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A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
Author: Mark Twain
Format: MP3 CD
Author Mark Twain
Narrator Kenneth Jay
Duration 2h 25m
What happens when a 19th-century American with a background of railroads, advertising, ammunition and soap is whisked back in time to medieval England, ruled and guided from Camelot by King Arthur? How do the spells of Merlin the Magician and the lances of the Knights fare against Industrial Man?
View BookAuthor: Louisa May Alcott
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Author Louisa May Alcott
Narrator Lorelei King
SeriesLittle Women, Book 1
Duration 8h 6m
Little Women begins the much-loved story of the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. The girls grow up amidst the turmoil, adventures and hardships of the American Civil War. The household is presided over by Mrs. March, 'Marmee', who tries to rule with kindness and to create harmony amongst her four little women.
View BookLockwood and Co. Book 5: The Empty Grave
Author: Jonathan Stroud
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Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Emily Bevan
SeriesLockwood & Co, Book 5
Duration 12h 51m
Want to hear a ghost story? That's good. I know a few . . .After their recent adventures, the Lockwood & Co team deserve a well-earned break . . . so naturally they decide to risk their lives breaking into a heavily-guarded crypt. A building full of unsettled souls, it's also the final resting place of Marissa Fittes, the legendary and (suppose...
View BookArtemis Fowl Series Book 5: Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony
Author: Eoin Colfer
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Author Eoin Colfer
Narrator Gerry O'Brien
SeriesArtemis Fowl, Book 5
Duration 9h 29m
Has criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl met his match? Until recently Artemis Fowl was the only human to have discovered that fairies do exist. But now a second juvenile genius wants to capture one for scientific study - and not just any old fairy. The newcomer intends to trap a demon, the most human-hating species unknown to man. Only an ancient time...
View BookAuthor: Brothers Grimm
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Author Brothers Grimm
Narrator Laura Paton
Duration 2h 6m
More fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm featuring evil stepmothers, magical transformations, tussles with the Devil and brave soldiers. Includes: 'The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids'; 'The Pack of Ragamuffins'; Brother and Sister'; 'The Three Snake-Leaves'; 'The Boots of Buffalo-Leather' and 'The Drummer' amongst others.
View BookAuthor: Benjamin Zephaniah
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Author Benjamin Zephaniah
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 24m
Cutting-edge performance poet Benjamin Zephaniah has written poems about 13 children from all over Britain who come from a whole range of different backgrounds. This is the rhyming, rapping, rhythmic way to learn about Britain in the 21st Century!
View BookAuthor: J. Meade Falkner
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Author J. Meade Falkner
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 32m
When fifteen-year-old John Trenchard discovers a secret passage into the vault of the powerful Mohune family, his peaceful life in the Dorset village of Moonfleet is at an end. It is said that Captain Mohune, the notorious Blackbeard, haunts the place with wild and bloodcurdling cries, forever seeking his hidden treasure. As John sets off in a sear...
View BookLockwood & Co. Book 4: The Creeping Shadow
Author: Jonathan Stroud
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Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Emily Bevan
SeriesLockwood & Co, Book 4
Duration 12h 57m
Lucy has left Lockwood & Co. A freelance operative, she is hiring herself out to other agencies - agencies that might value her ever-improving skills. But now Lockwood needs her help. Penelope Fittes, leader of the well-renowned Fittes Agency wants Lockwood & Co. - and only them - to locate and remove the 'Source' for the legendary Brixton...
View BookArtemis Fowl Series Book 8: Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian
Author: Eoin Colfer
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Author Eoin Colfer
Narrator Nathanial Parker
SeriesArtemis Fowl, Book 8
Duration 7h 39m
IS THIS ARMAGEDDON FOR ARTEMIS FOWL? Opal Koboi, power-crazed pixie, is plotting to exterminate mankind and become fairy queen. If she succeeds, the spirits of long-dead fairy warriors will rise from the earth, inhabit the nearest available bodies and wreak mass destruction. But what happens if those nearest bodies include crows, or deer, or badger...
View BookDork Diaries: Tales From A Not-so Fabulous-life
Author: Rachel-Renee Russell
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Author Rachel-Renee Russell
Narrator Lana Quintal
SeriesDork Diaries, Book 1
Duration 3h 36m
Dork Diaries follows eighth grader Nikki Maxwell as she chronicles through text and sketches her move to a snooty new school; her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone; her enthusiasm for drawing and art; and a love/hate fascination with the new school's queen bee, a girl named Mackenzie, who becomes Nikki's rival in a schoolwide art competition....
View BookAuthor: Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre
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Author Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre
Narrator Charlie Sanderson
Duration 2h 11m
The Race to the Top of the World comes around once in a lifetime. The prize? Your heart's desire. Shen and Sika can't resist the chance to win. The path to victory is littered with snow trolls, sea monsters, and a gang of particularly hungry yetis. But Shen and Sika have something the other contestants don't have: 66 pugs. That's a 264 paw-powered...
View BookLockwood & Co. Book 1: The Screaming Staircase
Author: Jonathan Stroud
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Author Jonathan Stroud
Narrator Miranda Raison
SeriesLockwood & Co, Book 1
Duration 10h 12m
When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions. Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career...
View BookArtemis Fowl Series Book 3: Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code
Author: Eoin Colfer
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Author Eoin Colfer
Narrator Gerry O'Brien
SeriesArtemis Fowl, Book 3
Duration 7h 47m
Artemis Fowl is attempting to go straight. But there's always time for one last job. Artemis Fowl has created the most powerful new supercomputer known to man - using stolen technology from an elite race of underground fairies. And when the computer falls into the hands of an IT billionaire with a shady past and an alleged mob connection, Artemis i...
View BookDelilah Darling Is On the Stage
Author: Jeanne Willis
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Author Jeanne Willis
Narrator Charlotte Strevens
Duration 1h 12m
Delilah Darling - Queen Delilah from the Land of Far, Far Away to you - is desperate to play the part of the gingerbread man in the school play. So when Horrible Charlotte Griggs gets the part instead, Delilah is cross. But she soon discovers that there's lots of fun to be had playing the big, bad fox. And besides, in the Land of Far, Far Away, thi...
View BookTudor Chronicles Book 1: The Prince of Rags and Patches
Author: Terry Deary
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Author Terry Deary
Narrator Terrence Hardiman
Duration 5h 20m
Set in the last year of Queen Elizabeth's reign, two parallel stories are woven together as 13-year-old William Marsden, with the aid of Meg the serving girl, tracks down a murderer and puzzles over the part played by his great-great-grandfather in the deaths of the Princes in the Tower.
View BookAuthor: Hilary Mckay
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Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Andy Crane
Duration 2h 11m
Simon Percy's parents went up in a hot-air balloon when he was six weeks old. It's now his tenth birthday, and they still haven't returned! Simon is dreading the new school term, but the arrival of an unconventional new teacher cheers him up.
View BookAuthor: Kenneth Grahame
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Author Kenneth Grahame
Narrator Alan Bennett
Duration 1h 17m
When the Water Rat invites the unassuming Mole to spend his first day ever in a boat on the river, and wise Badger comes along for the ride as well, so begins a marvellous season of adventure for the three friends. Mr Toad (he of Toad Hall) completes a happy foursome, but his tendency to get into hot water leads him into some rather hair-raising sc...
View BookArtemis Fowl Series Book 7: Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex
Author: Eoin Colfer
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Author Eoin Colfer
Narrator Gerry O'Brien
SeriesArtemis Fowl, Book 7
Duration 8h 29m
Will the real Artemis Fowl please stand up? Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has summoned an elite group of high-tech fairies to Iceland. He wants to present his invention to save the world from global warming. But something terrible has happened to him. Artemis Fowl has become nice. The fairies diagnose Atlantis Complex (aka multiple-personality d...
View BookAuthor: Enid Blyton
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Author Enid Blyton
Narrator Ann Beach
Duration 3h 44m
Is there any truth in the stories surrounding Whispering Island? When the Famous Five are stranded there, they start to investigate - and they find they're not the only visitors.
View BookSpud Goes Green: The Diary of My Year As A Greenie
Author: Giles Thaxton
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Author Giles Thaxton
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 1h 41m
Spud's not Superman, but he wants to save the planet! Spud is an easy-going chap who's taken on a tricky New Year resolution. It's 1st January and he's decided to go green - and this is his diary to prove it! The year starts well: he learns to grow food, recycle rubbish, and look after wildlife. It all seems to be going according to plan... With th...
View BookArtemis Fowl Series Book 2: Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident
Author: Eoin Colfer
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Author Eoin Colfer
Narrator Gerry O'Brien
SeriesArtemis Fowl, Book 2
Duration 6h 48m
Someone has been supplying Class A illegal human power sources to the goblins. Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit is sure that her arch-enemy, thirteen-year-old Artemis Fowl, is responsible. But is he? Artemis has his own problems to deal with: his father is being held to ransom and only a miracle will save him. Maybe this time a brilliant pl...
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