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With a dash of Lemony Snicket, a dollop of the Addams Family, and a hearty dose of adventure, New York Times bestselling author Natalie Lloyd introduces a new series about seven strange and adventurous siblings who tackle problems together-even when their new neighbors try to tear them apart. Filled with mystery, humor, and adventure, the first book in this new trilogy is an unforgettable tale of adventure, family, and finding the courage to face any problem heart-first. When the Problim children's ramshackle bungalow in the Swampy Woods goes kaboom, the seven siblings-each born on a different day of the week-have to move into their grandpa's bizarre old mansion in Lost Cove. No problem! For the Problim children, every problem is a gift! But rumors about their family run rampant in the small town: tales of a bitter feud, a hidden treasure, and a certain kind of magic lingering in the halls of #7 Main Street. Their neighbors, the O'Pinions, will do anything to find the secrets lurking inside the Problim household-including sending the seven children to seven different houses on seven different continents!

Natalie Lloyd (Author), Cassandra Morris (Narrator)

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The Program

Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane's parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they'll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who's been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone-but so are their memories. Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He's promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it's getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them.

Suzanne Young (Author), Joy Osmanski (Narrator)

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The Promise

Jessie wants to wear her older sister Jackie's sweater. Jackie makes Jessie promise to take care of the sweater when she is allowed to wear it. But Jessie can't wait to wear the sweater and takes it without permission. Jessie then falls off her bike, hurting her elbow and tearing the sweater. Jackie is very disappointed that Jessie broke her promise, but Jackie forgives her.

Juliette Looye (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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The Prophet of Yonwood: The Third Book of Ember

It’s 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town’s respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. If only they can be interpreted correctly. . . . As the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense of the woman’s mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds around town—her great-grandfather’s peculiar journals and papers, a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is fascinated with snakes—all while keeping an eye out for ways to help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too late to avoid a devastating war? In this prequel to the acclaimed The City of Ember and The People of Sparks, Jeanne DuPrau investigates how, in a world that seems out of control, hope and comfort can be found in the strangest of places.

Jeanne DuPrau (Author), Becky Ann Baker (Narrator)

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The Puffin Keeper

Brought to you by Puffin. It was Benjamin Postlethwaite's job all his long life to make sure the light shone brightly high up in the lighthouse on Puffin Island. Not once in all his years as the lighthouse keeper had he ever let his light go out. But sometimes even the brightest light on a lighthouse cannot save a ship. This is a story of a life-changing friendship, a lost puffin, and a lonely artist. It's the story of an entire lifetime, and how one event can change a life forever. From masterful storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, and world-class illustrator, Benji Davies, comes a magical new story. This truly beautiful tale will enchant readers of all ages. © Michael Morpurgo 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Michael Morpurgo (Author), Hugh Laurie (Narrator)

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The Puppy Problem

The Nancy Drew Notebooks enchant listeners with the antics of 8- year-old supersleuth Nancy Drew and her friends George and Bess. Nancy has a new puppy that needs lots of training, patience, and love. But when the chocolate-chip muffins go missing, Nancy's new puppy is blamed. The girls know that the puppy is innocent and they are determined to find the real thief.

Carolyn Keene (Author), Nancy Wu (Narrator)

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The Purple Sky Lullaby: A dream inside a dream is a marvelous wondrous thing...

The Purple Sky Lullaby is a dream. It is a good dream and in a good dream anything lovely is possible. There are no scary witches or goblins so if that is what you are looking for you will not find it here. Here you will find new friends(people and animals) who like to listen to their feelings inside and decide if they prefer to feel something different. They cleverly use their imagination to create new feeling blends and then give them new names. Once the feeling is named, it is sent out everywhere like a magical mist so that anyone can grab onto it and feel it if they want to. This is the main reason why they focus on creating new, better feelings. They know that as soon as they make them they are also sharing them. Sharing kinder thoughts and feelings makes everything seem bigger as they create their dream world together. Sometimes they do not feel so good, but they know how to turn a thought over or how to step back from it and watch it go by so that another thought can try for their attention. They know not to judge a 'slumpy' feeling but instead, allow it to be there like a friend saying, 'Hello there, my name is Slumpy and I'm here to say as long as you think this way, you shall feel this way...and it's OK'. We are feeling Humzingy now as we invite you into a world where every friend you meet is the Foreverlong Kind. The kind that creeps right into your heart and leaves you feeling Swoothe. The kind that will fly you to new places and show you color like you have never seen. The kind that will sing you a lullaby or a thank you poem just for being you. This is a good feeling place that might possibly give you a trick or two for how to feel better all by yourself. This is true mastery indeed. Only in a Purple Sky Lullaby. Now what?

K.S. Carter (Author), K.S. Carter (Narrator)

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The Quail Club

Oy lives in America now, but she loves to go to the back room of Pak's auto shop on Saturdays to learn traditional Thai dances. She loves it almost as much as being a member of the Quail Club - five friends who gather after school to hatch and care for baby quail. When the teacher announces a talent show, Oy knows how proud her family and Pak would be to see her step onstage in her beautiful gold-threaded dress from Thailand. But bossy Liliandra vows to kick her out of the Quail Club if she won't team up for a very different kind of dance. Someone will be disappointed. But who? Like THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS, Carolyn Marsden's acclaimed first novel, this sensitive and finely crafted sequel explores what it takes to be a true friend, and still be true to yourself.

Carolyn Marsden (Author), Amy Rubinate (Narrator)

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The Queen Bee and Me

Meg has been best friends with Beatrix forever. Everyone at school wants to be like confident, decisive Beatrix, and Meg has always felt the same. But this year, Meg wants to take a science course instead of dance class. She'd rather do what makes her happy-not what Beatrix wants. When a quirky girl named Hazel moves to town, Meg is partnered with her on a science project about bees. Meg learns a lot about being Queen Bee-in a hive and in middle school. As Beatrix is less than welcoming to Hazel, Meg feels her loyalty fraying. Choosing Hazel could mean ending her oldest friendship-a choice more difficult than Meg ever expected. By turns heartbreaking and empowering, The Queen Bee and Me explores the challenging dynamics of middle-school friendship in a way listeners of any age will appreciate.

Gillian Mcdunn (Author), Piper Goodeve (Narrator)

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The Quickest Kid in Clarksville

Pat Zietlow Miller (Author), Sisi Aisha Johnson (Narrator)

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The Quilt

A six-year-old boy goes to spend the summer with his grandmother Alida in a small Minnesota town. With the men all gone off to fight, the women are left to run the farms. There's plenty for the boy to do - trying to help with the chores; getting to know the dog and the horses, cows, pigs, and chickens. But when his cousin Kristina goes into labor, he can't do a thing. Instead, the house fills with women come to help and to wait, and to work on the quilt together. This is no common, everyday quilt, but one that contains all the stories of the boy's family. And as they wait, and work, the women share these stories with the boy. In this spare, affecting novel, ordinary life and ordinary things take on a new meaning, and the bond between a boy and his grandmother shines through.

Gary Paulsen (Author), Susan Ericksen (Narrator)

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The Quirks: Welcome to Normal

Molly and her family have moved around for years. Every time they think they've found a home, one of the Quirks slips up and sends them packing - because the Quirk family is a bit, well, quirky. Each family member has a magical power that makes them unique, and highly unusual. Mom can control minds; Grandpa twists time; Molly's twin sister Penelope has an all-too-real imagination; and Finn is the pesky kid brother - who happens to be invisible. Then there's Molly, the most unusual Quirk of all. Molly is completely, utterly normal. Molly's greatest desire is to fit in, and she finally thinks she's found the perfect spot: Normal, Michigan. With its cookie cutter houses, welcoming committees, and all-town competitions, it seems like just the place for an ordinary new life. But the Quirks aren't known for fitting in - especially in a place like Normal... "This title combines gentle family drama, humor, and magic, resulting in a satisfying read." ?School Library Journal "This book is super-fun, super-cute and super-hilarious. I wish I were a Quirk!" ?Sarah Mlynowski, bestselling author of the Whatever After and Upside-Down Magic series 'This first title in a new series, The Quirks, provides quick character sketches, gentle but funny problems, and illustrations that capture the humor and energy in the family's adventures. Molly's plight of wanting to fit in, despite her family's oddities, as well as her mother's eventual recognition that Molly's talent is indeed her appreciation for normalcy, forms the spine of this enjoyable outing.' - Booklist "A fun, inventive story that inspires laughter and reflection on one's definition of normal." ?Library Media Connection

Erin Soderberg (Author), Erin Soderberg (Narrator)

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