Health & Family Audiobooks

Live Original: How the Duck Commander Teen Keeps It Real and Stays True to Her Values

Seventeen-year-old Sadie Robertson has developed a huge following among the Robertson clan. And because she exhibits poise, respect for her family and friends, and is thriving in the limelight, teens and parents alike want to know what the Robertsons are doing to produce such confident, fun, family-loving kids. Sadie's book will cover the key topics that shape her life: 1. Think Happy, Be Happy 2. Dream Big 3. Confidence is Key 4. You Can Only Fix You 5. Let Your Smile Change the World 6. ARK: Acts of Random Kindness 7. Shake the Hate 8. Respect Relationships 9. Five Seconds of Awkward 10. A New Different 11. Do Something 12. Live Original Living as a culturally relevant teen who loves God and her family, Sadie has become a role model for her huge following. As she shares the principles that guide her teen life and that are preparing her for a confident future, both teens and their parents will be eager to discover the ingredients that lead to personal and spiritual growth as well as happy, healthy relationships.

Sadie Robertson (Author), Alex Robertson Mancuso (Narrator)

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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

The beloved New York Times bestsellers and Kickstarter crowdfunding sensations are available on audio for the first time, read by a star-studded fierce female cast including Alicia Keys, Ashley Judd, Danai Gurira, Esperanza Spalding, Janeane Garofalo, Mozhan Marno, Phillipa Soo, Rowan Blanchard, and Samira Wiley! Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls reinvents fairy tales, inspiring listeners with the stories of 100 heroic women, from Elizabeth I to Serena Williams. Painters, scientists, dancers, chefs, astronauts, jazz singers, pharaohs, boxers, writers, political leaders...from every corner of the globe! Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls will inspire young girls (and their mothers, their aunts, their cousins...) to be confident, to dream big, to cultivate their strength. Trade in princesses for presidents. Swap out Cinderella for Cleopatra tonight.

Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo (Author), Various (Narrator)

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From John David Anderson, author of the acclaimed Ms. Bixby’s Last Day, comes a humorous, poignant, and original contemporary story about bullying, broken friendships, and the failures of communication between kids. In middle school, words aren’t just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words can win you friends or make you enemies. They can come back to haunt you. Sometimes they can change things forever. When cell phones are banned at Branton Middle School, Frost and his friends Deedee, Wolf, and Bench come up with a new way to communicate: leaving sticky notes for each other all around the school. It catches on, and soon all the kids in school are leaving notes—though for every kind and friendly one, there is a cutting and cruel one as well. In the middle of this, a new girl named Rose arrives at school and sits at Frost’s lunch table. Rose is not like anyone else at Branton Middle School, and it’s clear that the close circle of friends Frost has made for himself won’t easily hold another. As the sticky-note war escalates, and the pressure to choose sides mounts, Frost soon realizes that after this year, nothing will ever be the same.

John David Anderson, Patrick Lawlor (Author), John David Anderson, Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

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The Lemonade Crime

Award-winning author Jacqueline Davies' The Lemonade War introduced fourth-grader Evan and his math-genius sister Jessie as they went head-to-head to see who could sell the most lemonade. Its charming sequel, The Lemonade Crime finds the siblings finally getting used to being in the same class after Jessie skips a grade. But a criminal trial-put on by their fourth grade class-will turn the siblings into rivals once again.

Jacqueline Davies (Author), Stina Nielsen (Narrator)

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Mockingbird

In Mockingbird-a poignant gem by acclaimed author Kathryn Erskine-a talented young artist struggles to overcome a disability. Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, 10-year-old Caitlin faces a range of social and emotional challenges. The unexpected death of her caring brother makes matters even worse, but will the memory of his words of wisdom and the help of a compassionate counselor be enough to enable her to connect with others? "Erskine's moving and insightful masterpiece delivers a compelling message for all."-Publishers Weekly

Kathryn Erskine (Author), Angela Jayne Rogers (Narrator)

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The Wish

Be careful what you wish for . . . Wilma Sturtz is invisible and miserable at school. So when an old lady on the subway offers her a wish, Wilma immediately asks for popularity-in fact, she asks to be the most popular kid at school. Suddenly, Wilma has more friends than she can keep track of, forty dates to the Grad Night Dance, and a secret admirer writing her love poems. Everything is great, until she realizes there's a loophole in her wish, and her time in the spotlight has almost run out.

Gail Carson Levine (Author), Ariadne Meyers (Narrator)

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Lockdown

Furnace Penitentiary is the world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. Alex Sawyer is the "new fish." Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, sentenced to life without parole, he knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to death in the darkness at the bottom of the world. Except in Furnace, death is the least of his worries. The prison is a place of pure evil, where inhuman creatures in gas masks stalk the corridors at night, where giants in black suits drag screaming inmates into the shadows, where deformed beasts can be heard howling from the blood-drenched tunnels below. Escape is Alex's only option. But it's not just about saving his own skin. The more he discovers, the more he understands that he is going to have to do whatever it takes to expose this nightmare hidden from the eyes of the world. Fast-paced and full of shocks and terrors, Lockdown is the incredible first book in Alexander Gordon Smith's Escape from Furnace series.

Alexander Gordon Smith (Author), Alex Kalajzic (Narrator)

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Mr. Terupt Falls Again

Fifth grade was full of unforgettable events for Mr. Terupt and his class at Snow Hill School. Seven students were particularly affected by Mr. Terupt. Now those seven students are back, and they've been granted the rare opportunity to spend one more year with their beloved teacher before they graduate from elementary school. Peter's parents expect him to attend private school after sixth grade, but Peter has plans to stay right where he is. Eager to grow up, Alexia gets in over her head with some older kids. Danielle suspects that her family is keeping a secret from her, and she's determined to find out what it is. Jeffrey makes a life-changing discovery. Curious about her teacher's past, Jessica uncovers startling details about Mr. Terupt. Anna finally decides she's ready for the truth about her absent dad. And Luke's keen observations lead to questions with unexpected answers. It's a roller coaster of a year as Mr. Terupt helps his students be the best they can be—and enlists their help to pull off an extra-special project. But will there be a happy ending for all?

Rob Buyea (Author), Arielle DeLisle, Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)

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Alien in My Pocket: The Science UnFair

Ever since Amp crash-landed his spaceship through Zack McGee's bedroom window, Zack's life has gotten crazier and his grades have gone from bad to worse. Who has time for homework when there's an alien invasion to stop? But now Zack's up against his greatest challenge yet, the school science fair. If Zack doesn't get an A on his project, he's going to flunk the class. Luckily, Zack has Amp around to help, but when Zack's experiment turns out to be too good, he winds up in a whole different kind of trouble. Like every book in the Alien in My Pocket series, The Science UnFair mixes Common Core, aligned science and safe, hands-on experiments with hilarious stories that young readers will love. ***Please contact Member Services for additional documents***

Nate Ball (Author), Steve Tardio (Narrator)

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Judy Moody, Mood Martian

Sasquatch! That’s who Judy looks like in her school picture. Antarctica! That’s where Judy’s been sent three times in a single sour-ball week to chill out. Snotsicles! That’s what Judy says when she’s in a mood. Can Judy Moody’s mood get any worse? Of course it can. UNLESS…it’s Backwards Day! Time for Judy to turn that frown upside down, make lemonade out of lemons, and be nice to stinky little brothers. Can she do it? Can she stay in a good-not-bad mood for an entire day? One whole week? Gulp! She might make it, but only with oodles of itchy-twitchy finger knitting to help keep her mind off of the grumps: over under, over under, loop-de-loop-de-loop.

Megan McDonald (Author), Barbara Rosenblatt (Narrator)

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Wolf by Wolf

Her story begins on a train. The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, they host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The prize? An audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's ball in Tokyo. Yael, a former death camp prisoner, has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost. The resistance has given Yael one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. A survivor of painful human experimentation, Yael has the power to skinshift and must complete her mission by impersonating last year's only female racer, Adele Wolfe. This deception becomes more difficult when Felix, Adele's twin brother, and Luka, her former love interest, enter the race and watch Yael's every move. But as Yael grows closer to the other competitors, can she be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and stay true to her mission? From the author of The Walled City comes a fast-paced and innovative novel that will leave you breathless.

Ryan Graudin (Author), Krista Lewis (Narrator)

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Baseball Genius

An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump in this entertaining novel from bestselling authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter. Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can't afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn't enough to cover any extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankee's star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he'll be able to keep himself on the team. But like the best-laid plans-or in this case the worst!-Jalen's scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. He can't quite explain how he knows, he just knows. And after proving to Yager that he really can do this, using a televised game and predicting pitch after pitch with perfect accuracy, the two agree to a deal. Jalen will help Yager out of his batting slump and Yager won't press charges. However, when he begins to suspect that the team's general manager has his own agenda, Jalen's going to need his friends and his unusual baseball talent to save not only Yager's career, but his own good name.

Derek Jeter, Tim Green (Author), Aden Hakimi (Narrator)

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