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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CAROLYN KEENE’S<br />
NANCY DREW<br />
read by Laura Linney<br />
THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK<br />
Nancy Drew’s keen mind is tested when she<br />
searches for a missing will.<br />
“Laura Linney gives a good portrait of the<br />
clever, earnest girl…Nancy shines.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-5128-4 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 760 • 3 hrs. 14 mins.<br />
THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE<br />
Teenage detective Nancy Drew works to<br />
solve the mysterious happenings in an old<br />
stone mansion.<br />
“Laura Linney aptly captures the essence of<br />
Nancy and all of the other characters.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-5529-9 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 780 • 3 hrs. 12 mins.<br />
THE BUNGALOW MYSTERY<br />
Nancy believes her friend’s guardians are<br />
trying to steal her inheritance. As she begins to<br />
investigate, she has a perilous experience near<br />
the deserted bungalow.<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-5530-5 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 770 • 2 hrs. 58 mins.<br />
THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN<br />
Nancy finds herself in danger when she tries<br />
to solve the mystery of the old inn, which is<br />
believed to be jinxed.<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-5531-2 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 750 • 3 hrs. 16 mins.<br />
THE SECRET OF<br />
SHADOW RANCH<br />
Nancy Drew and her friends find themselves<br />
involved in the mystery of a haunted ranch<br />
while on vacation in Arizona.<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-6451-2 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 740 • 3 hrs. 10 mins.<br />
THE SECRET OF RED GATE FARM<br />
The mystery involves Black Snake Colony,<br />
a cult who holds strange meetings next door. A<br />
mysterious cave and a code to decipher lead<br />
Nancy on the trail of a ring of counterfeiters!<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-3075-8217-1 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 760 • 3 hrs.<br />
THE CLUE IN THE DIARY<br />
Nancy Drew is approaching a house when<br />
it suddenly explodes and erupts in flames.<br />
Finding a diary at the scene, she follows its<br />
lead to solve a missing-person case that<br />
involves a swindler.<br />
“Laura Linney has a matronly voice, expressive<br />
and sufficient of itself…”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-3075-8219-5 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.5 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 740 • 3 hrs. 10 mins.<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO<br />
Books 1 & 2<br />
Katie is an ordinary third-<strong>grade</strong>r except for<br />
one very extraordinary problem: one day, she<br />
saw a shooting star and wished that she could<br />
be anybody but herself. Now, she keeps turning<br />
into other people when she least expects it.<br />
Includes: Anyone But Me and Out to Lunch!<br />
“Anne Bobby reads the books at a brisk pace,<br />
creating different voices for each character.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-3072-0689-3 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.0 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 580 • 2 hrs. 9 mins.<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO<br />
Books 3 & 4<br />
In these two stories, life gets turned upside<br />
down when Katie is transformed into her best<br />
friend’s baby sister and a boy in her class.<br />
Includes: Oh Baby! and Girls Don’t Have<br />
Cooties.<br />
“Bobby aptly captures all of the fresh-faced,<br />
self-centered attitudes of these <strong>young</strong>sters,<br />
while infusing the right amount of caring and<br />
hope into their personalities.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-3072-8180-7 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.0 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 480 • 1 hr. 52 mins.<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO<br />
Books 5 & 6<br />
In these two “switcheroo” stories, Katie turns<br />
into Mr. Cane, the school principal and a very<br />
strict camp counselor. Includes: I Hate Rules!<br />
and Get Lost!<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-3072-4571-7 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.0 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 530 • 2 hrs. 2 mins.<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO<br />
Books 7 & 8<br />
In this two story collection Katie turns into<br />
Becky, the new girl in class, and into her own<br />
dog, Pepper. Includes: Drat! You Copycat! and<br />
Doggone It!<br />
“Actress Anne Bobby’s narration is fluid and<br />
engaging, and Katie’s fans will be entertained<br />
by this wonderful audiobook.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-3622-9 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.0 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 520 • 2 hrs. 9 mins.<br />
“This series could be a feminine<br />
contender to rival Dav Pilkey’s<br />
‘Captain Underpants’ series…”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
NANCY KRULIK’S<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO<br />
read by Anne Bobby<br />
Illustration<br />
© John & Wendy<br />
Visit our website: www.booksontape.com<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO<br />
Books 9 & 10<br />
In this two story collection, Katie turns into<br />
Louie the chef, the owner of her favorite pizza<br />
shop. Then she transforms into the world’s<br />
most popular child actress. Includes: Any Way<br />
You Slice It! and Quiet on the Set!<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-5142-0 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.0 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 550 • 1 hr. 59 mins.<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO<br />
Books 11 & 12<br />
In these two stories, Katie turns into her<br />
teacher, Mrs. Derkman, a Teacher of the Year<br />
contest finalist, and the mean museum guide<br />
who is ruining their fun fieldtrip. Includes: No<br />
Messin’ With My Lesson and No Bones About It.<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-7138-1 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.5 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 520 • 1 hr. 58 mins.<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO<br />
Books 13 & 14<br />
Wishes do come true but often in the<br />
strangest ways. In these two stories, Katie turns<br />
into her best friend, Suzanne, and tough Coach<br />
Debbie. Includes: On Your Mark, Get Set,<br />
Laugh! and Friends for Never.<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-7142-8 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.5 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 560 • 2 hrs. 14 mins.<br />
KATIE KAZOO, SWITCHEROO:<br />
Books 15 & 16<br />
In these two stories everyone is in the<br />
Valentine spirit, but Katie is not into all this<br />
mushy gushy stuff! Then Katie and Suzanne<br />
are so excited, they won tickets to see their<br />
favorite rock group!<br />
Includes: Love Stinks! and Bad Rap.<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-7144-2 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.4 • IL: 2-5 • LL: 545 • 2 hrs. 8 mins.<br />
Series Collections<br />
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