Historical Audiobooks

Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix

"In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. This queer YA reimagining of The Secret Garden subverts the cishet and white status quo of the original in a tale of family secrets wonderful and horrifying. Mary Lennox didn’t think about death until the day it knocked politely on her bedroom door and invited itself in. When a terrible accident leaves her orphaned at fifteen, she is sent to the wilderness of the Georgian Bay to live with an uncle she's never met. At first the impassive, calculating girl believes this new manor will be just like the one she left in Toronto: cold, isolating, and anything but cheerful, where staff is treated as staff and never like family. But as she slowly allows her heart to open like the first blooms of spring, Mary comes to find that this strange place and its strange people—most of whom are Indigenous—may be what she can finally call home. Then one night Mary discovers Olive, her cousin who has been hidden away in an attic room for years due to a 'nervous condition.' The girls become fast friends, and Mary wonders why this big-hearted girl is being kept out of sight and fed medicine that only makes her feel sicker. When Olive's domineering stepmother returns to the manor, it soon becomes clear that something sinister is going on. With the help of a charming, intoxicatingly vivacious Metis girl named Sophie, Mary begins digging further into family secrets both wonderful and horrifying to figure out how to free Olive. And some of the answers may lie within the walls of a hidden, overgrown and long-forgotten garden the girls stumble upon while wandering the wilds... The Remixed Classics Series A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix by Tasha Suri Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo & Juliet Remix by Caleb Roehrig Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends."

Cherie Dimaline (Author), Brefny Caribou (Narrator)

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Gallows Hill

"Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. Thomas is marked as an outcast the moment he steps off the ship from England. As a Quaker, he’s outnumbered and distrusted by Salem’s Puritans. And as an orphan without any useful skills, he has nowhere to live and no way to earn his keep. In a stroke of luck?perhaps good, perhaps not?he’s taken in by the aged widow Prudence Blevins, who’s rumored to be a witch. Patience has tried all her life to be a good Puritan?obedient to God and to her elders?and all her life, she has come up short. But her orderly world is upended when her younger sister, Abigail, falls victim to a mysterious affliction. The same torments have stricken other Salem girls, who claim they’re being bewitched by servants of the Devil. Soon the girls, including Abigail, begin accusing neighbors of witchcraft. As the community becomes consumed by suspicion and fear, Thomas and Patience search for the truth. To protect those they care about, they will have to question everything they think they know: their faiths, their loyalties, and their places in Salem."

Lois Ruby (Author), Jess Nahikian, Michael Crouch (Narrator)

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Clumsy Stumblefoot Trips Through Time With Magellan

"Insult History and you might just BE History. Clumsiness is Chumley Stumblefoot's superpower. So much so, in fact, that everyone just calls him CLUMSY. But when he trips up and insults HISTORY in front of his teacher, he has no idea the crazy old man is going to send him FIVE HUNDRED YEARS back in time to get an education on it. NOW, Clumsy must travel around the world with Ferdinand Magellan, and figure out how to get back home in one piece. WITHOUT messing up his own timeline."

Chris Solaas (Author), Chris Solaas (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Juan Manuel y el Demonio de Toledo

"En esta novela encontrarás amistad, castillos, persecuciones, tormentas y duelos a espada. Esta obra, amena, trepidante, divertida, consigue combinar un argumento que atrapa a los jóvenes lectores y lectoras con el conocimiento del ambiente medieval de Toledo, cuya convivencia entre culturas tan diversas es hoy un ejemplo para todos. ¿Serías capaz de renunciar a todo por tu libertad? El infante Don Juan Manuel, uno de los más afamados escritores de la literatura española, también tuvo una infancia. Nieto y sobrino de reyes, quedó huérfano con apenas ocho años. En esta apasionante novela se narra su escapada al Toledo de las Tres Culturas huyendo de sus crueles tutores. En sus calles conocerá a una banda de pillos callejeros que se hacen llamar 'la Orden'. Juntos descubrirán una conspiración para destruir la célebre Escuela de Traductores, liderada por un siniestro secuestrador de niños: el Demonio de Toledo. Ilustración de portada: Carlos Alcocer"

Pedro J. Cañameras (Author), Rafael Baena Zapatero (Narrator)

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Unwrapped

"Of all the thoughts racing through my mind, three things stood out. First, Seth used to be a mummy. Second, we were connected eternally beyond our control. And third, he literally took my breath away. Rose Thorne has lived in Boone, North Carolina her whole uneventful life. After a family member’s passing, she receives a gift from beyond the grave. Intrigued, she handles it, accidently sparking a connection to Seth Ember, thousands of miles away. When Seth and his family move to Boone, his desire for Rose flourishes. Can he preserve his way of life or be erased from history, never to be with Rose again? Devour this inseparable love story as it comes unwrapped and transforms into an enduring entanglement. Mysterious and romantic, Unwrapped is briming with unfurling passion and intrigue. This is a love story that will leave you breathless."

Jane Elmore (Author), Jane Elmore (Narrator)

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[Russian] - Память

"Добро пожаловать в один из древнейших миров Таурис. Долгое время люди, лишенные дара колдовать, жили тут в согласии и дружбе с магами. Но равновесие было нарушено. Волшебники решили, что они лучше остальных. В Великобритании идеи превосходства стали особенно популярны. Под видом 'школы колдовства' на одном из островов организовали исследовательскую базу, где начали ставить эксперименты над людьми и 'недомагами'. Именно туда угодила девочка Виолетта. К ней применили артефакт, переместивший ее на несколько десятилетий назад - в концлагерь времен Второй мировой войны. Забыв себя и свое прошлое, она пытается адаптироваться к новой жизни, помогает другим детям и ждет, когда придут 'наши'. Случайная встреча с мальчиком Гришей, который тоже является гостем из будущего и здесь успел навидаться бесчеловечных ужасов, дает Виолетте силы для борьбы, шанс вернуться домой, обрести себя и бросить вызов злодеям. Но шанс этот призрачный. Память не торопится возвращаться, а правда - открываться. Враги повсюду. Настоящее пугает, будущее непредсказуемо."

Vladarg Delsat (Author), Yana Vachtina (Narrator)

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Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo & Juliet Remix

"In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. Queer star-crossed love amid a centuries-old feud takes center stage in this Romeo & Juliet remix that knows sometimes, the best way is to make it gay. Verona, Italy. Seventeen-year-old aspiring artist Romeo dreams of a quiet life with someone who loves him just as he is. But as the heir to the Montague family, he is expected to give up his 'womanly' artistic pursuits and uphold the family honor—particularly in their centuries-old blood feud with a rival family, the Capulets. Worse still, he is also expected to marry a well-bred girl approved by his parents and produce heirs. But the more Romeo is forced to mingle with eligible maidens, the harder it is to keep his deepest secret: He only feels attracted to other boys. In an attempt to forget his troubles for just one night, Romeo joins his cousin in sneaking into a Capulet party. During a fateful encounter in the garden, he meets the kindest, most beautiful boy he's ever met, and is shocked to learn he's Valentine, the younger brother of one of his closest friends. He is even more shocked to discover that Valentine is just as enamored with Romeo as Romeo is with him. So begins a tender romance that the boys must hide from their families and friends, each of them longing for a world where they could be together without fear. And as the conflict between the Montagues and Capulets escalates out of control, Romeo and Valentine find themselves in danger of losing each other forever—if not by society's scorn, then by the edge of a blade. The Remixed Classics Series A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix by Tasha Suri Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron Teach the Torches to Burn: A Romeo & Juliet Remix by Caleb Roehrig Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix by Gabe Cole Novoa A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends."

Caleb Roehrig (Author), Max Meyers (Narrator)

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Shame the Stars

"Eighteen-year-old Joaquín del Toro’s future looks bright. With his older brother in the priesthood, he’s set to inherit his family’s Texas ranch. He’s in love with Dulceña—and she’s in love with him. But it’s 1915, and trouble has been brewing along the US-Mexico border. On one side, the Mexican Revolution is taking hold; on the other, Texas Rangers fight Tejano insurgents, and ordinary citizens are caught in the middle. As tensions grow, Joaquín is torn away from Dulceña, whose father’s critical reporting on the Rangers in the local newspaper has driven a wedge between their families. Joaquín’s own father insists that the Rangers are their friends, and refuses to take sides in the conflict. But when their family ranch becomes a target, Joaquín must decide how he will stand up for what’s right. Shame the Stars is a rich reimagining of Romeo and Juliet set in Texas during the explosive years of Mexico’s revolution. Filled with period detail, captivating romance, and political intrigue, it will bring Shakespeare’s classic to life in an entirely new way."

Guadalupe Garcia Mccall (Author), Johnny Rey Diaz (Narrator)

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All the Stars Denied: A Companion Novel to Shame the Stars

"In the heart of the Great Depression, Rancho Las Moras, like everywhere else in Texas, is gripped by the drought of the Dust Bowl, and resentment is building among white farmers against Mexican Americans. All around town, signs go up proclaiming “No Dogs or Mexicans” and “No Mexicans Allowed.” When Estrella organizes a protest against the treatment of tejanos in their town of Monteseco, Texas, her whole family becomes a target of “repatriation” efforts to send Mexicans “back to Mexico”—whether they were ever Mexican citizens or not. Dumped across the border and separated from half her family, Estrella must figure out a way to survive and care for her mother and baby brother. How can she reunite with her father and grandparents and convince her country of birth that she deserves to return home? There are no easy answers in the first YA book to tackle this hidden history. In a companion novel to her critically acclaimed Shame the Stars, Guadalupe García McCall tackles the first mass deportation event that swept up hundreds of thousands of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression."

Guadalupe Garcia Mccall (Author), Victoria Villarreal (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Cómo sobrevivir a la Edad Media

"¿Estás listo para viajar en el tiempo y adentrarte en la mágica pero peligrosa Edad Media? Este libro te llevará en una aventura emocionante para descubrir cómo sobrevivir en una época llena de peligros y misterios. Hace muchos años, en Europa y Medio Oriente, hubo una epóca llena de magia, donde los mitos y leyendas sobre criaturas como los dragones convivian con los caballeros y reyes que gobernaban las ciudades. A lo largo de este libro aprenderás todo lo que necesitas para sobrevivir a las plagas, a la guerra y a situaciones extremas de la época, así como las mejores técnicas que utilizaban los habitantes de la Edad Media para sobrevivir en un mundo hostil y fascinante. ¡No te pierdas la oportunidad de convertirte en un superviviente medieval con este libro! 'La guía de supervivencia de El Fisgón Histórico' es una serie donde el Fisgón Histórico nos presenta la historia de manera divertida y rápida. El Fisgón Histórico nos presenta la historia de manera divertida y rápida a través de sus textos ilustrados. Juan de Aragón (1986), mejor conocido bajo el pseudónimo de El Fisgón Histórico, es un autor español que se dedica a divulgar la historia de manera divertida. Títulado en Artes Plásticas y Diseño, pero con gran interés hacia la historia, Juan de Aragón ha publicado varias obras en sus proyectos de ilutraciones de sucesos historicos tanto en redes sociales como en formato de papel. Entre sus obras se distingue la serie 'La guía de supervivencia de El Fisgón Histórico', donde nos cuenta sobre periodos desde la Prehistoria, hasta la Edad Media y la Antigua Roma."

El Fisgón Histórico (Author), Mireia Magallón, Mónica Ortíz, Pablo Ibañez Durán, Roger Serradell (Narrator)

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Deadly Blossoms: Kunoichi Companion Tales #1–#6

"Meet Lady Chiyome's Army of 'Deadly Blossoms' — Before Risuko Does!After a century of brutal civil war has torn Japan apart, Lady Mochizuki Chiyome gathers together the most unlikely army imaginable to unite the empire and bring an end to the bloodshed: an army of girls clad in the red and white garb of miko, shrine maidens. An army of kunoichi. Together, these girls work as spies, as bodyguards, as assassins — going where no soldier could go, doing what no soldier could do. Here are six stories of the kunoichi, set before the award-winning Seasons of the Sword novels (Risuko and Bright Eyes): - White Robes — Mired in her own grief, Lady Mochizuki Chiyome encounters two young women who give her a whole new, much more interesting opportunity - Silk & Service — A young Takeda warrior meets a servant who is much more than she seems - Waiting for Kuniko — Mieko is waiting at a rendezvous behind enemy lines. In the rain. Without a hat. The person who comes up the road is the last person she expected to encounter. - Wild Mushrooms — A Hōjō commander is delighted when two pretty young shrine maidens enter his camp on the evening before a battle. Perhaps he shouldn’t have been. - Ghost — At a banquet to celebrate a new alliance, Chiyome contemplates murder, and discovers a new servant - Schools for Talented Youngsters: Monthly Headmistresses’ Dinner — Three unique ladies get together once a month to share the joys and challenges involved teaching young ladies with very particular… talents. (Historical fantasy/crossover)"

David Kudler (Author), David Kudler, Mandy Abrazarro, Maura Vaughn (Narrator)

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Sherman Makes Georgia Howl: The Atlanta Campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea

"Both Grant and Sherman shared the same theory of war: anything that might help the enemy's war effort should be considered a military target. After the Atlanta campaign, Grant explained to Sherman that the Confederates must be “demoralized and left without hope,” and he instructed Sherman, “Take all provisions, forage and stock wanted for the use of your command. Such as cannot be consumed, destroy. Leave the valley so barren that crows flying over it...will have to carry their provender with them.” This strategy sought the total economic collapse of the South, as well as completely disabling the South’s capability of fielding armies. In addition to the wholesale plundering of Southern resources, including taking them from civilians, the Union reversed its policy of swapping prisoners, realizing it had a far bigger reserve of manpower than the South. The Atlanta Campaign was a perfect example of this, as both sides lost about the same number of casualties. By September 1864, however, Sherman still had about 80,000 men, while Hood’s army was reduced to about 30,000. Following the design of Grant's innovative and successful Vicksburg Campaign, Sherman's armies eliminated their need for traditional supply lines by living off the land.  Ultimately, Sherman’s armies cut a path of abject destruction 60 miles wide and 300 hundred miles long from Atlanta to Savannah, which some likened to a Biblical blight. And as Sherman had intended, he did indeed made Georgia “howl.”  Due in large part to the March to the Sea, Sherman remains controversial across much of the United States today. The South considered him akin to a terrorist and adamantly insisted that he was violating the norms of warfare by targeting civilians. In many ways, Sherman is still the scourge of the South nearly 160 years after he vowed to make Georgia howl.  "

Charles River Editors (Author), Jim Walsh (Narrator)

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