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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CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG<br />
by Ian Fleming; read by Andrew Sachs<br />
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the<br />
flying, drive-by-itself automobile that takes the<br />
Pott family on a fun series of adventures.<br />
“Andrew Sachs is the perfect reader for this<br />
production...This production is ideal for road<br />
trips and will keep the entire family laughing.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-5078-2 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.6 • IL: 3-7 • LL: NA • 2 hrs. 15 mins.<br />
CHOCOLATE FEVER<br />
by Robert Kimmel Smith<br />
read by Lionel Wilson<br />
Henry Green was a boy who loved chocolate,<br />
but one day he found that strange things were<br />
happening to him.<br />
“It’s all quite preposterous and lots of<br />
laughs.”<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly<br />
“Some of the character voices are exaggerated<br />
stereotypes emphasizing the humor of the<br />
book...Good for individuals and small groups<br />
to enhance reading skills.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
1 CD • 978-0-7393-4912-0 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.9 • IL: 3-6 • LL: 680 • 1 hr. 15 mins.<br />
THE CHOCOLATE TOUCH<br />
by Patrick Catling; read by Francis O’Leary<br />
John Midas loves chocolate. He loves it so<br />
much that he’ll eat it any hour of any day. But<br />
one day, John finds out that there might just be<br />
such a thing as too much chocolate.<br />
“This is a dream come true. An entertaining<br />
and humorous tale of a boy who gets much too<br />
much of a good thing.”<strong>—</strong>Children’s Literature<br />
1 CDs • 978-0-7393-6447-5 • $20.00/$23.00C<br />
Grade: RL: 3.0 • IL: 3-6 • LL: 770 • 1 hr. 18 mins.<br />
A CHRISTMAS CAROL<br />
by Charles Dickens<br />
READ BY JIM DALE<br />
Listeners of all ages will be enthralled with<br />
Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and the<br />
Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future.<br />
“Revel in the story of Scrooge, some choice<br />
spirits, and the lushness of Dickensian prose,<br />
winningly articulated by Harry Potter narrator<br />
Jim Dale.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
Audie Award: Classics<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
3 CDs • 978-1-4000-8606-1 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.8 • IL: All Ages • LL: 920 • 2 hrs. 59 mins.<br />
See page 84 and 85 for more classics by Charles<br />
Dickens<br />
A CHRISTMAS STORY<br />
by Jean Shepherd<br />
read by Dick Cavett and a full cast<br />
A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous<br />
and nostalgic Americana. An affectionate,<br />
wacky, and realistic portrayal of an American<br />
family’s typical Christmas joys and travails in<br />
small-town Depression-era Indiana.<br />
“Cavett’s reading is superb, as are the sound<br />
effects.”<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly<br />
3 CDs • 978-1-4159-0522-7 • $28.00<br />
Grade: RL: NA • IL: 7-Adult • LL: NA • 3 hrs. 36 mins.<br />
Available at a 10% discount.*<br />
COLIBRÍ<br />
by Ann Cameron; read by Jacqui Kim<br />
A twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an<br />
abusive life, always wishing she could return to<br />
her parents.<br />
★“Kim’s understated narration celebrates the<br />
lyrical prose and extends the story’s suspense...<br />
A fine performance of a Booklist Editors’<br />
Choice selection.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
“This is a powerful recording.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
“Native vocabulary and colloquial expressions<br />
are well pronounced, bringing all the characters<br />
to life.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
4 CDs • 978-1-4000-8993-2 • $45.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.2 • IL: 5-8 • LL: 730 • 4 hrs. 46 mins.<br />
THE COLLECTED STORIES OF<br />
WINNIE-THE-POOH<br />
by A. A. Milne; read by Stephen Fry,<br />
Judi Dench and a full cast<br />
The Bear and his friends from the Hundred<br />
Acre Wood have delighted generations since<br />
Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926.<br />
Includes: Winnie-The-Pooh and The House at<br />
Pooh Corner.<br />
Settle in to enjoy the adventures of<br />
Christopher Robin and his friends just as A.A.<br />
Milne might have shared them with his own<br />
family…A rich experience, indeed!”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
★ Adults and kids can sit back and be entertained<br />
with this delightful production.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-3077-0610-2 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.7 • IL: 3-6 • LL: 810 • 4 hrs. 28 mins.<br />
THE COMING OF THE DRAGON<br />
by Rebecca Barnhouse; read by Robin Sachs<br />
When Rune washed up onshore as a baby,<br />
people wanted to send him back to the sea.<br />
Luckily King Beowulf disagreed. 16 years later,<br />
people still fear he’ll bring a curse on the kingdom.<br />
Then someone awakens a dragon.<br />
“A great bridge book to use in a classroom<br />
either before or after broaching the Beowulf<br />
story. An author’s note clearly indicates which<br />
bits of the novel have been fabricated and<br />
which are drawn directly from the poem.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
“An adventure-filled coming-of-age tale.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
7 CDs • 978-0-3077-3806-6 • $45.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.7 • IL: 4-9 • LL: 840 • 8 hrs. 4 mins.<br />
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A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE<br />
by Ann M. Martin; read by Judith Ivey<br />
NEWBERY HONOR<br />
Hattie’s world is turned upside down with the<br />
arrival of an uncle whose existence her family has<br />
denied for years. Hattie then experiences a<br />
<strong>summer</strong> that expands her world in the most<br />
unpredictable ways.<br />
“Ivey’s performance is so in the moment...she<br />
seems to move the production beyond the<br />
book.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
ALSC Notable Children’s Recording<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-8072-1776-4 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 4-9 • LL: 750 • 4 hrs. 30 mins.<br />
See pages 48, 51, 57, and 95 for more titles by Ann<br />
M. Martin<br />
COUNTING ON GRACE<br />
by Elizabeth Winthrop<br />
read by Lili Gamache<br />
It’s 1910. Grace and Arthur are good<br />
students but must leave school to work in the<br />
mill. Together they write a letter to the Child<br />
Labor Board and soon the famous reformer<br />
Lewis Hine appears and changes their future.<br />
“Gamache’s skilled narration deftly moves<br />
between charming French Canadian and<br />
American accents.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
“A stunning production.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
BONUS FEATURE<strong>—</strong>Author Interview<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-7393-4864-2 • $45.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 760 • 5 hrs. 45 mins.<br />
See page 106 for more titles by<br />
Elizabeth Winthrop<br />
A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT<br />
by Linda Urban; read by Tai Alexandra Ricci<br />
Zoe has perfect piano dreams. All she needs<br />
is a baby grand so she can start her lessons. But<br />
when her dad buys an organ instead of a piano,<br />
Zoe’s dreams hit a sour note.<br />
“Ricci has a slight throaty rasp and a deadpan<br />
quality that well suits the personality of…<br />
10-year-old aspiring pianist Zoe Elias.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly<br />
“Ricci taps into Zoe’s emotional turmoil.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
ALSC Notable Children’s Recording<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-6144-3 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.9 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 730 • 3 hrs. 17 mins.<br />
See page 3 for HOUND DOG TRUE<br />
THE CROSSROADS<br />
by Chris Grabenstein; read by J. J. Myers<br />
Zack and his family are unaware their new<br />
house has a dark history. Fifty years ago, a<br />
crazed killer caused an accident at the crossroads<br />
and died when his car hit a tree. His evil<br />
spirit has inhabited the tree ever since. The<br />
spirit has decided his spree isn’t over.<br />
“Myers brings these ghostly characters to life<br />
with spine-tingling effect…Myers continues<br />
the satisfying oral tradition of ghost stories<br />
with this fun, creepy selection.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
★“An absorbing psychological thriller...as well<br />
as a rip-roaring ghost story.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-7393-6704-9 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.7 • IL: 4-7 • LL: 620 • 5 hrs. 47 mins.<br />
Middle Grade CD Library<br />
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