Children's audiobooks

Calico Captive

By: Elizabeth George Speare

Narrated by: Barbara Caruso

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

One early morning in 1754 an Indian raid on a small New Hampshire settlement shatters all young Miriam Willard's hopes and dreams. Suddenly she and her family are victims of the French and Indian War. Forced to march north to Canada, they will either be held captive by the Indians or sold to the French as slaves. After the nerve-wracking... Read more

Code Talker

By: Joseph Bruchac

Narrated by: Derrick Henry

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained... Read more

The Baptism

By: Shelia P. Moses

Narrated by: Muhammad Cunningham

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In addition to penning acclaimed poetry and plays, Coretta Scott King Honor recipient Shelia P. Moses wrote the novels The Legend of Buddy Bush and The Return of Buddy Bush. Humor and pathos abound in this moving tale of a wide-eyed African-American boy striving to understand his place in his family and their rural North Carolina town. Read more

Facing the Future

By: Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye

Narrated by: Scott Shina

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

When the Rapture occurred, many young people were left behind. Four of these, orphaned teenagers Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan, have turned to Christ and are learning about the coming events from their spiritual teacher, Bruce Barnes. But they have many questions and want to know what signs they should look for. One question that burns brightest... Read more

Freaks

By: Annette Curtis Klause

Narrated by: Ramón De Ocampo

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Annette Curtis Klause is the ALA Award-winning author of Alien Secrets and AudioFile Earphones Award winner Blood and Chocolate. In this unique fantasy tale set in 1899, teenaged Abel Dandy lives with his parents in Faeryland, a community of human oddities. Abel, who is normal, runs away. But when he gets mixed up with the wicked Dr. Mink and... Read more

Belle Teal

By: Ann M. Martin

Narrated by: Julia Gibson

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In the fall of 1962, Belle Teal Harper arrives for her first day of fifth grade to find parents protesting the law that says Negro children can now attend school with whites. Most of her classmates don't even want to sit near Darryl, the shy new black boy in her class. But as Belle Teal gradually gets to know him, she can't understand what all... Read more

Haters

By: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's young adult debut is filled with sharp, witty dialogue and colorful characters. Pasquala Rumalda Quintana de Archuleta ("Paski," please!) is happy with her quiet life in Taos, New Mexico. But when her comic book artist father Rudolfo gets a huge break in the film industry, the two of... Read more

Daddy-Long-Legs

By: Jean Webster

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Jerusha Abbott is the oldest orphan in the John Grier Home. Every day she helps scrub and dress the younger children-all 97 of them. Soon she will graduate from high school and be on her own. Where will she go, and how will she support herself? When an anonymous wealthy donor decides to send her to college, Jerusha can hardly believe her good... Read more

A Girl of the Limberlost

By: Gene Stratton-Porter

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 12 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) is a novel by Gene Stratton-Porter. An immediate bestseller, A Girl of the Limberlost?her fourth novel?established Stratton-Porter’s reputation as a leading naturalist and writer of the American Midwest.

Written for children and adults alike, A Girl of the Limberlost is a classic tale of struggle and survival set... Read more

The Eagle

By: Cynthia Rylant

Narrated by: Mark Nelson

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Newbery Medal and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Cynthia Rylant creates an adorable family in The Lighthouse Family series chapter books. The mice children, Whistler and Lila, set out on an adventure into the mysterious forest. With a trusty compass, they are sure to find their way home until it falls out of Whistler's pocket. A large eagle... Read more

The Cod's Tale

By: Mark Kurlansky

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The cod is a large, ugly fish that spends its life with its big mouth wide open for food. For centuries, so many cod lived in the Atlantic Ocean they couldn't swim without bumping into each other. They were so plentiful that they became the most important fish in many cultures. Best-selling author Mark Kurlansky brings history to life with this... Read more

The Tell-Tale Start

By: Gordon McAlpine

Narrated by: Arte Johnson

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that they're almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy in two bodies. When their beloved black cat, Roderick Usher, is kidnapped and transported to the Midwest, Edgar and Allan convince their... Read more

Return to Me

By: Justina Chen

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

And there it was again, the troubling notion that I barely knew the people I loved.
Daddy's girl Rebecca Muir has long known exactly what she wants to do after high school: attend the prestigious architecture program at Columbia University, 3000 miles away from her home. But as the end of school nears, things are no longer so clear cut-she's just... Read more

The Youth's Relics Exploration

By: Yang Lu

Narrated by: Nian Hua

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

For a long time, Shennongjia has been filled with various legends about wild men. In order to investigate the wild men phenomenon, the members of the Adventure Dragon Team arrive at Shennongjia. However, as they follow various clues, they astonishingly discover that the wild men are actually intelligent beings from beyond the skies... Read more

The Youth's Relics Exploration

By: Yang Lu

Narrated by: Zi Tian

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The story tells of a mysterious figure in black suddenly appearing on the campus of Tianjiao Elementary School, handing a scroll made of sheepskin to the leader of the Young Dragon Exploration Team, Qin Xiaolong. In order to unveil the secrets of the scroll, the members of the team follow clue after clue and arrive at the Sanxingdui Ruins in... Read more

The Youth's Relics Exploration

By: Yang Lu

Narrated by: Zi Tian

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Youth's Relics Exploration" Series is an original adventure novel series. Centered around the five young members of the Adventure Dragon Team: Qin Xiaolong, Zhang Zimo, Yu Tian, Ding Hu, and Dai Lili. After concluding their adventures in the "Journey of Miracles," they turn their focus towards China's mysterious relics such as the... Read more

The Youth's Relics Exploration

By: Yang Lu

Narrated by: Nian Hua

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Youth's Relics Exploration" Series is an original adventure novel series. Centered around the five young members of the Adventure Dragon Team: Qin Xiaolong, Zhang Zimo, Yu Tian, Ding Hu, and Dai Lili. After concluding their adventures in the "Journey of Miracles," they turn their focus towards China's mysterious relics such as the... Read more

What Came from the Stars

By: Gary D. Schmidt

Narrated by: Graham Winton

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Gary D. Schmidt's best-selling books have won widespread acclaim while racking up numerous honors. In What Came from the Stars, Tommy is coping with the loss of his mother when he finds a mysterious necklace in his lunchbox. Little does he know that he's now in possession of a planet from... Read more

The Heron and the Hummingbird

By: Rachel Bladon

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Children love stories. Bring the magic of good storytelling into your classroom with Classic Tales, and they'll love their English lessons too. 'Let's have a race', the hummingbird said to the heron. But who was the winner? Read more

Pussy Tales

By: Edith Nesbit

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A delightful collection of seven short stories narrated by cats, by the brilliant Edith Nesbit, each of which sheds a new light on our relationship with our furry friends. Too Clever By Half, The White Persian, A Powerful Friend, A Silly Question, The Selfish Pussy, Meddlesome Pussy, Nine Lives Read more

Rapunzel

By: Rachel Bladon

Narrated by: Multiple Narrators

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Children love stories. Bring the magic of good storytelling into your classroom with Classic Tales, and they'll love their English lessons too. Enjoy the famous tale of Rapunzel, the girl who lived in a tower in the forest. Read more

Lincoln and Douglass

By: Nikki Giovanni

Narrated by: Danny Glover

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Our 16th president is known for many things: He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.He was tall and skinny and notoriously stern-looking. And he also had some very strong ideas about abolishing slavery, ideas which brought him into close contact with another very visible public figure: Frederick Douglass. Douglass... Read more

Navigating Early

By: Clare Vanderpool

Narrated by: Robbie Daymond, Mark Bramhall & Cassandra Campbell

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

“Just the sort of book that saves lives by igniting a passion for reading.” —James Patterson
 
“Reminiscent of Huckleberry Finn.” —The Wall Street Journal
 
A Michael L. Printz Honor Winner
 
From the author of Newbery Medal winner Moon Over Manifest comes the odyssey-like adventure of two boys’ incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail.
 
When... Read more

Bomb

By: Steve Sheinkin

Narrated by: Roy Samuelson

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Perfect for middle grade readers and history enthusiasts, New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War in Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon.

A Newbery Honor book
A... Read more