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  • People of Means: A Novel Audiobook by Nancy Johnson

    People of Means: A Novel Audiobook by Nancy Johnson
    Feb 4 2025
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    ID: 783804
    Title: People of Means: A Novel
    Author: Nancy Johnson
    Narrator: Bahni Turpin, Nancy Johnson
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 02-04-2025
    Publisher: HarperAudio
    Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Black Literature, Family Life

    Summary:
    From the acclaimed author of The Kindest Lie, a propulsive novel about a mother and daughter each seeking justice and following their dreams during moments of social reckoning1960s Nashville and 1992 Chicago; perfect for readers of Brit Bennett and Tayari Jones. ''People of Means left me breathless! A beautifully crafted story...profound and sharp.''Sadeqa Johnson New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve Two women. Two pivotal moments. One dream for justice and equality. In the fall of 1959, Freda Gilroy arrives on the campus of Fisk University full of hope, carrying a suitcase and the voice of her father telling her shes part of a family legacy of greatness. Soon, the ugliness of the Jim Crow South intrudes, and shes thrust into a movement for social change. Freda is reluctant to get involved, torn between a soon-to-be doctor her parents approve of and an audacious young man willing to risk it all in the name of justice. Freda finds herself caught between two worlds, and two loves, and must decide how much shes willing to sacrifice for the advancement of her people. In 1992 Chicago, Fredas daughter Tulip is an ambitious PR professional on track for an exciting career, if workplace politics and racial microaggressions dont get in her way. But with the ruling in the Rodney King trial weighing heavily on her, Tulip feels called to action. When she makes an irreversible professional misstep as she seeks to uplift her community, she must decide, just like her mother had three decades prior, what shes willing to risk in the name of justice and equality. Insightful, evocative, and richly imagined with stories of hidden history, People of Means is an emotional tour de force that offers a glimpse into the quest for racial equality, the pursuit of personal and communal success, and the power of love and family ties. ''A memorable story of mothers and daughters, family dynamics, the complicated meaning of success, the pull of love, and the fight for racial equality, People of Means is a timely look at who we are as a nationand who we can become, if only we have the courage to follow our hearts.'' Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Daughter

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    12 hrs
  • Old School Audiobook by Gordon Korman

    Old School Audiobook by Gordon Korman
    Jan 14 2025
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    ID: 774203
    Title: Old School
    Author: Gordon Korman
    Narrator: Fred Berman, Katie Anvil Rich, Mark Sanderlin, Michael Crouch, Rosemary Benson, Vyvy Nguyen
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-14-2025
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family, Humor

    Summary:
    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables comes a hilarious story about a boy who is homeschooled in his grandmothers retirement communityuntil he is forced to go to public school. Dexter Foreman is twelve going on eighty. He has lived at The Pines retirement village with his grandmother since he was six years old, and as a result he gets along better with senior citizens than kids his own age. He's homeschooled by the residents up until the day the countys truancy officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to a real school, to the local middle school. At school, Dex sticks out like a sore thumb. He dresses like a grandpa (and can be just as cranky). His taste in movies and music is decades out of date. Only a few studentslike Gianna Greco, a reporter at the schools newspaperfind him intriguing. For most, he is either a weirdo or a target. Dexter would do anything to return to his old life at The Pines. But when his wish finally seems to be coming true, his old and new worlds collide in a way that surprises everyoneDexter most of all.

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    12 hrs
  • Immortal Audiobook by Sue Lynn Tan

    Immortal Audiobook by Sue Lynn Tan
    Jan 7 2025
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    ID: 773208
    Title: Immortal
    Author: Sue Lynn Tan
    Narrator: Natalie Naudus
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-07-2025
    Publisher: HarperAudio
    Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Fiction & Literature, Asian American Literature, Epic Fantasy, Romantasy

    Summary:
    A stunning, standalone romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion, of a young ruler who fights to protect her kingdom, from bestselling author Sue Lynn Tan and set in the breathtaking world of Daughter of the Moon Goddess. What the gods did not give us, I would take As the heir to Tianxia, Liyen knows she must ascend the throne and renew her kingdoms pledge to serve the immortals who once protected them from a vicious enemy. But when she is poisoned, Liyens grandfather steals an enchanted lotus to save her life. Enraged at his betrayal, the immortal queen commands the powerful God of War to attack Tianxia. Upon her grandfathers death, Liyen ascends a precarious throne, vowing to end her kingdoms obligation to the immortals. When she is summoned to the Immortal Realm, she seizes the opportunity to learn their secrets and to form a tenuous alliance to safeguard her people, all with the one she should fear and mistrust the most: the ruthless God of War. As they are drawn together, a treacherous attraction ignites between themone she has to resist, to not endanger all she is fighting for. But with darker forces closing in around them, and her kingdom plunged into peril, Liyen must risk everything to save her people from an unspeakable fate, even if it means forging a dangerous bond with the immortal even if it means losing her heart.

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    12 hrs
  • Beasts of the Uncanny Wild Audiobook by Cindy Lin

    Beasts of the Uncanny Wild Audiobook by Cindy Lin
    Dec 31 2024
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    ID: 704627
    Title: Beasts of the Uncanny Wild
    Author: Cindy Lin
    Narrator: David Lee Huynh
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 12-31-2024
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore

    Summary:
    Prince Jin and his companions face new adventures, new dangers, and more mythical beasts in this thrilling sequel to Creatures of the In Between, perfect for fans of Princess Mononoke and How to Train Your Dragon and featuring an immersive blend of East and Southeast Asian mythology. Prince Jin is now the emperor of the Three Realms. His first task? Bring the uncanny creatures back to his home. Yet his attempts are plagued at every turn. And when the magical creatureseven Jin's own monstermatesbegin to act out in strange and alarming ways, the situation only gets worse. Jin's search for answers leads him to the very place from which all monsters originate: deep within the Uncanny Wild, where sacred peaks are surrounded by a primordial forestfrom which no one has ever returned. But as Jin and his friends make their way through the enchanted lands, Jin realizes that all is not as it seems. The enemy that waits for him there is not who he expectedand that's just the beginning. Fans of Dragon Pearl and When the Sea Turned to Silver will thrill at this next step of Jins action-packed journey as he faces greater odds than ever before with his friends by his side.

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    12 hrs
  • Miraculous Sweetmakers #2: The Sea Queen Audiobook by Natasha Hastings

    Miraculous Sweetmakers #2: The Sea Queen Audiobook by Natasha Hastings
    Dec 10 2024
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    ID: 764833
    Title: Miraculous Sweetmakers #2: The Sea Queen
    Author: Natasha Hastings
    Narrator: Imogen Wilde
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 10:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 12-10-2024
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Historical, Fairy Tales & Folklore

    Summary:
    Serafina and the Black Cloak meets The Little Mermaid in this enchanting sequel to The Frost Fair, where best friends Thomasina and Anne must face a new magical threat to London. After facing down Father Winter and escaping the Frost Fair, Thomasina and Anne have achieved their dream. Without needing any wishes at all, theyre running their own sweetshop. But magical creatures and otherworldly beings arent quite done with them yet, and they soon find their friend Henry kidnapped by an evil Sea Queen and dragged down into the depths of the River Thames. Determined to save him, the girls venture into the deep and discover the enchanting world of the Free Waters: a vast, glittering underwater city, home to mermaids, sirens, and selkies. But the journey to rescuing Henry is more dangerous than they could have imagined, and the Sea Queen a powerful enemyone who might be even stronger than Father Winter himself.

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    10 hrs
  • No Place to Bury the Dead: A Novel Audiobook by Karina Sainz Borgo

    No Place to Bury the Dead: A Novel Audiobook by Karina Sainz Borgo
    Dec 10 2024
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    ID: 763107
    Title: No Place to Bury the Dead: A Novel
    Author: Karina Sainz Borgo
    Narrator: Maria McCann
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 12:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 12-10-2024
    Publisher: HarperAudio
    Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, General

    Summary:
    [A] rich and lyrical tale of desperation and redemption, set during an outbreak of a plague that causes amnesia.... Throughout, Sainz Borgo applies stark poetry to the terrifying setting, where 'moans and cries attributed to ghosts sometimes masked executions and beatings.' Its a stunner. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Winner of the 2023 Jan Michalski Prize, a searing novel of loss and resilience that illuminates the often-overlooked human dimension of the migrant crisis, re-imagining the border as a dreamlike purgatory bridging life and death. In an unnamed Latin American country, a mysterious plague quickly spreads, erasing the memory of anyone infected. Angustias Romero flees with her family, but their flight is tragically cut short when she loses both her children. Consumed by grief, she finds herself within the hallucinatory expanse of Mezquitea town corrupted by greed and populated by storytellers, refugees, and violent, predatory gangs. Here, Angustias is finally able to lay her children to rest at the Third Country, a cemetery run by the larger-than-life Visitación Salazar and a refuge beyond suffering and fear. While Visitación remains defiant in her mission to care for the dead, the cemetery she oversees is the focal point of a bitter land dispute with Alcides Abundio, the most feared landowner of the border. Caught in this power struggle, Angustias and Visitaciónfriends and sometimes rivals stand their ground on a frontier where the law is dictated by violence; a surreal territory whose very nature blurs the boundaries between life and death. Exploring what we are capable of and how far we will go when we have nothing to lose, No Place to Bury the Dead confirms Karina Sainz Borgos importance amongst the voices of modern Latin American literature, merging thriller, western, and classic tragedy in an unforgettable and urgent novel that won the 2023 Jan Michalski Prize. Translated from the Spanish by Elizabeth Bryer

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    12 hrs
  • My Fairy God Somebody Audiobook by Charlene Allen

    My Fairy God Somebody Audiobook by Charlene Allen
    Dec 3 2024
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    ID: 763119
    Title: My Fairy God Somebody
    Author: Charlene Allen
    Narrator: Angel Pean
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 7:00:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 12-03-2024
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Genres: Fiction, Teen, Mystery & Thriller

    Summary:
    ''A richly drawn story that explores the precarious construction of identity and the pain of complex family dynamics.''Kirkus (starred review) Author Charlene Allen blends mystery, romance, and friendship in this contemporary YA novel perfect for fans of We Deserve Monuments and Far from the Tree. The way Claes mom tells it, her dad took off when Clae was a baby, end of story. Ever since, its just been the two of them, living in the coastal city of Gloucester, where Clae is one of the only few Black girls. But when Clae discovers clues about a mysterious person she calls her fairy god somebody, shes determined to know more. Her chance comes when shes accepted into a summer journalism program in New York City, where her parents lived before she was born. With a couple of leads and a steel resolve, Clae leaves home for the first time to find out about her history. New York is as full of magic as it is mystery, not to mention romance. From Brooklyn to Broadway, Clae and her new friends, Nze and Joelle, explore neighborhood haunts and hustles, discovering a family trail that someones tried hard to bury. So who is the fairy god somebody? And can Clae use her sleuthing skills to find out the truth? Set against one unforgettable NYC summer, this is the story of lies that run deep and patterns that are meant to be broken. Clae, Nze, and Joelle will stick with you and remind you that every girl deserves to write her own story. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection pick!

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    7 hrs
  • Birchbark House Audiobook by Louise Erdrich

    Birchbark House Audiobook by Louise Erdrich
    Dec 3 2024
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    ID: 544464
    Title: Birchbark House
    Author: Louise Erdrich
    Narrator: Louise Erdrich
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 5:50:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 12-03-2024
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family, Historical

    Summary:
    A fresh new look for this National Book Award finalist by Pulitzer Prizewinning novelist Louise Erdrich! This is the first installment in an essential nine-book series chronicling one hundred years in the life of one Ojibwe family and includes charming interior black-and-white artwork done by the author. She was named Omakakiins, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop. Omakakiins and her family live on an island in Lake Superior. Though there are growing numbers of white people encroaching on their land, life continues much as it always has. But the satisfying rhythms of their life are shattered when a visitor comes to their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things foreverbut that will eventually lead Omakakiins to discover her calling. By turns moving and humorous, this novel is a breathtaking tour de force by a gifted writer. The beloved and celebrated Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich includes The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, The Porcupine Year, Chickadee, and Makoons, with more titles to come.

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    5 hrs and 50 mins