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1. Samples of Audio Books and Companion Books
2. In wartime Brooklyn in 1943, eleven-year-old Howie Crispers mounts a campaign to save his favorite teacher from being fired. Publication Information  : Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2003.Physical Description : 4 sound discs (ca. 3.75 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.General Note : Compact disc.Unabridged.Performer : Performed by Nick Landrum. Don’t You Know There’s a War On? Avi Audience : Recommended for listeners ages 8 and up. Lexile 500L. Subject Term :World War, 1939-1945 United States Juvenile fiction.Teacher-student relationships Juvenile fiction.Schools Juvenile fiction.Geographic Term :Brooklyn New York, N.Y. Juvenile fiction.Added Author :Landrum, Nick.
3. Fletcher Moon, nicknamed "Half Moon" because of his shortness, must track down a conspiracy or be framed for a crime he did not commit. Publication Information  : New York : Listening Library, p2006.Physical Description : 6 sound discs (ca. 7 hr., 17 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.General Note : Unabridged.Compact disc.Performer : Read by Sean Patrick Reilly. Half-Moon Investigations EoinColfer Lexile 620L. Subject Term :Private investigators Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Conspiracies Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Stature Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Geographic Term :Ireland Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Genre/Form :Mystery fiction.Added Author :Reilly, Sean Patrick.
4. When Angel's self-absorbed mother leaves her and her younger brother with their poor great-grandmother, the eleven-year-old girl worries not only about her mother and brother, her imprisoned father, the frail old woman, but also about a mysterious man who begins sharing with her the wonder of the stars. Publication Information: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2004.Physical Description: 6 sound discs (6 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1402580703 Recommended for ages 10 and up. Lexile 670LSubject Term :Problem families Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Brothers and sisters Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Great-grandmothers Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Self-reliance Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Audiobooks.Added Author :Bresnahan, Alyssa.
5. "Briar Moss and his fellow mages-in-training Sandry, Tris, and Daja, have faced earthquakes, pirates, and fire. But their greatest challenge is still ahead. It comes in the unexpected form of a disease, a devastating plague that is ravaging the citizens of Emelan. Soon the four youngsters are enlisted in the city's desperate attempt to find a cure, an effort that will require all their courage and all their skill, magical and otherwise. But the source of the plague is stranger than anyone has guessed-- and the courage that will be required of Briar before all is ended will be even greater than anyone could have imagined“ Circle of Magic: Briar’s Book Tamora Pierce Audience : Ages 10 to adult. Lexile 730Credits : Bruce Coville, director ; Bruce Coville and Daniel Bostick, producers. Added Author :Coville, Bruce.Bostick, Daniel.Series Title  :Circle of magic, 4 (Full Cast Audio (Firm)) Publication Information  : Syracuse, NY : Full Cast Audio, p2004.Physical Description : 6 sound discs (ca. 6 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.Series : Circle of magicGeneral Note : Unabridged.Compact disc.Performer :Karam Anthony, Gabrielle Barry-Caufield, Cynthia Bishop, Daniel Bostick, Graydon Brown, Bruce Coville, Moe Harrington, Todd Hobin, Kate Huddleston, Jeffrey Izant, Victoria King, Tim Liebe, Linda Lowen, Craig Middleton, Alice Morigi, Gerard Moses, Jill Ozinski, Tamora Pierce (narrator), Lisa Porter, Brian Pringle, Katie Reed, Lauren Synger, and Carmen Viviano-Crafts.
6. After the death of the stern aunt who raised them since they were orphaned, eleven-year-old Sallie and her fifteen-year-old sister escape their self-serving guardians and begin an adventure resembling those in the dime novels Sallie loves to read. New York : Random House Audio, Listening Library, p2006, c2005.Physical Description : 7 sound discs (8 hrs., 12 mins.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.General Note : Unabridged.Compact disc.Distributors may vary.Performer : Read by Lee Adams. The Misadventures of Maude March Audrey Couloumbis Recommended for listeners ages 10 to 14. Lexile 810LSubject Term :Thieves Fiction Juvenile sound recordingsRobbers and outlaws Fiction.Sisters Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Orphans Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Books and reading Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Frontier and pioneer life Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Orphans Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' nominee book, 2008.Genre/Form :Adventure fiction.
7. Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she won't fight back, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension. Publication Information  : Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p1998.Physical Description : 7 sound discs (7.5 hrs.) : digital : 4 3/4 in.General Note : Unabridged.Compact disc.Performer : Narrated by Christina Moore. So You Want to be a Wizard Diane Duane Audience : Recommended for listeners ages 12 and up. Lexile 960L.Subject Term :Fantasy fiction.Wizards Juvenile fiction.Bullying Juvenile fiction.Added Author :Moore, Christina.
8. Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo. Publication Information  : New York : Listening Library, p1996.Physical Description : 4 sound discs (4 hr., 2 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.General Note : Unabridged.Compact disc.Performer : Read by Peter MacNicol. The Slave Dancer Paula Fox Lexile 970LSubject Term :Slave trade Fiction Juvenile sound recordings.Newbery medal book 1974.Added Author :MacNicol, Peter, 1954-