Health & Family Audiobooks

The Missing Pieces of Me

More than anything, Weezie wants to please her momma. She babysits her spoiled half-sister, Ruth Ann, and little Jackson. She makes tea for Momma in Gramma Emmeline’s beautiful teapot. She even tries to cook dinner. But nothing turns out quite right. Momma is never pleased. If only Weezie could find her daddy, she’s sure her life would be happier. Tired of making up stories about a father who ran off before she was born, Weezie teams up with her bike-riding buddy, Calvin, and new friend, Louella, to find her mysterious missing father. Does he drive a truck? Sing country and western songs? Why, her real daddy might even be better than the made-up daddy she’s been telling lies about at school! Now, all she has to do is find him. Jean Van Leeuwen’s poignant, powerful novel introduces a feisty heroine whose brave search proves even a life missing important pieces can be chock full of things that matter.

Jean Van Leeuwen (Author), Natalie Ross (Narrator)

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Emma and the Blue Genie

The beloved and bestselling author of Inkheart brings her signature imagination, adventure, and humor to a magical full-color chapter book for young readers! One night, Emma finds a mysterious green bottle floating in the ocean. When she pulls out the stopper, she sets a blue genie free! Most genies grant three wishes, but Karim cant grant even one anymore. A yellow genie stole his magic nose ring, leaving him small, powerless, and trapped in that bottle. Emma and her noodle-tailed dog have to help Karim get his nose ring - and his magic - back!

Cornelia Funke (Author), Cornelia Funke (Narrator)

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Black Ice

Britt Phieffer is not that adventurous. She has followed the leads of others her whole life; her brother, her best friend, her boyfriend. But when her boyfriend, Cal, breaks up with her, Britt is through with playing it safe. For spring break, she convinces her best friend, Korbie, to hike the Grand Tetons with her, something she has never even considered. But Cal is an expert hiker and if there is one thing that will impress him, it's this. She'll train and plan the perfect trip and show everyone how strong she can be. When a freak storm strands the girls in the woods and she is certain she has made the dumbest decision of her life, they come across a cabin and two knights in shining armor, Shaun and Mason. But soon they find out that Shaun and Mason are on the mountain for very different reasons than hiking. They have done something terrible and they need to get off the mountain. Fast. They need Britt's knowledge of the area to guide them and won't take no for an answer so they set out on a harrowing journey through the cold. Britt realizes the only way to get out of this alive is to pretend she is on their side. So she plays nice with the (admittedly sexy) Mason and becomes so entangled she can't keep track of who is actually in control. It is only a matter of time before things turn deadly and Britt truly has no one to rely on but herself.

Becca Fitzpatrick (Author), Jenna Lamia (Narrator)

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Zom-B Family

After being betrayed and captured by the most heinous survivors of the human race, B Smith lands back in the clutches of a fiend she had hoped to never see again, someone who is intent on making her suffer in the most tortuous ways. Discovering the fate of loved ones from B's past adds to the agony and calls into question just how much B is willing to sacrifice in the name of justice.

Darren Shan (Author), Emma Galvin (Narrator)

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The Mystery of the Missing Lion

A detective in the wild. Precious Ramotswe gets a very special treat. She gets a trip to visit her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. On her first day in camp, a new lion arrives. But this is no average lion: Teddy is an actor-lion who came with a film crew. When Teddy escapes, Precious and her resourceful new friend Khumo decide to use their detective skills to help track him. They will brave the wilds of the bush—and its hippos and crocodiles—as they try to find where Teddy has gone.

Alexander McCall Smith (Author), Adjoa Andoh (Narrator)

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The Paper Cowboy

Though he thinks of himself as a cowboy, Tommy is really a bully. He's always playing cruel jokes on classmates or stealing from the store. But Tommy has a reason: life at home is tough. His abusive mother isn't well; in fact, she may be mentally ill, and his sister, Mary Lou, is in the hospital badly burned from doing a chore it was really Tommy's turn to do. To make amends, Tommy takes over Mary Lou's paper route. But the paper route also becomes the perfect way for Tommy to investigate his neighbors after stumbling across a copy of The Daily Worker, a communist newspaper. Tommy is shocked to learn that one of his neighbors could be a communist, and soon fear of a communist in this tight-knit community takes hold of everyone when Tommy uses the paper to frame a storeowner, Mr. McKenzie. As Mr. McKenzie's business slowly falls apart and Mary Lou doesn't seem to get any better, Tommy's mother's abuse gets worse causing Tommy's bullying to spiral out of control. Poignantly written, Kristin Levine proves herself a master of gripping and affecting historical fiction.

Kristin Levine (Author), Lincoln Hoppe (Narrator)

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The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza

The fifth and final book in the groundbreaking Joey Pigza series brings the beloved chronicle of this wired, wacky, and wonderful boy to a crescendo of chaos and craziness, as everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey just as he starts to get his feet on the ground. With his dad MIA in the wake of appearance-altering plastic surgery, Joey must give up school to look after his new baby brother and fill in for his mom, who hospitalizes herself to deal with a bad case of postpartum blues. As his challenges mount, Joey discovers a key that could unlock the secrets to his father’s whereabouts, a mystery that must be solved before Joey can even hope that his broken family might somehow come back together—if only it doesn’t pull him apart first.

Jack Gantos (Author), Jack Gantos (Narrator)

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Pinkalicious: Tutu-rrific

Pinkalicious can't wait to go to ballet class with her best friend, Alison, and wear a pink tutu and pink ballet slippers. Things take a turn when there's a mix-up and Pinkalicious ends up in the big kids' class. Will Pinkalicious get lost among the dancers, or will she be able to jump to new heights? Join Pinkalicious in this I Can Read dance adventure!

Victoria Kann (Author), Eliana Shaskan (Narrator)

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The Glass Sentence

ANew York TimesBestsellerAn Indiebound BestsellerA Kids' Next Top Ten BookA Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce New Voices Selection A Junior Library Guild SelectionOne ofPublishers Weekly 's Best Summer Reads Not since Philip Pullman'sThe Golden Compasshave I seen such an original and compelling world built inside a book. Megan Whalen Turner,New York Timesbest-selling author ofA Conspiracy of KingsShe has only seen the world through maps. She had no idea they were so dangerous.Boston, 1891. Sophia Tims comes from a family of explorers and cartologers who, for generations, have been traveling and mapping the New World a world changed by the Great Disruption of 1799, when all the continents were flung into different time periods. Eight years ago, her parents left her with her uncle Shadrack, the foremost cartologer in Boston, and went on an urgent mission. They never returned. Life with her brilliant, absent-minded, adored uncle has taught Sophia to take care of herself.Then Shadrack is kidnapped. And Sophia, who has rarely been outside of Boston, is the only one who can search for him. Together with Theo, a refugee from the West, she travels over rough terrain and uncharted ocean, encounters pirates and traders, and relies on a combination of Shadrack 's maps, common sense, and her own slantwise powers of observation. But even as Sophia and Theo try to save Shadrack 's life, they are in danger of losing their own.The Glass Sentenceplunges listeners into a time and place they will not want to leave, and introduces them to a heroine and hero they will take to their hearts. It is a remarkable debut.This audiobook includes a PDF of maps from the book. I thinkThe Glass Sentence is absolutely marvelous. It 's the best book I 've read in a long time. The world-building is so convincing, the plot so fast-moving and often surprising, and the ideas behind the novel so completely original. I love this book. Nancy Farmer, National Book Award-winning author ofThe House of the Scorpion I loved it! So imaginative! Nancy Pearl An exuberantly imagined cascade of unexplored worlds, inscribed in prose and detail as exquisite as the ... maps young Sophia uses to navigate such unpredictable landscapes. A book like a pirate's treasure hoard for map lovers like me.' Elizabeth Wein,New York Timesbest-selling author ofCode Name Verity Brilliant in concept, breathtaking in scale and stellar in its worldbuilding; this is a world never before seen in fiction . . . Wholly original and marvelous beyond compare. Kirkus Reviews, starred review A thrilling, time-bending debut . . . It 's a cracking adventure, and Grove bolsters the action with commentary on xenophobia and government for hire, as well as a fascinating system of map magic. Publishers Weekly, starred review

S. E. Grove (Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)

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Famous in Love

When seventeen-year-old Paige Townsen gets plucked from obscurity to star in the movie adaptation of a blockbuster book series, her life changes practically overnight. Within a month, Paige has traded the quiet streets of her hometown for a bustling movie set on the shores of Maui, and she is spending quality time with her costar Rainer Devon, one of People's Sexiest Men Alive. But when troubled star Jordan Wilder lands the role of the other point in the movie's famous love triangle, Paige's crazy new life begins to resemble her character's. In this coming-of-age romance inspired by the kind of celeb hookups that get clever nicknames and a million page views, Paige must figure out who she is -- and who she wants -- while the whole world watches.

Rebecca Serle (Author), Tara Sands (Narrator)

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Mogie: The Heart of the House

Give that dog a puddle and he’d splash. Give him a whistle and he’d roll over. Give him a rule and he’d break it. One day a passel of puppies was born. Each puppy was designated for a Very Important Job, like Service Dog, or Search and Rescue Dog, or Groomed for the Show Ring Dog. Each puppy, that is, except Mogie. Mogie was a ball-chasing, tail-wagging, moon-howling pup. Not the kind of pup for any of those jobs! But there is a place that is just right for this rambunctious pup: the Ronald McDonald House, the place where sick children and their families can stay while they undergo longterm treatment. A place with children NEEDS a ball-chasing, tall-wagging, moon-howling pup. And there's one little boy in particular who needs Mogie. As for Mogie? He's about to prove he's the best of the liter! Based on a true story, nothing has ever proved more inspiring to the critically ill children at the Ronald McDonald House than the introduction of a real life puddle splashing, ball chasing, rule breaking pup named Mogie--who always knows what a sick kiddo needs more than anything.

Kathi Appelt (Author), Laurel Kathleen (Narrator)

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Glory O'Brien's History of the Future

In this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last--a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more. Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities--but not for Glory, who has no plan for what's next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she's never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way...until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person's infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions--and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying: A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women's rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she'll do anything to make sure this one doesn't come to pass.

A.S. King (Author), Christine Lakin (Narrator)

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