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Featured Author Collections 24 THE BOGGART read by David Rintoul When Emily and Jess Volnik’s family inherits a remote, crumbling Scottish castle, they also inherit the Boggart—an invisible, mischievous spirit who’s been playing tricks on residents of Castle Keep for generations. In a world that doesn’t believe in magic, the Boggart’s pranks wreak havoc. But even the newfound joys of peanut butter, pizza, and fudge sauce eventually wear thin. He wants to go home—but his only hope lies in a risky blend of modern technology and ancient magic. “An outstanding audio choice...flawless technical quality and a superb narrator.” —The Horn Book “Susan Cooper’s story will delight a wide range of ages, especially when teamed with David Rintoul’s marvelous narration…Rintoul describes the hilarious results with just the right touch of restraint and believability...This is a family treat.”—AudioFile 4 CDs • 978-0-7393-7230-2 • $38.00 Grade: RL: 6.1 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 1030 • 4 hrs. 47 mins. P.S. LONGER LETTER LATER by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin READ BY THE AUTHORS When Tara* Starr moves away, she and her best friend Elizabeth share the challenges of seventh grade through letters. ★“If Danziger and Martin had been childhood pen pals, their correspondence might have read much like this strikingly insightful epistolary novel.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review AudioFile Earphones Award 3 CDs • 978-0-7393-7374-3 • $30.00 Grade: RL: 5.9 • IL: 5-8 • LL: 750 • 3 hrs. 27 mins. SNAIL MAIL NO MORE by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin READ BY THE AUTHORS Still best friends, Elizabeth and Tara* Starr continue their correspondence, but with the added immediacy of e-mail. “As readers, the authors are superb...Danziger and Martin are genuine and fresh.” —AudioFile AudioFile Earphones Award 4 CDs • 978-0-7393-7388-0 • $38.00 Grade: RL: 6.2 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 660 • 4 hrs. 36 mins. wwSUSAN COOPERww THE DARK IS RISING SEQUENCE read by Alex Jennings OVER SEA, UNDER STONE With evil’s power rising and a champion yet to be found, three siblings find themselves at the center of a mystical war. “This is an outstanding reading of a classic tale that all young listeners and adults will thoroughly enjoy.”—School Library Journal ALSC Notable Children’s Recording Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss 6 CDs • 978-0-7393-4904-5 • $55.00 Grade: RL: 6.9 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 830 • 7 hrs. 19 mins. THE DARK IS RISING NEWBERY HONOR As Will Stanton looks forward to his eleventh birthday, he is hardly prepared for the terror and adventure that await him. “So perfect is the match between Alex Jennings’s voice and this mysterious magical tale...that it is difficult to imagine any other voice reading these words.”—The Horn Book “The opulent voice of Alex Jennings is the perfect match for Susan Cooper's stylish, magical prose.”—AudioFile ALSC Notable Children’s Recording AudioFile Earphones Award KLIATT Editors’ Choice—Audiobooks 8 CDs • 978-0-3072-0749-4 • $60.00 Grade: RL: 6.2 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 920 • 8 hrs. 42 mins. wwPAULA DANZIGERww THE AMBER BROWN SERIES THE AMBER BROWN COLLECTION read by Alicia Witt Includes: Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon; You Can’t Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown; and Amber Brown Goes Fourth. “One of the more memorable grade schoolers in children’s books basks in the spotlight in this three novel compilation...Witt gives a perfectly modulated performance, inhabiting the skin of a girl going through some big changes.” —Publishers Weekly 3 CDs • 978-0-7393-3618-2 • $30.00 Grade: RL: 3.1 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 660 • 3 hrs. 8 mins. Visit our website: www.booksontape.com GREENWITCH The three Drew children arrive in a small coastal town to help recover a priceless golden grail stolen by the Dark. “Alex Jennings does a superb job of reading this tale...the technical quality is excellent.” —School Library Journal Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss 4 CDs • 978-0-7393-5112-3 • $38.00 Grade: RL: 5.3 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 830 • 4 hrs. 25 mins. THE GREY KING read by Richard Mitchley NEWBERY MEDAL Will’s quest is to find the golden harp and confront the most dangerous power of the Dark he has yet encountered. “This is a fabulous listen!”—AudioFile Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 5 CDs • 978-0-8072-1785-6 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 6.2 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 930 • 5 hrs. 41 mins. SILVER ON THE TREE The Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid to control the world. “The richness of the story and the excellent reading will get those who revel in this format and delight those who are new to it.” —School Library Journal AudioFile Earphones Award Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss 8 CDs • 978-0-7393-5557-2 • $60.00 Grade: RL: 6.0 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 900 • 9 hrs. 27 mins. THE AMBER BROWN COLLECTION II read by Dana Lubotsky Includes: Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit; Forever Amber Brown; and Amber Brown Sees Red. “Expertly read by Lubotsky, this production will attract new fans. For those who are already charmed by Amber, this is a must-hear.” —School Library Journal “Dana Lubotsky does a fine job bringing out the range of emotions that Amber Brown experiences.”—AudioFile 3 CDs • 978-0-7393-5523-7 • $30.00 Grade: RL: 3.1 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 680 • 3 hrs. 44 mins. THE AMBER BROWN COLLECTION III read by Dana Lubotsky Includes: Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue; I, Amber Brown; and Amber Brown is Green With Envy. “The enormously popular heroine once again brings insightful verbalization to what life is like for kids today.”—School Library Journal 5 CDs • 978-0-8072-2016-0 • $45.00 Grade: RL: 3.1 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 650 • 5 hrs. 37 mins.
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX read by Graeme Malcolm NEWBERY MEDAL NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. “In often suave tones, Malcolm delivers the serving girl’s dialogue in an impeccable cockney dialect and the rat’s conversations in a flawless French accent.”—Booklist “Malcolm’s dazzling performance animates not only the host of characters…but also enlarges the role of the clever, all-knowing narrator.” —Capitol Choices ALSC Notable Children’s Recording Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award 4 CDs • 978-0-8072-2006-1 • $38.00 Grade: RL: 4.7 • IL: 2-7 • LL: 670 • 3 hrs. 31 mins. BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE read by Cherry Jones NEWBERY HONOR Opal moves to a new town with her father and adopts Winn-Dixie, a friendly dog who helps her make some unusual friends. “[Cherry Jones] pulls listeners in like a master storyteller.”—School Library Journal “Tony Award ®-winning actress Jones delivers a superb first-person narration…A stellar audio interpretation of a Newbery Honor book!” —AudioFile ALSC Notable Children’s Recording AudioFile Earphones Award Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss Texas Bluebonnet Award 2 CDs • 978-0-8072-1162-5 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 3.6 • IL: 4-8 • LL: 610 • 2 hrs. 28 mins. wwKAREN HESSEww photo credit: Cheryl Liston OUT OF THE DUST read by Marika Mashburn NEWBERY MEDAL Set in the Oklahoma dustbowl during the Depression, young Billie Joe tells her story of strength in the face of personal tragedy and learns about forgiveness. “A narrator with uncanny skill in sounding like her adolescent protagonist.”—Booklist “Read with disarming simplicity and straightforwardness.”—School Library Journal Scott O’Dell Award YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2 CDs • 978-0-3072-0737-1 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 5-12 • LL: NA • 2 hrs. 9 mins. wwKATE DICAMILLOww © Candlewick Press THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE read by Judith Ivey A timeless tale about a china rabbit that has an extraordinary journey through life. ★“As Ivey brings Edward’s travels full circle, listeners will wholly believe his subtle yet magical transformation.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “This stellar production achieves that lookedfor audiobook synergy, where the author’s lyrical language is illuminated by a gifted reader’s voice.”—The Horn Book ALSC Notable Children’s Recording Christopher Award: Books for Young People 2 CDs • 978-0-3072-4595-3 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 4.4 • IL: 1-4 • LL: 700 • 1 hr. 56 mins. THE TIGER RISING read by Dylan Baker Rob Horton finds a caged tiger in the woods, and must decide what to do with his discovery. “Baker takes the listener on Rob’s journey— unlocking the tiger’s cage, opening the suitcase, reclaiming his life.”—AudioFile 2 CDs • 978-0-7393-6462-8 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 5-9 • LL: 520 • 2 hrs. 12 mins. ALEUTIAN SPARROW read by Sarah Jones A young Aleut girl tells how a people’s way of life was disrupted when the U.S. relocated them to internment camps during World War II. “Narrator Sarah Jones reads this teenage voice beautifully...This story makes a compelling addition to any study of Native Americans, Japanese relocation, and World War II.” —School Library Journal YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults BONUS FEATURE—An afterward featuring an interview with Aleutian evacuee Harriet Hope 2 CDs • 978-0-8072-2014-6 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 5.7 • IL: 5-9 • LL: NA • 1 hr. 45 mins. THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS read by Michele McHall When the U.S. Coast Guard finds a girl lost at sea, they think she is a mermaid, but realize she is a human who has been raised by dolphins. “The narration of Michele McHall and the original musical score enhance the story...This extraordinary tale will enchant listeners.” —School Library Journal “McHall’s gentle, sweet, hesitant reading captures Mila’s confusion, fatigue and desperate desire to please.”—AudioFile 3 CDs • 978-0-3077-0595-2 • $30.00 Grade: RL: 3.5 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 560 • 2 hrs. 49 mins. THE MERCY WATSON STORY COLLECTION read by Ron McLarty THE MERCY WATSON COLLECTION: VOLUME I THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL HONOR Join Mercy and the Watsons as they snuggle into a bed that doesn’t fit them all and then head out for a Sunday drive with Mercy behind the wheel. Includes: Mercy Watson to the Rescue and Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride. ★“This joyful story combines familiar elements ...with a raucous telling that lets readers in on the joke.”—Booklist, starred review AudioFile Best in Kids’ Audio AudioFile Earphones Award 1 CD • 978-0-7393-3557-4 • $20.00 Grade: RL: 2.7 • IL: 1-4 • LL: 420 • 42 mins. THE MERCY WATSON COLLECTION: VOLUME II Join Mercy and the Watsons as they stop a thief and dress up for trick-or-treating as a princess …complete with tiara. Includes Mercy Watson Fights Crime and Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise. 1 CD • 978-0-7393-5124-6 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 2.7 • IL: 1-4 • LL: 390 • 43 mins. THE MERCY WATSON COLLECTION: VOLUME III Mercy follows the delightful scent (and delicious taste) of her neighbors’ pansies. When Mercy goes to the movies she’s on a mission—for true buttered popcorn. Includes: Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig and Something Wonky This Way Comes. 1 CD • 978-0-7393-6266-2 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 2.7 • IL: 1-4 • LL: 410 • 49 mins. STOWAWAY read by David Cale In 1767, Nicholas Young stowed away on Captain James Cook’s Endeavour. Cook’s mission was secret: he was charged by the British Navy to search for a lost continent believed to be between South America and New Zealand. “Cale brings the emotional drama of sailing on the high seas—from becalmed boredom to near death on the Great Barrier Reef—vividly to life.”—The Horn Book 7 CDs • 978-0-3075-8252-2 • $60.00 Grade: RL: 5.8 • IL: 5-9 • LL: 830 • 8 hrs. 2 mins. WITNESS read by a full cast The story of a community on the brink of disaster, told through the impassioned voices of its inhabitants. ★“A riveting audiobook performed by a stellar cast.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “This listening experience is definitely worth having.”—AudioFile ALSC Notable Children’s Recording Christopher Award: Books for Young People BONUS FEATURE—Interview with the Author and Children’s Book Critic and author Leonard S. Marcus 2 CDs • 978-0-7393-3804-9 • $24.00 Grade: RL: 5.1 • IL: 4-7 • LL: NA • 2 hrs. 21 mins. Featured Author Collections 25
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