Quail Kids Picks

Like Lava In My Veins

By: Derrick Barnes
Narrated by: James Fouhey
Length: 17 minutes

“An action-packed story in a comic book style that will especially appeal to the 5 and up set. As a grown-up, this book drives home the importance and the responsibility of providing children with compassionate guidance. For kids, it's all about learning that it is possible to control one's emotions. And that, is a super-power worth having. Read more

Tessa Miyata Is No Hero

By: Julie Abe
Narrated by: Sura Siu
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

“Steeped in Japanese lore and mythology, this is perfect for Rick Riordan fans! When social outcast Tessa visits her grandparents in Japan, she accidentally releases an angry samurai god and must stop him from destroying Tokyo, with the help of neighbor Jin and mythical companion Kit, a nine-tailed fox. Read more

Finally Seen

By: Kelly Yang
Narrated by: Cindy Kay & Kelly Yang
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the power of being finally seen.

My sister got to grow up with my parents.... Read more

Sisters of the Lost Marsh

By: Lucy Strange
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

“We love anything that Lucy Strange writes, and her new novel is no exception. Six sisters suffer under an abusive father who believes his family is cursed. Superstition, magic, family love and self-determination are woven into this gorgeous tale. For ages 8+. Read more

Island of Spies

By: Sheila Turnage
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

"The Dime Novel Kids are spunky, spirited, smart, sassy—and so is Sheila Turnage’s writing. It sizzles and sparkles." —Lauren Wolk, author of Newbery Honor Book Wolf Hollow

From the Newbery Honor-winning author of Three Times Lucky comes a middle grade WWII spy mystery with as much humor and heart as high stakes

Twelve-year-old Stick Lawson lives... Read more

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln
Narrated by: Nikki Patel
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

“A deliciously gothic, madcap 'whodunit' with an array of eccentric characters! For ages 8+. Read more

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri
Narrated by: Daniel Nayeri
Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

“Action and adventure filled. Frightening and funny. It grabs you from the first sentence and takes you on a wild ride! For ages 10+. Read more

A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus
Narrated by: Polly Lee
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

For fans of The War That Saved My Life and other World War II fiction, A Place to Hang the Moon is the tale of three orphaned siblings who are evacuated from London to live in the countryside with the secret hope of finding a permanent family.

It is 1940 and William, twelve, Edmund, eleven, and Anna, nine, aren't terribly upset by the death of... Read more

The Emerald Atlas

Books of Beginning: Book #1

By: John Stephens
Narrated by: Jim Dale
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

"A strong . . . trilogy, invoking just a little Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events along the way."—Realms of Fantasy

Siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage.
 
Yet these unwanted children are more remarkable than they could possibly imagine. Ripped... Read more

Seraphina

Seraphina Series

By: Rachel Hartman
Narrated by: Mandy Williams & Justine Eyre
Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

“Seraphina is a young woman who is caught up in a conspiracy to destroy the peace between her kingdom & the dragons that share it. While working to discover the conspirators, Seraphina forms new friendships. She learns from her new friends & her family that love can come in different forms & shown in different ways. This charming... Read more

Crashing in Love

By: Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Narrated by: Jeremy Carlisle Parker
Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

When Peyton comes across the victim of a hit-and-run, she knows it’s destiny. But what exactly does fate have in store for her and the boy in the coma?

Since her parents divorced, twelve-year-old Peyton has known that to achieve happier outcomes in her life, she’s got to focus on eliminating her flaws—and on making sure her first boyfriend is... Read more

Paradise on Fire

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
Narrated by: Tyla Collier
Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change.​
 
Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Years later, Addy’s grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness... Read more

Locomotive

By: Brian Floca
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Length: 38 minutes

It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come... Read more

Black Boy Joy

17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

By: Kwame Mbalia
Narrated by: Amir Abdullah & Taj Leahy
Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors--including Jason Reynolds (the Track series), Jerry Craft (New Kid), and Kwame Mbalia (the Tristan Strong series)!

Black boy joy is…
 
Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.
Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic... Read more

Dead Wednesday

By: Jerry Spinelli
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 5 hours

Can playing dead bring you back to life? Maybe on Dead Wednesday… On this day the worlds of a shy boy and a gone girl collide, and the connection they make will change them both forever. A brilliant new novel from the Newbery Medal winner and author of the New York Times bestseller Stargirl.
 
"Jerry Spinelli has created another middle grade... Read more

The Ghost of Midnight Lake

By: Lucy Strange
Narrated by: Lucy Strange
Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

From award-winning author Lucy Strange comes a thrilling ghost story about a strong willed heroine who will follow even the most restless spirit in order to untangles the dark mystery of her own past. It's 1899. The Earl of Gosswater has died, and twelve-year-old Agatha has been cast out of her ancestral home - the only home she has ever... Read more

Is That You, Eleanor Sue?

By: Tricia Tusa
Narrated by: Christina Moore
Length: 9 minutes

Saturdays are dress-up days when Eleanor Sue Climbs out the window . . . Tiptoes over to the front door . . . And rings the doorbell. Ding dong. When her mother answers, she doesn't see Eleanor Sue. She sees A cranky old neighbor. Or a hungry witch. Or a white-bearded wizard. Eleanor Sue is a master of disguise, but when her mother gets in on... Read more

An American Story

By: Kwame Alexander
Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
Length: 11 minutes

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated, Kwame Alexander, pens a powerful picture book that tells the story of American slavery through the voice of a teacher struggling to help her students understand its harrowing history.

From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the... Read more

Worser

By: Jennifer Ziegler
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

“Worser is an introverted lover of words. When Worser's mom suffers from a stroke and his ordered 'beige' world comes crashing down, his aunt - an extroverted artist - moves in to help. Worser is not amused. He finds solace and friendship in a local bookstore. Oh, and it’s funny too. For ages 9+. Read more