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Audiobooks Narrated by Eevin Hartsough
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"An eerie middle grade mystery debut that follows a young girl who returns home to find the people of her little town, including her best friend, chillingly changed after the arrival of the prim and proper Gingham family.
'A rip-roaring adventure, but more importantly, a kids’ power ballad to the importance of being yourself.'—Gordon Korman, New York Times–bestselling author
When 12-year-old Joni Bird returns home from summer camp, it’s clear something strange is afoot in Olive Springs. May, her usually head-banging best friend, now wears her hair in a tight bun and calls playing the drums “unladylike.” The ice cream shop only serves vanilla ice cream. The women and girls of the neighborhood all sport big pearl earrings and crisp cotton dresses.
At the heart of it all? The creepy new family in the neighborhood with their soulless, carnival smiles and retro fashion sense: the Ginghams. Everyone they invite to their Thursday night book club re-emerges as dead-eyed, smiling, Gingham-approved 'model citizens,' all thanks to Mr. Gingham’s lifestyle guide, The Pillars of Perfection—and something even more sinister hidden behind his basement door.
Through quick thinking and cunning, Joni and her friend Tyler set out to fight not only to get their friend May back, but to save their whole town from forever falling under the Ginghams' control."
"There's not enough time in the day.
How often have Mickey, Skye, Levi, Cyrus, and Thea thought that?
Well, now they have plenty of extra time … because they no longer need to sleep.
None of them knows why this is happening to them. All they know is that they have to keep it a secret from their families and their friends. And while they keep it a secret, they can use their extra hours to become better than everyone else.
Each of them thinks they're alone in their sleeplessness. But once they find each other, they know it can't be just an accident. Suddenly they're forced to ask:
What's keeping them awake at night?"
"When Astrid and the rest of the Shooting Stars find out that their teacher, Ms. Ruiz, is about to celebrate a big birthday, they band together to create the perfect gift. Her big day happens to be the same as the upcoming Code-a-Bot robotics competition, and they decide to do something special there.
With the help of Astrid’s big sister, Stella, they program their robot to give Ms. Ruiz a sweet surprise.
But on the day of the competition, the data for the Shooting Stars robot somehow gets mixed up with another one! Will their fun present end up being a major malfunction?
A Junior Library Guild Selection"
"Crimson Twill is a unique little witch—she likes polka dots and eating sweet apples instead of rotten ones, and she is full of imagination and style. Today she is finally getting her full-length wand and taking wand lessons in New Wart City with her best friends, Mauve and Wesley. And their class includes young Broadwart star Miserabella Portentia! Miserabella is wickedly good at wand lessons and always seems to be in the spotlight, but when Crimson tries to do things the way Miserabella does them, it just turns out … miserable. Can Crimson learn to spotlight her full magical potential in a way that’s uniquely her own?"
"The Petite Picassos and the Shooting Stars groups are working together on a big project: creating a space-themed art piece and growing plants in water, just like they do in space. Not only is it worth four points on the Astro Mission chart, Astrid is finally working with her best friend, Hallie.
But Astrid’s excitement doesn’t last long when they are grouped with her archnemesis, Pearl. What’s worse is that Hallie actually agrees with some of Pearl’s ideas for the project. Isn’t she supposed to be on Astrid’s side?
And when the plants start to be stinkier than normal, Astrid thinks something—or someone—is trying to hurt their chances at winning the larger mission. Can Astrid, Pearl, and Hallie figure out a way to make their project out of this world?
A Junior Library Guild Selection"
"Two brothers are settling down for the night. The littler one, called Faly, doesn’t want to sleep, because his older brother is allowed to stay up later.
“I wish I were big … ,” murmurs Faly.
But the bigger one, Mahandry, sometimes misses being small. He has to do much of his climbing and exploring without Mama’s help.
“I wish I were little … ,” murmurs Mahandry.
Luckily, Mama knows how to show both of her sweet little ones that her love for them grows bigger every day, just as they do!"
"After seeing the big Space-E rocket launch, Astrid just knows she’s going to be
exploring space in a rocket of her own someday! And in honor of the big launch,
Astrid and her fellow Shooting Stars will be building rockets of their very own.
Even more exciting? The Shooting Stars will be getting a hand from interns from
the actual Space-E team!
Astrid definitely wants more points on the Astro Board and is hoping she can
impress Lana, one of the interns, enough to score a tour of Space-E headquarters.
But it turns out that Lana’s design might not work best. Can Astrid learn to use her
voice to speak up for science—and her team—to make sure they have a perfect
launch?
A Junior Library Guild Selection"
"MEET ASTRID!
She cannot wait to be the first astronaut with hearing aids, and she has the perfect Astronomically Grand Plan to make sure she does just that. The first part of the plan is to join the space club at school, Shooting Stars, with her best friend, Hallie—and go to Space Camp together!
But Astrid’s plan isn’t off to a great start. It turns out Hallie wants to join the art club, Petite Picassos, and draw stars rather than study them. And Astrid is worried things just won’t be the same without her BFF by her side. With the help of some new friends, can Astrid complete her
big mission in Shooting Stars—and be one step closer to an out-of-this world adventure?
A Junior Library Guild Selection"
"One stray dog. One loving family. One cold winter's night. One Christmas miracle.
It was two weeks before Christmas, and a stray dog wandered alone in the snow.
When she discovered an open front door, she stepped inside with a hopeful heart, wondering what she would find …
Rediscover the joy of the holiday season through this incredible true story about compassion, family, and the meaning of home."
"Welcome to Serenity, the town where everyone looks on the bright side—on purpose. To belong in this picture-perfect community, residents must agree to reject negativity by embracing optimism as a way of life. For twelve-year-old Mackenzie Werner, whose feelings manifest as a colorful haze around her body, Serenity promises an escape from bad feelings, mean comments, and the distress of her haze turning into a grumbly grapefruit smog.
However, when a documentary filmmaker comes to town and starts asking questions, Mackenzie is overwhelmed by emotion and can’t hold her haze back—and it explodes onto the town. Now everyone in Serenity has their own haze, revealing their repressed feelings. As Mackenzie discovers the complexity of her emotions, she and her entire community must learn to reckon with the shocking true colors that now paint the town of Serenity."
"Autistic seventh-grader Maggie Weir loves spacecraft, but aerospace engineering isn’t the only thing that gives her butterflies: she’s got a secret crush on an eighth grader—the amazing, baton-twirling Tatum Jones. And they’ve just teamed up for an engineering contest! It might be the perfect chance
for Maggie to tell Tatum how she feels, except …
Tatum is focused on outshining her genius twin brother, and Maggie’s forgetfulness isn’t making a great impression. Still, there’s something about the quirky girl with a messy backpack that sets Tatum’s heart aflutter. But before they can finish designing a low-gravity cabinet, Maggie learns that her dad
wants to move to Houston.
Now, Maggie must choose: Does she follow her dad and her dreams of NASA? Or does she stay with her mom to be near Tatum? If the stars are meant to align between these two, they’ll both have to fully realize their feelings for each other before Maggie leaves forever.
This charming companion novel features delightful cameos from the first book, The Trouble with Robots, and compassionately explores themes of divorce, neglect, and sibling rivalry alongside an age-appropriate budding romance."
"Crimson Twill is a little witch, but you might not know it. She wears boots instead of pointy shoes and a polka-dotted dress instead of a plain black one. On her hat, she wears a big bow. And the hat is crimson, just like her name.
Crimson lives in the country, but tonight she is going to New Wart City to go shopping at Broomingdale’s for the very first time! Broomingdale’s has everything a witch could itch for, but does it have what Crimson wants most of all? And is Broomingdale’s ready for a witch as unique as Crimson?"
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