Mystery & Fantasy Audiobooks

[Spanish] - Lotería

"El giro de una carta puede cambiar tu destino en esta aventura para lectores de grado medio, basada en el juego de cartas Lotería y perfecta para los fanáticos de la película Coco. Mientras busca a su primo que ha desaparecido, una joven es transportada a un reino mítico donde se enreda en un peligroso juego de azar. "Un cuento mágico y filosófico arraigado en la tradición mexicana". -School Library Journal, reseña destacada   A la hora más calurosa del día más caluroso del año, un fatídico viento sopla sobre la ciudad de Oaxaca. Silba mientras recorre las calles empedradas y susurra los árboles de jacaranda antes de deslizarse por la ventana de una niña de once años llamada Clara. Sin que ella lo sepa, Clara ha sido marcada para la Lotería.   La Vida y la Muerte se reparten los naipes de la Lotería una vez al año, y lo que está en juego es algo muy grande. Cada carta revela un nuevo giro en el destino de Clara: un escorpión, una flecha, una rosa tan roja como la sangre. Si la Vida gana, Clara vivirá hasta una edad avanzada. Si la Muerte prevalece, ella se apagará como se apaga una vela.   Pero Clara desconoce todo esto. Lo único que ella sabe es que su primo Esteban ha desaparecido, y hará lo que sea por salvarlo, hasta viajar al mítico Reino de Las Pozas, donde cada acción tiene un precio, y cada decisión tiene consecuencias. Y aunque parezca que su destino está sellado, Clara podría tener lo necesario para romper el juego y elegir un nuevo camino.   Karla Arenas Valenti teje una aventura llena de magia y mitología, donde explora la noción de libre albedrío en un mundo donde el destino es dueño de todas las cartas.    ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The turn of a card could change your destiny in this captivating middle grade adventure based on the Lotería card game and perfect for fans of Coco. While searching for her missing cousin, a young girl is transported to a mythical kingdom, becoming entangled in a perilous game of chance. "A magical, philosophical tale rooted in Mexican lore." -School Library Journal, starred review In the hottest hour of the hottest day of the year, a fateful wind blows into Oaxaca City. It whistles down cobbled streets and rustles the jacaranda trees before slipping into the window of an eleven-year-old girl named Clara. Unbeknownst to her, Clara has been marked for la Lotería. Life and Death deal the Lotería cards but once a year, and the stakes could not be higher. Every card reveals a new twist in Clara's fate-a scorpion, an arrow, a blood-red rose. If Life wins, Clara will live to a ripe old age. If Death prevails, she'll flicker out like a candle.   But Clara knows none of this. All she knows is that her young cousin Esteban has vanished, and she'll do whatever it takes to save him, traveling to the mythical Kingdom of las Pozas, where every action has a price, and every choice has consequences. And though it seems her fate is sealed, Clara just might have what it takes to shatter the game and choose a new path. Karla Arenas Valenti weaves an adventure steeped in magic and mythology exploring the notion of free will in a world where fate holds all the cards."

Karla Arenas Valenti (Author), Yunuenn Hidalgo (Narrator)

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Witches Don't Do Backflips

"The new gymnastics teacher likes cats, brooms, and funny rhymes, that sound awfully close to spells. Could Miss Brewbaker really be a witch?"

Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones (Author), Khristine Hvam (Narrator)

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Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse: Montgomery Bonbon, Book 2

"The second instalment in a brilliantly clever and funny murder mystery series The most troublesome thing about being a detective is that it is almost impossible to go on holiday. When Bonnie Montgomery finally gets a break from cracking cases as her alter-ego, Montgomery Bonbon, something terribly fishy happens the moment she and Grampa Banks arrive on Odde Island for half-term – and it's not just the smell of the harbour. There's been a mysterious death at Leerie Lighthouse, and what everyone assumed was an accident is setting Bonbon's moustache all a-quiver: a sure sign that something is Highly Suspicious. When a second death takes place on the other side of the island, Bonnie is sure the two are connected. But can she solve this case alone, or will she need double the detectives to solve double the murder?"

Alasdair Beckett-King (Author), Alasdair Beckett-King (Narrator)

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Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers

"There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City—and a lot of strange happenings. The Bailey School Kids take it upon themselves to investigate."

Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones (Author), Khristine Hvam (Narrator)

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Hunting for Hidden Gold: The Hardy Boys book 5

"This is the original 1928 story of Hunting for Hidden Gold: The Hardy Boys Book 5. The book has undergone one major revision since its original publication in 1928, resulting in two significantly different stories bearing the same title. Fenton Hardy requests his sons, Frank and Joe, to help him solve a case of stolen gold in Montana. The gang who stole the gold attempts to thwart their train ride from their home in Bayport on Barmet Bay on the Atlantic coast to Lucky Bottom, Montana. After finally arriving, the boys face more trouble with the gang as well as a mine shaft cave-in, a Rocky Mountain Blizzard, a pack of wolves, and finally Black Pepper, the leader of the gang. On top of all that, the boys needed to discover who was the first thief and who are the rightful owners of the gold. In the end, the boys are declared “Real detectives, both of ‘em.” Much has changed in America since 1928. The modern listener may be delighted with the warmth and innocence of the characters but uncomfortable with the racial, social, and sexist terms and stereotypes. As such, this book is a part of our heritage, a window into our real past."

Franklin W. Dixon (Author), Wayne Evans (Narrator)

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Go Eat Worms! (Goosebumps #21)

"Goosebumps now on Disney+! Todd loves his basement worm farm. Worms are fascinating creatures--it's just a convenient bonus that they happen to gross out his family. But when Todd starts to find worms in unlikely and unwanted places, like his bed, his toothbrush, and his spaghetti--the tables have turned. Now Todd is the one running scared!"

R.L. Stine (Author), André Santana (Narrator)

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The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (Goosebumps)

"Goosebumps now on Disney+! Tara the Terrible. That's what Michael Webster calls his bratty little sister. She loves getting Michael in trouble. Making his life miserable. Things couldn't get any worse.Then Mr. Webster brings home the antique cuckoo clock. It's old. It's expensive. And Mr. Webster won't let anyone touch it.Poor Michael. He should have listened to his dad.Because someone put a spell on the clock. A strange spell. A dangerous spell. And now Michael's life will never be the same again..."

R.L. Stine (Author), Barrett Leddy (Narrator)

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Night of the Living Dummy 3 (Goosebumps #40)

"Goosebumps now on Disney+! Trina O'Dell's dad used to have a ventriloquist act. That's why he has all those dummies in the attic. He calls it his Dummy Museum. There's a dummy with freckles. And one with a sneer just like Rocky. Trina and her brother, Dan, think the dummies are pretty cool. But now there are voices in the attic. And dummies keep showing up in the strangest places. No way those dummies could be alive...right?"

R.L. Stine (Author), Rachel Jacobs (Narrator)

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[French] - Gallant

"Toute chose projette une ombre, même notre monde... TToute petite, Olivia Prior a été déposée sur les marches de l'orphelinat où elle vit désormais. Incapable de parler, elle n'en sait pas moins se faire respecter des autres pensionnaires. De sa mère, il ne lui reste plus qu'un journal intime relié de cuir, plein de dessins étranges et marqué par la folie, dont les derniers mots sont : ' Tu seras à l'abri tant que tu ne t'approcheras pas de Gallant. ' Mais la jeune fille ne rêve que d'une chose : avoir, un jour, une famille. Alors, quand elle apprend que son oncle l'a enfin retrouvée et l'invite à venir vivre dans le domaine familial de Gallant, Olivia n'hésite pas une seule seconde. Sur place, elle ne trouve que deux domestiques et un cousin, Matthew – qui, de toute évidence, ne veut pas d'elle. Elle découvre surtout que son oncle est mort et enterré depuis plusieurs mois déjà... Elle remarque enfin que tous les habitants du manoir semblent éviter comme la peste le mur qui s'élève derrière la propriété, au milieu d'une nature luxuriante. Quel mal se dresse là, au fond de ce jardin niché au bout du monde ? Qu'est-il vraiment arrivé à la mère d'Olivia, toutes ces années plus tôt ? Après avoir scénarisé et co-produit pour Netflix la série First Kill, inspirée d'une de ses nouvelles, l'autrice prodige V. E. Schwab met sa plume fascinante et son talent inimitable de l'intrigue au service d'un conte gothique à la fois glaçant et suprêmement émouvant. Les lecteurs de Neil Gaiman se plongeront avec délices dans cet ouvrage tissé d'ombre et de mystères, le nouveau petit miracle de l'autrice de La Vie invisible d'Addie Larue."

V.E. Schwab (Author), Lionel Monier (Narrator)

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[German] - Sherlock Holmes Chronicles, Folge 111: Das Rätsel von Boscombe Valley

"Der Fall ist klar. Zumindest für Scotland Yard. Der junge McCarthy hat seinen Vater ermordet. Zu viele Indizien sprechen gegen ihn. Und doch ... Sherlock Holmes sieht das anders. Und er setzt alles daran, den jungen Mann vor dem Henker zu retten. Doch die Zeit läuft gegen ihn ..."

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), Reiner Gerlach, Romina Langenhan, Till Hagen, Tom Jacobs (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Percy Jackson y el cáliz de los dioses (Percy Jackson y los dioses del Olimpo 6)

"Vuelve Percy Jackson, el protagonista estrella de Rick Riordan Por una vez, Percy Jackson no debe preocuparse por salvar el mundo. En esta ocasión tiene una tarea mucho más difícil: entrar en la universidad. La Universidad de Nueva Roma pide cartas de recomendación de tres dioses para acceder, así que... sí: Percy tendrá que llevar a cabo nuevas misiones para conseguirlas. Primera misión: el copero de los dioses, Ganimedes, ha perdido su cáliz, lo cual no sólo es vergonzoso, sino que podría provocar un desastre, ya que cualquier mortal que beba del cáliz obtendrá la inmortalidad. Percy, Annabeth y Grover deben encontrar el cáliz y devolvérselo a Ganimedes antes de que alguien se entere de lo sucedido. Estos dioses... podrían ponerles un GPS a sus objetos mágicos, ¿no?"

Rick Riordan (Author), David García Llop (Narrator)

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Crown of the Righteous (Sword of the Dead—Book Three): Digitally narrated using a synthesized voice

"This recording has been digitally produced by Morgan Rice, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. From #1 bestseller Morgan Rice comes the debut of a breathtaking new fantasy series, ideal for fans of Sarah J Maas, Brandon Sanderson and Jennifer L Armentrout. From USA Today and #1 bestseller Morgan Rice, author of A Quest of Heroes (over 5,000 five star ratings) comes the long-awaited debut of a major new epic fantasy series. The SWORD OF THE DEAD series boldly reimagines the Persephone myth as a jumping off point to launch us into a startlingly new epic fantasy world, replete with fresh villains, kingdoms, tragedy monsters, and heroes. When Meredith, the king’s 18 year old daughter, is snatched by a monster and taken miles down to an underground kingdom, Lance, a peasant boy who dreams of joining the King’s elite knights, vows to risk his life to save her. Lance embarks on an epic quest to prove himself before the king’s men, to find the secret passage to the underground, to brave intense trials, to battle hideous monsters, and to get her back. Meanwhile, up above, with the king distracted and betrayed, a once-impregnable kingdom is crumbling, as enemies on all sides close in. Only a hardened girl thief, an unlikely hero, stands a chance of saving it all. SWORD OF THE DEAD weaves an epic tale of fate and destiny, of magic and love, of sacrifice and power. A page-turning read, packed with cliffhangers and twists you will not anticipate, it will immerse you in another world. Appealing to young adults and adults of all ages, SWORD OF THE DEAD offers a fresh take on sword and sorcery adventure fantasy, and will keep you reading late into the night. Future books in the series are also available. “The beginnings of something remarkable are there.” --San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes) 'Has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring) “A spirited fantasy ….Only the beginning of what promises to be an epic young adult series.” --Midwest Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes) “Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing.” --Publishers Weekly (re A Quest of Heroes)"

Morgan Rice (Author), Liam (synthesized Voice) (Narrator)

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