Fairy Tales & Folklore Audiobooks

Magnolia Flower

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi. Magnolia Flower follows a young Afro Indigenous girl who longs for freedom. Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one’s heart. The acclaimed writer of several American classics, Zora Neale Hurston wrote this stirring folktale brimming with poetic prose, culture, and history. It was first published as a short story in The Spokesman in 1925 and later in her collection Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick (2020). Tenderly retold by #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi, Magnolia Flower is a story of a transformative and radical devotion between generations of Indigenous and Black people in America. This book reminds us that there is no force strong enough to stop love.

Ibram X. Kendi, Zora Neale Hurston (Author), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Narrator)

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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 3: The Ship of the Dead

Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating Fenris Wolf and battling giants for Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. Now Magnus faces his most dangerous trial yet. Loki is free from his chains. He's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, complete with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Asgardian gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok. It's up to Magnus and his friends to stop him, but to do so they will have to sail across the oceans of Midgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim in a desperate race to reach Naglfar before it's ready to sail. Along the way, they will face angry sea gods, hostile giants, and an evil fire-breathing dragon. But Magnus's biggest challenge will be facing his own inner demons. Does he have what it takes to outwit the wily trickster god?

Rick Riordan (Author), Michael Crouch (Narrator)

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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book One: The Sword of Summer

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . . From the Compact Disc edition.

Rick Riordan (Author), Christopher Guetig (Narrator)

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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book Two: The Hammer of Thor

Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for the hammer's return is the gods' worst enemy, Loki--and the price he wants is very high. From the Compact Disc edition.

Rick Riordan (Author), Kieran Culkin (Narrator)

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Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor (Book 2)

Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon - the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for the hammer's return is the gods' worst enemy, Loki - and the price he wants is very high.

Rick Riordan (Author), Kieran Culkin (Narrator)

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Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead (Book 3)

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan, read by Michael Crouch. Loki the trickster god is free from his chains. Now he's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, armed with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Norse gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok. It's up to Magnus Chase and his friends to stop Loki's plans, but to do so they will have to sail across the oceans of Midgard, Jotunheim and Niflheim in a desperate race to reach Naglfarbefore it's ready to sail on Midsummer's Day. Along the way, they will face angry sea gods, hostile giants, and an evil fire-breathing dragon who happens to be a former acquaintance. But Magnus's biggest challenge will be facing his own inner demons. To defeat Loki, Magnus will need to use words, not force. This will require finding a magical elixir so deadly that it will either make Magnus Chase powerful enough to out-talk the silver-tongued Loki, or destroy Magnus utterly.

Rick Riordan (Author), Michael Crouch (Narrator)

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Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer (Book 1)

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard book one, by Rick Riordan read by Christopher Guetig. Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he's never met - who tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.

Rick Riordan (Author), Christopher Guetig (Narrator)

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Magus - Die Bestien Chroniken, Band 2 (ungekürzt)

Die Rückkehr nach Kol war ein großer Fehler: Tarl, Ceres und Magnus wurden verraten. Als Gefangene müssen sie erneut in der Arena antreten. Und diesmal kann es nur einen Sieger geben: die Bestien. Dazu tobt in der Stadt ein mörderischer Krieg zwischen den Einwohnern, und niemand weiß, warum. Die letzten Tage der Menschheit scheinen endgültig angebrochen, doch dann findet Balger im weitläufigen Land einen geheimnisvollen Plan, der alles verändern könnte. Wird er damit nach Kol zurückkehren und seine Freunde retten, oder entscheidet er sich für die Freiheit?

Greg Walters (Author), Marco Sven Reinbold (Narrator)

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Mahabharata Stories

Selected stories for children from the Mahabharata ranging from how the Mahabharata was written to the Mritasanjivani story, the birth of Devavrata, the palace of Lac, Draupadi's Swayamvara, the passing of Bhishma and many other equally enthralling stories from one of the greatest epics of all time. This is the second book in the recently launched From the House of Harper series which will include collections of classic Indian tales. The first book in the series was a collection of the Panchatantra stories, A Basketful of Animal Tales.

Deepa Agarwal (Author), Shivani Vakil Savant (Narrator)

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Major League Mess-Up #29

It's baseball season, and Katie and her friends are busy rooting for their favorite team, the Cherrydale Porcupines. Katie loves the team, but can't understand why her friends are so obsessed with the team's star shortstop, Mike Reed; she prefers the old shortstop who now sits on the bench every game. But when Katie is switcherooed into the team's star shortstop, she learns that she should never judge someone until she's standing in their size-12 baseball cleats!

Nancy Krulik (Author), Lauren Davis (Narrator)

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Malamander: The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous Malamander creep... Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, knows that returning lost things to their rightful owners is not easy - especially when the lost thing is not a thing at all, but a girl. No one knows what happened to Violet Parma's parents twelve years ago, and when she engages Herbie to help her find them, the pair discover that their disappearance might have something to do with the legendary sea-monster, the Malamander. Eerie-on-Sea has always been a mysteriously chilling place, where strange stories seem to wash up. And it just got stranger...

Thomas Taylor (Author), Alfie Allan (Narrator)

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Malverina. Ich möchte eine Hexe sein

Malverina ist ein mutiges Mädchen, das unbedingt eine Hexe werden möchte. Sie beschließt, ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen und stattet den drei Hexen, die über ihr Dorf herrschen und wegen ihrer schrecklichen Zaubersprüche gefürchtet sind, einen Besuch ab. Womöglich ist Malverina ihre einzige Chance, eine Erbin zu finden, also entschließen sie sich dazu, sie auszubilden. Zaubertränke, dampfende Kessel, fliegende Besen und gruselige Zaubersprüche, das alles und mehr erwartet das Mädchen. Wird sie am Ende in die Fußstapfen ihrer drei Zauberlehrerinnen treten? Oder wird sie ihre eigenen Regeln aufstellen? Die neue Reihe der internationalen Bestseller-Autorin Susanna Isern liefert ein spannendes Hexen-Abenteuer für Kinder ab 5 Jahren.

Susanna Isern (Author), Julia Nachtmann (Narrator)

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