Audiobooks Narrated by Patrick Lawlor

The Star-Fighters of Murphy Street Audio Collection

In this audio collection of the complete Star-Fighters of Murphy Street series, kids 9-12 can enjoy the thrilling and humorous adventures of three friends who discover the spaceship-shaped tree house in the backyard is actually a portal to other dimensions. Each story explores themes of friendship, faith, overcoming bullying, and what it means to love yourself and others. Perfect for reluctant readers, kids who enjoy space and adventure, and anyone looking for a laugh, the complete Star-Fighters of Murphy Street series is now available in one audio download! Star-Fighters of Murphy Street Audio Collection features: - Imaginative stories that also help kids think deeper about the world around them - Narratives that explore empathy, helping others in need, and standing up for what is right - Entertaining plotlines and characters gently paired with inspirational messages and moral values In addition, this audio download is: - ideal for birthdays, Christmas, or any gift-giving occasion - wonderful for summer reading, travel, or listening around the house - great for reluctant readers, kids who love funny books, as well as sci-fi and fantasy fans ages 9-12 The Star-Fighters of Murphy Street Audio Collection includes: - There's a Spaceship in My Tree!: Soon after moving halfway across the country and into his strangely designed house, Beamer and his new friends Ghoulie and Scilla must deal with a gang of bullies in their neighborhood, as well as a group of cruel aliens they meet after discovering Beamer's tree house can take them to outer space. - Attack of the Spiderbots: As if having a working spaceship in the backyard wasn't strange enough, Beamer finds a giant web in the attic that is way too big to be made by a spider. Soon after, he and his friends follow mechanical spider creatures to an abandoned mansion. Are the machines and the web connected? And are their new adventures in the spaceship leading them to help a boy named Jack as well as the machines' inventor? - Escape from the Drooling Octopod!: What seemed to be an easy task of dropping off some supplies to a homeschooled girl turns into an adventure none of the star-fighter friends saw coming. Why can't the girl leave her home? Is the spaceship signaling she needs to be rescued? Will the giant spider ever leave them alone? And why is everything so pink?

Robert West (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

Ghost Writer

In the notebook of a young boy named Charlie exists a story that writes itself! After moving to a new house, the lives of Charlie, Kate, and Neil get turned upside down when they learn the house might be haunted. Horrific dreams filled with paranormal specters that bleed into the real world and a wicked cult operating out of the school become everyday occurrences for this family. Can these teens put a stop to the great evil they've stumbled upon? About the Creepers Horror Stories series: Strange things are happening in the Creepers series! These high-interest, low-vocabulary middle-grade chapter books are perfect for listeners who love a good mix of spooky and silly. Featuring stories with tween protagonists who find themselves in paranormal predicaments, the Creepers series is sure to give listeners goosebumps as they dive into each haunting tale.

Edgar J. Hyde (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

Bat and the End of Everything

The third book in the funny and joyful series Katherine Applegate has called “tender and important,” by National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold.  Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat) has been the caretaker for Thor, the best skunk kit in the world...but the last day of third grade is quickly approaching, and Thor is almost ready to be released into the wild. The end of school also means that Bat has to say good-bye to his favorite teacher, and he worries about the summer care of Babycakes, their adorable class pet. Not only that, but his best friend is leaving for a long vacation in Canada. Summer promises good things, too, like working with his mom at the vet clinic and hanging out with his sister, Janie. But Bat can’t help but feel that everything is coming to an end. National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold returns with the third story starring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum.

Elana K. Arnold (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

Bat and the Waiting Game

In the tradition of Clementine and Ramona Quimby, meet Bat. Author Elana K. Arnold returns with another irresistible story of friendship in this widely acclaimed series starring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum. For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life is pretty great. He’s the caretaker of the best baby skunk in the world—even Janie, his older sister, is warming up to Thor. When Janie gets a part in the school play and can’t watch Bat after school, it means some pretty big changes. Someone else has to take care of the skunk kit in the afternoons, Janie is having sleepovers with her new friends, and Bat wants everything to go back to normal. He just has to make it to the night of Janie’s performance. . . .

Elana K. Arnold (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

That's What Friends Do

A heartfelt and powerful debut novel for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and John David Anderson, That’s What Friends Do is a book for anyone learning how to have the hard conversations about feelings, boundaries, and what it means to be a true friend.  Samantha Goldstein and David Fisher have been friends ever since they met on their town’s Little League baseball team. But when a new kid named Luke starts hanging out with them, what was a comfortable pair becomes an awkward trio. Luke’s comments make Sammie feel uncomfortable—but all David sees is how easily Luke flirts with Sammie, and so David decides to finally make a move on the friend he’s always had a crush on. Soon things go all wrong and too far, and Sammie and David are both left feeling hurt, confused, and unsure of themselves, without anyone to talk to about what happened. As rumors start flying around the school, David must try to make things right (if he can) and Sammie must learn to speak up about what’s been done to her.

Cathleen Barnhart (Author), Patrick Lawlor, Vanessa Johansson (Narrator)

Audiobook

Voyage of the Dogs

This edge-of-your-seat action-packed story is Homeward Bound—set in space! SOS. Ship damaged. Human crew missing. We are the dogs. We are alone. Lopside is a Barkonaut—a specially trained dog who assists human astronauts on missions in space. He and the crew aboard the spaceship Laika are en route to set up an outpost on a distant planet. When the mission takes a disastrous turn, the Barkonauts on board suddenly find themselves completely alone on their severely damaged ship. Survival seems impossible. But these dogs are Barkonauts—and Barkonauts always complete their mission.

Greg Van Eekhout (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

Posted

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)

Audiobook

A Boy Called Bat

In this exciting fourteenth book in the renowned Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures series, the Lambchop family is taking over London, England, on a royal adventure! And for parents and teachers, each Flat Stanley book is aligned to the Common Core State Standards, like multicultural adventure, plot and character development story elements, and compare and contrast. Stanley and his family receive an unexpected phone call from Scotland Yard. Stanley has been invited to London to help with a top-secret case. One of the crown jewels was stolen years ago. The Queen has long suspected Lady Laura, her distant cousin, of the theft, and Lady Laura will be in London to attend a formal ball at Buckingham Palace. If she has the jewel, this will be the perfect time to wear it. And that's where Stanley comes in. Stanley loves the idea of being a spy, even if being flat has nothing to do with his mission. Or so he thinks...

Elana K. Arnold (Author), Nancy Stearns Bercaw, Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

Elvis and the Underdogs: Secrets, Secret Service, and Room Service

It's been months since Benji's former therapy dog, Elvis, was whisked away by the Secret Service, but Benji still misses him terribly. Luckily, because Elvis is now the president's dog, Benji can keep tabs on him via all the pictures and videos that are online. While watching footage of the president's speech on the White House lawn, Benji and his friends Alexander and Taisy notice Elvis doing something very strange with his tail. Could he be trying to send them a message? And so begins another madcap adventure in which these underdog best friends will have to find a way to get to DC, discover the truth behind Elvis's secret-coded cry for help, and solve a national pastry crisis . . . or Benji may have to say good-bye to his beloved Elvis for good.

Jenny Lee (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

Elvis and the Underdogs

Benji Wendell Barnsworth is a small ten-year-old boy with a big personality. Born premature, Benji is sickly and accident prone and has a tendency to faint-a lot. He's at the hospital so often, he even has his own punch card. That is, until the day Benji wakes up from a particularly bad spell. Concerned for Benji's health, the doctor offers him two options: wear the world's ugliest padded helmet or get a therapy dog. Benji chooses the dog, of course. But when a massive crate arrives at Benji's house, out walks a two hundred-pound Newfoundland. And that isn't even the strangest thing about the dog. He announces that his name is Parker Elvis Pembroke IV. That's right, this dog can talk! And boy, is he bossy. Having a bossy dog can come in handy, though. Elvis brings out the dog lover in the most surprising people and shows Benji that making new friends may not be as scary as he once thought. From a fresh new voice comes the hilarious and poignant story about the importance of finding your own pack.

Jenny Lee (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

Caught by the Sea

Another such wave could easily be the end of us I had to do something, fix something, save the boat, save myself. But what? Gary Paulsen takes readers along on his maiden voyage, proving that ignorance can be bliss. Also really stupid and incredibly dangerous. He tells of boats that owned him, good, bad, and beloved, and how they got him through terrifying storms that he survived by sheer luck. His spare prose conjures up shark surprises and killer waves as well as moonlight on the sea, and makes readers feel what it's like to sail under the stars or to lie at anchor in a tropical lagoon where dolphins leap, bathed in silver. Falling in love with the ocean set Gary Paulsen on a lifelong learning curve, and readers will understand why his passion has lasted to this day. *"Slashes of humor help weather the rough seas in this memoir that will appeal to reluctant readers and boaters of all ages" - Voice of Youth Advocates, starred

Gary Paulsen (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook

Moose Crossing

Moose is amazed when he sees a sign by the side of the road that says "Moose Crossing." He must be very important to have his own sign, although his best friend, Hildy, doesn't agree. When tourists arrive, hoping to catch sight of him, Moose finds he can't go anywhere without being recognized. Suddenly his life isn't as simple as it used to be. Maybe being famous isn't all that great. How can he find a way to get rid of all those fans and get things back to the way they used to be?

Stephanie Greene (Author), Patrick Lawlor (Narrator)

Audiobook