Action & Adventure Audiobooks

Bad Day for Ballet

It's the day before the big ballet recital and Nancy Drew and her best friends Bess and George are very excited. But suddenly the tape with the dance music on it is missing! Everyone in the class thinks Bess took it, but Nancy knows better. It's up to her to find the culprit and the tape before it's too late.

Carolyn Keene (Author), Nancy Wu (Narrator)

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The Puffs

The Puffs are created from the gift of the universe to me putting them down on paper. They are characters acting out a play, performing for me as I write. The Puffs live in a village called the Sky Puff Village and you can only see them during the day. I have created many stories on these characters, their village, and other villages that interact with them. Watch throughout the day and you may see a Puff or two performing for you. Author and narrator Debra May Lavezzari, writing as May Lynn Lavezzari, lives in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. "The Puffs" are dedicated to her daughter Amanda and her two beautiful grandchildren. If you wish to contact the author, you can do so at MayLynnlavez@gmail.com.

Debra May Lavezzari (Author), Debra May Lavezzari (Narrator)

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Conni lernt backen / Conni hilft Mama

Bekanntlich backt Conni gerne, und weil Mama immer keine Zeit oder keine Lust hat, legt sie einfach alleine los. Gar nicht so einfach, ein Ei aufzuschlagen, den Teig vor Kater Mau zu retten und die Plätzchen heil aufs Blech zu bekommen. Gut, dass Conni ein einfaches Plätzchenrezept findet, mit dem auch alle anderen Kinder leicht fertig werden. Und dann muss Conni zuhause sogar noch die Einkäufe einräumen, Staub saugen und viele andere Aufgaben im Haushalt erledigen. Mama hat sich nämlich auf dem Spielplatz am Fuß verletzt und darf eine Weile nicht mehr laufen. Aber Mama hat es natürlich verdient, von Conni einmal so richtig umsorgt zu werden ... 'Conni hilft Mama' ist übrigens die erste Conni-Geschichte, die es nur als Hörspiel und nicht als Buch gibt! Ein Muss für alle kleinen Conniasten und Conniastinnen also! Ein spannendes Hörspiel für alle Conni-Fans, nach den gleichnamigen Conni-Büchern von Liane Schneider. Die Bücher 'Conni lernt backen' und 'Conni hilft Mama' der Autorin Liane Schneider sind im Carlsen Verlag erschienen. Hörspielspaß für kleine und große Leute ab 3 Jahren! Spieldauer ca. 45 Minuten

Hans-Joachim Herwald, Liane Schneider (Author), Achim Schülke, Alina Degener, Barbara Fenner, Christian Rudolf, Eberhard Haar, Elga Schütz, Florentine Draeger, Gregor Schade, Jan Dreyer, Joel Nikisch, Lea Sprick, Linda Fölster, Lino Brönneke, Mareike Fell, Theo Deterts, Wolf Frass (Narrator)

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The Underland Chronicles Book Three: Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods

Rich in suspense and brimming with adventure, the New York Times-bestselling Underland Chronicles unfold the fate of the Underland and the great warrior, Gregor. Suzanne Collins is also the author of the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy.

Suzanne Collins (Author), Paul Boehmer (Narrator)

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The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three: Ptolemy's Gate

Three years have passed since the magician Nathaniel helped prevent a cataclysmic attack on London. Now an important member of the British government, he grapples with numerous problems: foreign wars are going badly, Britain’s enemies are mounting attacks close to London, and rebellion is growing among the commoners. Increasingly imperious and distracted, Nathaniel is treating Bartimaeus worse than ever. The long-suffering djinni is growing weak and vulnerable from too much time in this world, and his patience is nearing its end. Meanwhile, undercover in London, Nathaniel’s longtime rival Kitty has been stealthily completing her research on magic, demons, and Bartimaeus’s past. She has a daring plan that she hopes will break the endless cycle of conflict between djinn and humans. But will anyone listen to what she has to say? In this glorious conclusion to the Bartimaeus Trilogy, the destinies of Bartimaeus, Nathaniel, and Kitty converge once more. For the first time, we will learn the secrets of Bartimaeus’s past, and catch a glimpse into the mysterious Other Place–the world of demons–as together, the threesome faces treacherous magicians, a complex conspiracy, and a rebellious faction of demons. To survive, they must test the limits of this world and question the deepest parts of themselves. And most difficult of all–they will have to learn to trust one another.

Jonathan Stroud (Author), Simon Jones (Narrator)

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The Third Unlikely Exploit

A WORD TO THE WISE There are those of you who were saddened by Fergal's death in The Fall of Fergal. Now Fergal is back. There are those of you who recoiled at yet more death in Heir of Mystery. This should cheer you up. There are those of you frustrated by not knowing what was causing the terrible outbreak of holes across the land. Your frustration will soon be at an end. There are those of you eager to find out the secret of Mr. Maggs's teddy bear. The wait is over. And as for LeFay, Albie, and Josh's particular powers? Just give me time. --PHILIP ARDAGH The third and final Unlikely Exploit! In this, the third and final Unlikely Exploit, the reader is taken on a journey through time in all directions, even revisiting some events from the previous Exploits and traveling back further still to a time before the McNally family's extraordinary adventures began. And as if that wasn't ridiculous enough, there's also a glimpse of the shape of things to come. This is the Exploit where the McNallys' powers are finally revealed and everything falls into place. Whether it makes sense or not is another matter. It's all so unlikely!

Philip Ardagh (Author), Joe Barrett (Narrator)

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Heir of Mystery: The Second Unlikely Exploit

In this, the second Unlikely Exploit, Fergal McNally's brain, last seen in a pickling jar in the basement of the Sacred Heart Hospital, is stolen, and the remaining McNally children are mysteriously drawn to Fishbone Forest and the forgotten crumbling mansion which lies at its heart. Here they meet the terrifying teddy-bear-clutching Mr. Maggs who is planning to make sweeping changes to the world, which is all rather unlikely, isn't it?

Philip Ardagh (Author), Joe Barrett (Narrator)

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The Convicts

ALA notable author Iain Lawrence pens a moving tale with a Dickensian atmosphere about a young man's life aboard a cruel 19th-century prison ship. Fourteen-year-old Tom Tin is forced to scavenge on the grimy streets of London after his father is sent to debtor's prison. Tom's survival is threatened by the sinister lowlifes that inhabit his hopeless world. But when he is unjustly arrested for murder, he finds a place that is even worse than the dark city streets.

Iain Lawrence (Author), John Keating (Narrator)

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Stormchaser

Step to the Edge and enter a thrilling new fantasy series filled with amazing characters and unimaginable adventures–and see for yourself what lies beyond! Far, far away, jutting out into the emptiness beyond, lies the Edge. Both the land and the air are filled with strange peoples and terrifying creatures; action–and danger–await at every turn. On board the famous sky ship Stormchaser, Twig eagerly looks forward to the adventure and excitement that lie ahead in his new life as a sky pirate. The crew’s quest: to collect stormphrax–the precious substance created at the heart of a Storm the very moment it unleashes its most intense power. Only a sky ship as powerful as the Stormchaser, piloted by a man as brave and fearless as Cloud Wolf, could risk entering such a storm. . . .

Chris Riddell, Paul Stewart (Author), John Lee (Narrator)

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A Dog's Life

“I can’t speak for all dogs. Not all dogs are alike. And most certainly, not all dogs have the same experiences. . . .” Squirrel is not like most dogs. Born a stray, she must make her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal. Her life story, in her own words, is marked by loss, but also by an inspiring instinct to survive. And when it seems she will roam the woods and country roads alone forever, Squirrel makes two friends who, in very different ways, define her fate. At once heartrending and hopeful, Ann Martin’s exquisite story of a dog’s life is told with her trademark grace and insight. From the Compact Disc edition.

Ann M. Martin, M. Martin Ann (Author), Wendy Dillon (Narrator)

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May Bird and the Ever After

Most people aren’t very comfortable in the woods, but the woods of Briery Swamp fit May Bird like a fuzzy mitten. There, she is safe from school and the taunts and teases of kids who don’t understand her. Hidden in the trees, May is a warrior princess, and her cat, Somber Kitty, is her brave guardian. Then May falls into the lake. When she crawls out, May finds herself in a world that most certainly does not feel like a fuzzy mitten. In fact, it is a place few living people have ever seen. Here towns glow blue beneath zipping stars and the people –walk through walls. Here the Book of the Dead holds the answers to everything in the universe. And here, if May is discovered, the horrifyingly evil Bo Cleevil will turn her into nothing. May Bird must get out. Fast. Within these pages, Jodi Lynn Anderson shares with us the beginning of May Bird’s daring journey into the Ever After, a haunting place where true friends–and one terrible foe–await May around every corner.

Jodi Lynn Anderson (Author), Bernadette Dunne (Narrator)

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The Dark Is Rising Sequence, Book Two: The Dark Is Rising

On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift--he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from dominations by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day and the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is fill of wonder, terror, and delight.

Susan Cooper (Author), Alex Jennings (Narrator)

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