spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
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COUNT KARLSTEIN<br />
read by Jo Thurley & a full cast<br />
It’s All Souls Eve and Zamiel the Demon<br />
Huntsman has come to claim his prey! Can<br />
Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and<br />
escape?<br />
“Action, adventure, laughs and the crisp vocal<br />
gymnastics here will keep listeners on the edge<br />
of their seats.”<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly<br />
“Listeners will feel like they are experiencing a<br />
stage play. This cliff-hanger is audiobook<br />
production at its finest.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
AudioFile Best in Kids’ Audio<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-3072-8600-0 • $45.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.2 • IL: 4-8 • LL: 860 • 5 hrs. 32 mins.<br />
THE SCARECROW AND<br />
HIS SERVANT<br />
read by Graeme Malcolm<br />
When a bolt of lightning strikes a tattered<br />
scarecrow he comes to life and becomes a<br />
pea-brained fellow with grand ideas.<br />
★“Listeners will delight in Graeme Malcolm’s<br />
interpretation.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly, starred review<br />
“The fairy tale quality of Philip Pullman’s latest<br />
is enhanced by Graeme Malcolm’s gentle,<br />
almost singsong, narration.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-3072-8381-8 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.3 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 850 • 4 hrs. 10 mins.<br />
ONCE UPON A TIME<br />
IN THE NORTH<br />
This is a glimpse into the first friendship of<br />
two of the most beloved characters in the His<br />
Dark Materials trilogy<strong>—</strong>Lee Scoresby and<br />
armored bear Iorek Byrnison.<br />
★“Pullman’s outstanding audio performance is<br />
equal to the professionally trained actors in this<br />
multicast performance....”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
“An entertaining, well-produced adventure<br />
…will keep listeners glued to their<br />
earphones.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-6700-1 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.3 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 940 • 2 hrs. 16 mins.<br />
wwPHILIP PULLMANww<br />
HIS DARK MATERIALS<br />
read by the Author with a Full Cast<br />
In a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling,<br />
Philip Pullman invites readers into<br />
a world as convincing and thoroughly<br />
realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall.<br />
THE GOLDEN COMPASS<br />
★“Pullman’s masterfully rendered fantasy-adventure...captivates<br />
from the start on this vibrant<br />
audio production.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly, starred review<br />
“This is an example of a full-cast recording at its<br />
zenith.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings<br />
Audie Award Children’s Title for Ages 8+<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss<br />
Publishers Weekly Listen Up! Award<br />
VOYA A+ Audiobook<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
9 CDs • 978-0-8072-1049-9 • $65.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.9 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 930 • 10 hrs. 49 mins.<br />
THE SUBTLE KNIFE<br />
Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted<br />
underworld, but she is not without allies:<br />
12-year-old Will Parry, joins her on a perilous<br />
journey to discover their destinies.<br />
“The actors bring the vivid landscape of personalities<br />
to life, while the phrases of music by composer<br />
Peter Pontzen…add color and texture to<br />
the story’s predominantly dark mood.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
ALSC Notable Children’s Recording<br />
Audie Award Children’s Title for Ages 8+<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
8 CDs • 978-0-8072-1047-5 • $60.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.9 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 890 • 8 hrs. 55 mins.<br />
THE AMBER SPYGLASS<br />
★“As the assured, silver-tongued narrator<br />
weaving amongst the excellent work of approximately<br />
40 British actors, Pullman extends an<br />
impossible-to-refuse invitation to listening<br />
adventure.”<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly, starred review<br />
“When an author brings his intimate<br />
acquaintance with plot, setting, characters,<br />
and language, then adds an elegant, polished<br />
speaking voice, an exquisite ear for every<br />
dramatic nuance, listeners are in for a sumptuous<br />
feast.”<strong>—</strong>The Horn Book<br />
Three Audie Awards:<br />
• Multi-voiced presentation<br />
• Children’s Title for Ages 8+<br />
• Achievement and Innovation in Production<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
12 CDs • 978-0-8072-1046-8 • $80.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.9 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 950 • 14 hrs. 54 mins.<br />
LYRA’S OXFORD<br />
“Essential listening for His Dark Materials fans,<br />
but be warned <strong>—</strong>it will only leave you wanting<br />
more.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
1 CD • 978-0-8072-1997-3 • $20.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.9 • IL: 5-8 • LL: 910 • 48 mins.<br />
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THE SALLY LOCKHART<br />
MYSTERIES<br />
read by Anton Lesser<br />
“Lesser’s performance fully realizes the<br />
potential the audiobook format holds<br />
as an extension, rather than simple<br />
recapitulation of print text.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE<br />
In 19th century London, Sally, a <strong>recent</strong><br />
orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for<br />
a mysterious ruby.<br />
“Narrator Anton Lesser’s impressive ability<br />
to play numerous characters enhances this<br />
eerie mystery set in Victorian London...An<br />
entertaining production.” <strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
“Narrator Anton Lesser is a marvel…Lesser<br />
deftly navigates London’s many accents as<br />
Pullman’s quick plot turns from terror to<br />
humor.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
ALSC Notable Children’s Recording<br />
AudioFile Best in Kids’ Audio<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss<br />
KLIATT Editors’ Choice<strong>—</strong>Audiobooks<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-3072-8602-4 • $50.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.7 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 750 • 6 hrs. 26 mins.<br />
THE SHADOW IN THE NORTH<br />
The year is 1878, and Sally Lockhart has<br />
started her own financial business. When a<br />
client loses a fortune in the collapse of a British<br />
shipping firm, Sally is determined to find out<br />
why.<br />
“Anton Lesser’s sense of character is peerless...<br />
Lesser delivers a spellbinding performance that<br />
intensifies the suspense and makes the villain<br />
more menacing.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
“Anton Lesser ably narrates the novel…An<br />
excellent presentation.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
8 CDs • 978-0-3072-8604-8 • $60.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.7 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 740 • 8 hrs. 57 mins.<br />
THE TIGER IN THE WELL<br />
It’s 1881 and Sally is successful in her own<br />
business and home. But then a complete<br />
stranger emerges, claiming to be both her<br />
husband and her daughter’s father and<br />
threatening all that she has.<br />
“Narrator Anton Lesser’s rapid-fire switches<br />
from character to character sound like the work<br />
of a whole cast of narrators but are, in fact, the<br />
work of one absolutely stellar one.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
“This thought-provoking romp is as rich and<br />
captivating as a modern-day Dickens novel.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
Capitol Choices: Audiobooks Too Good to Miss<br />
11 CDs • 978-0-3072-8605-5 • $75.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.7 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 820 • 13 hrs. 8 mins.<br />
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