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My Papi Has a Motorcycle
- Narrated by: Isabel Quintero
- Length: 11 mins
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Publisher's summary
When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she’s always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.
But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there.
My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a young girl’s love letter to her hardworking dad and to memories of home that we hold close in the midst of change.
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Eleven-year-old Nikolas - nicknamed "Christmas" - has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he's happy with his turnip doll, because it came from his parents, who love him. Then one day his father goes missing, and Nikolas must travel to the North Pole to save him. Along the way Nikolas befriends a surly reindeer, bests a troublesome troll, and discovers a hidden world of enchantment in the frozen village of Elfhelm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful magical story!
- By Twin Cities gal on 01-01-18
By: Matt Haig
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Sara, Book 1
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 512
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This unabridged audiobook offers you, the listener, a thoughtful and inspired formula for generating appreciation, happiness, and good feelings - deftly blended into the uplifting story of a plucky, inquisitive girl named Sara and her teacher, an ethereal owl named Solomon. There's something in Sara for any child, adult, or teen pursuing joy and meaning...and searching for answers about life, death, and the desires of the heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatly Improve Life
- By Chris Boyett on 03-04-10
By: Esther Hicks
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Just Fly Away
- By: Andrew McCarthy
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 44
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A debut novel about one girl's discovery of family secrets, first love, the limits of forgiveness, and finding one's way in the world, written with wisdom and sympathy by the best-selling memoirist, actor, and director. When 15-year-old Lucy Willows discovers that her father has a child from a brief affair, an eight-year-old boy named Thomas who lives in her own suburban New Jersey town, she begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her family and her life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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none
- By Rick on 04-06-17
By: Andrew McCarthy
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The Turtle of Oman
- By: Naomi Shihab Nye
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
Aref does not want to move to Michigan. He's sure the kids there won't like him. Also, he has everything he needs right where he is! But Sidi has another point of view. Sidi says Aref will go and come back. Just like a falcon or the turtles of Oman, he'll travel far and make his way home to Muscat. So Aref sets out to say good-bye to everything he loves. Good-bye to Mish-Mish, Diram, Sulima, dunes, Sidi…. But how can he stand it?
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5 out of 5 stars
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A long goodbye
- By K Gray on 02-03-24
By: Naomi Shihab Nye
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Roadshow
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- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 545
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For 30 years, drummer, author, and songwriter Neil Peart had wanted to write a book about "the biggest journey of all in my restless existence: the life of a touring musician." Finally, the right time, and the right tour. In the summer of 2004, after three decades, 20 gold albums, and thousands of performances, the band Rush embarked on a 30th Anniversary World Tour. The "R30" tour traveled to nine countries, where the band performed 57 shows for more than half a million fans. Uniquely, Peart chose to do his between-show traveling by motorcycle, riding 21,000 miles of back roads.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable, even for a non-fan of Rush
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By: Neil Peart
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Once Upon a Town
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During World War II, American soldiers from every city and walk of life rolled through North Platte, Nebraska, on troop trains, en route to Europe and the Pacific. The tiny town transformed its modest railroad depot into the North Platte Canteen, a place where soldiers could enjoy coffee, music, home-cooked food, magazines, and friendly conversation during a stopover that lasted only a few minutes.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Long Tale of a Truly Inspiring Short Tale
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By: Bob Greene
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Lawn Boy
- Lawn Boy, Book 1
- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 179
"One day I was 12 years old and broke. I set out to mow some lawns with Grandpa's old riding mower. One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about: the beauty of capitalism. Supply and demand. Diversifying labor. Distributing the wealth. 'It's groovy, man,' Arnold said. The grass grew, and so did business. Arnold invested my money in many things. One of them was a prizefighter. All of a sudden I was the sponsor of my very own fighter, Joey Pow."
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4 out of 5 stars
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My students loved it!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-08-18
By: Gary Paulsen
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Spy of the First Person
- By: Sam Shepard
- Narrated by: Michael Shannon
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
In searing, beautiful prose, Sam Shepard's extraordinary narrative tells in a brilliant braid of voices the story of an unnamed narrator who traces, before our rapt ears, his memories of work, adventure, and travel as he undergoes medical tests and treatments for a condition that is rendering him more and more dependent on the loved ones who are caring for him. The narrator's memories and preoccupations often echo those of our current moment - for here are stories of immigration and community, inclusion and exclusion, suspicion and trust.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Insight
- By Natalie J. Belle MD on 12-28-17
By: Sam Shepard
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Zen and Now
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- By: Mark Richardson
- Narrated by: Buck Schirner
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 107
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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In 1968, Robert Pirsig and his son, Chris, made the cross-country motorcycle trip that was the basis for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book that has inspired generations with its searching personal and philosophical narrative. After rereading the book at the onset of middle age, reporter Mark Richardson tuned up his old Suzuki dirt bike and became a "Pirsig Pilgrim".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By James on 04-17-09
By: Mark Richardson
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Homecoming
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- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 306
On Saturday morning, 13-year-old Dicey Tillerman sits in the car at the shopping mall with her younger sister and two brothers. Momma had said, "You be good." Then she walked away. They wait for a day and a night, but Momma never comes back. Finally, Dicey decides the children should go to Bridgeport, Connecticut where Aunt Cilla lives. Maybe Momma is waiting for them there. But they don't have enough money to take the bus. Determined to keep the family together, Dicey sets off on foot with her siblings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The BEST audible book!
- By KP on 04-20-17
By: Cynthia Voigt
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A Different Drummer
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- Narrated by: Jay Smooth
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
June 1957. One hot afternoon in the backwaters of the Deep South, a young black farmer named Tucker Caliban salts his fields, shoots his horse, burns his house, and heads north with his wife and child. His departure sets off an exodus of the state’s entire black population, throwing the established order into brilliant disarray. Told from the points of view of the white residents who remained, A Different Drummer stands, decades after its first publication in 1962, as an extraordinary and prescient triumph of satire and spirit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful and moving story
- By E. on 10-25-19
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The Cut Out Girl
- A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found
- By: Bart van Es
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Bart van Es left Holland for England many years ago, but one story from his Dutch childhood never left him. It was a mystery of sorts: A young Jewish girl named Lientje had been taken in during the war by relatives and hidden from the Nazis, handed over by her parents. The girl had been raised by her foster family as one of their own, but then, well after the war, they were no longer in touch. What was the girl's side of the story, Bart wondered? What really happened during the war and after? So began an investigation that would consume Bart van Es's life and change it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a powerful & unique work on the Holocaust
- By D. Littman on 03-06-19
By: Bart van Es
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We Are Not from Here
- By: Jenny Torres Sanchez
- Narrated by: Marisa Blake
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 210
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 178
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Story5 out of 5 stars 177
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala through Mexico, they follow the route of La Bestia, the perilous train system that might deliver them to a better life - if they are lucky enough to survive the journey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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this book broke my heart and I love it.
- By Anonymous User on 03-29-22
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Lost Lake
- By: Sarah Addison Allen
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,499
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,316
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,316
The first time Eby Pim saw Lost Lake, it was on a picture postcard. Just an old photo and a few words on a small square of heavy stock, but when she saw it, she knew she was seeing her future. That was half a lifetime ago. Now Lost Lake is about to slip into Eby’s past. Her husband, George, is long passed. Most of her demanding extended family are gone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pure Sarah Addison Allen
- By tooonce72 on 01-27-14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson has created a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. Jacqueline Woodson's audiobook reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes - and how brave it is that we go forth anyway.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Needs to be Longer
- By Janelle on 09-11-18
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La Princesa and the Pea
- By: Susan Middleton Elya
- Narrated by: Laura Ortiz
- Length: 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The Princess and the Pea gets a fresh twist in this charming bilingual retelling. El príncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn't agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa, but the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too... Listeners will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and captivated by the vibrant culture of Peru.
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Your Name Is a Song
- By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge
- Length: 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with her class. Your Name Is a Song is a celebration to remind all of us about the beauty, history, and magic behind names.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply Beautiful
- By ACO on 08-20-24