29 Best Orphans & Foster Homes, Juvenile Fiction Books
Orphans & Foster Homes, Juvenile Fiction is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Orphans & Foster Homes, Juvenile Fiction audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Orphans & Foster Homes, Juvenile Fiction audiobooks below.
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Heidi
- By: Johanna Spyri
- Narrator: Johanna Spyri
- Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: April 05, 2013
- Language: English
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4.65(17 ratings)
4.65(17 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDOrphaned at an early age, the young girl Heidi finds a home high in the Swiss Alps with her reclusive grandfather. There, each glorious day is filled with discovery, adventure and the friendship of a gentle goat boy, Peter. But when Heidi is sentOrphaned at an early age, the young girl Heidi finds a home high in the Swiss Alps with her reclusive grandfather. There, each glorious day is filled with discovery, adventure and the friendship of a gentle goat boy, Peter. But when Heidi is sent away from her mountain paradise to a large, cold city, she is determined to find a way to return to the place she loves. For generations, children around the world have fallen under the spell of this small alpine girl. Heidi is the heartwarming story of an exuberant child’s goodness, courage, and love. Filled with unforgettable characters and majestic scenery, it is an enduring classic of children’s literature. Author Johanna Spyri lived her entire life in a small Swiss town near Zurich. Heidi, first published in 1881, is a largely autobiographical work that echoes Ms. Spyri’s affection for the countryside, flowers and animals that surrounded her. John McDonough brings Heidi vibrantly to life, enriching this beloved tale with the warmth and drama of his narration.
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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. -
Anne of Green Gables
- By: Mariah Marsden
- Length: 1 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.33(8528 ratings)
4.33(8528 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDSchoolyard rivalries. Baking disasters. Puffed sleeves. Explore the violet vales and glorious green of Avonlea in this spirited adaptation.The spirit of Anne is alive and well in Mariah Marsden’s crisp adaptation, and it’s a thrill toSchoolyard rivalries. Baking disasters. Puffed sleeves. Explore the violet vales and glorious green of Avonlea in this spirited adaptation.
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The spirit of Anne is alive and well in Mariah Marsden’s crisp adaptation, and it’s a thrill to watch as the beloved orphan rushes headlong through Brenna Thummler’s heavenly landscapes. Together Marsden and Thummler conjure all the magic and beauty of Green Gables. Like Anne herself, you won’t want to leave.
— Brian Selznick, author/illustrator of “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” and “The Marvels”
The magic of L.M. Montgomery’s treasured classic is reimagined in a whimsically-illustrated graphic novel adaptation perfect for newcomers and kindred spirits alike.
When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan who can help manage their family farm, they have no idea what delightful trouble awaits them. With flame-red hair and an unstoppable imagination, 11-year-old Anne Shirley takes Green Gables by storm.
Anne’s misadventures bring a little romance to the lives of everyone she meets: her bosom friend, Diana Barry; the town gossip, Mrs. Lynde; and that infuriating tease, Gilbert Blythe. From triumphs and thrills to the depths of despair, Anne turns each everyday moment into something extraordinary. -
Tune It Out
- By: Jamie Sumner
- Narrator: Cindy Kay
- Length: 5 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.32(1562 ratings)
4.32(1562 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFrom the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down.Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tellsFrom the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down.
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Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. But Lou can only hear the fear in her own voice. She’s never liked crowds or loud noises or even high fives; in fact, she’s terrified of them, which makes her pretty sure there’s something wrong with her.
When Lou crashes their pickup on a dark and snowy road, child services separate the mother-daughter duo. Now she has to start all over again at a fancy private school far away from anything she’s ever known. With help from an outgoing new friend, her aunt and uncle, and the school counselor, she begins to see things differently. A sensory processing disorder isn’t something to be ashamed of, and music might just be the thing that saves Lou–and maybe her mom, too. -
Of a Feather
- By: Dayna Lorentz
- Narrator: Stephanie Willing
- Length: 7 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: March 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.32(224 ratings)
4.32(224 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDGreat horned owl Rufus is eight months old and still can’t hunt. When his mother is hit by a car, he discovers just how dangerous the forest can be. Reenie has given up on adults and learned how to care for herself–which is a good thingGreat horned owl Rufus is eight months old and still can’t hunt. When his mother is hit by a car, he discovers just how dangerous the forest can be. Reenie has given up on adults and learned how to care for herself–which is a good thing since she’s been sent to live with an aunt she’s never met. Yet this aunt has a wonderful secret: she’s a falconer who agrees to help Reenie catch an injured passage hawk in the wild and rehabilitate it. When Reenie traps bedraggled Rufus, his eyes lock onto her heart, and they form a powerful friendship. But can Rufus learn to trust in the outside world and fly free? And can Reenie open her heart enough to truly soar?
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The Ogress and the Orphans
- By: Kelly Barnhill
- Length: 13 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 08, 2022
- Language: English
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4.31(2640 ratings)
4.31(2640 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDA new instant-classic fantasy about the power of generosity and love, and how a community suffers when they disappear, by Kelly Barnhill, winner of the Newbery Medal for The Girl Who Drank the Moon, a New York Times bestseller. Stone-in-the-Glen,A new instant-classic fantasy about the power of generosity and love, and how a community suffers when they disappear, by Kelly Barnhill, winner of the Newbery Medal for The Girl Who Drank the Moon, a New York Times bestseller.
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Stone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. Fires, floods, and other calamities have caused the people to lose their library, their school, their park, and even their neighborliness. The people put their faith in the Mayor, a dazzling fellow who promises he alone can help. After all, he is a famous dragon slayer. (At least, no one has seen a dragon in his presence.) Only the clever children of the Orphan House and the kindly Ogress at the edge of town can see how dire the town’s problems are.
Then one day a child goes missing from the Orphan House. At the Mayor’s suggestion, all eyes turn to the Ogress. The Orphans know this can’t be: the Ogress, along with a flock of excellent crows, secretly delivers gifts to the people of Stone-in-the-Glen.
But how can the Orphans tell the story of the Ogress’s goodness to people who refuse to listen? And how can they make their deluded neighbors see the real villain in their midst?
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Mostly the Honest Truth
- By: Jody J. Little
- Narrator: Lillie Ricciardi
- Length: 5 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: April 05, 2022
- Language: English
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4.31(306 ratings)
4.31(306 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDA pitch-perfect story exploring the many meanings of family, Jody J. Little’s tough yet tender debut is perfect for fans of Leslie Connor and Katherine Paterson. After Pop is sent back to rehab, Jane Pengilly arrives at her newest foster homeA pitch-perfect story exploring the many meanings of family, Jody J. Little’s tough yet tender debut is perfect for fans of Leslie Connor and Katherine Paterson.
After Pop is sent back to rehab, Jane Pengilly arrives at her newest foster home determined to stick to the straight and narrow and get back to her beloved dad as soon as she can. It’s not the first time they’ve been apart, but Jane’s determined it will be the last.
Twelve days out in the boonies of Three Boulders makes Jane miss Pop more than ever. But as the days go by, she realizes that family is more than who you’re related to–and that a home can be found in the unlikeliest of places.
Mostly the Honest Truth sparkles with a fully realized supporting cast, a safe and supporting setting, and a writer whose ability to imbue her stories with love and hope marks her an author to watch.
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Sardines
- By: Sashi Kaufman
- Narrator: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 5 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Quill Tree Books
- Publish date: October 18, 2022
- Language: English
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4.3(49 ratings)
4.3(49 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDIn this affecting middle grade debut, perfect for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Lynda Mullaly Hunt, a boy finds unexpected friendship in a motley group of kids following a devastating loss. Nothing’s been the same since Lucas’s olderIn this affecting middle grade debut, perfect for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Lynda Mullaly Hunt, a boy finds unexpected friendship in a motley group of kids following a devastating loss.
Nothing’s been the same since Lucas’s older brother died. After the accident, Lucas’s mom disappeared without any warning, and his dad is struggling to cope. Lucas is pretty much alone–except for the other kids he meets at his middle school’s aftercare program.
There’s Cat, the star athlete; Robbie, the goofball; Anna, the popular girl; and Finn, the mysterious new kid. Between games of Sardines, a reverse hide-and-seek, the kids realize that each group member has a secret wish. If they work together, the group might be able to help make each person’s dream come true. But for that to happen, Lucas will have to find the strength to trust his new friends with his family’s secrets.
“You will fall in love with these characters and root for them each step of the way.”–Ann Braden, author of The Benefits of Being an Octopus
“At once tender and funny, honest and smart.”–Megan Frazer Blakemore, award-winning author of The Water Castle
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Into Goblyn Wood
- By: Anna Kemp
- Narrator: Aysha Kala
- Length: 7 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.27(22 ratings)
4.27(22 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDFairies are real, but their power is waning . . . Embark on the adventure of a lifetime and discover the magic of Goblyn Wood, with the first book in a major new fantasy series for fans of Nevermoor and Podkin One-Ear!Are you ready to enter GoblynFairies are real, but their power is waning . . . Embark on the adventure of a lifetime and discover the magic of Goblyn Wood, with the first book in a major new fantasy series for fans of Nevermoor and Podkin One-Ear!
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Are you ready to enter Goblyn Wood . . . ?
Hazel has always known she was different, but she doesn’t know where she came from. When her best friend Pete is kidnapped by strange creatures, she must gather her courage and enter Goblyn Wood, a forest inhabited by fairies. But their magic is being drained away, and Hazel soon realises that her own power is the key to saving both Pete and her new friends. Embarking on an epic journey of discovery, can Hazel restore the balance of the fairy realm?
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Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth
- By: Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Narrator: Peter Capaldi
- Length: 5 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Walden Pond Press
- Publish date: August 27, 2019
- Language: English
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4.25(5 ratings)
4.25(5 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDA one-of-a-kind story of heart, humor, and finding one’s place in the universe. Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list. That’s important when you have a grandfather who is constantly forgetting. AndA one-of-a-kind story of heart, humor, and finding one’s place in the universe.
Prez knows that the best way to keep track of things is to make a list. That’s important when you have a grandfather who is constantly forgetting. And it’s even more important when your grandfather can’t care for you anymore and you have to go live with a foster family out in the country.
Prez is still learning to fit in at his new home when he answers the door to meet Sputnik–a kid who is more than a little strange. First, he can hear what Prez is thinking. Second, he looks like a dog to everyone except Prez. Third, he can manipulate the laws of space and time. Sputnik, it turns out is an alien, and he’s got a mission that requires Prez’s help: the Earth has been marked for destruction, and the only way they can stop it is to come up with ten reasons why the planet should be saved.
Thus begins one of the most fun and eventful summers of Prez’s life, as he and Sputnik set out on a journey to compile the most important list Prez has ever made–and discover just what makes our world so remarkable.
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The Christmas Doll
- By: Elvira Woodruff
- Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 3 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2006
- Language: English
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4.24(1119 ratings)
4.24(1119 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.95 USDLucy Wolcott and her younger sister Glory are two young orphans who have no one in the world but each other. Every day, they labor from dawn to dusk in the bleak, cold shelter of a public workhouse in old London Town, where there is little to eatLucy Wolcott and her younger sister Glory are two young orphans who have no one in the world but each other. Every day, they labor from dawn to dusk in the bleak, cold shelter of a public workhouse in old London Town, where there is little to eat and the nights are cold and damp. The only light in their lives comes from the stories that Lucy invents about a family she barely remembers, and a doll named Morning Glory who Lucy promises is destined to return to them someday.
When Lucy finds an old, discarded doll, Glory is certain that it’s the long-lost Morning Glory. But Morning Glory is no ordinary doll, and how she leads the girls to the most surprising turns of fortune makes for a heartwarming story that brims with love, hope, and the truest spirit of Christmas.
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Orbiting Jupiter
- By: Gary D. Schmidt
- Narrator: Gary D. Schmidt
- Length: 3 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: October 06, 2015
- Language: English
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4.24(36536 ratings)
4.24(36536 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDThe two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he’s placed with a foster family on a farmThe two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he’s placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets twelve-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost. In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.
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Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery
- By: Ally Carter
- Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 02, 2021
- Language: English
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4.23(129 ratings)
4.23(129 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDFive orphans. Two sword-wielding vigilantes. One mansion. No rules. April thought she had her happy ending. After all, she has her new house and new friends and new guardian. But she also has a very big new secret. The kids of Winterborne HouseFive orphans. Two sword-wielding vigilantes. One mansion. No rules.
April thought she had her happy ending. After all, she has her new house and new friends and new guardian. But she also has a very big new secret.
The kids of Winterborne House are the only ones who know that Gabriel Winterborne–famous billionaire and terrible cook–is really a sword wielding vigilante.
What they don’t know is that he’s not the only one.
When a masked figure breaks in, looking for something–or someone–it’s clear that Gabriel has met his match, and now no one is safe. April and her friends will have to solve a decades-old mystery in order to hang on to the most
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The Midnight Children
- By: Dan Gemeinhart
- Narrator: Andre Santana
- Length: 9 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: August 30, 2022
- Language: English
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4.23(1275 ratings)
4.23(1275 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDFrom Dan Gemeinhart, the acclaimed author of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, comes an extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the outcast boy who finds his voice and hisFrom Dan Gemeinhart, the acclaimed author of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, comes an extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the outcast boy who finds his voice and his people—perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate and Kate DiCamillo.
In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren’t noticed.
But Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely, Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What secrets are they hiding? And most mysterious of all…where are the adults?
Yet amid this shadowy group of children, Ravani finds an unexpected friend in the warm and gutsy Virginia. But with this friendship comes secrets revealed–and danger. When Ravani learns of a threat to his new friends, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him.
Full of wonder, friendship, and mystery, The Midnight Children explores the meaning of “home,” what makes a family, and what it takes to find the courage to believe in yourself.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company Books for Young Readers
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A Little Princess
- By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrator: Johanna Ward
- Length: 6 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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4.21(264813 ratings)
4.21(264813 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDSara Crewe is the brightest, richest, and most generous girl in Miss Minchin’s school for girls, and her father gives her everything she might desire. But when her beloved father dies, Sara’s friends and prized possessions are suddenlySara Crewe is the brightest, richest, and most generous girl in Miss Minchin’s school for girls, and her father gives her everything she might desire. But when her beloved father dies, Sara’s friends and prized possessions are suddenly taken away, and she is banished to the attic and forced to work as a common drudge. Fed only crumbs, she still saves enough to feed her pet rat, and she tells wonderful stories to comfort Becky, the kitchen maid. Using her special ability to play make-believe, she transforms her hardships into an unforgettable adventure. And soon, even her wildest wishes begin to come true, as her real identity is revealed once and for all.
This touching classic has been a favorite with generations of children and adults who have delighted in Sara’s happiness, wept over her sorrows, and perhaps shared her need: to be recognized as someone unique and special–a little princess or prince.
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A Little Princess
- By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrator: Colleen Prendergast
- Length: 6 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Public Domain
- Publish date: May 23, 2017
- Language: English
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4.21(264813 ratings)
4.21(264813 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDYoung Sara Crewe grew up in a well-to-do household, but she suddenly finds herself impoverished when her father, Captain Crewe, dies penniless in India. Sara is forced to abandon her life of privilege for a life of bare existence at MissYoung Sara Crewe grew up in a well-to-do household, but she suddenly finds herself impoverished when her father, Captain Crewe, dies penniless in India. Sara is forced to abandon her life of privilege for a life of bare existence at Miss Minchin’s boarding school. To survive those hard times, she imagines herself to be a princess as she awaits her rescue from a mysterious benefactor.
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Now You Say Yes
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrator: Taylor Meskimen
- Length: 6 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.19(78 ratings)
4.19(78 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDWhen her mother dies, fifteen-year-old Mari is desperate to avoid being caught up in the foster system. Again. And to complicate matters, she is now the only one who can take care of her super-smart and on-the-spectrum nine-year-old stepbrother,When her mother dies, fifteen-year-old Mari is desperate to avoid being caught up in the foster system. Again. And to complicate matters, she is now the only one who can take care of her super-smart and on-the-spectrum nine-year-old stepbrother, Conor.
Is there anyone Mari can trust to help them? Certainly not her mother’s current boyfriend, Dennis. Not the doctors or her teachers, who would be obliged to call in social services. So in a desperate move, Mari takes Conor and sets out to find their estranged grandmother, hoping to throw themselves at the mercy of the only person who might take them in.
On their way to New England, the duo experience the snarls of LA traffic, the backroads of the Midwest, and a monumental stop in Missouri where they witness the solar eclipse, an event with which Conor is obsessed. Mari also learns about the inner workings of her stepbrother’s mind and about her connections to him and to the world … and maybe even a little about her own place in it.
A beautiful exploration of identity and family, this heartwarming and engaging middle grade novel comes from renowned storyteller and two-time Grammy Award winner Bill Harley.
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Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
- By: Ally Carter
- Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 03, 2020
- Language: English
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4.18(2350 ratings)
4.18(2350 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDApril didn’t mean to start the fire. She wasn’t the one who broke the vase. April didn’t ask to go live in a big, creepy mansion with a bunch of orphans who just don’t understand that April isn’t like them. After all,April didn’t mean to start the fire. She wasn’t the one who broke
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the vase. April didn’t ask to go live in a big, creepy mansion with a bunch of orphans
who just don’t understand that April isn’t like them. After all, April’s mother is coming
back for her someday very soon.
All April has to do is find the clues her mother left inside the massive mansion. But
Winterborne House is hiding more than one secret, so April and her friends are going
to have to work together to unravel the riddle of a missing heir, a creepy legend, and a
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The Adventurer’s Guide to Successful Escapes
- By: Wade Albert White
- Narrator: Linda Henning
- Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 13, 2016
- Language: English
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4.11(693 ratings)
4.11(693 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.98 USDA thrilling debut novel where fantasy and science fiction meet, dragons aren’t as innocent as they look, and nothing is quite what it seems. Anne has spent most of her thirteen years dreaming of the day she and her best friend Penelope willA thrilling debut novel where fantasy and science fiction meet, dragons aren’t as innocent as they look, and nothing is quite what it seems.
Anne has spent most of her thirteen years dreaming of the day she and her best friend Penelope will finally leave Saint Lupin’s Institute for Perpetually Wicked and Hideously Unattractive Children. When the big day arrives, a series of very curious happenings lead to Anne being charged with an epic quest. Anne, Penelope, and new questing partner Hiro have only days to travel to strange new locales, solve myriad riddles, and triumph over monstrous foes–or face the horrible consequences.
Packed with action, humor, and endless heart, this debut novel marks the first volume in an irresistible and original fantasy series.
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The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid
- By: Colin Meloy
- Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 10 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray
- Publish date: October 24, 2017
- Language: English
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4.09(1868 ratings)
4.09(1868 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDFrom the creator of the New York Times bestselling Wildwood Chronicles comes an original, humorous, and fast-paced middle grade novel about a band of child pickpockets–imagine The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets Oliver Twist. It is an ordinaryFrom the creator of the New York Times bestselling Wildwood Chronicles comes an original, humorous, and fast-paced middle grade novel about a band of child pickpockets–imagine The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets Oliver Twist.
It is an ordinary Tuesday morning in April when bored, lonely Charlie Fisher witnesses something incredible. Right before his eyes, in a busy square in Marseille, a group of pickpockets pulls off an amazing robbery. As the young bandits appear to melt into the crowd, Charlie realizes with a start that he himself was one of their marks.
Yet Charlie is less alarmed than intrigued. This is the most thrilling thing that’s happened to him since he came to France with his father, an American diplomat. So instead of reporting the thieves, Charlie defends one of their cannons, Amir, to the police, under one condition: he teach Charlie the tricks of the trade.
What starts off as a lesson on pinches, kicks, and chumps soon turns into an invitation for Charlie to join the secret world of the whiz mob, an international band of child thieves who trained at the mysterious School of Seven Bells. The whiz mob are independent and incredibly skilled and make their own way in the world–they are everything Charlie yearns to be. But what at first seemed like a (relatively) harmless new pastime draws him into a dangerous adventure with global stakes greater than he could have ever imagined.
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Almost There and Almost Not
- By: Linda Urban
- Narrator: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 3 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.07(257 ratings)
4.07(257 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDFrom acclaimed author Linda Urban comes the funny, bittersweet story of a girl and her ghosts–and the welcoming home they find where they least expect it.California Poppy has been dropped off, yet again, with an unsuspecting relative. ThisFrom acclaimed author Linda Urban comes the funny, bittersweet story of a girl and her ghosts–and the welcoming home they find where they least expect it.
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California Poppy has been dropped off, yet again, with an unsuspecting relative. This time it’s her eccentric Great-Aunt Monica, a woman she’s never even met. Aunt Monica has no idea what to do with an eleven-year-old, so she puts California to work researching their ancestor, the once-famous etiquette expert Eleanor Fontaine.
California soon discovers that Great-Great-Great Aunt Eleanor is…not exactly alive and well, but a ghost–and a super sensitive one at that. The grand dame bursts into clouds of dust whenever she loses her composure, which happens quite often. Still, an unexpected four-legged friend and some old-fashioned letter writing make this decidedly strange situation one that California can handle.
Just as California’s starting to feel like she’s found a place for herself, life turns upside-down yet again. Thankfully, this time she has some friends almost by her side… -
A Family Apart
- By: Joan Lowery Nixon
- Narrator: Joan Lowery Nixon
- Length: 4 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: January 18, 2013
- Language: English
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4.06(1845 ratings)
4.06(1845 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDIn 1860, life in New York City’s slums is hard and dangerous. For a widow with six children, it is impossible. So when Mrs. Kelly learns of the Children’s Aid Society, she sees a way to provide for her children. They will be sent west onIn 1860, life in New York City’s slums is hard and dangerous. For a widow with six children, it is impossible. So when Mrs. Kelly learns of the Children’s Aid Society, she sees a way to provide for her children. They will be sent west on an “orphan train” to families eager for help on their farms. Thirteen-year-old Mary Frances is confused and angry. How could a mother send her children away? At her new home in Missouri, however, Mary Frances is surprised to discover that the kind family provides a refuge on the Underground Railroad. Their sacrifices will finally help her understand her mother’s difficult decision. Joan Lowery Nixon is a four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Juvenile Mystery Award. She has also received two Golden Spur Awards. The author of more than a hundred books for children, she was inspired to write The Orphan Train Adventures by the true stories of its children. Through Barbara Caruso’s lively narration, A Family Apart quickly draws listeners into Mary Frances’ world.
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The Nobodies
- By: N. E. Bode
- Narrator: Oliver Platt
- Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: June 14, 2005
- Language: English
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4.05(891 ratings)
4.05(891 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThis book promises weird surprises! Multiple jujitsu-like plot twists! An escaped rhinoceros! A girl whose braids turn into snakes! So go on, snap to it! Read the book already! You might just learn the secret art of being an Anybody. . . . Fern andThis book promises weird surprises! Multiple jujitsu-like plot twists! An escaped rhinoceros! A girl whose braids turn into snakes! So go on, snap to it! Read the book already! You might just learn the secret art of being an Anybody. . . .
Fern and Howard are off to camp to learn the art of being Anybodies. But Camp Happy Sunshine Good Times is not what they expected: The bus driver is blind, the counselors have beaks, and a vicious mole is on the loose, attacking campers! Fern and Howard are coping as best they can–but why oh why is it that every time Fern shakes a book, a message in a bottle plops out?
The messages are urgent: “Save us, Fern!” “We need you!” They are all signed by the Nobodies. But who are these mysterious Nobodies, and what do they want from Fern?
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The Clockwork Crow
- By: Catherine Fisher
- Length: 3 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: September 08, 2020
- Language: English
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4.03(832 ratings)
4.03(832 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0012.99 USDWhen orphaned Seren Rhys boards a train to Wales, the only magic she hopes to find is that of a family. But when a mysterious package containing a badtempered clockwork crow ends up in her care, Seren realizes that nothing about her new life willWhen orphaned Seren Rhys boards a train to Wales, the only magic she hopes
to find is that of a family. But when a mysterious package containing a badtempered clockwork crow ends up in her care,
Seren realizes that nothing about her new life will be as she expected.For all Seren’s daydreams of befriending Tomos, her guardians’ son, the boy is nowhere
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to be found. The few servants who now keep the empty manor house of Plas-y-Fran running
whisper tales of the Fair Family–the Fae–who take children from what was once Their
land. With the Clockwork Crow at her side, Seren sets out to rescue Tomos and reunite
her new family before the Fae keep him trapped in Their chilling, magical world forever.
Filled with stunning descriptions and rich in Welsh folklore, this adventure from New
York Times bestselling author Catherine Fisher presents readers with a wintry gothic tale
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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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Middletown
- By: Sarah Moon
- Narrator: Hope Newhouse
- Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: April 06, 2021
- Language: English
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3.96(363 ratings)
3.96(363 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThirteen-year-old Eli likes baggy clothes, baseball caps, and one girl in particular. Her seventeen-year-old sister Anna is more traditionally feminine; she loves boys and staying out late. They are sisters, and they are also the only family eachThirteen-year-old Eli likes baggy clothes, baseball caps, and one girl in particular. Her seventeen-year-old sister Anna is more traditionally feminine; she loves boys and staying out late. They are sisters, and they are also the only family each can count on. Their dad has long been out of the picture, and their mom lives at the mercy of her next drink. When their mom lands herself in enforced rehab, Anna and Eli are left to fend for themselves. With no legal guardian to keep them out of foster care, they take matters into their own hands: Anna masquerades as Aunt Lisa, and together she and Eli hoard whatever money they can find. But their plans begin to unravel as quickly as they were made, and they are always way too close to getting caught.
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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.
A Christy Ottaviano Book
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June Sparrow and the Million-Dollar Penny
- By: Rebecca Chace
- Narrator: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 5 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Balzer + Bray
- Publish date: May 30, 2017
- Language: English
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3.95(21 ratings)
3.95(21 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDA charming, classic middle grade debut perfect for fans of Three Times Lucky and Because of Winn-Dixie with the most lovable pig since Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web. June Sparrow and her best friend–a miniature pig named IndigoA charming, classic middle grade debut perfect for fans of Three Times Lucky and Because of Winn-Dixie with the most lovable pig since Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web.
June Sparrow and her best friend–a miniature pig named Indigo Bunting–have always been just fine on their own. June is a wealthy orphan who’s lived in New York City her whole life. But on June’s twelfth birthday, she suddenly loses her fortune and is forced to move in with an aunt she’s never even met, in the tiny town of Red Bank, South Dakota, a place so small that it doesn’t even have a traffic light.
Now June has to live on a farm with grouchy Aunt Bridget, who sees her best friend as potential bacon! Then one day, June finds a mysterious Penny Book that her mother used to keep. She is instantly intrigued by what her mother called the Big One, the rarest and most valuable of all pennies. Finding it could be June’s ticket back to New York and her old life. But the only guide June and Indigo have is a cryptic list her mom left behind.
To decode the list and find the Big One, June and Indigo enlist the help of some new friends in Red Bank and turn the town upside down in their search. But the most surprising mystery of all may be what brought June to Red Bank in the first place–and what is most valuable to her in the end.
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