Action & Adventure Audiobooks

Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES Children's Book of the Year The second sensational middle-grade standalone that follows an epic voyage from England to France in the aftermath of WW1, from the bestselling author of The Children of Castle Rock. In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid being sent back to the orphanage, he needs to find his brother Sam, wounded in action and is now missing. Lotti's horrible aunt and uncle want to send her away to boarding-school (when she has just so successfully managed to get expelled from her last one!). And Clara, their young teacher, is waiting for news of her missing fiancé... Just as they think they've found their feet in the new order, disaster strikes, and Lotti and Ben must get away. And so they hatch a plan - to cross the Channel on Ben's narrowboat and find Sam. And there's something in France that Lotti is looking for, too... Buffeted by storms, chased by the police, Lotti, Ben, Clara and a growing number of dogs set out on an epic journey, on the search for lost loved ones and a place to call home. "One of the most compelling, joyous, tearjerking and delightful reads of the year." THE SUNDAY TIMES, Children's Book of the Week "Empowering, rollicking, wistful and joyful." HILARY MCKAY, author of The Skylarks' War "Magnificent odyssey . . . a rich and rewarding read . . . it deserves prizes." NEW STATESMAN "A wonderful adventure." PIERS TORDAY, author of The Frozen Sea "Fast-paced and fascinating." BOOKTRUST

Natasha Farrant (Author), Deryn Oliver (Narrator)

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Voyagers

The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, all action-adventure. And you don't have long to wait-six books are coming all in one year! Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save our planet are six essential elements that can fuse into a new source of clean energy. But the elements are scattered throughout the galaxy. And it's up to the Voyagers-a team of four remarkable kids and an alien-to gather them all and return to Earth. The Voyagers have made it to the last planet. If they complete this mission, they can finally go home. But they've been in space a long time, and it's starting to take its toll. When one of the crew falls deathly ill, the race back to Earth becomes even more urgent. They just have to combat fire-breathing dragons and an evil alien clone out to sabotage their every move. No big deal. At least the Voyagers have almost every element they need. Only one more to go-six elements to make the Source and save the world. So why is there a space in the Element Fuser for a seventh? Do you have what it takes to be a Voyager? Find out at VoyagersHQ.com.

Wendy Mass (Author), Robbie Day, Robbie Daymond (Narrator)

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Voyagers: Game of Flames

The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, all action-adventure. And you don't have long to wait -- 6 books are coming all in one year! Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save our planet are six essential elements scattered throughout the galaxy. It is up to the Voyagers - a team of four kids (plus one stowaway) - to gather them all and return to Earth. Failure is not an option. The Alpha team knows that the second element is hidden on Meta Prime, a planet filled with metal mazes, catapults of fire, and warring alien robots. But what they dont know is that another spaceship is following hot on their trail. . . . Do you have what it takes to be a Voyager? Find out at VoyagersHQ.com.From the Hardcover edition.

Robin Wasserman (Author), Robbie Daymond (Narrator)

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Voyagers: Project Alpha (Book 1)

#1 New York Times bestseller D. J. MacHale launches this part sci-fi, all action adventure, multiplatform series. Earth is about to go dark. Without a new power source, life as we know it will be toast. A global competition is under way to determine which four kids will join the secret mission that might just save us all. Project Alpha is a contest of physical challenges, mental puzzles, and strategic alliances. The battle is fierce. Who will lead the team? Who will pilot the most complicated space ship ever built? Who will be a friend? An enemy? And how will they survive over a year stuck on a space ship together? Once chosen, the Voyagers will journey to the far reaches of space, collecting unique elements and facing unbelievable dangers. The future of our planet is in their hands. Sure, theyll be the best in the world . . . but can they save the world? The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! And you don't have long to wait, 6 books are coming all in one year! Do you have what it takes to be a Voyager? Find out at VoyagersHQ.com.From the Hardcover edition.

D. J. MacHale, D.J. MacHale (Author), Robbie Daymond (Narrator)

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WACHS MAL, STIFT!: Ein Helden-Tagebuch

Im Wäschekorb die Treppe runter! Der achtjährige Poldi steht auf Superhelden und alles, was mit ihnen zu tun hat. Ausgerechnet seine zwei älteren Brüder, Ferdi und Tino, haben so etwas wie besondere Kräfte. Poldi würde alles dafür tun, um endlich dazuzugehören. Wirklich alles. Begleite Poldi dabei, wie er über sich selbst hinauswächst, und erlebe mit ihm spannende Missionen und wilde Abenteuer.

Nicki Köttstorfer (Author), Peter Kortz-Frankemölle (Narrator)

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Wait Till Helen Comes

Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their younger stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married, she's made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. If that's not bad enough, Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen and warning Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get her into trouble. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do -- when Helen comes. "Genuinely scary, complete with dark secrets from the past, unsettled graves, and a very real ghost." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Mary Downing Hahn (Author), Ellen Grafton (Narrator)

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Waiting for Anya

Jo did not stop until he’d shut the door behind him and even then his heart could not stop pounding in his ears. Jo finds out that Jewish children are being smuggled away from the Nazis over the mountains near his village. All goes to plan until German soldiers start patrolling the mountains, and Jo realises the children are trapped. Jo's slightest mistake could have devastating consequences… Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Fiction award. In the tradition of Goodnight Mr Tom, Carrie's War, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and perfect for fans of The Bone Sparrow, Waiting for Anya is a novel that takes children to the heart of a tumultuous period in history. It will provide a wider context for kids who have studied the Holocaust and The Diary of Anne Frank.

Michael Morpurgo (Author), Nicholas Rowe (Narrator)

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Wakng the Rainbow Dragon

In the tenth book in this series, Drake has a strange dream about a Rainbow Dragon trapped in a cave. He wonders if the dream could be real... Is the dragon trying to send for help? Griffith the wizard uses the magical Dragon Stone to find out more -- and a new Dragon Master is revealed! Drake and Ana must travel far in search of the new master and his dragon. But how will they find the secret cave from Drake's dream? And why is the Rainbow Dragon trapped there? The Dragon Masters have a tough battle ahead of them!

Tracey West (Author), Emily Ellet (Narrator)

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Walther und Hildegund: Ein Heldenepos aus dem Mittelalter

Diverse (Author), Tim Eriksson (Narrator)

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Wanderlust

Wanderlust by Alan E. Nourse - Tad, like other young men, looked to the spaceways for adventure. But George Barlow, like other fathers, knew that disaster would end his Wanderlust Somehow George Barlow had sensed that something was wrong the moment his son drove into the barnyard that evening. He had been waiting impatiently for Tad's return all afternoon; the men needed those tractor bolts before they could do the mowing. But George had felt the uneasiness, quite suddenly, deep in his chest when he heard the boy's three-wheeler chugging up the rutted country road from town. He sat quietly, waiting, stroking old Snuffy behind the ears. He heard the little motor-car pop into silence as Tad drove it into the garage; then there was a long silence. George waited several minutes before running a hand through his tawny hair. 'What's that boy doing out there, anyway?' he growled. Florence Barlow glanced up through the kitchen window. 'He's gone up on the ridge,' she said. 'He's just standing up there, looking down the valley.' She turned back to the stove, pushing back an unruly whisp of graying hair. George sat back in his chair, puffing his pipe, the uneasiness growing. Tad was usually back from town hours earlier. The oats had to be cut this week—the shipment of Venusian taaro was due from the next Rocket, and they had to have a field free for it. But still, he knew it was more than the tractor bolts that bothered him. Then suddenly the door burst open and Tad was there, filling the room with his broad shoulders, whistling tunelessly to himself. A cool east breeze followed him in the door, and with it an aura of excitement. Tad's sunbaked hair was wild from the ride through the wind, his sharp eyes sparkling: 'Dad! The Rocket landed this afternoon. Out at Dillon's Landing. It's three weeks early this time!'

Alan E. Nourse (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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Wanted: A Superhero To Save The World

Eddie Hertz is a 12-year-old genius who patrols the streets of Nirvana, hoping to foil the schemes of the evil Mephisto. Being small for his age, Eddie relies on a Batman-style gadgets belt and acrobatic skills as well as street smarts and ingenuity. Eddie has a dream, to become like Damocles, Nirvana's great superhero. To accomplish that goal, Eddie invented a device that theoretically will endow him with superpowers, but using it on himself could be dangerous, maybe even fatal, so he doesn't have the nerve to try it. When Mephisto unleashes an earthquake machine to terrorize the city, Eddie gains a surprising ally - his quirky eight-year-old sister, Samantha, who comes up with an unexpected way to help in the frantic battle to prevent the impending destruction. Working as a team, the siblings fight Mephisto in a race against time to save Nirvana and the world from devastating earthquakes, all the while receiving advice from a computerized version of Damocles, who has been rendered incapable of helping in physical form.

Bryan Davis, Ramón De Ocampo (Author), Ramon de Ocampo, Ramón De Ocampo (Narrator)

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WANTED: One Sane Man

WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. Robinson - Personnel Incorporated bragged that they could supply a man for any job. Maxwell doubted this, needing a space pilot for the first Lunar trip. Now, if he had just asked for a lunatic... The small man adjusted his bi-focals and stared critically at the huge brass nameplate over the glass entrance doors. The plate read 'Personnel Incorporated' in neat, modest lettering. Directly above the plate was a traveling neon sign which informed the public in letters six feet tall that: PERSONNEL CAN SUPPLY THE MAN FOR ANY JOB!—SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE PERSONNEL PROBLEMS ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT ARE HANDLED BY PERSONNEL—DOES YOUR JOB SEEM BORING LATELY? SEE PERSONNEL AND BE PSYCHOLOGICALLY FITTED FOR YOUR WORK!—PERSONNEL CAN SUPPLY THE MAN FOR ANY JOB!—SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE.... The small man looked at it for a minute and turned to his tall companion. 'Tell me, Maxwell, why the seventy-five? Why not eighty or eighty-three?' Maxwell glanced up at the sign. 'If they do seventy-six per cent or more of the business, they're a monopoly. It must pain Whiteford to have to hold himself down to only seventy-five.' 'Whiteford?' Maxwell looked surprised. 'You haven't heard of him? The newest boy wonder in the business world? He's the genius who runs this modern slave market.' He looked at his watch. 'And, incidentally, he's also the guy we've got an appointment with in five minutes.'

Frank M. Robinson (Author), Scott Miller (Narrator)

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