Middle Grade Reads for the Insatiable

The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden

Vanderbeekers: Book #2

By: Karina Yan Glaser
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer.... Read more

The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue

Vanderbeekers: Book #3

By: Karina Yan Glaser
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

For the Vanderbeekers, a large biracial family living on Harlem’s 141st Street, spring break couldn’t be off to a better start. Isa has a whole week to prepare for a violin audition, Oliver is building an epic treehouse, and Laney, Jessie, and Hyacinth are excited to help their mother get ready
for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to star in a... Read more

The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found

Vanderbeekers: Book #4

By: Karina Yan Glaser
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

New York Times best-seller Karina Yan Glaser brings everyone’s favorite Harlem family back in this poignant
fourth novel in the “delightful and heartwarming” (New York Times Book Review) Vanderbeekers series.

When autumn arrives on 141st Street, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping
Mr. Beiderman get ready for the New York City Marathon—and making... Read more

The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish

Vanderbeekers: Book #5

By: Karina Yan Glaser
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

It’s summer on 141st Street, and Isa, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney can’t wait for camping trips, bike rides, and all the fun summer has to offer. Most of all,
they’re looking forward to Papa’s surprise fortieth birthday party, which they’ve been planning for months.

But when Papa must leave town suddenly to help his best friend, trouble in... Read more

The Vanderbeekers on the Road

Vanderbeekers: Book #6

By: Karina Yan Glaser
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

The Vanderbeekers are off on their first big trip! Recreating a cross-country road
trip Papa never got the chance to take with his own father, the biracial crew pack
up and hit the highway, ready for anything that travel might bring. Nothing, not
wet tents, creepy campgrounds, or overheated vans, can dampen their
enthusiasm for seeing America’s... Read more

The Vanderbeekers Ever After

Vanderbeekers: Book #7

By: Karina Yan Glaser
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

The Vanderbeekers are celebrating! Two of their favorite people are getting married in Harlem, and Laney, Hyacinth, Oliver, Jessie, and Isa have so much to look forward to—and to organize!

But when one of the siblings becomes seriously ill, wedding plans come to an abrupt halt. Suddenly, instead of preparing for a party, the family is spending... Read more

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time Quintet: Book #1

By: Madeleine L'Engle
Narrated by: Hope Davis, Ava DuVernay, Madeleine L'Engle & Charlotte Jones Voiklis
Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, now a major motion picture. This audiobook includes an introduction read by the film director Ava DuVernay, a foreword read by the author, and an afterword read by Madeleine L’Engle’s granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis.

Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and... Read more

The Penderwicks

A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

The Penderwicks: Book #1

By: Jeanne Birdsall
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

“Winner of the National Book Award, the first story takes place in Arundel, where the Penderwicks go for their summer vacation. Their normal vacation spot is booked, so they rent a small cottage on the property of a large house. Before you know it, the four sisters are up to their noses in adventures involving, at times, rabbits, the boy next... Read more

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

The Penderwicks: Book #2

By: Jeanne Birdsall
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.

The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street and ready for an adventure! But the adventure they get... Read more

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette

The Penderwicks: Book #3

By: Jeanne Birdsall
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

“Awesome great book and series Read more

The Penderwicks in Spring

The Penderwicks: Book #4

By: Jeanne Birdsall
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family, from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall, is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.
 
Springtime is finally arriving on Gardam Street, and there are surprises in store for each member of the... Read more

The Penderwicks at Last

The Penderwicks: Book #5

By: Jeanne Birdsall
Narrated by: Susan Denaker
Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

The finale you've all been waiting for: The Penderwicks at Last is the final, flawless installment in the modern classic series from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jeanne Birdsall!

Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are the things that have shaped... Read more

Starry River of the Sky

By: Grace Lin
Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

From bestselling author Grace Lin comes the companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and the National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver.

The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a... Read more

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle: Book #1

By: Diana Wynne Jones
Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book and ALA Notable and Best of the Year in Young Adult Fiction, Howl's Moving Castle by acclaimed fantasy writer Diana Wynne Jones was transformed into an Academy Award-nominated animated motion picture by Hayao Miyazaki. On a rare venture out from her step-mother's hat shop, Sophie attracts the attention of a... Read more

A Wizard of Earthsea

Earthsea Cycle: Book #1

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Rob Inglis
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
One of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This... Read more