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November 20, 2009
New Arrivals · Kids’ AudiobooksThese titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. My teacher is an alien [sound recording]November 18, 2009
Coville, Bruce.
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p1998.
2 sound discs (2 hr., 23 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
After Susan sees Mr. Smith the substitute teacher peel off his face, she knows he's an alien and only Peter believes her. Together they work to save the class from Mr. Smith's horrible plans.
008-012.
Read by Liza Ross.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Olivion's favorites [sound recording]November 18, 2009
Cle, Troy.
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2009.
7 sound discs (8 hr., 33 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Transported to the fantasy world of Midlandia, Louis Proof, an inner-city boy from New Jersey, tries to return home using his newly acquired powers.
Read by Laz Alonso.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt [sound recording]November 11, 2009
Jacobson, Jennifer, 1958-
[Pine Plains, N.Y.] : Live Oak Media, p2009.
1 sound disc (19 min. each track) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (56 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.)
"Andy Shane would like to pick Egypt for his first-ever Culture Fair project. But Dolores Starbuckle says she is the Queen of Egypt, and she won't give Andy Shane a moment's peace until he agrees to do the project together. But Andy is not so sure he wants to work with the bossy Dolores. Will the two friends find a way to cooperate?"--Dust jacket.
Read by Rachel Lillis.
Compact disc.
Track 1 has page-turn signals; track 2 does not.
Emily Windsnap and the castle in the mist [sound recording]November 11, 2009
Kessler, Liz.
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2007.
4 sound discs (4 hr., 18 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
When she incurs Neptune's wrath by finding a diamond ring buried under rocks in the ocean, Emily is put under a curse that will force her to choose to be either a mermaid or a human and split up her parents forever.
Recommended for listeners ages 8 to 11.
Read by Finty Williams.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
"First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Orion Children's Books ..."--T.p. verso.
I was a sixth grade alien [sound recording]November 5, 2009
Coville, Bruce.
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2009.
3 sound discs (ca. 58 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
When aliens come to Earth on an interplanetary trade mission, sixth-grader Tim makes friends with the ambassador's son and together they uncover a plot to sabotage the mission.
Read by William Dufris.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Originally released on cassette in 2000.
Encyclopedia Brown mysteries. Vol. 1 [sound recording]November 5, 2009
Sobol, Donald J., 1924-
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2009.
2 sound discs (ca. 68 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Encyclopedia Brown looks like the usual ten-year-old boy. Actually, he is very unusual. Encyclopedia is a boy who really uses his eyes, his ears, and his head-- and his head is full of facts. As for Idaville, where he lives, no grownup, boy, or girl ever gets away with breaking a single law there. That is because Chief of Police Brown's most difficult cases are solved by his son at the dinner table.
Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective -- Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret pitch.
Read by Jason Harris.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
The summer I turned pretty [sound recording]November 5, 2009
Han, Jenny.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
6 sound discs (7 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different.
12 years and up.
Narrated by Jessica Almasy.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact discs.
The sweetheart of Prosper County [sound recording]November 5, 2009
Alexander, Jill (Jill Shurbet)
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
5 sound discs (5 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
In a small East Texas town largely ruled by prejudices and bullies, fourteen-year-old Austin sets out to win a ride in the next parade and, in the process, grows in her understanding of friendship and helps her widowed mother through her mourning.
13 years and up.
Narrated by Suzy Jackson.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact discs.
Clash of the demons [sound recording]November 5, 2009
Delaney, Joseph, 1945-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
6 sound discs (7 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Tom is reunited with his mother and must return to Greece to face a new and terrible threat from the dark forces, and a momentous decision must be made, causing a serious rift between Tom and the Spook that threatens to separate them forever.
Narrated by Christopher Evan Welch.
Originally published under title: The Spook's sacrifice.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact discs.
Ghostgirl [sound recording] : homecomingNovember 5, 2009
Hurley, Tonya.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
5 sound discs (5 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
When Petula becomes deathly ill, her sister Scarlet seeks help from former classmate Charlotte, for whom the afterlife has become burdensome, leaving her just as insecure and isolated as she was while she was alive.
10 years and up.
Narrated by Parker Posey ; music by Vince Clarke.
In container (17 cm.).
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact discs.
The many troubles of Andy Russell [sound recording]November 5, 2009
Adler, David A.
Pine Plains, NY : Live Oak Media, 2008.
2 sound discs (148 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (133 p. : ill. ; 19 cm).
When some of his gerbils escape and he gets in trouble for not paying attention in class, fourth-grader Andy Russell worries about asking if a friend can move in with his family--especially when he learns that his mother is going to have another baby.
Read by Oliver Wyman.
Walker's Crossing [sound recording]November 4, 2009
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2009.
4 sound discs (ca. 76 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
While living on his family's ranch in Wyoming where he hopes to someday be a cowboy, Ryan faces conflicts with his older brother who becomes involved in a militia movement.
Read by Tom Wopat.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
"A Jean Karl book."
Originally released on cassette in 2000.
Maeve on the red carpet [sound recording]November 4, 2009
Bryant, Annie.
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2009.
5 sound discs (5 hr. 40 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Maeve Kaplan-Taylor believes her lifelong dream of becoming a movie star is about to come true. She is going to film camp at the Brookline Movie House, where she will learn about what it takes to make a movie and, more importantly, to star in one.
Read by Emily Janice Card.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
The mysterious Benedict Society and the prisoner's dilemma [sound recording]November 4, 2009
Stewart, Trenton Lee.
New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2009.
9 sound discs (ca. 72 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, Benedict Society members Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance follow clues on an adventure that threatens to separate them from their families, friends, and even one another.
Read by Del Roy.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
The invisible Fran [sound recording]October 20, 2009
Benton, Jim.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
1 sound disc (.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (101 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.)
When Franny Stein, self-styled mad scientist, creates a robot to show her school friends the joys of science, she ends up learning something from them instead.
7 years and up.
Narrated by Michele O. Medlin.
Unabridged.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Ivy & Bean doomed to dance [sound recording]October 20, 2009
Barrows, Annie.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
1 sound disc (1.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 20 cm.)
Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.
6 years and up.
Narrated by Cassandra Morris.
In container (17 cm.)
Accompanying book illustrated by Sophie Blackall and published San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2009.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"Book 6"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates [sound recording]October 20, 2009
Crimi, Carolyn.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
2 sound discs (.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.)
When the Buccaneer Bunnies receive a note from an unknown enemy, Henry researches and writes a book called "Plan for Impending Danger from the Unknown Enemy Who Wrote the Scary Note, " which helps him when the enemy finally arrives.
4 years and up.
Narrated by David Chandlern.
In container (17 cm.).
Accompanying book illustrated by John Manders and published Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
"The same text is on both discs. Disc 2 has page-turn signals."--Container.
Compact disc.
The circus ship [sound recording]October 20, 2009
Van Dusen, Chris.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
2 sound discs (.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.)
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard.
5 years and up.
Narrated by Andrew Watts.
In container (17 cm.).
Accompanying book published Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"The same text is on both discs. Disc 2 has page-turn signals"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Skippyjon Jones [sound recording] : lost in spiceOctober 20, 2009
Schachner, Judith Byron.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
2 sound discs (.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.)
Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua dog, has an adventure on Mars.
5 years and up.
Narrated by Robert Ramirez.
In container (17 cm.)
Accompanying book published New York : Dutton Children's Book, c2009.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"The same text is on both discs. Disc 2 has page-turn signals"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Book had bonus CD in pocket.
Compact disc.
Adios, Oscar! [sound recording] : [a butterfly tale]October 20, 2009
Elwell, Peter.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
2 sound discs (.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.)
Despite his friends' teasing, Oscar the caterpillar studies to prepare for becoming a butterfly and migrating to Mexico, so when things do not turn out as he expects, he is still able to make his dream come true.
4 years and up.
Narrated by Alma Cuervo.
Subtitle from container.
Unabridged.
"The same text is on both discs. Disc 2 has page-turn signals"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Mr. Putter & Tabby spill the beans [sound recording]October 20, 2009
Rylant, Cynthia.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
2 sound discs (.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.)
Although he would rather be sipping an ice cream soda, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby attend a cooking class with Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke, where they learn 100 ways to cook beans.
6 years and up.
Narrated by John McDonough.
Unabridged.
"The same text is on both discs. Disc 2 has page-turn signals"--Container.
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Don't swap your sweater for a dog [sound recording]October 20, 2009
Applegate, Katherine.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
1 sound disc (.75 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1book (79 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.)
Determined to win a trophy of some kind, first-grader Roscoe swaps a hand-knitted sweater from his grandmother for the chance to enter his new neighbor's very clever dog in a trick contest.
6 years and up.
Narrated by Jared Goldsmith.
Unabridged.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Froggy's best babysitter [sound recording]October 20, 2009
London, Jonathan, 1947-
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
2 sound discs (.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.)
Froggy wreaks havoc when a new babysitter comes to stay overnight with him and his sister Pollywogilina.
4 years and up.
Narrated by John McDonough.
Unabridged.
"The same text is on both discs. Disc 2 has page-turn signals"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
The Cinderella ballet mystery [sound recording]October 20, 2009
Keene, Carolyn.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
2 sound discs (1.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (83 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.)
When Nancy and her friends are going to be in a ballet version of Cinderella and the special glass slippers go missing, Nancy is determined to find them before show time.
6 years and up.
Narrated by Cassandra Morris.
Unabridged.
"Mystery"--Container spine.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
The year the swallows came early [sound recording]October 19, 2009
Fitzmaurice, Kathryn.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
5 sound discs (5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
After her father is sent to jail, eleven-year-old Groovy Robinson must decide if she can forgive the failings of someone she loves.
9 years and up.
Narrated by Cassandra Morris.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Julie [sound recording] : an American girlOctober 19, 2009
McDonald, Megan.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
7 sound discs (8 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
After her parents divorce, fun-loving San Francisco girl Julie moves away from her best friend Ivy to start over again in a new house and school. But before long, she learns to create a few changes of her own--from saving endangered eagles to celebrating the U.S. Bicentennial.
8 years and up.
Meet Julie -- Julie tells her story -- Happy New Year, Julie -- Julie and the eagles: Julie's journey -- Changes for Julie.
Narrated by Ali Ahn.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact discs.
William S. and the great escape [sound recording]October 19, 2009
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
5 sound discs (5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
In 1938, twelve-year-old William has already decided to leave home when his younger sister informs him that she and their brother and sister are going too, and right away, but complications arise when an acquaintance decides to "help" them.
5 years and up.
Narrated by James Colby.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Syren [sound recording]October 19, 2009
Sage, Angie.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
12 sound discs (14 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Wolf Boy is sent on a Task by Aunt Zelda, while Septimus and the dragon, Spit Fyre, fly off to bring their friends home, but they all wind up on an island whose secrets are as dangerous as its inhabitants.
9 years and up.
Narrated by Gerard Doyle.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Cicada summer [sound recording]October 19, 2009
Beaty, Andrea.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
3 sound discs (2 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Twelve-year-old Lily mourns her brother, and has not spoken since the accident she feels she could have prevented, but the summer Tinny comes to town she is the only one who realizes Lily's secret.
10 years and up.
Narrated by Maria Cabezas.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact discs.
Dragon kiss [sound recording]October 19, 2009
Baker, E. D.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
6 sound discs (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Audun, a dragon from the Icy North, encounters obstacles as he pursues the love of his life--a human girl who can transform into a dragon using magic.
9 years and up.
Narrated by Katherine Kellgren.
In container (17 cm.)
Title from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact discs.
NERDS [sound recording] : [National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society]October 19, 2009
Buckley, Michael.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
6 sound discs (6.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.
years and up.
Narrated by Johnny Heller.
In container (17 cm.)
Subtitle from container.
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
The small adventure of Popeye and Elvis [sound recording]October 16, 2009
O'Connor, Barbara.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
2 sound discs (2.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
In Fayette, South Carolina, the highlight of Popeye's summer is learning vocabulary words with his grandmother until a motor home gets stuck nearby and Elvis, the oldest boy living inside, joins Popeye in finding the source of strange boats floating down the creek.
10 years and up.
Narrated by Scott Sowers.
In container (17 cm.)
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Zoobreak [sound recording]October 16, 2009
Korman, Gordon.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2009.
5 sound discs (5.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
After a class trip to a floating zoo where animals are mistreated and Savannah's missing pet monkey is found in a cage, Long Island sixth-grader Griffin Bing and his band of misfits plan a rescue.
10 years and up.
Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross.
In container (17 cm.)
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
The roar [sound recording]October 16, 2009
Clayton, Emma.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2009], p2008.
10 sound discs (12.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
In an overpopulated world where all signs of nature have been obliterated and a wall has been erected to keep out plague-ridden animals, twelve-year-old Mika refuses to believe that his twin sister was killed after being abducted, and continues to search for her in spite of the dangers he faces in doing so.
9 years and up.
Narrated by Jane Collingwood.
In container (17 cm.).
"Unabridged Fiction"--Container.
"With tracks every 3-6 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Recording originally produced by W.F. Howes Ltd., p2008.
Release date supplied by publisher.
Compact disc.
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