Audiobooks narrated by Nicholas Mondelli

Enchanted Everglades: Friend for Life Audiobook

Twelve-year-old OCEAN RIVER is a goofy kid. He's never met a problem he couldn't solve with a joke or a silly dance. When his best friend, ELLEN HANSEN, loses her father, life suddenly gets a lot more serious, and Ocean's immature antics at the funeral threaten to ruin their friendship forever. Just a few miles away, in the swampy jungle of the Everglades, another young boy named GUMBO struggles with his born destiny. This boy just happens to be an alligator, the heir to the great gator kingdom. Not only is Gumbo reluctant to be a leader, but his father, the king, has ordered him to kill several pythons by the next day. The problem is Gumbo’s a pacifist. And a vegan. And, oh, deathly afraid of snakes. Gumbo and his best friends, BIX, a naïve, cheerful soft-shelled turtle, and their guru, ASHA, a wise old wood stork who's teaching Gumbo yoga, reluctantly set off on their mission. Meanwhile, the humans are on a mission of their own: a family vacation to the Everglades, Ellen’s belated birthday gift, holds the hope of saving Ocean and Ellen's friendship. When a tour boat crash leaves the kids lost and alone in the gator-infested swamp, they receive animal superpowers from a legendary Seminole Indian ghost. Now they can talk to animals, including Gumbo, and it seems like getting lost together was just what they needed. Except, of course, for the giant mutant python who has serious plans for dinner . . . and revenge. In this funny and heartwarming fantasy set in the fragile ecosystems of the Everglades, Ocean and Ellen and their new animal friends learn how to let go of the past and trust each other in the present, where forgiveness and empathy—even for killer pythons—might just save the day.

G. A. Kowatch (Author), Em Eldridge, James Fouhey, Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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The Way It Hurts

When Elijah is dragged to a high-school play in the next town, he can't take his eyes off Kristen, the star. But when his swooning face is captured on camera, along with an out-of-context sexual comment, his words go viral. Elijah sets out to apologize, and, surprisingly, she forgives him for his unthinking comment. They hit it off right away, and Kristen believes she's finally found a boy who understands her. But strangers online are threatening Elijah's special-needs sister, and Kristen's father wants Elijah gone. Can their relationship survive these difficulties?

Patty Blount (Author), Elizabeth Cottle, Nicholas Mondelli, Nick Mondelli (Narrator)

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Phantom Limbs

Otis and Meg were inseparable until her family abruptly moved away after the terrible accident that left Otis' little brother dead. Since then, it's been three years of radio silence, during which time Otis has become the unlikely protege of eighteen-year-old Dara-part drill sergeant, part friend-who's hell-bent on transforming Otis into the Olympic swimmer she can no longer be. But when Otis learns that Meg is coming back to town, he must face some difficult truths about the girl he's never forgotten and the brother he's never stopped grieving. As it becomes achingly clear that he and Meg are not the same people they were, Otis must decide what to hold on to and what to leave behind.

Paula Garner (Author), Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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Votes of Confidence: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections

Jeff Fleischer (Author), Nicholas Mondelli, Nick Mondelli (Narrator)

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Puss in Boots

Joe Fitzpatrick (Author), Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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Is There a Monster in My Closet?

Benjamin is NOT afraid of the dark or of monsters. That is, until one night when the bumps in his closet become too noisy to ignore. He bravely explores his room, finding fuzzy monster friends who are just as afraid of him and his little dog, Rex, as he is of them! Enjoy this story of bravery and friendship even in unlikely places!

Johannah Gilman Paiva (Author), Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Have you ever wished that instead of having to do your chores all by yourself that someone - or something - would help you get them done faster? That's exactly the way the sorcerer's apprentice felt one day when the sorcerer left him all alone to clean the castle - so he tried to do some magic of his own, and ended up in a bubbly mess! Ultimately the young apprentice finds that passion and hard work, tempered with patience and discipline, can make the most magical dreams come true.

Cyril Bavis (Author), Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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Jack and the Beanstalk

George Bridge (Author), Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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The Book That I Love To Read; & I Am So Awesome

The Book that I Love to Read: The ultimate reluctant-reader book comes to life with awesome illustrations as our host gives readers a tour of the book he loves to read and explains why he loves to read it. I Am So Awesome: What's a kid to do when he has to wait at the office while his mom finishes up work? Take an awesome adventure, of course! Join this amazing young adventurer as he swims, jumps, and treasure hunts his way through the jungle...err, office.

Joe Fitzpatrick (Author), Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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Zac and Mia

When I was little I believed in Jesus and Santa, spontaneous combustion, and the Loch Ness monster. Now I believe in science, statistics, and antibiotics." So says seventeen-year-old Zac Meier during a long, grueling leukemia treatment in Perth, Australia. A loud blast of Lady Gaga alerts him to the presence of Mia, the angry, not-at-all-stoic cancer patient in the room next door. Once released, the two near-strangers can't forget each other, even as they desperately try to resume normal lives. The story of their mysterious connection drives this unflinchingly tough, tender novel told in two voices.

A. J. Betts (Author), Kristin Condon, Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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The Sun and Other Stars

In the seaside town of San Benedetto, soccer (or calcio) is more than just a sport: it's an obsession. Twenty-two-year-old Etto, however, couldn't care less about soccer. His twin brother Luca, a rising soccer star, died tragically in a motorcycle accident, and their mother, unable to cope with her grief, drowned herself on the anniversary of Luca's death. But then Yuri Fil, a Ukrainian soccer star, takes refuge from the paparazzi in a nearby villa, and Etto accidentally falls into Yuri's orbit - and that of Yuri's beautiful and tough sister, Zhuki. Under their influence, he begins to learn that the game of soccer might not be a total waste of time and that life might have more to offer him than he would have ever believed possible. "[A] heartwarming second novel from award-winning writer Pasulka... [She] scores a refreshing success with her affectionate portrait of a small-town community and her fresh angle on an aching heart." - Kirkus Reviews

Brigid Pasulka (Author), Nicholas Mondelli (Narrator)

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My Antonia

After the death of his parents, Jim was sent to live with his grandparents in Black Hawk Nebraska. There he befriended Antonia, the daughter of Bohemian immigrants. Years later, Jim, now a successful lawyer in New York, returns to his childhood home and Antonia. Jim's love for Antonia has endured, much as she herself has endured tragic circumstances.

Willa Cather (Author), Nicholas Mondelli, Nick Mondelli (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Nicholas Mondelli