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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LITTLE WOMEN<br />
by Louisa May Alcott; read by Kate Reading<br />
LITTLE WOMEN explores the timeless<br />
themes of life and death, war and peace, love,<br />
and the conflict between personal ambition and<br />
family responsibilities.<br />
15 CDs • 978-0-3077-4797-6 • $25.00<br />
Grades RL: 7.4 • IL: Grades 4-9 • LL: 1210<br />
19 hrs. 12 mins.<br />
THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE<br />
by Stephen Crane; read by Scott Brick<br />
This depiction of the cruelty of the American<br />
Civil War, features a <strong>young</strong> recruit who overcomes<br />
his initial fears to become a hero on the<br />
battlefield.<br />
“Stephen Crane would be pleased with this rendition<br />
of his enduring work.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-7366-8690-7 • $30.00<br />
Grades RL: 8.0 • IL: Grades 7-12 • LL: 970<br />
5 hrs. 36 mins.<br />
12 CDs • 978-0-7366-8597-9 • $54.00<br />
Grades RL: 9.7 • IL: Grades 7-12 • LL: 990 • 14 hrs. 24 mins.<br />
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES<br />
by Charles Dickens; read by John Lee<br />
Madame Defarge, one of literature’s most<br />
horrifying characters, knits as the heads roll in<br />
Dickens’ exciting tale of the French Revolution.<br />
“The story is brought to life with feeling,<br />
immediacy, and wit by John Lee. Dickens’s work<br />
lends itself exquisitely to being read aloud, and<br />
Lee makes the most of a wonderful book.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
GREAT EXPECTATIONS<br />
by Charles Dickens; read by John Lee<br />
In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge<br />
and reward, orphan Pip dreams of becoming a<br />
gentleman.<br />
“John Lee has a deep, rich voice perfect for<br />
Dickens’s range…A charming new edition.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
16 CDs • 978-0-7366-8642-6 • $70.00<br />
Grades RL: 9.2 • IL: Grades 7-12 • LL: 880<br />
19 hrs. 12 mins.<br />
OLIVER TWIST<br />
by Charles Dickens; read by John Lee<br />
Charles Dickens poured his own youthful experience<br />
of Victorian London’s unspeakable squalor<br />
into this realistic depiction of a spirited <strong>young</strong><br />
boy’s unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a<br />
scabrous gang of thieves.<br />
14 CDs • 978-0-7366-8790-4 • $60.00<br />
Grades RL: 11.3 • IL: Grades 7-12 • LL: 990<br />
16 hrs. 48 mins.<br />
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS<br />
by Kenneth Grahame; read by Jim Weiss<br />
Through a deft blending of fantasy and reality,<br />
we enter a world, complete in itself, that contains<br />
creatures of unique individuality and delineation.<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-7366-9275-5 • $48.00<br />
Grades RL: 8.2 • IL: Grades 6-12 • LL: 920<br />
7 hrs. 12 mins.<br />
TIMELESS CLASSICS<br />
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5 CDs • 978-0-7366-9363-9 • $40.00<br />
Grades RL: 4.2 • IL: Grades 2-5 • LL: 680 • 6 hrs.<br />
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JUST SO STORIES<br />
by Rudyard Kipling; read by Jim Weiss<br />
How did the leopard get its spots? These entertaining<br />
stories, drawn from the tales Kipling’s<br />
Indian nurses told to him, answer this question<strong>—</strong><br />
and many more!<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7366-9266-3 • $28.00<br />
Grades RL: 6.4 • IL: Grades 1-5 • LL: 1060<br />
3 hrs. 28 mins.<br />
THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT<br />
AND OTHER STORIES<br />
by Beatrix Potter and Thornton W. Burgess;<br />
read by Jim Weiss<br />
Collection includes: The Tale of Peter Rabbit;<br />
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny; The Adventures of<br />
Peter Cottontail; The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies;<br />
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin; The Adventures of<br />
Chatterer the Red Squirrel; The Tale of Mrs.<br />
Tittlemouse; The Tale of Two Bad Mice; and The<br />
Adventures of Reddy Fox.<br />
FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND<br />
HOW THEY GREW<br />
by Margaret Sidney; read by Bernadette<br />
Dunne<br />
This heartwarming classic has inspired generations<br />
with its tales of the ways in which courage<br />
and good cheer can overcome adversity.<br />
“The Peppers’ good spirits, their love for each<br />
other, and their pleasure in simple homemade fun<br />
still charms me…I wish them a long and happy<br />
life of at least another hundred years.”<strong>—</strong>Betsy Byars, Newbery Medal Winner<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-7366-9277-9 • $34.00<br />
Grades RL: 7.9 • IL: Grades 4-9 • LL: 860 • 7 hrs. 45 mins.<br />
7 CDs • 978-0-7366-9120-8 • $50.00<br />
Grades RL: 7.6 • IL: Grades 7-12 • LL: 990 • 8 hrs. 39 mins.<br />
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4 CDs • 978-0-7366-9944-0 • $38.00<br />
Grades RL: 6.3 • IL: Grades 6-12 • LL: 970 • 4 hrs. 32 mins.<br />
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KIDNAPPED<br />
by Robert Louis Stevenson; read by Jim Weiss<br />
In 1751, David Balfour is kidnapped by a rival<br />
heir, but he soon ends up shipwrecked on a voyage<br />
that includes murder, flight and intrigue.<br />
“KIDNAPPED is filled with excitement and<br />
captures the listener’s interest right from the<br />
beginning....perfect for students who are reluctant<br />
readers.”<strong>—</strong>Children's Literature<br />
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BLESS THE BEASTS & CHILDREN<br />
by Glendon Swarthout; read by Scott Brick<br />
A classic tale of adolescent “misfits” at a boy’s<br />
camp on a mission to save themselves.<br />
“An exciting mission-pursuit story with an<br />
engrossing cast of characters.”<strong>—</strong>Publisher's Weekly<br />
“Narrator Scott Brick does an excellent job<br />
depicting the characters of the boys. An excellent<br />
audiobook.”<strong>—</strong>KLIATT<br />
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See pages 84 and 85 for a list of all our classic titles<br />
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