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Featured Author Collections FRINDLE read by John Fleming Nick Allen turns his fifth-grade teacher’s love of the dictionary around on her and invents a new word. This begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control. Soon, the new word is spreading across the country, and there’s nothing Nick can do to stop it. “It’s a perfect choice for long family trips.” —AudioFile Christopher Award: Books for Young People 2 CDs • 978-0-8072-1160-1 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 5.4 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 830 • 1 hr. 39 mins. THE JANITOR’S BOY read by B. D.Wong Jack is embarrassed to attend the school where his father is a janitor, until a punishment forces him to learn surprising secrets about his dad and the old building. “Wonderfully read by B. D. Wong whose voice inflections bring to life a cast of supporting characters.”—School Library Journal 2 CDs • 978-0-7393-7217-3 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 5.7 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 770 • 2 hrs. 48 mins. BUD, NOT BUDDY read by James Avery NEWBERY MEDAL CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD Ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but he’s on a mission to find his father. “This crisp audio adaptation captures all the humor and heart of Curtis’s novel.” —Publishers Weekly “Bud’s first-person narrative demands an enthusiastic and versatile reader. James Avery is all that and more.”—AudioFile ALSC Notable Children’s Recording AudioFile Earphones Award 5 CDs • 978-0-8072-1045-1 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 950 • 5 hrs. 15 mins. THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM–1963 read by LeVar Burton NEWBERY HONOR CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR Enter the world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the “weird” Watsons of Flint, MI. ★“Superb audiobook…a warmly memorable evocation of an African American family.” —The Horn Book, starred review “Marvelous…both comic and deeply moving.” —The New York Times Book Review 4 CDs • 978-0-8072-1777-1 • $38.00 Grade: RL: 6.1 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 1000 • 4 hrs. 55 mins. wwANDREW CLEMENTSww THE LAST HOLIDAY CONCERT read by Fred Berman Popular fifth grader Hart Evans must prepare his class for the annual holiday concert in an attempt to convince the school board why his teacher should stay in school. “Capture[s] the flavor of a multifaceted classroom and the speed at which sixth-graders move.”—AudioFile ALSC Notable Children’s Recording 3 CDs • 978-1-4000-9493-6 • $30.00 Grade: RL: 5.4 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 800 • 3 hrs. 1 min. LUNCH MONEY read by John H. Mayer Sixth-grader Greg has a natural talent for making money and soon creates a plan to sell comic books during lunch. “Mayer brings to life differing personalities while catching all the humor inherent in this story.”—AudioFile BONUS FEATURE—Author Interview 5 CDs • 978-0-3072-8298-9 • $38.00 Grade: RL: 5.2 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 840 • 5 hrs. 32 mins. THE REPORT CARD read by Dina Sherman Fifth-grader Nora gets fed up over testing and the fuss about grades. “Clements has once again built a solid story around a controversial issue for which there is no easy answer.”—Booklist 3 CDs • 978-0-3072-0751-7 • $30.00 Grade: RL: 4.9 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 700 • 3 hrs. 21 mins. wwCHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTISww 22 Visit our website: www.booksontape.com photo credit: Lin Z. Jones, UM Photo Services Winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award BUCKING THE SARGE read by Michael Boatman Luther T. Farrell and his best friend Sparky will do anything to get out of Flint, MI. ★“Boatman tackles Luther’s lively first-person narrative with captivating energy.” —Booklist, starred review ALSC Notable Children’s Recording Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss 5 CDs • 978-1-4000-9484-4 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 5.8 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 1000 • 6 hrs. 10 mins. MR. CHICKEE’S FUNNY MONEY read by Joe Holt Flint Future Detective Club members solve the mystery of a quadrillion-dollar bill. “Narrator Joe Holt skillfully captures American and Jamaican accents.”—AudioFile 3 CDs • 978-0-307-28339-9 • $30.00 Grade: RL: 5.3 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 1010 • 3 hrs. 13 mins. THE SCHOOL STORY read by Spencer Kayden Can a twelve-year-old girl publish a book? Natalie takes on New York’s publishing world in this engaging audiobook. “Kayden’s reading is energetic and fun.” —School Library Journal 3 CDs • 978-0-7393-3619-9 • $30.00 Grade: RL: 6.1 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 760 • 3 hrs. 17 mins. THINGS NOT SEEN read by Daniel Passer When Bobby wakes up and finds himself invisible, he and his parents and his new blind friend Alicia try to find out what caused his condition and how to reverse it. “[A] thought-provoking tour de force.” —Kirkus Reviews 6 CDs • 978-1-4000-9928-3 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 7.3 • IL: 5-10 • LL: 690 • 6 hrs. 35 mins. A WEEK IN THE WOODS read by Ron Livingston Mark Chelmsley IV and his teacher are put to the test when the class goes on a camping trip. “Ron Livingston delivers a great rendition of a boy finding his soul in the wilderness.” —AudioFile AudioFile Earphones Award 4 CDs • 978-0-3072-4634-9 • $38.00 Grade: RL: 5.5 • IL: 4-8 • LL: 820 • 3 hrs. 57 mins. MR. CHICKEE’S MESSY MISSION read by Joe Holt The Flint Future Detectives Club is involved in a case that is part mystery, part tall tale, part fantasy, and all comedy. “Reading in a youthful, zesty voice, Holt brings a bouncy charm to frantic exchanges between the pint-size crime solvers.”—Booklist 5 CDs • 978-0-7393-4848-2 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 990 • 5 hrs. 15 mins. ELIJAH OF BUXTON read by Mirron Willis CORETTA SCOTT KING AWARD NEWBERY HONOR ODYSSEY HONOR AWARD Elijah is the first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada. On a dangerous journey to America, Elijah discovers the horrors of the life his parents fled—a life from which he’ll always be free, if he can just get back home. ★“Translates to a masterful audio perfectly illustrating a fine balance between high literary quality and expert performance…audio narration at its finest.”—Booklist, starred review ALSC Notable Children’s Recording AudioFile Earphones Award Booklist Editor’s Choice - Audiobooks Scott O’Dell Award YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults BONUS FEATURE—Author Reads Author’s Note 8 CDs • 978-0-7393-6415-4 • $55.00 Grade: RL: 5.4 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 1070 • 8 hrs. 58 mins.
Eoin Colfer on the joys of writing: “I can invent my own creatures and give them their own powers. It’s great fun.” AIRMAN read by John Keating Conor Boekhart is blamed for murdering the king. While in prison, Conor passes time by scratching designs for flying machines into the walls. After two years, he plans and executes a daring escape. But he decides he must return to reclaim diamonds he buried there. Then Conor’s entire family is arrested for his crime. Conor knows that to save them he must build the ultimate flying machine. ★“Masterly reading of a gripping tale.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “John Keating creates each character portrait to convey the sense and sound of a hero or villain.” —AudioFile “Keating deserves a standing ovation for his work.”—Booklist AudioFile Earphones Award 9 CDs • 978-0-7393-6126-9 • $55.00 Grade: RL: 5.8 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 800 • 11 hrs. 22 mins. HALF-MOON INVESTIGATIONS read by Sean Patrick Reilly Fletcher Moon is the youngest detective in the world and gets caught up investigating one of the town’s biggest crime families. “Kids who enjoy comic mysteries will have a great time.”—School Library Journal ALSC Notable Children’s Recording 6 CDs • 978-0-7393-3561-1 • $50.00 Grade: RL: 4.2 • IL: 5-8 • LL: 620 • 7 hrs. 17 mins. THE SUPERNATURALIST read by Chiwetel Ejiofor When Cosmo Hill attempts to escape from the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, he discovers a horrifying secret. “Chiwetel Ejiofor performs brilliantly…Colfer’s imaginative story asks thoughtful questions that teens will enjoy pondering.”—AudioFile 6 CDs • 978-0-307-28363-4 • $50.00 Grade: RL: 4.8 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 650 • 6 hrs. 40 mins. THE WISH LIST read by James Wilby From the author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series comes a heartwarming tale of a young girl who is given a gift—the chance to right her wrongs, and discover the true meaning of life. “This compelling audiobook will appeal to those with a taste for the quirky.” —Curriculum Connections “Surprisingly thought-provoking.”—Booklist YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 5 CDs • 978-0-8072-2007-8 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 6-9 • LL: 520 • 5 hrs. 47 mins. wwEOIN COLFERww ARTEMIS FOWL Artemis Fowl combines the astuteness of Sherlock Holmes with the sang-froid of James Bond and the attitude of Attila the Hun. But even Artemis doesn’t know what he’s taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. But these aren’t the fairies of bedtime stories. These fairies are armed, and they’re dangerous. “Parker creates a complete pantheon of accents and pacing to complement Colfer’s worlds.” —AudioFile AudioFile Best in Kids’ Audio AudioFile Earphones Award Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss 5 CDs • 978-1-4000-8591-0 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 600 • 6 hrs. 7 mins. ARTEMIS FOWL The Arctic Incident The world’s youngest criminal mastermind returns to save his father from the Russian Mafia in a superb sequel to the bestselling Artemis Fowl. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by a familiar nemesis, Captain Holly Short. But this time, instead of battling the fairies, he is going to have to join forces with them. “Rollicking good fun, this recording of Eoin Colfer’s second Artemis Fowl adventure loses nothing in the translation to audio.” —School Library Journal AudioFile Best in Kids’ Audio AudioFile Earphones Award Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss 5 CDs • 978-1-4000-8593-4 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 600 • 6 hrs. 8 mins. ARTEMIS FOWL The Eternity Code Favorite anti-hero Artemis Fowl is going straight—as soon as he pulls off the most brilliant criminal feat of his career. “[Parker] maintains the impeccable voicing and pacing developed in the first book… encouraging the listener to become completely immersed in the escapades.”—AudioFile “[Listeners] will burn the midnight oil to the finish.”—Publisher’s Weekly AudioFile Best in Kids’ Audio AudioFile Earphones Award Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss 6 CDs • 978-1-4000-8597-2 • $50.00 Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 620 • 6 hrs. 54 mins. ARTEMIS FOWL read by Nathaniel Parker Phone Toll Free 800.733.3000 FAX Toll Free 800.940.7046 ARTEMIS FOWL Opal Deception Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl is back— and so is his cunning enemy, Opal Kobol. At the start of the fourth adventure, Artemis has returned to his unlawful ways. He is soon faced with a world he does not believe in and an enemy with an infernal plan to destroy this world forever. “Nathaniel Parker’s superior talent for narration is wonderfully showcased in this rollicking tale of identity theft, intrigue, and adventure.” —School Library Journal ALSC Notable Children’s Recording Booklist Editors’ Choice—Media YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 6 CDs • 978-0-307-24333-1 • $50.00 Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 600 • 7 hrs. 29 mins. ARTEMIS FOWL The Lost Colony Demons are beginning to materialize on Earth. If humans find out about them, all fairies will be exposed unless they can predict when the next demon will materialize. But in order to do so, they will have to decipher temporal equations so complicated only Artemis Fowl can understand them. “Parker’s light British accent and brisk pacing suit the setting and the breakneck action… [Parker] brings to life all the drama—and humor—of this unique series.”—Booklist 7 CDs • 978-0-7393-3773-8 • $55.00 Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 740 • 8 hrs. 20 mins. ARTEMIS FOWL The Time Paradox “Nathaniel Parker breathes life into series favorites.”—AudioFile “Nathaniel Parker’s a master at switching voices…Parker’s top-notch performance captures the emotions of all the characters, and his pacing adds additional excitement and tension for listeners.”—School Library Journal 7 CDs • 978-0-3077-1195-3 • $37.00 Grade: RL: 5.6 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 780 • 8hrs. 53 mins. ARTEMIS FOWL The Atlantis Complex An army of fairy space probes have returned to destroy Atlantis and only Artemis can stop them. “Nathaniel Parker perfectly orchestrates the timing and pace of the action-filled scenes— and should once more be praised for the consistency and range of his character voices.” —AudioFile “Parker effectively portrays both Artemis and his alternate persona, and ably captures the novel’s plentiful humor and its occasional affecting moments.”—School Library Journal 8 CDs • 978-0-3077-1161-8 • $37.00 Grade: RL: 6.2 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 900 • 7hrs. 38 mins. Featured Author Collections 23
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