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Nate the Great Collected Stories: Volume 2: Nate the Great and the Phony Clue; Nate the Great and th

A new collection of classic stories from Nate the Great and his trusty companion Sludge. Volume 2 includes: Nate the Great and the Phony Clue Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great’s doorstep. He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery. Against ferocious cats, hostile adversaries, and a sly, phony clue — not to mention a three o’clock deadline — Nate struggles to prove, once again, that he is Nate the Great. Nate the Great and the Missing Key Nate the Great doesn’t especially want to go to a birthday party for Annie’s ferocious dog, Fang. But he can’t resist a mystery–and when Annie loses her house key and can’t get inside to set up the party, Nate and his trusty dog, Sludge, are hot on the trial. Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail Nate the Great, super sleuth, has his work cut out for him when Rosamond loses his birthday present. He and his faithful dog Sludge must face snow, ice, and ferocious-looking Fang, Annie’s dog, to solve the case. But how can Nate find his missing present when Rosamond won’t tell him what it is? Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas Annie’s dog is unhappy. When Fang is unhappy, everyone is unhappy. Especially Nate the Great. So Nate agrees to sniff out Fang’s mysteriously missing Christmas mail. It’s cold and snowy. But Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, will try to solve this holiday case in time for Fang to have a crunchy, munchy Christmas.

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (Author), John Lavelle (Narrator)

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Monkey Island

Clay Garrity is 11 years old, and he has never felt so alone in life. Weeks before, his father lost his job and left Clay and his mother, who was pregnant, to fend for themselves. Soon after, they moved into a welfare hotel. They didn't have much, but they did have each other. Now his mother is gone too. And all Clay has to live on is the $28.75 she left under a box of doughnuts. On the 6th day, running out of food and afraid that the welfare people will come and take him away, Clay leaves the apartment and begins to wander the streets of New York City. Clay knows he can't continue to live this way for long. Already his memories of school and the people he cares about are fading. If he leaves the streets he may never see his mother again. But if he stays he may not see tomorrow.

Paula Fox (Author), George Guidall (Narrator)

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Just Call Me Stupid

Fifth grader Patrick Lowe loves to draw. While he fills sheet after sheet with beautiful drawings, he imagines he is the indomitable White Knight, far removed from the problem that haunts him at school: he can't read. When he tries, the words blur, and he feels like he's suffocating. As a result, many of Patrick's classmates think he's stupid-and Patrick believes them. Then Celina moves into the house next door. She likes to read so much that her face glows whenever she picks up a book. Can Celina prove to Patrick that he really is smart, or will a crisis prove her wrong? Just Call Me Stupid is a Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award-winner. Tom Birdseye's perceptive and heart-warming stories of childhood are on school reading lists across the country. Birdseye's realistic writing style and narrator Johnny Heller's emotional narration are an irresistible combination.

Tom Birdseye (Author), Johnny Heller (Narrator)

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Liar

Fourteen-year-old Alex has heard lies all his life. His mother has rarely told him the truth. Instead, she filled his childhood with broken promises, neglect and abuse. Confused and angry, Alex has found plenty of trouble in his life. Now on probation, Alex has just moved to his grandparents' home in a small Oregon town. If he can't stay out of trouble here, he will be sent to a "training camp" for delinquents. On his first day at the high school, he is not surprised to see plenty of unfriendly faces. But when a girl is unexpectedly kind to him, Alex wonders if he could begin to trust someone. Winifred Morris, author of several books for young readers, has taught writing in high school and colleges. In Liar, she offers the moving story of a young man taking the first painful steps toward honesty with others-and himself.

Winifred Morris (Author), Scott Shina (Narrator)

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Lionboy

Charlie Ashanti is the son of two scientists who are kidnapped as the result of a dramatic discovery they have made (the cure for asthma, which is rampant in this near-future world). Ten-year-old Charlie decides to go in search of them, and uses his ability to speak Cat (which he's had ever since he was scratched by a leopard as a baby) to gain helpful information. The local cats of London point him in the right direction and even deliver messages from him to his parents and back. When Charlie finds himself aboard a floating circus thats heading to Paris, he befriends the circus lions, who become his further accomplices. He will help them escape the circus as this first book in a trilogy draws to a close.

Zizou Corder (Author), Simon Jones (Narrator)

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A Child's Christmas In Wales: And Five Poems

First recorded in February of 1952, this remastered recording of Dylan Thomas reading A Child's Christmas in Wales recalls all of the sights, smells, and sounds of a long-ago Christmas. Thomas's wonderful recollection of this holiday in the seaside town of his youth is captured in this vivid performance. Also included are five poems selected and read by Dylan Thomas, including arguably his most well-known Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Includes: A Child's Christmas in Wales Fern Hill Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night In the White Giant's Thigh Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait Ceremony After a Fire Raid

Dylan Thomas (Author), Dylan Thomas (Narrator)

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The Big Wander

The Big Wander is a trip 14-year-old Clay Lancaster and his older brother Mike have planned for years. It's Clay's dream to find his ex-rodeo star uncle, who quit the tour and disappeared somewhere in the vast and colorful Monument Valley. But Mike-heartbroken and unfocused after losing his girlfriend-soon heads for home. Clay, however, will not give up. He finds a job in a remote trading post, and follows a lead on his uncle's whereabouts that takes him deep into Navajo country. There he learns the ways of the tribe, the dangers of the wilderness, and discovers, just in time, the secret of his long lost uncle's fate. Best-selling young adult author Will Hobbs won an ALA Best Book Award for The Big Wander. Hobb's prose paired with Sala's perfect pacing and authentic accents will make you feel you are in the American Southwest. His other award-winning books, Bearstone, Beardance, Kokopelli's Flute, Changes in Latitudes, and Downriver are also available from Recorded Books, Inc.

Will Hobbs (Author), Ed Sala (Narrator)

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If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand : Poems about School

This is a book for kids who wish they were jumping in leaf piles and climbing trees instead of learning their multiplication tables. It's for kids who worry that they'll never make it out of third grade, or that the other kids will make fun of them, or that their best will never be good enough. Messy desks, forgotten homework, embarrassing hiccups, favorite teachers-they're all here in these silly, sad, and funny poems. Kalli Dakos blends clever wit and insight with her experience as a former elementary reading specialist to make poetry fun and accessible to young children. The voices of three unique and talented narrators capture that school-related fun, fantasy, and fear that never truly ends for anyone who has ever lived the school experience.

Kalli Dakos (Author), Christina Moore (Narrator)

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Rubber Houses

Kit is a typical teenager, happily engaged in school and family life, until her younger brother, Buddy, is stricken with cancer. All too soon Kit has to struggle not only with Buddy s death but also with the loss of her parents, who are consumed by their own grief. Yeomans captures both devastating loss and the beginnings of recovery in spare, lyrical verse that throbs with raw emotional power.

Ellen Yeomans (Author), Chelsea Mixon (Narrator)

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Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!

Young Mary Elouise is unhappy about who she is, until two African storytellers come to her school and help her to appreciate the value of her heritage. Eleanora E. Tate shares the richness of the contemporary African American experience with themes that speak to young readers of every color: self-acceptance, a healthy pride, and the importance of family and of community.

Eleanora Tate (Author), Kim Staunton (Narrator)

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Family Tree

Tyler Stoudt's first assignment in sixth grade is to make a family tree. Tyler has no idea how she will complete the project. The only family she has is Papa. Determined to do her best, she begins to ask her father questions about their family. When he becomes angry, Tyler wonders if the truth is worth the hurt she is causing. But her need to know outweighs everything else, and she presses him for answers. The story he reveals to her is nothing she ever expected. A moving tale of one girl's quest for her heritage, Family Tree beautifully illustrates the desire to understand one's roots. Carine Montbertrand finds the perfect voice for Tyler as she struggles to make her family whole.

Katherine Ayres (Author), Carine Montbertrand (Narrator)

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond novels, wrote only one children’s book—and it is a classic! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the flying, floating, driving-by-itself automobile that takes the Pott family on a riotous series of adventures as they try to capture a notorious gang of robbers. This is a story filled with humor, adventure, and gadgetry that only a genius like Fleming could create.

Ian Fleming (Author), Andrew Sachs (Narrator)

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