boy.
Everyone says Marco Leone is trouble. But at Frankie’s new school, where fistfights in the halls don’t faze anyone and illegal street racing is more popular than football, Marco is also the fastest (and hottest) guy around. As their attraction grows, Frankie can’t seem to stay away from him–until she discovers Marco’s dangerous secret.
Your own heart will race in every chapter of this heart-stopping star-crossed love story.
An Imprint Book
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Life by Committee
- By: Corey Ann Haydu
- Narrator: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 7 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: May 13, 2014
- Language: English
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3.55(2440 ratings)
3.55(2440 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDSecret: I kissed someone else’s boyfriend. Assignment: Do it again. Like most who find Life by Committee, Tabitha is a little lost. Her best friend has ditched her, her Vermont town is feeling way too small, and she’s falling head overSecret: I kissed someone else’s boyfriend.
Assignment: Do it again.Like most who find Life by Committee, Tabitha is a little lost. Her best friend has ditched her, her Vermont town is feeling way too small, and she’s falling head over heels for a guy named Joe–who already has a girlfriend. Just when Tab is afraid she’ll burst from keeping the secret of Joe inside, she discovers Life by Committee. The rules of LBC are simple: tell a secret, receive an assignment. Complete the assignment to keep your secret safe.
Tab likes it that the assignments push her to her limits, empowering her to live boldly and go further than she’d ever go on her own. But in the name of truth and bravery, how far is too far to go?
Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart and Jennifer E. Smith, Life by Committee is a fresh, vibrant novel about the power of wanting, the messiness of friendship, and the truths we hide and share.
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Like a River Glorious
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrator: Erin Mallon
- Length: 10 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish date: September 27, 2016
- Language: English
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4.01(7226 ratings)
4.01(7226 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.99 USDThe sequel to the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award longlisted Walk on Earth a Stranger. After her harrowing journey west to California, Lee Westfall has finally found a new home–one rich in gold, thanks to her magical power,The sequel to the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award longlisted Walk on Earth a Stranger.
After her harrowing journey west to California, Lee Westfall has finally found a new home–one rich in gold, thanks to her magical power, a power that seems to be changing every day. But this home is rich in other ways, too: with friends who are searching for a place to be themselves, just as she is, and with love. Jefferson–her longtime best friend–hasn’t stopped trying to win her heart. And Lee is more and more tempted to say yes.
But her uncle Hiram hasn’t given up his quest to get Lee and her power under his control. When she’s kidnapped and taken to him, Lee sees firsthand the depths of her uncle’s villainy. Yet Lee’s magic is growing. Gold no longer simply sings to her, it listens. It obeys her call. Is it enough to destroy her uncle once and for all?
Rae Carson, acclaimed author of the Girl of Fire and Thorns series, takes us deep into the gold fields as she continues this sweeping saga of magic and history, and an unforgettable heroine who must come into her own.
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The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard
- By: Kiera Cass
- Narrator: Nick Podehl
- Length: 4 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: HarperTeen
- Publish date: February 04, 2014
- Language: English
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3.93(35314 ratings)
3.93(35314 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDDiscover the untold stories of two fan favorite characters in these novellas set in the world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series The Prince and The Guard offer captivating views into the hearts and minds of the twoDiscover the untold stories of two fan favorite characters in these novellas set in the world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series
The Prince and The Guard offer captivating views into the hearts and minds of the two men fighting to win America Singer’s love. The Selection Stories also features bonus content, including an extended ending to The Prince, a Q&A with Kiera Cass, family trees, playlists, and more!
Before America arrived at the palace to compete in the Selection, there was another girl in Prince Maxon’s life. In The Prince, follow Maxon from the week before the Selection begins through the first day of the competition.
Raised as a Six, Aspen Leger never dreamed that he would find himself living in the palace. In The Guard, get an inside look at Aspen’s life as a palace guard–and the truth about his world that America will never know.
Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
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The Storm Siren Trilogy
- By: Mary Weber
- Narrator: Mary Weber
- Length: 30 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publish date: December 06, 2022
- Language: English
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3.73(582 ratings)
3.73(582 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0051.99 USDMary Weber’s Storm Siren Trilogy now available in one e-collection! Storm Siren “I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don’t want me. Because, eventually, accidentally, I will destroy you.” As a slave in theMary Weber’s Storm Siren Trilogy now available in one e-collection!
Storm Siren
“I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don’t want me. Because, eventually, accidentally, I will destroy you.”
As a slave in the war-weary kingdom of Faelen, seventeen-year-old Nym isn’t merely devoid of rights, her Elemental kind are only born male and always killed at birth–meaning, she shouldn’t even exist.
Siren’s Fury
“I thrust my hand toward the sky as my voice begs the Elemental inside me to waken and rise. But it’s no use. The curse I’ve spent my entire life abhorring–the thing I trained so hard to control–no longer exists.”
Nym risked her life to save Faelen, her homeland, from a losing war, only to discover that the shapeshifter Draewulf has stolen everything she holds dear. But when the repulsive monster robs Nym of her storm-summoning abilities as well, the beautiful Elemental realizes her war is only just beginning.
Siren’s Song
Nym and Draewulf prepare to face off in a battle destined to destroy more lives than it saves.
With the loss of Tulla still fresh in mind, Rasha’s fate unknown, and Lord Myles taken over by the dark ability, Nym and the few Bron soldiers rush to warn Cashlin’s queen. Only to discover it may already be too late for the monarch and her eerie kingdom. As the Luminescents are sifting through Nym’s past memories and the queen is reading into her future, Nym is given a choice of how to defeat Draewulf, but the cost may be more than she can bear. And even then there are no guarantees.
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The Thousandth Floor
- By: Katharine McGee
- Narrator: Phoebe Strole
- Length: 12 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: August 30, 2016
- Language: English
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3.67(30304 ratings)
3.67(30304 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDNew York Times bestseller New York City as you’ve never seen it before. A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possible–if you want it enough. Welcome to Manhattan, 2118. ANew York Times bestseller
New York City as you’ve never seen it before. A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possible–if you want it enough.
Welcome to Manhattan, 2118.
A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. But people never change: everyone here wants something…and everyone has something to lose.
Leda Cole’s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction–to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched.
Eris Dodd-Radson’s beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart.
Rylin Myers’s job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world–and a romance–she never imagined…but will her new life cost Rylin her old one?
Watt Bakradi is a tech genius with a secret: he knows everything about everyone. But when he’s hired to spy by an upper-floor girl, he finds himself caught up in a complicated web of lies.
And living above everyone else on the thousandth floor is Avery Fuller, the girl genetically designed to be perfect. The girl who seems to have it all–yet is tormented by the one thing she can never have.
Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Big Little Lies, debut author Katharine McGee has created a breathtakingly original series filled with high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, where the impossible feels just within reach. But in this world, the higher you go, the farther there is to fall….
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Walk on Earth a Stranger
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrator: Erin Mallon
- Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish date: September 22, 2015
- Language: English
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3.93(16263 ratings)
3.93(16263 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.99 USDA New York Times bestseller and National Book Award longlist selection The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee herA New York Times bestseller and National Book Award longlist selection
The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her on a sweeping and dangerous journey across Gold Rush-era America. Walk on Earth a Stranger begins an epic saga from one of the finest writers of young adult literature.
Lee Westfall has a secret. She can sense the presence of gold in the world around her. Veins deep beneath the earth, pebbles in the river, nuggets dug up from the forest floor. The buzz of gold means warmth and life and home–until everything is ripped away by a man who wants to control her. Left with nothing, Lee disguises herself as a boy and takes to the trail across the country. Gold was discovered in California, and where else could such a magical girl find herself, find safety?
Rae Carson, author of the acclaimed Girl of Fire and Thorns series, dazzles with the first book in the Gold Seer Trilogy, introducing a strong heroine, a perilous road, a fantastical twist, and a slow-burning romance, as only she can.
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One Last Shot: Based on a True Story of Wartime Heroism
- By: Kip Wilson
- Narrator: Juliette Goglia
- Length: 4 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Versify
- Publish date: January 17, 2023
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDFrom critically acclaimed author Kip Wilson comes this gripping coming of age historical fiction novel in verse about Gerda Taro, a vibrant, headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first womanFrom critically acclaimed author Kip Wilson comes this gripping coming of age historical fiction novel in verse about Gerda Taro, a vibrant, headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman photojournalist killed in combat.
The daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants, Gerta Pohorylle doesn’t quite fit in. While she’s away at boarding school, however, she becomes a master at reinventing herself. When she returns from school, she gets more involved with left-wing groups as Germany splits into political extremes and after she’s arrested for distributing anti-Nazi propaganda, Gerta and her family decide she must leave Germany.
In Paris, Gerda meets Andre Friedman, a Hungarian photographer eager for fame and fortune, who fosters Gerda’s interest in photography and how it can be as much of a tool for broadcasting her beliefs as protesting and demonstrations. Together the pair invents Robert Capa, a rich American photographer, and soon they’re selling “Capa’s” work for high prices and to great acclaim. Soon after, Gerda begins selling her own work under the last name Taro and the pair take on more assignments, jetting off to Spain to cover the growing conflict that quickly becomes the Spanish Civil War.
As Gerda pushes closer and closer to the front line, eager to capture the lives and vibrant hopes of those fighting against fascism, she begins to lose track of, and regard for, her own safety.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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Our Crooked Hearts
- By: Melissa Albert
- Narrator: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 9 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: June 28, 2022
- Language: English
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3.84(5281 ratings)
3.84(5281 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDSecrets. Lies. Super-bad choices. Witchcraft. This is Our Crooked Hearts, a darkly gripping contemporary fantasy from Melissa Albert, the New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood “A riveting story that grips you like a spell untilSecrets. Lies. Super-bad choices. Witchcraft. This is Our Crooked Hearts, a darkly gripping contemporary fantasy from Melissa Albert, the New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood
“A riveting story that grips you like a spell until you’re too deep to emerge unscathed.” –Angeline Boulley, author of Firekeeper’s Daughter
“Galvin and Cannon deftly narrate this atmospheric, twisting tale from the perspectives of Ivy and Dana respectively. Galvin’s youthful performance has just enough of an edge for the innocent yet sensible Ivy and her strained relationship with her mother. Cannon’s rich, at times rough-around-the-edges Dana perfectly encompasses both her guarded youth and her haunted but hopeful woman.”- Booklist on Our Crooked Hearts
The suburbs, right now . . .
Seventeen-year-old Ivy’s summer break kicks off with an accident, a punishment, and a mystery: a stranger whose appearance in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, heralds a string of increasingly unsettling events. As the days pass, Ivy grapples with eerie offerings, corroded memories, and a secret she’s always known–that there’s more to her mother than meets the eye.The city, back then . . .
Dana has always been perceptive. And the summer she turns sixteen, with the help of her best friend and an ambitious older girl, her gifts bloom into a heady fling with the supernatural. As the trio’s aspirations darken, they find themselves speeding toward a violent breaking point.Years after it began, Ivy and Dana’s shared story will come down to a reckoning among a daughter, a mother, and the dark forces they never should’ve messed with.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books
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Pretty Little Liars #2: Flawless
- By: Sara Shepard
- Narrator: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 8 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: HarperTeen
- Publish date: June 08, 2010
- Language: English
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3.9(70846 ratings)
3.9(70846 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USD#1 New York Times bestselling series The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars. In ultra-exclusive Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four beautiful girls are hiding very ugly#1 New York Times bestselling series
The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars.
In ultra-exclusive Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four beautiful girls are hiding very ugly secrets. Spencer covets her sister’s boyfriend. Aria is fantasizing about her gorgeous young English teacher. Emily is infatuated with the new girl at school. And Hanna is using some ugly tricks to stay amazingly beautiful. But their most horrible secret is something so scandalous it could destroy their perfect little lives. And someone named “A” is threatening to do just that.
Full of unexpected twists and shocking revelations, Flawless is the second book in New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard’s compelling Pretty Little Liars series.
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Redeemed
- By: P. C. Cast
- Narrator: Caitlin Davies
- Length: 11 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: October 14, 2014
- Language: English
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4(20328 ratings)
4(20328 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDThe final electrifying installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling vampyre seriesZoey Redbird is in trouble. Having released the Seer Stone to Aphrodite, and surrendered herself to the Tulsa Police, she has isolated herself from her friends andThe final electrifying installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling vampyre series
Zoey Redbird is in trouble. Having released the Seer Stone to Aphrodite, and surrendered herself to the Tulsa Police, she has isolated herself from her friends and mentors, determined to face the punishment she deserves–even if that means her body will reject the change, and begin to die. Only the love of those closest to her can save her from the Darkness in her spirit; but a terrible evil has emerged from the shadows, more powerful than ever…Neferet has finally made herself known to mortals. Crowning herself a Dark Goddess, she is evil unleashed and is enslaving the citizens of Tulsa. The vampyres of the House of Night have banded with the police, and are gathering every last resource they have, but they know that no single vampyre is strong enough to vanquish her–unless that vampyre has the power to summon the elements as well as the ability to wield Old Magick. Only Zoey is heir to such power…but because of the consequences of using Old Magick, she is unable to help.
In the final novel in the House of Night series, an epic battle of Light versus Darkness will decide who is redeemed…and who is forever lost.
The House of Night series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast is an international phenomenon, reaching #1 on U.S., German, and UK bestseller lists, and remaining a fixture on The New York Times Children’s Series bestseller list for nearly 160 weeks and counting, with more than 12 million copies in print and rights sold in thirty-eight countries to date.
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Shiny Broken Pieces: A Tiny Pretty Things Novel
- By: Sona Charaipotra
- Narrator: Laura Delano
- Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: July 12, 2016
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.99 USDNow a Netflix TV show! Featuring a diverse cast of characters, plenty of gossip, lies, and scandal, Shiny Broken Pieces continues with the soapy drama readers loved in Tiny Pretty Things. June, Bette, and Gigi are competing one final time for a spotNow a Netflix TV show! Featuring a diverse cast of characters, plenty of gossip, lies, and scandal, Shiny Broken Pieces continues with the soapy drama readers loved in Tiny Pretty Things.
June, Bette, and Gigi are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American Ballet Company. With the stakes higher than ever, these girls have everything to lose…and no one is playing nice.
June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ballerina. But being the best could mean sacrificing the love of her life. Legacy dancer Bette is determined to clear her name after she was suspended and accused of hurting her rival, Gigi. And Gigi is not going to let Bette–or the other dancers who bullied her–go unpunished.
It all comes down to this last dance. Who will make the cut? And who will lose her dream forever?
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