Fairy Tales & Folklore Audiobooks

Half-Moon Investigations

Fletcher Moon has never been like other kids. For one thing, he has had to suffer the humiliating nickname “Half Moon” because of his short stature. But the real reason Fletcher is different is that ever since he was a baby he's had a nose for sniffing out mysteries. And let’s just say, it's not a skill that has been appreciated by many people, including his own family. That doesn’t bother Fletcher, though. After graduating at the top of his Internet class, he is officially certified as the youngest detective in the world. He even has a silver-plated detective’s badge to prove it. Everything is going along fine until two things happen: a classmate hires him to solve a crime, and his prized badge is stolen. All signs point to the town’s most notorious crime family, the Sharkeys. As Fletcher follows the clues, evidence of a conspiracy begins to emerge. But before he can crack the case, Fletcher finds himself framed for a serious crime. To clear his name, he will have to pair up with the unlikeliest of allies and go on the run from the authorities. Fletcher has 12 hours to find the guilty party—or he is the guilty party.

Eoin Colfer (Author), Sean Patrick Reilly (Narrator)

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Half Wild

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Half Wild, the stunning sequel to Half Bad by Sally Green, read by Carl Prekopp. After finally meeting his elusive father, Marcus, and receiving the three gifts that confirm him as a full adult witch, Nathan is still on the run. He needs to find his friend Gabriel and rescue Annalise, now a prisoner of the powerful Black witch Mercury. Most of all he needs to learn how to control his Gift - a strange, wild new power that threatens to overwhelm him. Meanwhile, Soul O'Brien has seized control of the Council of White Witches and is expanding his war against Black witches into Europe. In response, an unprecedented alliance has formed between Black and White witches determined to resist him. Drawn into the rebellion by the enigmatic Black witch Van Dal, Nathan finds himself fighting alongside both old friends and old enemies. But can all the rebels be trusted, or is Nathan walking into a trap?

Sally Green (Author), Carl Prekopp (Narrator)

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Half Magic

When Jane finds a magic charm that grants exactly half of any wish, her brother Mark and her sisters Katharine and Martha take turns making double wishes, leading to results that are twice as unpredictable (and hilarious). Set in the 1920's, yet fresh and funny now as the day it was written, "Half Magic" weaves its spell anew in this full-cast recording.

Edward Eager (Author), A Full Cast (Narrator)

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Half Lost

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Half Lost by Sally Green, read by Carl Prekopp. Nathan Byrn is running again. The Alliance of Free Witches has been all but destroyed. Scattered and demoralized, constantly pursued by the Council's Hunters, only a bold new strategy can save the rebels from total defeat. They need the missing half of Gabriel's amulet - an ancient artefact with the power to render its bearer invincible in battle. But the amulet's guardian - the reclusive and awesomely powerful witch Ledger - has her own agenda. To win her trust, Nathan must travel to America and persuade her to give him the amulet. Combined with his own Gifts, the amulet might just be enough to turn the tide for the Alliance and end the bloody civil war between Black and White witches once and for all...

Sally Green (Author), Carl Prekopp (Narrator)

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Half Bad

In modern-day England, witches live alongside humans: White witches, who are good; Black witches, who are evil; and sixteen-year-old Nathan, who is both. Nathan's father is the world's most powerful and cruel Black witch, and his mother is dead. He is hunted from all sides. Trapped in a cage, beaten and handcuffed, Nathan must escape before his seventeenth birthday, at which point he will receive three gifts from his father and come into his own as a witch or else he will die. But how can Nathan find his father when his every action is tracked, when there is no one safe to trust not even family, not even the girl he loves?In the tradition of Patrick Ness and Markus Zusak, Half Bad is a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive, a story that will grab hold of you and not let go until the very last page.

Sally Green (Author), Carl Prekopp (Narrator)

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Half Bad

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Half Bad by Sally Green, a breathtaking debut novel about one boy's struggle for survival in a hidden society of witches. Read by the actor Carl Prekopp. You can't read, can't write, but you heal fast, even for a witch. You get sick if you stay indoors after dark. You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one. You've been kept in a cage since you were fourteen. All you've got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys. And do that before your seventeenth birthday. Easy. SALLY GREEN lives in north-west England. She has had jobs (paid and unpaid) and even a profession but at last has found the time to write down the stories she used to only be able to daydream about. She likes to read, walk in the country and would like to drink less coffee. Half Bad is her first novel.

Sally Green (Author), Carl Prekopp (Narrator)

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Hai Nguoi Cha

Hai người cha là tập truyện ngắn viết riêng dành cho lứa tuổi ô mai được tuyển lựa từ các tác giả có tên tuổi trong nền văn học nước ta: Lê Văn Thảo, Nguyễn Khải, Trần Kim Trắc, Trần Thanh Địch, Tạ Duy Anh, Trần Đồng Minh, Cửu Thọ,... Mỗi truyện ngắn trong Hai người cha là những cảm xúc khi rộn ràng tươi tắn, khi có chút trầm buồn, vừa quen vừa lạ, vừa đậm chất văn chương của từng tác giả. 12 câu chuyện xoay quanh những đề tài rất quen thuộc dành cho lứa tuổi mới lớn. Tình cảm cha con sâu đậm chỉ được bắt đầu bằng câu hỏi ngây thơ của thằng nhóc nhỏ xíu vận bà ba đen 'Ba là ba của con phải không' khi tìm được người đàn ông trùng tên họ với cha mình (Hai người cha); Tình mẫu tử đằm thắm qua câu chuyện đứa con gái mới lớn quyết định tìm chồng cho má (Tìm chồng cho má); Tình bạn khăng khít lại càng bền cạnh hơn sau chuyến về quê ăn Tết của bốn cô bạn thân Hà, Hạnh, Huyền, Nhi (Bốn cô gái trong đêm giao thừa), Hay một thời kỷ niệm nơi những làng quên (Ông Cá Hô, thằng Cung)... Nếu bạn đã quá quen với những câu chuyện hồn nhiên, những gam màu rực rỡ của tuổi ô mai và muốn 'đổi gió' với những trải nghiệm sâu hơn, những gam màu trầm hơn của một tuổi biết buồn - Hai người cha là tập sách bạn không thể bỏ qua.

Le Van Thao (Author), Thu Hien (Narrator)

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Hades and the Helm of Darkness

The Heroes in Training are entering the Underworld-if Hades can conquer his canine fears, that is. The Underworld usually isn't really meant to be a fun place-but tell that to Hades! He loves the dark and the stinky smell of sulfur. However, there is one thing that Hades is not a fan of: dogs. And when Zeus and his fellow Olympians encounter Cerberus-a snarling, three-headed dog-Hades must conquer his fears and tame the hound so everyone can continue into the Underworld and deposit their Titan prisoner, Oceanus, back where he belongs! But with magical water that causes forgetfulness, hot beds of lava, and another epic battle with two more Titans standing in their way, will Zeus and his heroes make it out of the Underworld with everyone intact?

Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams (Author), Michi Barall (Narrator)

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Gute-Nacht-Geschichten: Hans und Fritz mit Susi und Petra - Band II: Wunderschöne Einschlafgeschicht

In diesem Band findest du folgende Geschichten: Der Geheimgang: Es ist ein langweiliger, regnerischer Tag. Hans und Fritz wissen nicht, was sie anstellen sollen. Nicht einmal, als sie Susi und Petra ebenfalls einladen, kommt so richtig Stimmung auf... bis sie anfangen, besondere Gegenstände zu sammeln... Altes Gerümpel wird zu geheimnisvollen Schätzen, sogar ein Geheimgang tut sich auf ... - oder war das alles doch nur ein Traum...? Mia in Not: Hans und Fritz entdecken Mia, der es gar nicht gut geht... Kurz entschlossen handeln sie und holen Hilfe, um Mia zu retten. Denn einem Freund in Not hilft man, ob es sich nun um einen Menschen oder ein Tier handelt... - Es heißt: 'Ein Elefant vergisst nie' - eine Katze auch nicht... Abenteuer im Wald: Was würdest du tun, wenn du unheimliche Geräusche im Wald hörst? Gar nicht mal so einfach zu sagen, oder? In dieser Geschichte erfährst du, wie Hans und Fritz die Situation meistern und außerdem, welche Tiere es früher in unseren Wäldern gab und von denen manchmal heute wieder ein paar Exemplare hier auftauchen... Der Pferdediebstahl: Susi und Petra sind auf dem Reiterhof bei Tante Gabi zu Besuch. Wie jedes Mal, wenn sie dort ihre Ferien verbringen, reiten sie viel und haben Spaß beim Füttern und Pflegen der Tiere - und putzen der Ställe. Alles könnte so schön sein - doch plötzlich verschwindet Dotterblume, ein von beiden heiß geliebtes Pferd. Ob der unheimliche Mann, der plötzlich mit seinem seltsamen Anhänger auftaucht, etwas damit zu tun hat? Die Freundschaft mit dem Delfin: Die Familien von Hans und Fritz unternehmen gemeinsam einen Sommerurlaub nach Australien! Mit Wohnmobilen, die sie dort mieten, erkunden sie das unbekannte Land. Da ist es ganz klar, dass sie viele schöne und spannende Abenteuer erleben... Das wohl beste und außergewöhnlichste dieser Abenteuer erzählt dir diese Geschichte.

Carina Bauer, Michael Bauer (Author), Michael Bauer (Narrator)

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Gute Nacht, schöner Tag! - Geschichten vor dem Schlafengehen

Was gibt es Schöneres, als im gemütlichen Bett zu liegen und Geschichten zu hören - Geschichten, die so klingen, als wären sie geträumt ... Heinz Janisch hat eine wunderbare Sammlung zusammengestellt: Traumhafte Gute-Nacht-Geschichten werden liebevoll ergänzt durch fantasievolle Märchen. So entsteht ein Hörbuch für die ganze Familie - perfekt geeignet, den Tag zu beschließen und mit viel Gefühl in die weite Welt der Träume einzutauchen

Heinz Janisch (Author), Uta Simone (Narrator)

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Gustav Gloom and the People Taker

Enter an exciting new world of shadows from Hugo Award nominee Adam-Troy Castro. Meet Gustav Gloom. Fernie What finds herself lost in the Gloom mansion after her cat appears to have been chased there by its own shadow. Fernie discovers a library full of every book that was never written, a gallery of statues that are just plain awkward, and finds herself at dinner watching her own shadow take part in the feast! Along the way Fernie is chased by the People Taker who is determined to take her to the Shadow Country. It's up to Fernie and Gustav to stop the People Taker before he takes Fernie's family.

Adam-Troy Castro (Author), Jesse Vilinsky (Narrator)

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Gustav Gloom and the Nightmare Vault

In Gustav Gloom and the Nightmare Vault, Fernie and Gustav find themselves battling another shadowy foe-The Shadow Eater. He is after one thing, The Nightmare Vault, which his master, the evil Lord Obsidian, will use to unleash the most terrifying and threatening shadows into the world. As Fernie and Gustav race to stop the Shadow Eater, Fernie learns about Gustav's mysterious past and just what happened to his missing parents.

Adam-Troy Castro (Author), Jesse Vilinsky (Narrator)

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