Summer Reads

How to Be a Supervillain

How to Be a Supervillain: Book #1

By: Michael Fry
Narrated by: Noah Smith
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

In this rollicking middle-grade adventure and national bestseller, Michael Fry's witty text and hysterical artwork combines superhero action with classic fish-out-of-water humor.

Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor... Read more

The Case of the Missing Marquess

Enola Holmes: Book #1

By: Nancy Springer
Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

“Enola Holmes is the much younger sister of the famous Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. When her mother disappears, Enola decides to track her down, and evade her brothers. Along the way she becomes involved in the case of a missing young Marquess, and the clever little sister proves that she's a match for her family's name. Narrated by the... Read more

Book Scavenger

Book Scavenger: Book #1

By: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

A New York Times-Bestseller! “Full of heart and replete with challenging ciphers for readers to decode, Bertman’s debut is literary cousin to classic puzzlers like The Westing Game.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it's the home city of her literary idol: Garrison... Read more

One Crazy Summer

By: Rita Williams-Garcia
Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults
ALA Notable Children’s Book
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
Newbery Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Award (Author)

In this Newbery Honor novel, New York Times bestselling author Rita WilliamsGarcia tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned... Read more

The Creature of the Pines

The Unicorn Rescue Society: Book #1

By: Adam Gidwitz
Narrated by: January LaVoy & Adam Gidwitz
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

A New York Times bestseller!
INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS STORY about the medieval Secret Order of the Unicorn!

Unicorns are real. (At least we think they are.)
 
Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY–THE CREATURES NEED YOU!
 
Elliot Eisner isn't exactly thrilled with the first... Read more

Once Upon a Tim

Once Upon a Tim

By: Stuart Gibbs
Narrated by: Gibson Frazier, Lamarr Gulley, Aden Hakimi & Lameece Issaq
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Now with a reimagined look! Join a peasant boy who wants to be a knight in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated first book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim chapter book series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs.

Tim is just a peasant, but he dreams big. He wants more out of life than to grow up to be a woodsman like his... Read more

The Beast and the Bethany

The Beast and the Bethany

By: Jack Meggitt-Phillips
Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

“Nostalgic Roald Dahl feelings are impossible to ignore in this snarky adventure where the adults are awful and there are lessons in humanity in every chapter. An insatiable beast, an everlasting Ebanezer who feeds him, and a child that breaks this partnership wide open. Great narration and a fantastic story! Read more

Minerva Keen's Detective Club

By: James Patterson & Keir Graff
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

James Patterson has just created the most spine-tingling, creepy-crawling, giggle-producing kid’s detective club ever.
That’s ever.  
Living in the luxurious Arcanum building—with its interior balconies perfect for playing tag, an elevator like an iron birdcage, and quirky neighbors behind every apartment door—has always been fun and games for... Read more

The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat
Narrated by: Sura Siu
Length: 7 hours 21 minutes

“This Thai-inspired historical fantasy follows 12-year-old Sai, a conman's daughter who pretends to be from a noble family in order to become the apprentice to the empire's most famous mapmaker. When Sai is invited to join him on a voyage to discover the fabled dragon-infested Sunderlands, Sai discovers that she's not the only one with a secret... Read more

Amari and the Night Brothers

Supernatural Investigations: Book #1

By: B. B. Alston
Narrated by: Imani Parks
Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

“Amari and the Night Brothers is a contemporary children's Sci-Fi/Fantasy in the vein of Men in Black and Supernatural. Monsters, magic, and supernatural beings living amongst us, but not everyone can see them (or even knows that they are there). Amari (and her missing older brother Quinton) can and have to balance living in the modern world... 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 Last Last-Day-of-Summer

Legendary Alston Boys: Book #1

By: Lamar Giles
Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss
Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a... Read more

The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues

By: Beth Lincoln
Narrated by: Ayesha Antoine
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Instant New York Times bestseller!

Shenanigan Swift is headed to Paris, where new mysteries await in the hilarious, quick-witted sequel to Beth Lincoln’s #1 bestseller, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels.

“Abundant wordplay and humor will keep the pages turning.″ —Kirkus, starred review

Now that the family reunion is over and the murderer has... Read more

Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble

Love Sugar Magic: Book #1

By: Anna Meriano
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

""A charming and delectably sweet debut. Mischief, friendship, and a whole lot of heart—Love Sugar Magic has it all."" —Zoraida Córdova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas seriesLeonora Logroño’s family owns the most beloved bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, spending their days conjuring delicious cookies and cakes for any occasion. And no... Read more