Children's audiobooks

Frantastic Voyage

By: Jim Benton

Narrated by: Michele Medlin

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In this madcap episode of Jim Benton's New York Times best-selling series, Franny K. Stein must find and disarm her Doomsday Device before it blows up half the world. While mesmerized by TV's mind-numbing spell, Franny's lab assistant Igor accidentally gobbles up this tiny bomb. Putting on her protective suit, Franny shrinks herself, slips into... Read more

A Savage Thunder

By: Jim Murphy

Narrated by: Kevin Orton

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A two-time Newbery Honor Book author, Jim Murphy is among the world's finest writers of nonfiction for children. In A Savage Thunder he takes listeners back to the American Civil War to tell the terrible yet extraordinary story of the Battle of Antietam. With the entire world watching, two armies met in Maryland in 1862. The Union needed a... Read more

Lockdown

By: Walter Dean Myers

Narrated by: J.D. Jackson

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and a two-time Newbery Honor recipient, Walter Dean Myers has been called "one of the most important writers of children's books of our age" (Kirkus Reviews). Lockdown is the powerful tale of 14-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a "progress center." Living in... Read more

Just Another Hero

By: Sharon M. Draper

Narrated by: J.D. Jackson

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A two-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, Sharon Draper has penned numerous modern classics of youth literature. The third installment of her acclaimed Jericho trilogy, Just Another Hero returns to familiar territory for a new spin on her indelible characters. Arielle Gresham is faced with numerous problems at home, and a rash of petty... Read more

White Sands, Red Menace

By: Ellen Klages

Narrated by: Julie Dretzin

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Ellen Klages' debut novel, The Green Glass Sea, was lavished with praise, including the Scott O'Dell Award for historical fiction. This sequel continues the story of science enthusiast Dewey Kerrigan, now living with her friend Suze's family in Alamogordo, New Mexico, after her father's death. Against the backdrop of America's quest for the... Read more

Jumped

By: Rita Williams-Garcia

Narrated by: Shari Peele, Cherise Boothe, Blanca Busquets & ...

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In this 2009 National Book Award finalist, Rita Williams-Garcia proves that she has an "uncanny ability to project unique voices" (Publishers Weekly). Jumped is told in alternating points of view between three girls as they struggle to make tough choices when they become involved in a fight at their urban high school. "So well observed that the... Read more

Safe at Home: a Comeback Kids Novel

By: Mike Lupica

Narrated by: Keith Nobbs

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

From #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica!

Nick Crandall feels like he doesn't belong anywhere. He doesn't fit in with his new foster parents. They don't know the first thing about sports - and he's not exactly the model student they want him to be. It's only a matter of time until they realize he's not the right kid for them. And Nick... Read more

Long Shot: a Comeback Kids Novel

By: Mike Lupica

Narrated by: Keith Nobbs

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of HEAT, TRAVEL TEAM, and MILLION-DOLLAR THROW!

Pedro Morales loves playing basketball, but he's more of a team guy than a star - that would be Ned Hancock, the best player in their entire town. The two boys get along well, but their friendship is threatened when Pedro decides to run against Ned for... Read more

Shoot-Out: a Comeback Kids Novel

By: Mike Lupica

Narrated by: Keith Nobbs

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica!

What happens when a star player ends up on the worst team? He either learns to lose or he stops playing the game he loves. These are the choices facing Jake, who has gone from champion to last place, testing his sportsmanship every time his soccer team gets waxed. But it's his teammate Kevin who... Read more

The Water Seeker

By: Kimberly Willis Holt

Narrated by: Will Patton

Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“When I was a boy, my pa dowsed to earn extra money when we had a lean year. And when he put the branch in my hands for the first time, I felt a burning inside me because I had the gift, too. Just be thankful I didn’t hand that gift down to you.”

Amos figured it was probably best not to tell his father that it was too late.
 
What would you do if... Read more

Boom!

By: Mark Haddon

Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt

Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

An explosive, highly charged, and hilarious middle-grade adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

From the moment that Jim and his best friend, Charlie, bug the staff room and overhear two of their teachers speaking to each other in a secret language, they know there's an adventure on its... Read more

Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales

By: Brian Jacques

Narrated by: Brian Jacques

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Maybe you don't believe in ghosts, and vampires, and spooky things that creep around in the dark...

Then you don't mind sitting by a vampire's tomb at midnight. Or being locked up with the mummies in a dark museum. Or you might like to join the mysterious boy who lurks in the shadows at Saint Michael's. Or the ghost who waits by the side of the... Read more

Animal Rescue Team: Gator on the Loose!

By: Sue Stauffacher

Narrated by: Harlie Vaughn

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet the Carters: Mr. and Mrs. Carter, 10-year-old daughter Keisha, five-year-old Razi, baby Paolo, and Grandma Alice. Together, they run Carters' Urban Rescue, the place you call when you've got an animal where it shouldn't be. In their first adventure, there's a baby alligator at the city pool, which will seriously interfere with opening day,... Read more

Turtle in Paradise

By: Jennifer L. Holm

Narrated by: Becca Battoe

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In Jennifer L. Holm's New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor winning middle grade historical fiction novel, life isn't like the movies. But then again, 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple

She's smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending. After all, it's 1935 and jobs and money and sometimes even... Read more

The Emperor's Dream

By: William Alexander Clouston & Hugh Fraser

Narrated by: Elizabeth Donnelly

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The Emperor of China has such a vivid dream of his true love, that he is able to describe her to an artist who paints her portrait. A courtier then takes the picture of the emperor’s dream girl, and goes out in search of her in the real world. Read more

Beasts and Monsters

By: Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by: John Sessions

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A collection of five bite-size myths from across the globe, Beasts and Monsters by bestselling author Anthony Horowitz tells the thrilling tales of some of the most terrifying beasts from the world of legend.

Part of the Legends series of six books, Beasts and Monsters features the stories of fearless heroes and monstrous beasts, including Saint... Read more

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

By: Marguerite Henry

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“Nope, that little feller don’t look like he’ll amount to much.” That’s what almost everyone said about Little Bub. But young Joel Goss knew that Little Bub was a special colt, even though he was a runt. When schoolteacher Justin Morgan asked Joel to gentle the colt, Joel was thrilled. Little Bub proved that size and breed weren’t everything,... Read more

Battles and Quests

By: Anthony Horowitz

Narrated by: John Sessions

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A collection of five bite-size myths from across the globe, Battles and Quests by bestselling author Anthony Horowitz is a heartstopping retelling of some of the greatest adventures in the history of storytelling.

Part of the Legends series of six books, Battles and Quests features the epic tales of heroes ranging from the ancient Greek myth of... Read more

The Ogre of Oglefort - Abridged

By: Eva Ibbotson

Narrated by: Alex Jennings

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Read aloud by actor Alex Jennings, The Ogre of Oglefort is a wonderfully spooky young fiction title from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson.

When a Hag, an orphan boy called Ivo, Ulf the troll and wizard Brian Brainsweller are get sent to rescue a princess from an ogre, they expect it to be a fairly standard... Read more

Vampire Kisses 5: The Coffin Club

By: Ellen Schreiber

Narrated by: Devon Sorvari

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

It's tough for love-struck Raven to imagine what's keeping her nocturnal boyfriend from returning to Dullsville. So there's only one thing to do—find Alexander. Along the way, Raven can't resist the spot where she feels most at home, the Coffin Club. But when she stumbles upon a secret door in the club, she descends into a dim catacomb—to a... Read more

Vampire Kisses 4: Dance with a Vampire

By: Ellen Schreiber

Narrated by: Devon Sorvari

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

There's a new vampire in town. His name is Valentine Maxwell. Goth-girl Raven knows this latest intruder can only mean trouble—he's the younger sibling of two vampires she fought to drive out of Dullsville. But when her brother, Billy, befriends this dangerous tween night prowler, the stakes are suddenly higher. Though torn by the excitement of... Read more

The Prince of Mist

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

It's war time, and the Carver family decides to leave the capital where they live and move to a small coastal village where they've recently bought a home. But from the minute they cross the threshold, strange things begin to happen. In that mysterious house still lurks the spirit of Jacob, the previous owners' son, who died by drowning.

With the... Read more

Spells

By: Aprilynne Pike

Narrated by: Mandy Siegfried

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

""I can't just storm in and proclaim my intentions. I can't ‘steal' you away. I just have to wait and hope that, someday, you'll ask,"" Tamani said. ""And if I don't?"" Laurel said, her voice barely above a whisper. ""Then I guess I'll be waiting forever."" Although Laurel has come to accept her true identity as a faerie, she refuses to turn... Read more

Thalia Book Club: Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles

By: Rick Riordan

Narrated by: Rick Riordan, Matthew Cody & Sonia Manzano

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) sits down with Matthew Cody to discuss his novel The Kane Chronicles. Sonia Manzano reads an excerpt. Read more