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Rise Up
- Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories
- By: Amanda Li
- Narrated by: Cecilia Appiah, Ayesha Dharker, Kieran Hodgson, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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This book tells the stories of girls and boys from around the world and the challenges they have faced and overcome....
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Rise Up
- Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories
- Narrated by: Cecilia Appiah, Ayesha Dharker, Kieran Hodgson, Joe Jameson, Michael Rosen
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 28-07-2021
- Language: English
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This book tells the stories of girls and boys from around the world and the challenges they have faced and overcome....
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Rolling Warrior
- The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution
- By: Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner
- Narrated by: Ali Stroker
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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As featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, and for fans of I Am Malala, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong....
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Rolling Warrior
- The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution
- Narrated by: Ali Stroker
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 03-07-2021
- Language: English
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As featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, and for fans of I Am Malala, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her story of fighting to belong....
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William Wilberforce: Take Up the Fight
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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For 200 years, British slave ships plied in the Middle Passage, taking African men, women, and children to their doom. Ending slavery in the British Empire seemed impossible, but once William Wilberforce resolved to represent the abolitionists in Parliament, he would fight to the bitter end....
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William Wilberforce: Take Up the Fight
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 31-03-2023
- Language: English
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For 200 years, British slave ships plied in the Middle Passage, taking African men, women, and children to their doom. Ending slavery in the British Empire seemed impossible, but once William Wilberforce resolved to represent the abolitionists in Parliament, he would fight to the bitter end....
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My Experiments with Truth
- By: Mahatma Gandhi, Nandini Nayar
- Narrated by: unknown
- Length: 49 mins
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The world's greatest classics retold for children. Mahatma Gandhi is best known as the father of the Indian nation and a charismatic leader in the fight for justice for all....
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My Experiments with Truth
- Narrated by: unknown
- Length: 49 mins
- Release date: 29-10-2020
- Language: English
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The world's greatest classics retold for children. Mahatma Gandhi is best known as the father of the Indian nation and a charismatic leader in the fight for justice for all....
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Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different
- By: Ben Brooks
- Narrated by: Joshua Higgott, Thomas Judd
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative....
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- By jacqui on 26-08-2022
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Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different
- Narrated by: Joshua Higgott, Thomas Judd
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 19-04-2018
- Language: English
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There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative....
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I Will Always Write Back
- How One Letter Changed Two Lives
- By: Martin Ganda, Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch
- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Emily Bauer
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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The New York Times best-selling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place....
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I Will Always Write Back
- How One Letter Changed Two Lives
- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Emily Bauer
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 14-04-2015
- Language: English
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The New York Times best-selling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place....
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I Am Helen Keller
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Various
- Length: 17 mins
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When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for her to communicate with anyone. But when she was six years old, she met someone who changed her life forever: her teacher, Annie Sullivan....
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I Am Helen Keller
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Various
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Length: 17 mins
- Release date: 05-02-2019
- Language: English
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When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for her to communicate with anyone. But when she was six years old, she met someone who changed her life forever: her teacher, Annie Sullivan....
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Harriet Tubman: Freedombound
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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At age six the sharp bite of a whip taught Harriet Tubman what it meant to be a slave. The other slaves scoffed when Harriet resolved to escape north someday. Little did they know that this girl would one day lead hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad....
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Harriet Tubman: Freedombound
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 29-03-2023
- Language: English
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At age six the sharp bite of a whip taught Harriet Tubman what it meant to be a slave. The other slaves scoffed when Harriet resolved to escape north someday. Little did they know that this girl would one day lead hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad....
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Elizabeth Fry: Angel of Newgate
- Heroes of History
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people—something no one else dared to do....
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Elizabeth Fry: Angel of Newgate
- Heroes of History
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 28-03-2023
- Language: English
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Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people—something no one else dared to do....
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Noah's Walk
- By: Nekisha Pickney, Noah Rattler
- Narrated by: Nekisha Pickney, Noah Rattler
- Length: 11 mins
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Noah’s Walk follows Noah Rattler as he walked from Houston, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, to raise awareness for homelessness. His journey covered 1,800 miles, over a four and a half month time span....
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Noah's Walk
- Narrated by: Nekisha Pickney, Noah Rattler
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 02-09-2019
- Language: English
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Noah’s Walk follows Noah Rattler as he walked from Houston, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, to raise awareness for homelessness. His journey covered 1,800 miles, over a four and a half month time span....
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One Life: Young Readers Edition
- By: Megan Rapinoe
- Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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Adapted for young listeners! Join two-time Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, and trailblazing activist Megan Rapinoe in the fight for equality and justice in this middle-grade adaptation of her New York Times best-selling memoir, One Life....
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One Life: Young Readers Edition
- Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-09-2021
- Language: English
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Adapted for young listeners! Join two-time Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, and trailblazing activist Megan Rapinoe in the fight for equality and justice in this middle-grade adaptation of her New York Times best-selling memoir, One Life....
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Resist
- By: Veronica Chambers
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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A perfect tool for young listeners as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, Veronica Chambers’ inspiring collection of profiles - along with Senator Cory Booker’s stirring foreword - will inspire listeners of all ages to stand up for what’s right....
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Resist
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-09-2018
- Language: English
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A perfect tool for young listeners as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, Veronica Chambers’ inspiring collection of profiles - along with Senator Cory Booker’s stirring foreword - will inspire listeners of all ages to stand up for what’s right....
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Who Was John Lewis?
- Who Was?
- By: Crystal Hubbard, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 55 mins
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Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis in this inspiring addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series....
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Who Was John Lewis?
- Who Was?
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Series: Who-? by Who HQ
- Length: 55 mins
- Release date: 05-12-2023
- Language: English
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Learn about the incredible legacy of civil rights legend and Georgia congressman John Lewis in this inspiring addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series....
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Nellie McClung: The Witty Human Rights Activist, Author & Legislator of Canada
- Canadian History for Kids: True Canadian Heroes
- By: Professor Beaver
- Narrated by: Dr. Michelle Carabache
- Length: 13 mins
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Nellie McClung dared to challenge the status quo. When she was still alive, women were not allowed to vote and were treated unequally. Together with the “Famous Five”, Nellie petitioned the Supreme Court to allow women to vote and be eligible for public office....
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Nellie McClung: The Witty Human Rights Activist, Author & Legislator of Canada
- Canadian History for Kids: True Canadian Heroes
- Narrated by: Dr. Michelle Carabache
- Length: 13 mins
- Release date: 05-03-2021
- Language: English
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Nellie McClung dared to challenge the status quo. When she was still alive, women were not allowed to vote and were treated unequally. Together with the “Famous Five”, Nellie petitioned the Supreme Court to allow women to vote and be eligible for public office....
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Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!
- By: Claudette Colvin, Phillip Hoose, Bea Jackson - illustrator
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 12 mins
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Civil rights icon Claudette Colvin teams up with Phillip Hoose—author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning blockbuster biography Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice—to tell her groundbreaking story.
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Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 12-11-2024
- Language: English
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Civil rights icon Claudette Colvin teams up with Phillip Hoose—author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning blockbuster biography Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice—to tell her groundbreaking story.
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Who Is Billie Jean King?
- By: Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Koren Paul
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Learn about the amazing life of the former world No. 1 tennis player who fought for gender equality in sports! Billie Jean King's legacy as a tennis star, a feminist, and an LGBTQ+ trailblazer shines through in this addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Series....
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Who Is Billie Jean King?
- Narrated by: Koren Paul
- Series: What-? by Who HQ
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-08-2024
- Language: English
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Learn about the amazing life of the former world No. 1 tennis player who fought for gender equality in sports! Billie Jean King's legacy as a tennis star, a feminist, and an LGBTQ+ trailblazer shines through in this addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Series....
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Emmanuel's Dream
- The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
- By: Laurie Ann Thompson
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 11 mins
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A powerful celebration of triumphing over adversity, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story - which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey - is nothing short of remarkable....
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Emmanuel's Dream
- The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 26-01-2021
- Language: English
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A powerful celebration of triumphing over adversity, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story - which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey - is nothing short of remarkable....
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She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
- She Persisted
- By: Traci Sorell, Chelsea Clinton - introduction
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 39 mins
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The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child....
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She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
- She Persisted
- Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau, Chelsea Clinton
- Series: She Persisted
- Length: 39 mins
- Release date: 04-10-2022
- Language: English
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The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child....
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In the Name of Emmett Till
- How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow
- By: Robert H. Mayer, Leslie-Burl McLemore - foreword
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 6 hrs
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The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder....
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In the Name of Emmett Till
- How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 6 hrs
- Release date: 13-06-2023
- Language: English
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The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder....
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Who Was Mohandas Gandhi: The Brave Leader from India
- Biography for Kids (Children's Biography Books)
- By: Baby Professor
- Narrated by: Frank Block
- Length: 11 mins
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Gandhi lived a very interesting life. He was not poor, yet he lived as if he was. In this world, almost everyone would like to do the exact opposite. Why did Gandhi live such a life? Find out the answer by listening to this book....
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Who Was Mohandas Gandhi: The Brave Leader from India
- Biography for Kids (Children's Biography Books)
- Narrated by: Frank Block
- Series: Children's Biography Books
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 05-05-2021
- Language: English
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Gandhi lived a very interesting life. He was not poor, yet he lived as if he was. In this world, almost everyone would like to do the exact opposite. Why did Gandhi live such a life? Find out the answer by listening to this book....
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