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Granny Torrelli Makes Soup - Abridged by Sharon Creech
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup - Abridged
Sharon Creech
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup - Abridged by Sharon Creech

Granny Torrelli Makes Soup - Abridged

By: Sharon Creech

Narrated by: Donna Murphy

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

โ€œA heartfelt novel celebrating friendship and family ties.โ€ โ€”Publishers Weekly (starred review)Twelve-year-old Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, donโ€™t always get along, thatโ€™s true. But Granny Torrelli seems to know just how to make things right again with herย interestingย stories and family recipes. She understands from experience that life's... Read more

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Hank Zipzer #4: The Zippity Zinger by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
Hank Zipzer #4: The Zippity Zinger
Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
Hank Zipzer #4: The Zippity Zinger by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver

Hank Zipzer #4: The Zippity Zinger

By: Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver

Narrated by: Henry Winkler

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Hank LOVES baseball. L-O-V-E-S it! Unfortunately, though, he's not very good at the game. So everyone is surprised--including Hank himself--when Hank throws a zinger pitch at a practice for P.S. 87's annual School Olympiad baseball game. Hank knows how he pitched the "Zippity Zinger"--it must have happened because he accidentally wore his... Read more

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Hank Zipzer #1: Niagara Falls, Or Does It? by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
Hank Zipzer #1: Niagara Falls, Or Does It?
Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
Hank Zipzer #1: Niagara Falls, Or Does It? by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver

Hank Zipzer #1: Niagara Falls, Or Does It?

By: Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver

Narrated by: Henry Winkler

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences.ย 

It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he... Read more

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Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell
Sahara Special
Esme Raji Codell
Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell

Sahara Special

By: Esme Raji Codell

Narrated by: Phylicia Rashad

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

There are two files on Sahara Jones. The one the school counselor keeps is evidence that she's a fifth grader who needs special education. The other is the book Sahara is secretly writing, her Heart-Wrenching Life Story and Amazing Adventures.

The latest chapter in her book unfolds when her mother insists that she be taken out of special ed. So... Read more

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The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry
The Silent Boy
Lois Lowry
The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry

The Silent Boy

By: Lois Lowry

Narrated by: Karen Allen

Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didnโ€™t turn out that way.

โ€œThe author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katyโ€™s world to depict a complete picture of the turn of the 20th century.โ€โ€”Publishers Weekly, Starred Read more

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The Story of My Father by Sue Miller
The Story of My Father
Sue Miller
The Story of My Father by Sue Miller

The Story of My Father

By: Sue Miller

Narrated by: Sue Miller

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the fall of 1988, Sue Miller found herself caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. She was, she claims, perhaps the least constitutionally suited of all her siblings to be in the role in which she suddenly found herself, and in The Story of My Father she grapples with the haunting memories of those final... Read more

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Stoner & Spaz by Ronald Koertge
Stoner & Spaz
Ronald Koertge
Stoner & Spaz by Ronald Koertge

Stoner & Spaz

By: Ronald Koertge

Narrated by: Josh Hamilton

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

For sixteen-year-old Ben Bancroft โ€“ a kid with cerebral palsy, no parents, and an overprotective grandmother โ€“ the closest thing to happiness is hunkering alone in the back of the Rialto Theatre and watching Bride of Frankenstein for the umpteenth time. The last person he wants to run into is drugged-up Colleen Minou, resplendent in ripped... Read more

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Crazy Lady by Jane Leslie Conly
Crazy Lady
Jane Leslie Conly
Crazy Lady by Jane Leslie Conly

Crazy Lady

By: Jane Leslie Conly

Narrated by: Ed Begley, Jr.

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Increasingly alienated from his widowed father, Vernon joins his friends in ridiculing the neighborhood outcasts: Maxine, an alcoholic prone to outrageous behavior, and Ronald, her retarded son. But when a social service agency tries to put Ronald into a special home, Vernon fights against the move.

1994 Newbery Honor Book
Notable Children's Books... Read more

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In The Meantime - Abridged by Iyanla Vanzant
In The Meantime - Abridged
Iyanla Vanzant
In The Meantime - Abridged by Iyanla Vanzant

In The Meantime - Abridged

By: Iyanla Vanzant

Narrated by: Iyanla Vanzant

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

โ€œThe most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.โ€ โ€”Oprah Winfrey

The #1 national bestseller from the host of the show Iyanla: Fix My Life on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) that answers the question: Whatโ€™s love got to do with it in the meantime?

You know where you want to be, but you have no clue how to get there. You know... Read more

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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

By: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrated by: Vanessa Maroney

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and neglected. Aided by... Read more

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