Fairy Tales & Folklore Audiobooks

Miss Mabel's School for Girls

Never Underestimate the Power of a Determined WitchLetum Wood is a forest of fog and deadfall, home to the quietly famous Miss Mabel's School for Girls, a place where young witches learn the art of magic.Sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe has inherited a deadly curse. Determined to break free before it kills her, she enrolls in the respected school to confront the cunning witch who cast the curse: Miss Mabel.Bianca finds herself faced with dark magic she didn't expect, with lessons more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. Will Bianca have the courage to save herself from the curse, or will Miss Mabel's sinister plan be too powerful?Miss Mabel's School for Girls is the first novel in The Network Series, an exciting new fantasy collection. A gripping tale about the struggle to survive, it will take you to a new place and time, one you'll never want to leave.

Katie Cross (Author), Becca Ballenger (Narrator)

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The High Priest's Daughter

Never Underestimate the Power of a Liberated WitchDespite swirling rumors of war, seventeen-year-old Bianca Monroe is living without restraint for the first time. With no curse to hinder her and her enemy, Miss Mabel, imprisoned in an impervious dungeon, she's finally free.Nothing lasts forever. The Southern Network attacks, launching Bianca, her beloved father, and everyone she cares for into a war controlled by the clandestine witch Angelina. Chatham City burns, Guardians die, and Bianca soon realizes the only witch who can save the Central Network is the conniving Miss Mabel.Will setting Miss Mabel free save everyone she loves, or unleash a greater evil on the Central Network and all of Antebellum? Is Bianca strong enough to make the right choice?The High Priest's Daughter is the third novel in The Network Series, an exciting fantasy collection. A haunting tale about growing up and finding the strength within.

Katie Cross (Author), Becca Ballenger (Narrator)

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Konrad and the Birthday Painting

Everything happened so fast. One minute Konrad was a perfectly normal 8-year-old, just trying to get through a perfectly normal school day. The next minute he was catapulted through time and space-and oil paints and canvas-into a world he never even knew existed. A pair of sunglasses transform the boring painting outside the principal's office into the most beautiful thing you ever saw-and a powerful spy device at that. When the worst bully in school does something very bad and then tries to pin the blame on Konrad's favorite babysitter, Konrad feels the need to make things right again. But when you're 8, and not exactly the world's bravest 8-year-old, there's not much you can do, is there? Well, perhaps there is ... 

Sandra R. Andersson (Author), Amy Vance (Narrator)

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The Portal and the Veil

In the third book of Ted Sanders' Keepers series, Horace and his friends discover their talismans of power may be dying out. Now the race is on to save their way of life-and the world as we know it. Horace F. Andrews and his friends are fighting the battle of their lives, a battle that will decide the fate of everyone and everything they love. As Wardens and Keepers of Tan'ji, the fabled talismans of power, it is their duty to keep the world safe from those who would destroy it. But all is not as it seems. Sometimes there are too many secrets, and too many places to stumble in the dark. When one powerful Keeper and his Tan'ji are kidnapped, the Wardens have to ask who could have betrayed them. Who could have let the enemy into their stronghold? This third book in Ted Sanders' gripping series leads the listener onto new paths, new revelations, and new mysteries in the Keepers saga, where answers only bring more questions and the secrets behind the true nature of good and evil are revealed.

Ted Sanders (Author), Andrew Eiden, Andrew Eiden (Narrator)

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Quests for Glory

If Good and Evil can't find a way to work together, neither side will survive. With every end comes a new beginning in the fourth installment of Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series, Quests for Glory. Join Sophie, Agatha, Tedros, and the other students as they begin a new era in the Endless Woods-The Camelot Years-where Evers and Nevers alike must move beyond the bounds of school and into the biggest, boldest adventures of their lives. The students at the School for Good and Evil thought they had found their final Ever After when they vanquished the malevolent School Master. Now, on their required fourth-year quests, the students face obstacles both dangerous and unpredictable, and the stakes are high: success brings eternal adoration, and failure means obscurity forever. For their quests, Agatha and Tedros are trying to return Camelot to its former splendor as queen and king. For her quest, Dean Sophie seeks to mold Evil in her own image. But soon they all feel themselves growing more isolated and alone. When their classmates' quests plunge into chaos, however, someone must lead the charge to save them...

Soman Chainani (Author), Polly Lee (Narrator)

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Zach King: My Magical Life 

Award-winning digital media star Zach King brings his unique brand of magic to the first installment of a lively, fun-filled trilogy about Zach, a middle schooler in search of his magical powers while navigating the crazy, confusing world of public school. Big Nate meets DanTDM in a debut middle grade adventure by social media superstar Zach King. Zach King: My Magical Life is also coming to theaters soon, as the project has been picked up by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. Everyone in Zach King's family has a magical power. His father can turn back time, his sister can turn invisible, and his mother can transform any object into something else. And Zach...well, he hasn't found his magical power yet and his family is growing worried that he's been "skipped." So his parents decide to stop homeschooling him in magical arts and send him instead to a regular middle school with regular kids. To Zach, it's the worst news ever. Who wants to be ordinary when everyone around them is extraordinary? But Zach quickly learns that going to regular school with regular kids isn't all that bad. Who knew having real friends would be so much fun? And just when Zach least expects it, he discovers a pair of magical snapbacks that might just be the magical thing he's been looking for his whole life. The only thing standing in his way is the school bully, Tricia Stands. She's determined to make sure Zach doesn't get more popular than she is, and so she plans a prank so awful, so evil, it could cause the biggest disaster Horace Greeley Middle School has ever seen. For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Timmy Failure, and DanTDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal and anyone who's ever wondered where they belong, this is the perfect audiobook for you.

Zach King (Author), Zach King (Narrator)

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Gabriel Finley and the Lord of Air and Darkness

This exciting, emotionally rich middle grade fantasy continues the adventures of Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle-which has been compared to Harry Potter, The Mysterious Benedict Society, and Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials. Gabriel Finley is longing to find his mother, who vanished without a trace when he was just a baby. Along with Gabriel's raven, Paladin-with whom he has a magical bond that enables them to become one creature and FLY!-and his three friends, he ventures back to the ruined underground city of Aviopolis to free her from the rune in which she has been imprisoned. But Aviopolis is home to Corax, the Lord of Air and Darkness, who is also Gabriel's uncle. And before Tabitha Finley is released, Gabriel must answer a riddle...or else be imprisoned for eternity within a rune himself. Praise for Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle: "Both startling and moving-a vivid, compelling fantasy." -Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollbooth "Enchanting." -Pseudonymous Bosch, The New York Times "A great read for fantasy lovers who have worn out their copies of Harry Potter." -School Library Journal, Starred "A first-rate fantasy for middle-grade readers. Like Harry Potter,...Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series,...and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society books." -Booklist, Starred "Not to be missed." -Publishers Weekly, Starred

George Hagen (Author), Michael Goldstrom (Narrator)

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Nursery Stories and Rhymes Audio

Read by two of the nation's favourite children's TV presenters, this is a delightful collection of favourite nursery rhymes and traditional stories. Climb up the beanstalk with Jack, march with the Duke of York and visit the bears with Goldilocks in Nursery Stories and Rhymes! With an approximate running time of 60 minutes, these popular tales and rhymes read and sung by well-known children's TV presenters Floella Benjamin and Derek Griffiths, with added sound effects and music, will keep children listening again and again, at home or in the car. Stories: Jack and the Beanstalk Little Red Riding Hood Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Three Little Pigs The Ugly Duckling Chicken Licken The Enormous Turnip The Magic Porridge Pot Rhymes: The Grand old Duke of York Mary Had a Little Lamb Little Miss Muffet Humpty Dumpty Mary, Mary Quite Contrary Hickory Dickory Dock One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Hey Diddle Diddle Jack & Jill Polly Put the Kettle On

Campbell Books (Author), Derek Griffiths, Floella Benjamin (Narrator)

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A Skinful of Shadows

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017 'A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge's status as one of our finest storytellers. It's rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent Frances Hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in A Skinful of Shadows, her first book since the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree. When a creature dies, its spirit can go looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space inside them, perfect for hiding. Makepeace, a courageous girl with a mysterious past, defends herself nightly from the ghosts which try to possess her. Then a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard for a moment. And now there's a ghost inside her. The spirit is wild, brutish and strong, but it may be her only defence in a time of dark suspicion and fear. As the English Civil War erupts, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession - or death.

Frances Hardinge (Author), Tuppence Middleton (Narrator)

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Rainbow Magic: Heather the Violet Fairy: The Rainbow Fairies Book 7

When Rachel and Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday, they have no idea that such magical adventures with the fairies await them! In the last exciting book in the series, the girls must find Heather the Violet Fairy and then go with the fairies to Fairyland to make sure that all the colours have returned to the magical kingdom! © 2013 Rainbow Magic Limited. A HIT Entertainment company. Rainbow Magic is a trade mark of Rainbow Magic Limited and is used under licence. Adapted from Heather the Violet Fairy by Daisy Meadows. Recording © 2006 Orchard Books.

Daisy Meadows (Author), Sophia Myles (Narrator)

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Night of the Bold: Kings and Sorcerers (Book 6)

NIGHT OF THE BOLD is book #6-and the finale-in the #1 bestselling six book series KINGS & SORCERERS-which begins with RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Book #1)-a FREE download! In NIGHT OF THE BOLD, Kyra must find a way to free herself from Marda and return to Escalon with the Staff of Truth. If she does, awaiting her will be the most epic battle of her life, as she will need to face off against Ra's armies, a nation of trolls, and a flock of dragons. If her powers, and the weapon, are strong enough, her mother awaits her, ready to reveal the secrets of her destiny, and of her birth. Duncan must make an epic stand against Ra's armies once and for all. Yet even as he fights the greatest battles of his life, leading to a final stand in The Devil's Gluch, he cannot expect the dark trickery that Ra has awaiting him. In the Bay of Death, Merk and King Tarnis' daughter must join forces with Alec and the warriors of the Lost Isles to fight off the dragons. They must find Duncan and unite to save Escalon, yet Vesuvius has resurfaced, and they cannot anticipate the treachery awaiting them. In the epic finale to Kings and Sorcerers, the most dramatic battles, weapons and sorcery all lead to a breathtaking, unexpected conclusion, filled with both heartbreaking tragedy and inspiring re-birth. With its strong atmosphere and complex characters, NIGHT OF THE BOLD is a sweeping saga of knights and warriors, of kings and lords, of honor and valor, of magic, destiny, monsters and dragons. It is a story of love and broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is fantasy at its finest, inviting us into a world that will live with us forever, one that will appeal to all ages and genders.

Morgan Rice (Author), Wayne Farrell (Narrator)

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Konrad and the Birthday Painting

Everything happened so fast. One minute Konrad was a perfectly normal 8-year-old, just trying to get through a perfectly normal school day. The next minute he was catapulted through time and space-and oil paints and canvas-into a world he never even knew existed. A pair of sunglasses transform the boring painting outside the principal's office into the most beautiful thing you ever saw-and a powerful spy device at that. When the worst bully in school does something very bad and then tries to pin the blame on Konrad's favorite babysitter, Konrad feels the need to make things right again. But when you're 8, and not exactly the world's bravest 8-year-old, there's not much you can do, is there? Well, perhaps there is ... 

Sandra R Andersson, Sandra R. Andersson (Author), Amy Vance (Narrator)

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