Action & Adventure Audiobooks

My Half Day

"The wacky fun continues as a young boy awakens to find a half-head of hair. After chugging down his glass of milk that's two-thirds gooey paste, he and his friend are off to camp for a day of fraction fun and an out-of-this world soccer game. The first two books in the series, One Odd Day and My Even Day, won a Learning Magazine's 2008 Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books. As with the series' other books, the imaginative illustrations are sure to please young readers as they scour the pages for countless oddities hidden in the art! The "For Creative Minds" learning section includes "Fractions Around Us" and "A Special Pizza" Party activities."

Dani Sneed, Doris Fisher (Author), Donna German (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Mi medio día

"Un día non y Mi día par sigue con la loca diversión cuando un muchacho joven se despierta y se encuentra media cabellera diferente. Después de tragarse el vaso de leche que era dos terceras partes pasta empalagosa, él y su amigo se van lejos a un campamento por parte del día, lleno de diversión y con un juego de fútbol fuera de este mundo. Los dos primeros libros en la serie ganaron uno de los Learning Magazine's 2008 Teachers' Choice Awards for Children's Books. Las ilustraciones muy imaginativas les gustarán a los lectores jóvenes por seguro ¡cuando lean y encuentren las innumerables rarezas escondidas en el arte."

Dani Sneed, Doris Fisher (Author), Azilde Worley (Narrator)

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The Underneath

"There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use them as alligator bait should he find them. But they are safe in the Underneath...as long as they stay in the Underneath. Kittens, however, are notoriously curious creatures. And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. For everyone who loves Sounder, Shiloh, and The Yearling, for everyone who loves the haunting beauty of writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love -- and its opposite, hate -- the fragility of happiness and the importance of making good on your promises."

Kathi Appelt (Author), Gabra Zackman (Narrator)

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The Compound

"Eli and his family have lived in the Compound for six years. The world they knew is gone. Eli’s father built the Compound to keep them safe. Now, they can’t get out. He won’t let them.Dad asked me if I wanted to see more of the Compound.I didn’t. We would have to wait fifteen years before it would be safe to go outside. Which left more than enough time to see the rest of the Compound.Our new world.A world I would soon hate."

S. A. Bodeen (Author), Christopher Lane (Narrator)

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Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest

"The murder of her mother leads 13-year-old Rowan to a desperate decision. She must set out alone across dangerous country to find the father she has never met: a famous outlaw of Sherwood Forest named Robin Hood. And when Robin is captured by the Sheriff of Nottingham, Rowan and an unlikely band of rescuers must use all their skills to set him free."

Nancy Springer (Author), Emily Gray (Narrator)

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What Katy Did

"Meet Katy Carr. She's Impulsive, gangly, adventurous, awkward and brave; she loves clambering over fences, sitting on roofs, making up games or going for picnics with her five brothers and sisters (much to the horror of her Aunt Izzie). But when she falls from a swing, she suddenly has to cope with being stuck indoors - maybe for ever... What Katy Did is fresh, lively, funny and moving; and Katy herself is a warm and loving character that readers have taken to their hearts for over a hundred and thirty years."

Susan Coolidge (Author), Laurel Lefkow (Narrator)

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The Enchanted Castle

"Three children - Jerry (bossy), Jimmy (hungry) and Kathleen (sensible) - find themselves standing in front of a bejewelled princess in the garden of an enchanted castle. It is the first day of their summer holidays. Is she really a princess? And if she isn't, what about her ring which makes the wearer invisible? This ring, combined with the children's appetite for exploring, sparks a tale full of vivid adventures and extraordinary characters. With 'ugly-wugglies' on the loose, statues alive in the moonlight and crimes needing to be solved, there is never a dull moment. Imagination is powerful; magic is possible."

Edith Nesbit (Author), Genevieve Helsby, Joanna Page (Narrator)

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Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean

"Following the sudden death of their father, twins Grace and Connor Tempest hastily depart the suffocating small town of Crescent Moon Bay in their dad s old sailing boat. Caught in a vicious storm, they are shipwrecked and separated in the cold, cruel ocean. Connor is saved by Cheng Li, Deputy Captain of The Diablo the notorious pirate ship, captained by flamboyant rule-breaker and pirate royalty, Molucco Wrathe. Grace, meanwhile, is taken by handsome Midshipman Lorcan Furey, onto a mysterious ship with no name, a blood-red deck and an enigmatic, seemingly absent, Captain. In a world of danger and secrets, will the twins ever be reunited? 'A swaggering tale of excitement and adventure that thrills from the very first sentence...' CRESSIDA COWELL"

Justin Somper (Author), Daniel Philpott (Narrator)

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The Angel's Command

"New York Times best-selling novelist Brian Jacques, creator of the beloved Redwall books and one of the most popular children's authors in the world, delivers the second rousing escapade from his Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. This time around, the immortal Ben and Ned are high in the Pyrenees Mountains, where they make new allies and fight to save a man from a legendary tribe strong in the black arts."

Brian Jacques (Author), A Full Cast, Brian Jacques (Narrator)

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Heidi

"Heidi who has been orphaned, is taken from her alpine home with her beloved grandfather by her less than loving aunt to be a companion for a crippled child of a wealthy family in Frankfurt. They become bosom friends but Heidi becomes ill and has to return home, but when her crippled friend comes to the Alps for a visit, well, we don't want to spoil the story for you. Table of Contents: Chapter 01. Up the Mountain to Alm-Uncle Chapter 02. At Home with Grandfather Chapter 03. Out with the Goats Chapter 04. The Visit to Grandmother Chapter 05. Two Visits and What Came of Them Chapter 06. A New Chapter about New Things Chapter 07. Fraulein Rottenmeier Spends an Uncomfortable Day Chapter 08. There is Great Commotion in the Large House Chapter 09. Herr Sesemann Hears of Things that are New to Him Chapter 10. Another Grandmother Chapter 11. Heidi Gains in One Way and Loses in Another Chapter 12. A Ghost in the House Chapter 13. A Summer Evening on the Mountain Chapter 14. Sunday Bells Chapter 15. Preparations for a Journey Chapter 16. A Visitor Chapter 17. A Compensation Chapter 18. Winter in Dorfli Chapter 19. The Winter Continues Chapter 20. News from Distant Friends Chapter 21. How Life Went on at Grandfather's Chapter 22. Something Unexpected Happens Chapter 23. ""Good-bye Till We Meet Again"" AUTHOR Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) was a Swiss novelist and short story writer, most known for her children's literature. Born in a rural area of Switzerland, Spyri moved to Zurich upon her marriage and in her homesickness, wrote her most famous novel, ""Heidi"" in just a month. DETAILS COMMENTARY Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Heidi Heidi is an old friend of mine, one of the first books bought specifically for me and a story I read over and over again as I was growing up. I loved to read about the five-year-old orphan who was dumped on her unknown grandfather by her apparently unloving aunt. I delighted in watching her play with the goats and goatherd, develop a relationship with the old man, and grow into a strong, young mountain girl. With every reading, I grew irritated with the aunt when she reappeared and interrupted their idyllic life, taking Heidi away to live with a wealthy family in a distant city, and rejoiced when surprising events made the way for my young friend to return home again. There is more to the story, of course, and I still love it all, so I was genuinely intrigued when I received this unabridged recording from Alcazar AudioWorks. I had hopes that it would prove to be a delightful option to pulling out my own, worn, copy of the book, and it did! Bobbie Frohman does a wonderful job of reading the story, adjusting her voice slightly to present the various characters. Outstanding! Reviewed By: Rena Arlen - EHO Eclectic Homeschool Online ""

Johanna Spyri (Author), A Full Cast, Bobbie Frohman (Narrator)

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His Dog

"Link Farris found Chum in a ditch by his farm with a badly broken leg. Link nursed the dog back to health and Chum became his inseparable companion, even to protecting him from robbers and helping him herd the farm animals. When Link realized how beautiful Chum was, he decided to show him in a dog show, and the mystery of Chum's real ownership came to light and the battle for him began. AUTHOR Albert Payson Terhune (1872 - 1942) was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of two writers, his Father also a prominent minister. Terhune had great success in two endeavors, writing and dog breeding. Originally a journalist, Terhune turned his family's summer home into a successful Collie breeding Kennel and devoted himself to writing fiction, mostly dog-themed. ""

Albert Payson Terhune (Author), Bobbie Frohman (Narrator)

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The Buccaneers

"This thrilling companion to Iain Lawrence's award-winning The Wreckers and The Smugglers plunges listeners into high-sea action and intrigue. After 17-year-old John Spencer sets out on his first voyage to foreign lands, he and his crew are wary when they come across a stranger named Horn rowing a lifeboat in the middle of nowhere. What is the man hiding?"

Iain Lawrence (Author), Ron Keith (Narrator)

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