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The Traitor of Nubis

By: Janelle McCurdy

Narrated by: Karise Yansen

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Mia grapples with the responsibility of her new powers and uncovers even more of Nubis’s secrets in this “fantastically creepy…engaging” (Kirkus Reviews) second book in the Umbra Tales middle grade series that’s Keeper of the Lost Cities meets The Golden Compass.

The Reaper King’s attempt to break free and thrust the rest of the Kingdom of Lunis... Read more

The Lightcasters

By: Janelle McCurdy

Narrated by: Karise Yansen

Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Keeper of the Lost Cities meets Pokémon in this riveting first book in a middle grade series about a girl who embarks on a treacherous journey with her mystical animal companions to save her family—and the entire kingdom.

Twelve-year-old Mia McKenna has grown up in the darkness. It’s all she’s ever known, and she finds comfort in it. Like nearly... Read more

The Memory Wall

By: Lev AC Rosen

Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

There’s a fine line between real life and video games in this engrossing novel that’s part Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird, part Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls.Severkin is an elf who slinks through the shadows of Wellhall’s spiraling stone towers, plundering ancient ruins and slaying mystical monstrosities with ease.He’s also a character in a video... Read more

The Knights of Crystallia

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Ramón De Ocampo

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Now featuring all new covers, the Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians middle-grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.

I AM AWESOME!

So I told you how Grandpa Smedry showed up at my house and said, “Alcatraz, come with me to save the world!” (That totally happened. You read the first two books, right?) Well, this is... Read more

Beauty

By: Robin McKinley

Narrated by: Charlotte Parry

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times–bestselling author of Rose Daughter reimagines the classic French fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast.

I was the youngest of three daughters. Our literal-minded mother named us Grace, Hope, and Honour. … My father still likes to tell the story of how I acquired my odd nickname: I had come to him for further information when I... Read more

Salamandastron

By: Brian Jacques

Narrated by: A Full Cast

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The inhabitants of Redwall relax in the haze of summer-but as they do, the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the evil weasel army of Ferhago the Assassin. Worse still, Mara, beloved daughter of Urthstripe, Badger Lord of the Fire Mountain, is in terrible danger. Then a lightning bolt uncovers the sword of Martin the... Read more

Alebrijes

By: Donna Barba Higuera

Narrated by: Cisco Fernandez & Frankie Corzo

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista

This is the story as it was told to me by Leandro the Mighty

For over 400 years, the world has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel—or go it alone in the... Read more

Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen

By: Niki Lenz

Narrated by: Candace Joice

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

2020-2021 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List



Bernice Buttman is tough, crass, and hilarious, and she just might teach you a thing or two about empathy in this debut for fans of The Great Gilly Hopkins.



When you're a Buttman, the label "bully" comes with the territory, and Bernice lives up to her name. But life as a bully is lonely, and if there's... Read more

As Ever, Gordy

By: Mary Downing Hahn

Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Gordy couldn't be more unhappy about moving back to his hometown of College Hill, where everybody knows his family's troubled history. In North Carolina, Gordy's life had finally seemed to be on the right track. But in College Hill, Gordy and his sister, June, move into a cramped apartment with their brother Stu and his new family. The principal... Read more

Elemental

By: Erin Falligant

Narrated by: Inés del Castillo

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

This junior novelization is based on Disney and Pixar’s Elemental—coming to theaters on June 16, 2023!In a city where Fire, Water, Earth, and Air people reside together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they have in common. Girls and boys ages 3 to 7 will love this junior... Read more

Six Thousand Doughnuts

By: Thomas Tosi

Narrated by: Michael Crouch

Length: 4 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

"Michael Crouch delivers an impressive narration of this whimsical children's story…perfect for young listeners."—AudioFile Magazine"An energetic romp through a young boy's comedic quest and a warmly told tale of youth and family."—Kirkus Reviews"Reminded me of Frindle but steers in a more humorous direction"—Bookworm for KidsWhy would anyone... Read more

Mission Manhattan

By: James Ponti

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In this fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies takes on New York City in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne.

The City Spies head to the Big Apple when a credible threat is made to a young climate activist who is... Read more

The Nighthouse Keeper

By: Lora Senf

Narrated by: Kimberly Woods

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award

Evie once again leaves her world behind to rescue Blight Harbor’s ghosts in this “deliciously dark and gripping” (Kirkus Reviews) second book in the middle grade Blight Harbor trilogy that’s reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces.

Evie Von Rathe has been home for only a few weeks from her adventure in the... Read more

Spy School Goes North

By: Stuart Gibbs

Narrated by: Gibson Frazier

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In the eleventh book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley goes on a rescue mission when one of his own is abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.

Ben Ripley and his friends are training in Alaska when Cyrus Hale is kidnapped by his old Russian nemesis. Ben, Erica, and the others mount a rescue mission, but... Read more

The Clackity

By: Lora Senf

Narrated by: Kimberly Woods

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces, this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows) middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who must rescue her aunt by entering a world of ghosts, witches, and monsters to play a game with deadly consequences.

Evie Von Rathe lives in Blight... Read more

Out of My Heart

By: Sharon M. Draper

Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller!

Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind.

Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. And now with her Medi-talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even... Read more

One Big Open Sky

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

Narrated by: Crystal Clarke, Janina Edwards & Emana Rachelle

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everything they have—in this intergenerational verse novel that explores the history of the Black homesteader movement. 1879, Mississippi. Young dreamer Lettie may have her head in the stars, but her body is on a covered wagon heading westward. Her... Read more

Words Are My Superpower

By: Harold Green, III

Narrated by: Harold Green, III

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Words are powerful at any age: from the moment we start to talk, we’re told to "use our words." But using your words isn't just about asking for something; it's about communicating one's needs—emotionally, spiritually, and practically—and connecting to the world around us. Harold Green III's Words Are My Superpower offers practical advice for... Read more

Rockin' Robots!

By: Andrea Beaty & Dr. Theanne Griffith

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Andrea Beaty and neuroscientist Theanne Griffith’s Rockin’ Robots is the fifth book in a nonfiction early-reader series about the science of robots starring Ada Twist, Scientist! What exactly is a robot? How do they talk and move? And what does it take to build one? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the... Read more

Waiting on Mr. Sloth

By: Katy Hudson

Narrated by: Erin Ruth Walker

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The sun is out. The temperature is hot. And Sasha has everything packed and ready for a full day of swimming! But Mr. Sloth is taking for-eh-ver! Sasha does NOT like to wait. However, her best friend is never in a hurry. Will Sasha learn to be patient, or will her quick temper ruin a memorable summer outing? Showcasing the unlikely duo of an... Read more

Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files #4

By: Andrea Beaty & Dr. Theanne Griffith

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

How do bees fly? Why does a spider weave a web? And why are bugs so important to our world? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling Questioneers series and the Ada Twist, Scientist Netflix show, this nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists... Read more

Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs

By: Andrea Beaty

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Blue River Creek has a problem: there's a pet thief on the loose! Or at least, Sofia and Iggy are convinced that there is, once their pets go missing. But as a scientist, Ada knows it's important not to jump to conclusions and to follow the facts. How will they find out what really happened to the town's pets? By using the Scientific Method, of... Read more

The Green Ember: The Green Ember Book I

By: S. D. Smith

Narrated by: Joel Clarkson

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world.
Kings fall and kingdoms totter. Tyrants ascend and terrors threaten. Betrayal beckons, and... Read more

All Wrapped Up

By: Holly Smale

Narrated by: Katy Sobey

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

All I want for Christmas is . . . a new GEEK GIRL story! Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas: She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys. She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl. She knows that the first... Read more