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41) Peculiar ground
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"It is the seventeenth century and a wall is being raised around Wychwood, transforming the great house and its park into a private realm of ornamental lakes, grandiose gardens, and majestic avenues designed by Mr. Norris, a visionary landscaper. In this enclosed world everyone has something to hide after decades of civil war. Dissenters shelter in the woods, lovers rendezvous in secret enclaves, and outsiders--migrants fleeing the plague--find no...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After eight years, Evadne will finally be reunited with her older sister, Halcyon, who has been serving in the queen's army. But when Halcyon unexpectedly appears a day early, Eva knows something is wrong. Halcyon has been charged with a heinous crime, and has been sentenced to 15 years. Suspicious of the charges, Eva volunteers to take part of her sister's sentence. But they quickly learn that there are fates worse than death.
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Toy Story: Retells the classic story of the original Toy Story and shows just what happens when a new toy comes to town!
Toy Story 2: A toy collector steals Woody, and Buzz leads the other toys to rescue him-- only to find that museum life sounds very appealing to their friend.
Toy Story 3: Andy is all grown up and heading off to college. What will happen to Buzz, Woody, and the rest of his toys? Find out in this complete retelling of the Disney...
46) The morningside
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Theres the world you can see. And then theres the one you can't. Welcome to the Morningside. After being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-so-distant future, Silvia and her mother finally settle at the Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower in a place called Island City where Silvia's aunt Ena serves as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her new life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about their family's past,...
Author
Publisher
Well-Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"This spirited retelling brings us Shakespeare's cast of immortal characters with excerpts from the original dialogue told in a way that young listeners can grasp. This recording will nurture a passion for Shakespeare and an understanding of why these people and historical events still shape our world today."--Publisher's website
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
FANTASY. WITCHES BREW: Former Chicago lawyer Ben Holiday was proud and happy. The Magic Kingdom of Landover, which he ruled as High Lord, was finally at peace, and he and his wife, the sylph Willow, could watch their daughter Mistaya grow. And grow she did - shooting through infancy in months, learning to walk and to swim in the same week. Mistaya had been born a seedling, nourished by soils from Landover, Earth, and the fairy mists, come into being...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
FANTASY. WIZARD AT LARGE: It all began when the half-able wizard Questor Thews announced that finally he could restore the Court Scribe Abernathy to human form. It was his spell that had turned Abernathy into a Wheaten Terrier - though still able to talk. All went well - until the wizard breathed the magic dust of his spell and suddenly sneezed. Then, where Abernathy had stood, there was only a bottle containing a particularly evil imp. THE TANGLE...
50) Table for two
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as the bestselling novelist now turns to shorter fiction, in a collection of six stories and a novella featuring all the storytelling magic that has delighted his fans. In stories all set in New York City, an elderly, widowed man secretly tapes concerts in Carnegie Hall, until the investment banker sitting next to him turns him in; a lawyers unadulterated joy in roller-skating in Central Park...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The Summons: Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi but now he is a sick, lonely old man who summons his two sons to Clanton to discuss his estate. However, he has a shocking secret.
The Brethren: Tells the story of three disgraced former judges serving time in a Florida federal prison.
52) A slippery slope
Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A girl loses her faith and walks through the process of seeing if she can ever find it again.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
℗2020
Language
English
Description
"George and Harold thought they were beyond boogers. Their new pet, Sulu the Bionic Hamster, had defeated the Bionic Booger Boy, and through the wonders of science, Melvin Sneedly had been brought back to normal (well, almost normal). It looked like their last adventure was actually going to have a happy ending... except for one thing (well, three things) -- the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers. Now George, Harold, and their buddies are on the run -- with...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Landover was a genuine magic kingdom, with fairy folk and wizardry, just as the advertisement promised. But after he purchased it, Ben Holiday learned that there were a few details the ad had failed to mention. The kingdom was in ruin. The Barons refused to recognize the king, and the peasants were without hope. A dragon was laying waste the countryside, while an evil witch plotted to destroy everything. THE BLACK UNICORN: A year had passed since...
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Two Marvel storybook collections in one volume! Avengers Storybook Collection: Join your favorite Avengers and their friends as they unite to battle foes no single hero could withstand! Defeat an ancient beast with Thor, journey to Wakanda with Black Panther, travel back in time with Iron Man, and more. This thrilling collection brings the epic power of the expanding Marvel Universe to life! Selected stories from Marvel Super Heroes Storybook Collection:...
Author
Publisher
Well-Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Timeless wisdom drawn from 3,000 years of human experience offers insight, inspiration, and hope to listeners of all ages. These true stories from around the world include Michelangelo, Diogenes, King Solomon, Beatrix Potter, Jesus' Good Samaritan, Satchel Paige, and more.
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
From the author of the breakout novel Thistlefoot: a collection of dark fairytales and fractured folklore exploring how our passions can save us--or go monstrously wrong. The stories in Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart are about the abomination that resides within us all. That churning, clawing, ravenous yearning: the hunger to be held, and seen, and known. And the terror, too: to be loved too well, or not enough, or for long enough. To be laid bare...
Author
Series
Savannah volume 3
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
Ã2016
Language
English
Description
Tell me: The most hated woman in Savannah, Georgia, is about to be set free. Twenty years ago, beautiful Blondell O'Henry was convicted of murdering her eldest daughter, Amity, and wounding her two other children. The prosecution argued that Blondell wanted to be rid of them to be with her lover. But Blondell's son has now recanted his crucial testimony... Reporter Nikki Gillette is determined to get the truth, and this time it's personal. Amity was...