Audiobooks Narrated by Ruth Ann Phimister

Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue

As did his father before him, Pierce Butler treats his plantation slaves like family. But massive gambling debts force him to sell 429 "family" members. When the auction begins, torrential rain falls-not stopping until the final slave is sold the next day. The ominous rainfall prompts these words: "This ain't rain. This is God's tears." Based on the largest slave auction in U.S. history, this poignant montage is the fictionalized account of that 1859 Georgia tragedy. All the shrieks and groans, the betrayal and fury, the sorrow and regret are here in the stark, vivid monologues that pour from the souls of master and slave, auctioneer and observer during this "Weeping Time."

Julius Lester (Author), Andy Paris, Ezra Knight, Jill Tanner, John McDonough, Jonathan Davis, Julia Gibson, Katy Kellgren, Kevin R. Free, L.J. Ganser, Lizan Mitchell, Marc Damon Johnson, Marc Johnson, Michael Early, Nick Landrum, Nyambi Nyambi, Richard Ferrone, Ruth Ann Phimister, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Susan Spain, Tom Stechschulte, Tom Stechshulte (Narrator)

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Riddle of the Prairie Bride

The beloved American Girl History Mysteries features intrepid girls faced with intriguing situations. The author of this installment, Kathryn Reiss, has received the ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award. In Riddle of the Prairie Bride, it's 1878 and Ida Deming and her papa are looking forward to meeting his mail-order bride. But is this woman really who she claims to be?

Kathryn Reiss (Author), Ruth Ann Phimister (Narrator)

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Streets of Gold

To save her brother Stefan's life, Marisia and her family must leave their home in Poland and sail to America, where they have heard people are free to do as they choose and the streets are paved with gold. After a rough ocean passage to the New World, Marisia and Stefan must face the harsh reality of immigrant life in New York, searching for work and struggling to find a safe place to live. But Marisia has bigger dreams for herself-and a fiery spirit to help her make those dreams come true!

Marie Raphael (Author), Ruth Ann Phimister (Narrator)

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Summer of Fear

For 15-year-old Rachel Bryant, summer vacation promises to be fun. Her 17-year-old cousin Julia will be coming to Albuquerque, New Mexico to live with the Bryants, following her parents' deaths. With two brothers, Rachel is looking forward to finally having a sister. From the moment Julia arrives, everyone is enchanted with the orphaned teenager. But Rachel finds her strangely disturbing. Soon an evil poison seems to seep into every corner of her life. Can she discover what Julia is trying to do before it's too late? Best-selling, award-winning author Lois Duncan has won high acclaim for her fast-moving thrillers for young adults-and Summer of Fear is one of her most popular novels. With her dramatic pacing, Ruth Ann Phimister's skillful narration heightens each chilling moment of suspense.

Lois Duncan (Author), Ruth Ann Phimister (Narrator)

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I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices

This collection of short poems from Newbery Award-winning author Paul Fleischman delightfully celebrates the essence of birds. The companion to Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, its poems feature two voices speaking sometimes together and sometimes in turn. Experience the magic and magnificence of the immortal phoenix. Enjoy the fluttering elation of finches at dawn and the swiftness of swallows at dusk. And empathize with the loneliness of the last passenger pigeon in the Cincinnati Zoo. The musical voices of five excellent narrators perform these poems in harmonies and cadences as pleasing as birdsong. Their voices capture the melodic, rejoicing, soaring freedom of the beautiful aviary kingdom and, occasionally, its loneliness and despair at being exploited by the human race.

Paul Fleischman (Author), Carine Montbertrand, John McDonough, Richard Poe, Robert Ramirez, Ruth Ann Phimister (Narrator)

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