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I Love You So Mochi
- By: Sarah Kuhn
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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When Kimi travels to Japan to escape her problems, she quickly learns more about the mother she left behind, and realizes she must figure out where her own heart lies....
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Motel Calivista, Buongiorno!
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Francesca Di Meglio
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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Mia Tang ha molti segreti. 1. NON VIVE IN UNA CASA, MA IN UN MOTEL. Ogni giorno, mentre i suoi genitori, immigrati cinesi, puliscono le camere...
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Dear Greta
- By: Yvette Poshoglian
- Narrated by: Gemma Chua-Tran
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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This was meant to be Alice's year to shine, but things are already going wrong....
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The Marrow Thieves
- By: Cherie Dimaline
- Narrated by: Meegwun Fairbrother
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream....
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Misty of Chincoteague
- By: Marguerite Henry
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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Nobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was like the wind, that the white "map" on her shoulders was her mark of freedom....
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The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish
- Vanderbeekers, Book 5
- By: Karina Glaser
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate their Papa's 40th birthday while discovering more about their mysterious grandparents in this heartfelt romp and latest installment to the New York Times best-selling series....
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I Love You So Mochi
- By: Sarah Kuhn
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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When Kimi travels to Japan to escape her problems, she quickly learns more about the mother she left behind, and realizes she must figure out where her own heart lies....
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Motel Calivista, Buongiorno!
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Francesca Di Meglio
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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Mia Tang ha molti segreti. 1. NON VIVE IN UNA CASA, MA IN UN MOTEL. Ogni giorno, mentre i suoi genitori, immigrati cinesi, puliscono le camere...
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Dear Greta
- By: Yvette Poshoglian
- Narrated by: Gemma Chua-Tran
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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This was meant to be Alice's year to shine, but things are already going wrong....
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The Marrow Thieves
- By: Cherie Dimaline
- Narrated by: Meegwun Fairbrother
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream....
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Misty of Chincoteague
- By: Marguerite Henry
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Nobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was like the wind, that the white "map" on her shoulders was her mark of freedom....
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The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish
- Vanderbeekers, Book 5
- By: Karina Glaser
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate their Papa's 40th birthday while discovering more about their mysterious grandparents in this heartfelt romp and latest installment to the New York Times best-selling series....
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Where the Lost Ones Go
- By: Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Narrated by: Sophie Oda
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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In this middle grade contemporary fantasy by critically acclaimed author Akemi Dawn Bowman, a twelve-year-old biracial Japanese American girl grieves the loss of her beloved grandma and attempts to contact her from beyond the grave....
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Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex
- Tales from Cabin 23, Book 1
- By: Justina Ireland
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
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Few campers at Camp Apple Hill Farm have found the mysterious cabin rumored to be hidden deep in the woods—but those who have whisper of a mysterious woman who tells tales of horrors beyond imagination. Are you brave enough to visit Cabin 23?
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I Got This
- To Gold and Beyond
- By: Laurie Hernandez
- Narrated by: Amielynn Abellera
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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Gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast and Dancing with the Stars champion Laurie Hernandez shares her story in her own words in this debut book for fans of all ages....
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
- By: Scott O'Dell
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
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Karana, a Ghalas-at Indian, lives peacefully on the island with her tribe until the arrival of a Russian otter-hunting ship. In spite of the deal the Aleutian hunters make with her father, the Ghalas-at chief, in the end they prove treacherous, killing most of the tribe....
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A wonderful childhood memory
- By Anonymous User on 12-03-2024
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Witchlings
- By: Claribel A. Ortega
- Narrated by: Cyrina Fiallo
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches....
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My Lost Freedom
- A Japanese American World War II Story
- By: George Takei
- Narrated by: George Takei
- Length: 36 mins
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February 19, 1942. George Takei is four years old when his world changes forever. Two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares anyone of Japanese descent an enemy of the United States....
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Esperanza Rising
- By: Pam Munoz Ryan
- Narrated by: Trini Alvarado
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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Esperanza Ortega possesses all the treasures a young girl could want: fancy dresses; a beautiful home filled with servants in the bountiful region of Aguascalientes...
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Amazing
- By Bronwyn Leiataua on 13-10-2020
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Down to Earth
- By: Betty Culley
- Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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Counting by 7s meets See You in the Cosmos in this heartwarming coming-of-age story perfect for the budding geologists and those fascinated by the mysteries of the universe....
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James' Courageous Act
- By: Angelina Charles
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Machado
- Length: 10 mins
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This is a heartwarming story about a young boy's courage, commitment and loyalty for an elderly neighbor. James has developed a caring relationship with an elderly neighbor Ms. Davis.
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Fatty Legs (10th Anniversary Edition)
- By: Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton, Debbie Reese - foreword
- Narrated by: Lisa Nasson
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text....
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The Secret Library
- By: Kekla Magoon
- Narrated by: Nekia Renee Martin
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a thrilling fantasy adventure about family secrets and finding the courage to plot your own life story....
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Lei and the Invisible Island
- By: Malia Maunakea
- Narrated by: Jennifer Robideau
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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After saving her best friend and ancestral guardian, Kaipo, from Pele the Fire Goddess's traps, and successfully preventing lava from destroying her Tūtū's house, all Lei wants to do is take a nap....
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Basta de burlas [No More Teasing]
- By: Fran Manushkin, Tammie Lyon
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 4 mins
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A mean boy always teases Katie Woo. It makes Katie sad and mad. How can she make the bully stop teasing her?
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The Vanderbeekers on the Road
- Vanderbeekers, Book 6
- By: Karina Yan Glaser
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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In this new adventure in the New York Times bestselling series, the Vanderbeekers depart Harlem to celebrate their dad's birthday. But their surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger kids try to keep their family from ever facing change....
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Vanderbeekers
- By Karl F on 03-10-2022
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- By: Mildred D. Taylor
- Narrated by: Lynne Thigpen, Jacqueline Woodson
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice....
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All time favourite book!
- By Anonymous User on 25-07-2022
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Twins
- By: Varian Johnson
- Narrated by: Ahnya O'Riordan, Grace Capeless, Mashari Bain, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran....
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The Day We Met the Queen and The Great (Food) Bank Heist
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- By: Onjali Q. Raúf
- Narrated by: Imogen Wilde, Theo Solomon
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
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From Onjali Q. Rauf, the best-selling and multi-award-winning author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes two heartfelt and humorous stories, each from a child's-eye view....
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
- By: David Barclay Moore
- Narrated by: Nile Bullock, David Barclay Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother’s death in this outstanding debut novel that celebrates community and creativity....
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Rebound
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award-winning novel in verse, The Crossover....
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I Am Harriet Tubman
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: January LaVoy, Various
- Length: 23 mins
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This audiobook focuses on Harriet Tubman's brave heroism as part of the movement to abolish slavery. As one of the key players in the Underground Railroad, she helped enslaved African Americans escape and find freedom....
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Before Columbus
- The Americas of 1491
- By: Charles C. Mann
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
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A companion book for young listeners based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking best seller by Charles C. Mann....
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The Vanderbeekers Ever After
- Vanderbeekers, Book 7
- By: Karina Yan Glaser
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of a serious illness with the support of their Harlem community....
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Arcade and the Triple T Token
- The Coin Slot Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Rashad Jennings
- Narrated by: K. T. Wright
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
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Arcade is a 12-year-old boy who has a unique gift that allows him to travel into another dimension with the special token he received from a mysterious woman....
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The Chupacabras of the Río Grande
- The Unicorn Rescue Society, Book 4
- By: Adam Gidwitz, David Bowles
- Narrated by: January LaVoy, Adam Gidwitz
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
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Pura Belpré Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as coauthor of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the US-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras....
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The Magic Paintbrush
- By: Kat Zhang, Eric Darnell
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Amy has always loved art, but lately her drawings have been less than impressive. There's no passion, no personality, no...magic. Until Amy visits her Lao Lao, her grandmother, and finds an ancient paintbrush that brings anything Amy creates to life! Now her creation Luna has taken over her bedroom and is running through the streets of Flushing, Queens. What awaits: an international adventure filled with an ancient Chinese legend, a greedy adversary and ghastly beasts!
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Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex
- Tales from Cabin 23, Book 1
- By: Justina Ireland
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The last thing Tasha Washington wants is to move from her home in Savannah to a trailer park in Middle-of-Nowhere, Georgia. But when her mother dies and Tasha is taken in by her father—a man she’s never met, who abandoned her mom when Tasha was just a baby—she doesn’t have much of a choice. At least, she thinks, she won’t have to spend much time with him—something that becomes clear when he dumps Tasha with her grandmother and disappears to be with his new girlfriend.
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My Ittu: The Biggest, Best Grandpa
- Bilingual Audiobook
- By: Laura Deal
- Narrated by: Laura Deal
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Maniq loves her ittu (short for ittupajaaq, an Inuktitut word for grandfather). He’s brave—enough to wrestle the grumpiest polar bear, if he ever needed to! He’s tall—enough to see over the tallest mountain tops. He’s generous—enough to walk through a blizzard to make sure others have delicious food to eat. And above all, he loves his grandkids, every single one of them—and there must be close to one hundred, by Maniq’s count at least!
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It's Time for Berries!
- By: Ceporah Mearns, Jeremy Debicki
- Narrated by: Ceporah Mearns, Louise Flaherty
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Two sisters have waited all spring and summer to pick berries with their ningiuq, their grandmother. They've gone fishing, dug for clams, and by the time late summer arrives, it's finally time for berries! Ninguiq and the girls head out to pick berries, rain or shine—nothing will stop Ningiuq! Through driving rain and early autumn snow the girls and Ningiuq pick as many sweet berries as their buckets can hold. The hard work is all worth it to enjoy the delicious treats Ninguiq creates with her berries.
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They Built Me for Freedom
- The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park
- By: Tonya Duncan Ellis
- Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 19, 1865, the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas learned they were free, ending slavery in the United States. This day was soon to be memorialized with the dedication of a park in Houston. The park was called Emancipation Park, and the day it honored would come to be known as Juneteenth. In the voice and memory of the park itself—its fields and pools, its protests and cookouts, and, most of all, its people—the 150-year story of Emancipation Park is brought to life.
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With Just One Wing
- By: Brenda Woods
- Narrated by: André Santana
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone expects Coop to be musical like his beloved parents, but he’s not. That’s one of the few things he finds awkward about being adopted—well, that and the fact that he sometimes wonders why his birth mother didn’t love him enough to keep him. This summer, he’s stuck at home with a broken arm after falling out of a tree trying to get a closer peek at a mockingbird nest. Later, when the eggs in the nest have hatched and the fledglings fly away, he and his friend Zandi notice that one of them stays behind. Taking a closer look, they realize the bird only has one wing.
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The Magic Paintbrush
- By: Kat Zhang, Eric Darnell
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Amy has always loved art, but lately her drawings have been less than impressive. There's no passion, no personality, no...magic. Until Amy visits her Lao Lao, her grandmother, and finds an ancient paintbrush that brings anything Amy creates to life! Now her creation Luna has taken over her bedroom and is running through the streets of Flushing, Queens. What awaits: an international adventure filled with an ancient Chinese legend, a greedy adversary and ghastly beasts!
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Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex
- Tales from Cabin 23, Book 1
- By: Justina Ireland
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The last thing Tasha Washington wants is to move from her home in Savannah to a trailer park in Middle-of-Nowhere, Georgia. But when her mother dies and Tasha is taken in by her father—a man she’s never met, who abandoned her mom when Tasha was just a baby—she doesn’t have much of a choice. At least, she thinks, she won’t have to spend much time with him—something that becomes clear when he dumps Tasha with her grandmother and disappears to be with his new girlfriend.
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My Ittu: The Biggest, Best Grandpa
- Bilingual Audiobook
- By: Laura Deal
- Narrated by: Laura Deal
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Maniq loves her ittu (short for ittupajaaq, an Inuktitut word for grandfather). He’s brave—enough to wrestle the grumpiest polar bear, if he ever needed to! He’s tall—enough to see over the tallest mountain tops. He’s generous—enough to walk through a blizzard to make sure others have delicious food to eat. And above all, he loves his grandkids, every single one of them—and there must be close to one hundred, by Maniq’s count at least!
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It's Time for Berries!
- By: Ceporah Mearns, Jeremy Debicki
- Narrated by: Ceporah Mearns, Louise Flaherty
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Two sisters have waited all spring and summer to pick berries with their ningiuq, their grandmother. They've gone fishing, dug for clams, and by the time late summer arrives, it's finally time for berries! Ninguiq and the girls head out to pick berries, rain or shine—nothing will stop Ningiuq! Through driving rain and early autumn snow the girls and Ningiuq pick as many sweet berries as their buckets can hold. The hard work is all worth it to enjoy the delicious treats Ninguiq creates with her berries.
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They Built Me for Freedom
- The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park
- By: Tonya Duncan Ellis
- Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 19, 1865, the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas learned they were free, ending slavery in the United States. This day was soon to be memorialized with the dedication of a park in Houston. The park was called Emancipation Park, and the day it honored would come to be known as Juneteenth. In the voice and memory of the park itself—its fields and pools, its protests and cookouts, and, most of all, its people—the 150-year story of Emancipation Park is brought to life.
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With Just One Wing
- By: Brenda Woods
- Narrated by: André Santana
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone expects Coop to be musical like his beloved parents, but he’s not. That’s one of the few things he finds awkward about being adopted—well, that and the fact that he sometimes wonders why his birth mother didn’t love him enough to keep him. This summer, he’s stuck at home with a broken arm after falling out of a tree trying to get a closer peek at a mockingbird nest. Later, when the eggs in the nest have hatched and the fledglings fly away, he and his friend Zandi notice that one of them stays behind. Taking a closer look, they realize the bird only has one wing.
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Ánh's New Word
- A Story About Learning a New Language
- By: Hanh Bui
- Narrated by: VyVy Nguyen
- Length: 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Many things are different for Ánh now that they've left Vietnam with their family. The weather is colder and they live in a communal barracks at a refugee camp while they wait for their new life in America to start. Ánh finds comfort in their warm-hearted teacher, Miss Mary Ellen, but has trouble with the foreign sounds of learning to speak English in class. All Ánh wants is to be able to say "thank you" out loud to Miss Mary Ellen, but will the words ever stop getting stuck between their head and their voice?
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James' Courageous Act
- By: Angelina Charles
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Machado
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a heartwarming story about a young boy's courage, commitment and loyalty for an elderly neighbor. James has developed a caring relationship with an elderly neighbor Ms. Davis. He looks out for her every day on his way to school. When James did not find her sitting at her usual spot in her rocking chair, he became very concerned. Follow James on his mission to rescue Ms. Davis.
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The Secret Library
- By: Kekla Magoon
- Narrated by: Nekia Renee Martin
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Since Grandpa died, Dally’s days are dull and restricted. She’s eleven and a half years old, and her exacting single mother is already preparing her to take over the family business. Starved for adventure and release, Dally rescues a mysterious envelope from her mother’s clutches, an envelope Grandpa had earmarked for her. The map she finds inside leads straight to an ancient vault, a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time. As Dally “checks out” adventure after adventure she begins to dive deep into her family’s hidden history.
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Summer Is Here
- By: Renée Watson, Bea Jackson - illustrator
- Narrated by: Renée Watson
- Length: 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Summer is finally here, and she's bringing the most perfect day! From sunup to sundown, there's so much to do on this lovely summer day. With summer comes fresh fruit, sweet and tangy, jump ropes for leaping and dancing, and friends at the pool swimming and floating. Summer brings family cookouts under shady trees, gardens overflowing, and the familiar song of the ice-cream truck.
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Your House Is Not Just a House
- By: Idris Goodwin
- Narrated by: Idris Goodwin
- Length: 4 mins
- Unabridged
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From breakbeat poet and playwright Idris Goodwin and celebrated artist Lorraine Nam comes a whimsical, irresistible rhyming read-aloud empowering kids to embrace their imagination. Perfect for fans of The Year We Learned to Fly and Boxitects.
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Peaches
- By: Gabriele Davis, Kim Holt
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Side by side with Daddy and Grandma, a young girl is determined to take part in her family’s tradition of baking the perfect peach cobbler—just like Mama used to. From picking peaches to stirring and mixing and kneading the dough, it’s a little bit messy. But with sure hands to guide her, and her mother’s memory hanging sweet in the air, she has the recipe to make Mama proud.
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Sister Friend
- By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Shahrzad Maydani - illustrator
- Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
- Length: 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Ameena feels invisible. It’s been that way since she started at her new school. But now there is another new girl in class. Ameena sees her brownness and her hijab, even though the other kids do not. Ameena wants to be her friend, but she can’t seem to find the right words or do the right things. Until one day, they find them together: “Assalamu Alaikum, Sister. Welcome.”
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A Feather, a Pebble, a Shell
- By: Miri Leshem-Pelly
- Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Whenever the author-illustrator runs in a field, climbs a hill, or swims in the sea in Israel, she looks for something small to hold in her hand. She finds a basalt pebble from the ice-cold Dan River, formed from lava over 100,000 years ago. Israel's national bird, the hoopoe, leaves a feather in the grass at HaYarkon Park. Dead hood coral grows in the Red Sea, where fish play hide-and-seek.
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This Is Not a Cholent
- By: Sarah Sassoon
- Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
- Length: 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Amira loves cholent and is eager to share her Nana's recipe in the "Best Cholent Competition Down Under." Amira and Nana throw garlic and ginger into their pot. "This is not a cholent," someone says. Everyone gasps when Nana takes out a needle and thread and stitches the stuffed chicken, and adds eggs to the stew. "This is not a cholent!" the crowd says. Amira holds Nana's hand and shuts her eyes when the judges come. "This is not a cholent," the judges say..."but it's delicious. What is it?" "This is a cholent," Amira says. "It's an Iraqi stew that Nana and I make every Friday."
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A Garden in My Hands
- By: Meera Sriram, Sandhya Prabhat
- Narrated by: Mayuri Bhandari
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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There's a wedding tomorrow! And one little girl sits patiently while her mother tenderly applies intricate, delicate henna designs on her hands. As she does, she shares family stories—about weddings, monsoons, and ancestors long gone.
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I'm Proud of You
- By: Craig Melvin
- Narrated by: Craig Melvin
- Length: 4 mins
- Unabridged
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This heartfelt book from Today show co-anchor Craig Melvin is a tribute to fathers, sons, and the childhood milestones that inspire pride in every parent. Perfect for Father’s Day!
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It's Pride, Baby!
- By: Allen R. Wells, Dia Valle - illustrator
- Narrated by: Torian Brackett
- Length: 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Just as the stars light the entire world—You shine. Join a queer family as they celebrate Black Pride in Washington, D.C. From painting posters to walking in a Pride Parade with neighbors to watching fireworks, this special day is packed with fun.