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Blood Brother
- Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights
- By: Sandra Neil Wallace, Rich Wallace
- Narrated by: Donald Corren
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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In Blood Brother, the first biography about Jonathan Daniels for young adults, Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace put their investigative reporting skills to the test. They located the teenagers who protested alongside Daniels, unearthed never-before-published private journals, and uncovered the previously unknown roles Jonathan played in major civil rights events. Weaving a fast-paced, heart-pounding account of the danger Daniels faced and the depth of his activism, this is a passionate and inspiring portrait of an unsung freedom fighter whose story must be told.
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Blood Brother
- Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights
- Narrated by: Donald Corren
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-09-2024
- Language: English
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Swinging into History
- Toni Stone: Big-League Baseball's First Woman Player
- By: Karen L. Swanson, Laura Freeman - illustrator
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Marcenia “TOMBOY” Stone loved nothing more than baseball. But her parents wanted her to twirl in ice skates, not steal bases in cleats. When their local priest convinced Tomboy’s parents she could play for the church team, she got her chance! Her coaches and teammates made her feel unwelcome because she was Black and a girl. But unstoppable Tomboy ignored their taunts, learned the rule book better than her teammates, and scored runs. When Tomboy grew up, she changed her name to Toni, and her passion for baseball never faded.
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Swinging into History
- Toni Stone: Big-League Baseball's First Woman Player
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 26 mins
- Release date: 22-10-2024
- Language: English
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A Song for August
- The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson
- By: Sally Denmead
- Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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August Wilson grew up open to the creative inspiration in everything he encountered: in library books, in music, in artworks, in the lively conversations overheard in the restaurants and barbershops lining the Pittsburgh neighborhood of his childhood. August paid attention. He listened. And when he got older, he got ideas about what to do with everything he’d seen and heard—ideas that would make him one of the greatest playwrights in American history.
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A Song for August
- The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson
- Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss
- Length: 16 mins
- Release date: 15-10-2024
- Language: English
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Introducing Sandwina
- The Strongest Woman in the World!
- By: Vicki Conrad, Jeremy Holmes - illustrator
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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No one believed a woman could be stronger than a man, until Katie Brumbach–also known as Sandwina—displayed her show-stopping feats as a circus strongwoman. 100 pounds . . . 200 pounds . . . 300 pounds! Katie Brumbach became the world’s top strongwoman after she ousted Eugen Sandow by lifting hundreds of pounds over her head (which Sandow could barely lift to his shoulders). After that, she took the last name Sandwina and thrived in the circus world—which she had been participating in since the age of two when she first performed with her family.
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Introducing Sandwina
- The Strongest Woman in the World!
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 03-12-2024
- Language: English
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Make a Pretty Sound
- A Story of Ella Jenkins—The First Lady of Children's Music
- By: Traci N. Todd, Eleanor Davis - illustrator
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Once upon a time, children's music was just Mother Goose, nursery songs, and lullabies. And then came Ella Jenkins. Ella Jenkins is an American folk singer and living legend dubbed The First Lady of Children's Music. For nearly 70 years, she has been writing and performing music that has entertained and engaged generations of young listeners. In Make a Pretty Song, Ella's life and legacy are captured in vibrant sights, sounds, and stories that leap right out of the book.
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Make a Pretty Sound
- A Story of Ella Jenkins—The First Lady of Children's Music
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 07-01-2025
- Language: English
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Abzuglutely!
- Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug
- By: Sarah Aronson, Andrea D'Aquino - illustrator
- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Battling Bella Abzug was born bellowing! From her childhood in the Bronx to her years as a lawyer, activist, wife, mother, and congresswoman, Bella battled for justice and fairness for everyone. Inspired by her Jewish upbringing and wholehearted belief in tikkun olam—repairing the world—she spoke her truth everywhere she went. Even when it wasn’t appreciated, Bella just kept on battling! Sarah Aronson spotlights this unique and outspoken trailblazer who helped kickstart the modern women’s movement—with humor and passion—always in one of her trademark wide-brimmed hats.
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Abzuglutely!
- Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug
- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 15-10-2024
- Language: English
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The Painter and the President
- Gilbert Stuart's Brush with George Washington
- By: Sarah Albee
- Narrated by: Nick Walther
- Length: 16 mins
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George Washington hated having his portrait painted, but as president of the United States, he knew his image needed to live on. This nonfiction picture book explores how artist Gilbert Stuart created Washington’s most lasting and recognized portrait—the one that’s used on the one-dollar bill.
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The Painter and the President
- Gilbert Stuart's Brush with George Washington
- Narrated by: Nick Walther
- Length: 16 mins
- Release date: 17-09-2024
- Language: English
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Bea Breaks Barriers!
- How Florence Beatrice Price’s Music Triumphed Over Prejudice
- By: Caitlin DeLems, Tonya Engel - illustrator
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 34 mins
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Florence Beatrice Price was always breaking barriers—especially when it came to music. Raised in the Deep South, Bea broke through the barriers of racism and prejudice to master the piano and excel at school. And when opportunity came to study at the New England Conservatory of Music, Bea traveled north, one of only two Black students to attend. Bea continued to break barriers when she returned to the South to teach and find inspiration for her music, drawing from many different genres. Bea fought hard to have her works played.
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Bea Breaks Barriers!
- How Florence Beatrice Price’s Music Triumphed Over Prejudice
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 34 mins
- Release date: 29-10-2024
- Language: English
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The Next Scientist
- The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists
- By: Kate Messner, Julia Kuo - illustrator
- Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen
- Length: 27 mins
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How does a kid grow up to become a scientist? This enthralling nonfiction book from New York Times bestselling author Kate Messner explores the unexpected beginnings behind some of the most fascinating discoveries in scientific history. This book of unexpected beginnings powerfully shows that the great scientists of the future could be practically anyone . . . including you.
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The Next Scientist
- The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists
- Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen
- Length: 27 mins
- Release date: 29-10-2024
- Language: English
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The Soldier's Friend
- Walt Whitman's Extraordinary Service in the American Civil War
- By: Gary Golio, E. B. Lewis - illustrator
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 13 mins
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Walt Whitman is celebrated as an iconic American poet, but few know of the crucial and heroic role he played tending to the wounded and dying in Civil War hospitals. This nonfiction book highlights Whitman’s compassion and teaches an important lesson about empathy. New York Times-bestselling author Gary Golio and Caldecott Honor artist E. B. Lewis bring Whitman’s story and his passion for America to life.
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The Soldier's Friend
- Walt Whitman's Extraordinary Service in the American Civil War
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 13 mins
- Release date: 15-10-2024
- Language: English
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One of a Kind
- The Life of Sydney Taylor
- By: Richard Michelson, Sarah Green - illustrator
- Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
- Length: 17 mins
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Sarah Brenner was always one of a kind, even with four sisters who dressed just like her. Growing up in an immigrant family on New York City’s impoverished Lower East Side, Sarah’s life was full of things that weren’t fair. It wasn’t fair that her parents had to leave Europe because of their religion. It wasn’t fair they worked hard all day and the family barely had enough to eat. It wasn’t fair how girls were treated in her school. When she grew up, Sarah gave herself a modern name, Sydney, just right for a woman who was going to forge her own path and continue to fight for a fairer world.
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One of a Kind
- The Life of Sydney Taylor
- Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
- Length: 17 mins
- Release date: 16-07-2024
- Language: English
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Skybound!
- Starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, Daredevil Aeronaut and Scientist
- By: Sue Ganz-Schmitt
- Narrated by: Lori Gardner
- Length: 27 mins
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Mary Myers always dreamed of flying, but she lived when women were often told to stay put and stay quiet. Determined and fearless, Mary wouldn’t stay tied down. With the help of her husband, she transformed into Carlotta, the famous aeronaut, and took to the skies. Carlotta performed much more than aerial feats in her gas balloons. A skybound scientist, she collected information on currents, weather, and atmospheric pressure.
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Skybound!
- Starring Mary Myers as Carlotta, Daredevil Aeronaut and Scientist
- Narrated by: Lori Gardner
- Length: 27 mins
- Release date: 01-07-2024
- Language: English
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The Poison Eaters
- Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs
- By: Gail Jarrow
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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Formaldehyde, borax, salicylic acid. Today these chemicals are used in embalming fluids, cleaning supplies, and acne medications. But just over a hundred years ago, they were routinely added to all kinds of food by unregulated and unethical companies. Noted science and history writer Gail Jarrow introduces listeners to the relentless work of U.S. government chemist Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, who mounted a thirty-year campaign to protect consumers from harmful food and drugs. As part of his research, he tested food additives by serving them to a squad of volunteers—the poison eaters.
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The Poison Eaters
- Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 28-06-2024
- Language: English
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Fearless Firsts: Athletes Who Changed the Game
- A Sports Book for Kids
- By: James Buckley Jr., Ellen Labrecque, Steffi Walthall - illustrator
- Narrated by: James Buckley Jr., Jasmin Walker
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Different sports. Different backgrounds. Different barriers to break. One thing in common: they got there first … fearlessly. Hear about more than 50 athletes who took risks, overcame the odds, and changed the rules. From historical figures to modern trailblazers, these athletes never gave up, wouldn’t take no for an answer, and transformed the world of sports forever.
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Fearless Firsts: Athletes Who Changed the Game
- A Sports Book for Kids
- Narrated by: James Buckley Jr., Jasmin Walker
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 12-11-2024
- Language: English
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Katie, Big and Strong
- The True Story of a Mighty Woman Who Could Lift Anything
- By: Jennifer Cooper
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 10 mins
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Katie Sandwina was the strongest woman the world had ever seen. In her circus performances, she bent steel bars, broke chains, and carried a cannon! She could lift men with one hand and twirl them around! In an era when “proper ladies” were expected to be helpless and frail, Katie showed everyone that women could be powerful. She also spoke up for women’s equality and the right to vote.
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Katie, Big and Strong
- The True Story of a Mighty Woman Who Could Lift Anything
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 10 mins
- Release date: 01-10-2024
- Language: English
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Gifts from the Garbage Truck
- A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away
- By: Andrew Larsen, Oriol Vidal - illustrator
- Narrated by: Robb Moreira
- Length: 10 mins
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Sometimes we throw things away when we no longer want or need them. But what if they’re still good? A man named Nelson Molina wondered about this and did something about it. As a sanitation worker in New York City, Nelson saved more than forty-five thousand items from his garbage truck, including toys, musical instruments, and thingamajigs. He gave them new life and shared them with others at the Treasures in the Trash Museum.
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Gifts from the Garbage Truck
- A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away
- Narrated by: Robb Moreira
- Length: 10 mins
- Release date: 17-09-2024
- Language: English
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Dragonflies of Glass
- The Story of Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls
- By: Susan Goldman Rubin
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 20 mins
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In the mid-nineteenth century, most women who weren’t raising families became teachers or nurses. But Clara Driscoll longed to be an artist, drawing inspiration from nature: from every flower, weed, dragonfly, and even cobweb, on her family’s farm. In 1888, Clara was hired at the renowned Tiffany Glass Company, where Mr. Louis Comfort Tiffany was known for creating gorgeous stained-glass windows for churches, theaters, and libraries. Impressed by her talent at choosing and cutting glass, Mr. Tiffany eventually put Clara in charge of her own staff of 35 women designers.
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Dragonflies of Glass
- The Story of Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 20 mins
- Release date: 11-02-2025
- Language: English
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The Heartbeat Drum
- The Story of Carol Powder, Cree Drummer and Activist
- By: Deidre Havrelock
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 11 mins
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Whenever young Carol sang along to her family’s music, her heart felt light and full of joy. Learning from her great-grandfather, Moshum, Carol listened closely to the drums’ heartbeat until one day, Moshum made her a drum of her very own.
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The Heartbeat Drum
- The Story of Carol Powder, Cree Drummer and Activist
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 03-09-2024
- Language: English
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Tiger Slayer
- The Extraordinary Story of Nur Jahan, Empress of India
- By: Ruby Lal
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
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Tiger Slayer showcases the gifts of historian Ruby Lal to uncover the vibrant and diverse culture of Mughal India and tell the compelling story of a daring, brilliant woman who achieved unequaled power and fame.
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Tiger Slayer
- The Extraordinary Story of Nur Jahan, Empress of India
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 05-08-2025
- Language: English
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Down Syndrome Out Loud
- 20+ True Stories of Disability and Determination
- By: Melissa Hart
- Narrated by: Melissa Hart
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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In this biography collection, meet over twenty people with Down syndrome who have accomplished amazing things in their lives. Excelling in film, sports, business, photography, and more, these people are changing hearts and minds about their disability. Hear about Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman Triathlon, and Isabella Springmuhl Tejada, the first designer with Down syndrome invited to showcase her work at London Fashion Week. Learn about the Special Olympics, Best Buddies, and other organizations who support the Down syndrome community.
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Down Syndrome Out Loud
- 20+ True Stories of Disability and Determination
- Narrated by: Melissa Hart
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 15-07-2025
- Language: English
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