May 14, 2013
New Arrivals · Kids’ Audiobooks
These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
Beautiful creatures Pdf Included
April 4, 2013
Garcia, Kami.
New York : Hachette Audio, [2012], p2009.
15 sound discs (ca. 17 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Unabridged.
"Featuring a conversation with the authors and PDF of the Ravenwood family tree"--Container.
In a small South Carolina town, sixteen-year-old Ethan is powerfully drawn to Lena, a new classmate with whom he shares a psychic connection and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her sixteenth birthday.
The tell-tale start
April 1, 2013
McAlpine, Gordon.
[New York] : Listening Library, p2013.
3 sound discs (3 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact discs.
"Edgar and Allan, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of the famed writer Edgar Allan Poe, discover that they are entrapped in a nefarious plot that has been going on since their birth"-- Provided by publisher.
Zebra Forest
March 13, 2013
Gewirtz, Adina.
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2013.
4 sound discs (4 hr., 14 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact discs.
When eleven-year-old Annie first started lying to her social worker, she had been taught by an expert: Gran. She told Annie and her little brother, Rew, the one thing they know about their father: that he was killed in a fight with an angry man who was sent away. Annie tells stories, as she and Rew laze under the birches and oaks of Zebra Forest -- stories about their father the pirate, or pilot, or secret agent. But then something shocking happens to unravel all their stories: a rattling at the back door, an escapee from the prison holding them hostage in their own home, four lives that will never be the same. Driven by suspense and psychological intrigue, this novel deftly portrays an unfolding standoff of truth against family secrets, and offers an affecting look at two resourceful, imaginative kids as they react and adapt to the hand they've been dealt.
Sugar
March 13, 2013
Rhodes, Jewell Parker.
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2013.
5 sound discs (5 hr., 26 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact discs.
Sugar has spent all of her ten years on the River Road sugar plantation, most of them as a slave in the sugar fields. Slavery has been abolished, but life is still tough: Sugar works long days cutting cane until her hands bleed, her mother died, and her father left her behind. Sugar yearns to learn more about the world, and she gets to when Chinese laborers come to work in the fields. Now, she finds herself building unexpected relationships and looking toward a brighter future.
The runaway king
March 13, 2013
Nielsen, Jennifer A.
New York, NY : Scholastic Audiodiobooks, p2013.
7 sound discs (8 hr., 27 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Sequel to: The false prince.
Compact disc.
Young King Jaron has taken the throne of Carthya, but after enemies attempt to assassinate him, and a neighboring kingdom threatens invasion, he finds that he has no friends in the palace, not even his bride-to-be, princess Amarinda--and his regents think it would be better for Carthya if he just disappeared again.
Mirage
March 13, 2013
Reese, Jenn.
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2012.
7 sound discs (8 hr., 7 min) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact discs.
The desert is no place for ocean-dwelling Kampii like Aluna and Hoku. But the maniacal Karl Strand is out to conquer the Above World, and the horselike Equians are next on his list. Aluna, Hoku and their friends race to the desert city of Mirage, intent on warning the Equians and forming an alliance. Unfortunately, Strand's clone Scorch has gotten there first.
Magic tree house. Monday with a mad genius ; Dark day in the deep sea
March 13, 2013
Osborne, Mary Pope.
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2008.
2 sound discs (2 hr., 35 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subtitle from container.
Compact discs.
Monday with a mad genius -- Dark day in the deep sea.
Monday with a mad genius: Jack and Annie travel 500 years back in time to Florence, Italy, and spend a day helping Leonardo da Vinci in the hope of learning another secret of happiness.
Hero on a bicycle
March 13, 2013
Hughes, Shirley, 1927-
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2013.
3 sound discs [3 hr., 35 min.] : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact disc.
"Florence, Italy, 1944: The city is under heavy Nazi occupation, but for thirteen-year-old Paolo, war is a long and boring wait. Too young to fight for the resistance, yet desperate for action and adventure, he sneaks out each night to ride his bicycle along the darkened city streets. For Paolo, the risk is thrilling. But when he is accosted by Partisans-- covert members of the anti-Nazi movement-- thrilling quickly becomes dangerous as Paolo and his family are thrust into a terrifying and impossible situation. Finally at the center of the action, Paolo must figure out once and for all whether he has what it takes to truly be a hero"--From publisher's web site.
The golden tree
March 13, 2013
Lasky, Kathryn.
[Ashland, OR] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., p2013.
4 sound discs (ca. 4.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
"Tracks Every 3 Minutes."
After the time of the legends, the tale of the Guardians returns to the present in which the hero Soren must train a new king. Coryn, Soren, and the Band preside over a new golden age of the Great Tree under the subtle influence of the ember. All seems well, but beneath the prosperity of peace, Coryn is tortured by the suspicion that his evil mother, Nyra, is a hagsfiend and that his own blood carries the haggish taint. He wanders afar, searching for the truth from hagsfiends themselves--putting the Great Tree in danger. Soren and the Band follow their new king to strange parts to guard him from the consequences of his obsession.
The false prince
March 13, 2013
Nielsen, Jennifer A.
[New York] : Scholastic Audiobooks, p2011.
7 sound discs (ca: 8 hr., 14 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Duration includes interview.
Compact discs.
Sage was just a young orphan in the kingdom, until a nobleman by the name of Conner chose him to be part of a devious plan. With the kingdom on the brink of civil war, Conner needed something to unite the people, and he found that something in Sage. By making the boy pose as the long-lost son of the king, Conner hopes to use him as a way to avert war. But Sage begins to suspect that Conner's plans may involve more than he is letting on.
Vote
March 13, 2013
Paulsen, Gary.
Grand Haven, Mich. : Brilliance Audio, p2013.
3 sound discs (2 hr., 42 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact disc.
Fourteen-year-old Kevin impetuously announces that he will run for student body president, mainly to impress his girlfriend Tina, but soon gets excited about making a positive difference in his school and community.
The one and only Ivan
March 13, 2013
Applegate, Katherine.
[New York] : HarperCollins, p2013.
3 sound discs (3 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact discs.
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home-and his own art-through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it's up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.
Moonbird a year on the wind with the great survivor B95
March 13, 2013
Hoose, Phillip M., 1947-
Grand Haven, Mich. : Brilliance Audio, p2012.
3 sound discs (3 hr., 12 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact disc.
Documents the survival tale of an intrepid shorebird who has endured annual migrations between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic throughout the course of a long lifetime while his species continues to decline.
The wolves of Willoughby Chase
January 23, 2013
Aiken, Joan, 1924-2004.
[New York] : Listening Library, p2012.
4 sound discs (5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Compact discs.
When her parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage, Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia are left in the cruel care of Miss Slighcarp. Together with Simon the Gooseboy, they make a daring escape, but they must find a way to wrest Willoughby Chase from Miss Slighcarp's evil clutches.
Path of beasts
January 23, 2013
Tanner, Lian.
[New York] : Listening Library, p2012.
6 sound discs (6.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Compact discs.
Spunky twelve-year-old Goldie, Toadspit, and the other children face up to Fugleman, his band of Blessed Guardians, and an army of mercenaries who have captured the city of Jewel.
The trap door
January 23, 2013
McMann, Lisa.
[New York] : Scholastic Audiobooks p2013.
4 sound discs (4 hr., 23 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Compact discs.
Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States and walk right into a deadly trap. The year is 1850 and the nation is divided over the issue of slavery. In these dark days, the Underground Railroad provides a light of hope, helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. But the SQ has taken control of the Underground Railroad from within. Now Dak and Sera are left wondering who to trust...while Riq risks everything to save the life of a young boy.
In harm's way
January 23, 2013
Clements, Andrew, 1949-
[New York] : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2013.
3 sound discs (ca. 3 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from disc.
Compact discs.
Benjamin Pratt and his friends Jill and Robert want to save their school from destruction! Just when it seems they've finally gotten the upper hand over that awful Janitor Lyman, they're caught off guard by his next move: Lyman has called in reinforcements, and now Benjamin, Jill, and Robert find themselves dodging not one evil janitor, but two. That's right: Lyman's got himself a partner. And it quickly becomes clear that Wally, the new guy, is even more corrupt and menacing than Lyman.
Hold fast
January 23, 2013
Balliett, Blue, 1955-
New York : Scholastic Audiobooks, p2013.
7 sound discs (7 hr., 44 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Duration: 7:44:00.
Compact discs.
Where is Early's father? He's not the kind of father who you think would disappear. But he's gone. And he's left a whole lot of trouble behind.
Game changers
January 23, 2013
Lupica, Mike.
[New York, NY] : Scholastic Audiobooks, p2012.
4 sound discs (4 hr., 38 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Produced & directed by Paul Ruben.
Compact discs.
Fresh off of their football championship weeks earlier, Ben McBain and his crew must prepare for basketball season. Ben is one of the best point guards in the league, and with Shawn O'Brien on the team, they are sure to be league champs. When a new kid in school, Chase Braggs, joins the team and outshines Ben; a rivalry begins between the two. Now, Ben must hit the court hard to practice for his team while trying not to let his rivalry with Chase take the fun out of the game.
Goblin secrets
January 23, 2013
Alexander, William (William Joseph), 1976-
New York : Audioworks/Simon & Schuster Audio, p2012.
4 sound discs (ca. 5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Duration: ca. 5:00:00.
Compact discs.
Hoping to find his lost brother, Rownie escapes the home of the witch Graba and joins a troupe of goblins who perform in Zombay, a city where humans are forbidden to wear masks and act in plays.
Ghoulish song
January 23, 2013
Alexander, William (William Joseph), 1976-
New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2013.
4 sound discs (ca. 4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Duration: ca. 4:00:00.
Compact disc.
When the music of a bone flute given to her by a goblin separates Kaile's shadow from herself, her family believes she has died and become a ghoul, and Kaile must set out to prove that she still lives.
Day of doom
January 23, 2013
Baldacci, David.
[New York] : Scholastic Audiobooks, p2012.
6 sound discs (6 hr., 24 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
It started with a kidnapping. A shadowy organization known only as the Vespers snatched seven members of the Cahill family and demanded a series of bizarre ransoms from around the world. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister Amy began a global treasure hunt, determined to bring back whatever Vesper One needed, so long as it kept the hostages safe. But when they deliver the last ransom, Amy and Dan discover Vesper One's terrifying endgame. The objects he demanded are vital pieces in a Vesper plot that will harm millions of innocent people. Now the two siblings and their friends are in an all-out sprint to stop Vesper One before the whole world goes boom!
Will Sparrow's road
January 23, 2013
Cushman, Karen.
New York : Listening Library p2012.
4 sound discs (5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Duration: 5:00:00.
Compact discs.
In 1599 England, twelve-year-old lying, thieving Will Sparrow runs away, meets many colorful characters on the road, and then reluctantly joins a traveling "oddities" exhibit, where he learns to see beyond appearances.
Wildwood
January 23, 2013
Meloy, Colin.
[New York] : Harper Audio, p2011.
13 sound discs (15 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon--and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.
Who could that be at this hour?
January 23, 2013
Snicket, Lemony.
New York, NY : Hachette Audio, p2012.
4 sound discs (ca. 4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Unabridged.
Compact disc.
In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. This is the first volume.
—Subscribe to the Kids’ Audiobooks feed.