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Scary Stories for Teenagers
"Classic stories that are the original form of horror movies. In that extraordinary time between childhood and adulthood are those years that most parents dread; The Teenage Years. Hormones rage, personalities can become belligerent, lives are lived in partial secrecy as their brains undergo re-wiring and their bodies shoot out in all sorts of places. How then to find stories they can engage with? There’s an easy answer. The same way we as adults engage. Great stories told by great authors. In this volume we can tick both boxes with the bonus that the stories are actually about them. Our classic authors including Marjorie Bowen, Gustav Meyrink, Kenneth Grahame, Thomas Hardy and many others bring all facets of this genre into needle-sharp focus. 01 - Scary Stories for Teenagers - An Introduction02 - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Part 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson03 - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Part 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson04 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving05 - The Signalman by Charles Dickens06 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe07 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe08 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood09 - The Cats of Ulthar by H P Lovecraft10 - The Monkey's Paw by W W Jacobs11 - Gabriel-Ernest by Saki12 - The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce13 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson14 - The Ash Tree by M R James. wav15 - August Heat by W F Harvey16 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 1 by John Willaim Polidori17 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 2 by John Willaim Polidori"
Algernon Blackwood , Charles Dickens , E F Benson , Edgar Allan Poe , H.P. Lovecraft , John Willaim Polidori , M.R. James , Robert Louis Stevenson , Saki , W F Harvey , W W Jacobs , Washington Irving (Author), David Shaw-Parker , Mark Rice-Oxley , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 9 hrs 20 mins
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. It is commonly said that we have nothing to fear but fear itself. That may be a way to fortify our reason and rationality but all too often it merely escalates the panic and irrationality so that every sentence we read or hear has the ability to shred nerves and common sense in next to no time. Why would we allow authors to do this to us? The truth is we enjoy it. Fear may be frightful but it is also enormous fun. Unless, of course, they take it too far. Which in many cases our classic authors including Edgar Allan Poe, H P Lovecraft, Edith Nesbit, W W Jacobs and a host of others certainly do. 1 - Short Stories About Fear - An Introduction2 - The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe3 - In The Dark by Edith Nesbit4 - Cool Air by H P Lovecraft5 - My Own True Ghost Story by Rudyard Kipling6 - Jerry Bundler by W W Jacobs7 - Gabriel-Ernest by Saki8 - The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe9 - The Judge's House by Bram Stoker10 - An Uncomfortable Bed by Guy de Maupassant11 - Fear by Catherine Wells12 - How They Stopped the 'Run' by Anthony Hope13 - The Gray Man by Sarah Orne Jewett14 - The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe15 - The Waxworks by A M Burrage16 - The Three Sisters by W W Jacobs17 - The Cobweb by Saki18 - The Power of Darkness by Edith Nesbit19 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe20 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe"
A.M. Burrage , Anthony Hope , Catherine Wells , Edgar Allan Poe , Edith Nesbit , Guy De Maupassant , H.P. Lovecraft , Rudyard Kipling , SakiBram Stoker , Sarah Orne Jewett , W W Jacobs (Author), Bill Wallis , Ghizela Rowe , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 7 hrs 38 mins
Stories About Siblings
"Friends come and go, but family is forever. Those closest to us, especially in our early years, are the immediate members of our family. We look to them for love, guidance, care and attention. But as the years pass things change. Siblings may become closer, they may become rivals. But things will change. Our classic authors including D H Lawrence, Kate Chopin, Mary Butts, Nikolai Gogol and a host of others bring narrative verve and fabled characters to explore and exploit this genre that is so familiar to many of us. 1 - Short Stories About Siblings - An Introduction2 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe3 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe4 - The Brothers by Louisa May Alcott5 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol6 - The Devil's Wager by William Makepeace Thackeray7 - From The Dead by Edith Nesbit8 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman9 - A Story Told to the Dark by Rainer Maria Rilke10 - Ma'ame Pelagie by Kate Chopin11 - Little Brother by Mary E Mann12 - Brothers by Sherwood Anderson13 - The Three Sisters by W W Jacobs14 - An Arch Rascal by Knut Hamsun15 - With & Without Buttons by Mary Butts16 - Hodge by Elinor Mordaunt17 - A Far Away Melody by Mary E Wilkins Freeman18 - The Bride by M P Shiel19 - An Unexpected Fare by Mary Tuttiett writing as Maxwell Gray20 - The Horse Dealer's Daughter by D H Lawrence"
D.H. Lawrence , Edith Nesbit , Elinor Mordaunt , Kate Chopin , Knut Hamsun , Louisa May Alcott , M P Shiel , Mary Butts , Mary E Mann , Mary E Wilkins Freeman , Mary Tuttiett , Nikolai Gogol , Rainer Maria Rilke , Sherwood Anderson , W W Jacobs , William Thackeray (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick , Lisa Bowerman , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 11 hrs 19 mins
Trapped - Figuratively or Literally Short Stories
"In this volume we explore that difficult situation where lack of choice is your only choice. We feel trapped either by the body or by the mind. Our classic authors put their characters in positions that we can all relate too, and then devise fiendish and uncomfortable ways to deepen the malaise or perhaps offer some sort of escape, however temporary.1 - Trapped Literally & Figuratively - An Introduction2 - The Pit and The Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe3 - In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka4 - In a Far Country by Jack London5 - La Grande Breteche by Honore de Balzac6 - The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe7 - The Iron Shroud by William Mudford8 - Parker Adderson, Philosopher by Ambrose Bierce9 - The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe10 - One Summer Night by Ambrose Bierce11 - The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones by Stephen Leacock12 - The End of a Show by Barry Pain13 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe14 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe15 - The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin16 - The Legacy by Virginia Woolf17 - Life of Ma Parker by Katherine Mansfield18 - Transients in Arcadia by O Henry19 - Hands by Sherwood Anderson20 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman21 - The Canary by Katherine Mansfield22 - The Storm by Kate Chopin"
Edgar Allan Poe (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 9 hrs 3 mins
3 Stories - Set During Pandemics
"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.01 - 3 Stories - Set During Pandemics02 - The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe03 - The Dust of Death by Fred M White04 - The Unparallelled Invasion by Jack London"
Edgar Allan Poe , Fred M White , Jack London (Author), Christopher Ragland , David Shaw-Parker , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 1 hr 42 mins
3 Stories - Dark Romanticism
"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears."
E T A Hoffman , Edgar Allan Poe , Washington Irving (Author), Christopher Ragland , Elliot Fitzpatrick , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 2 hrs 37 mins
Stories Exploring the Fear of Death
"That moment in time will come. It will be the end of this life and one of three things will happen. Nothing, Heaven or Hell. Somehow, for most people, the odds don’t look so good on laying back in Paradise for eternity. And we may be there alone or with people we never really liked or―or most probably, we don’t really have any coherent idea at all. Just the fear that the end is nigh.Our literary friends including Edgar Allan Poe, Leo Tolstoy, Mary Shelley and others probably mean well but their job here is to tackle fear head on and we may well end up not getting the answer we first thought of. 1 - Stories Exploring the Fear of Death - An Introduction2 - The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe3 - The Coffin Maker by Alexander Pushkin4 - The Cobweb by Saki5 - Diary of a Lunatic by Leo Tolstoy6 - Cool Air by H P Lovecraft7 - The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley8 - The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe9 - The Dream by O Henry10 - The Looking Glass by Anton Chekhov11 - The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe"
Alexander Pushkin , Anton Chekhov , Edgar Allan Poe , H.P. Lovecraft , Leo Tolstoy , Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , O Henry , Saki (Author), Bill Wallis , Patrick Barlow , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 3 hrs 40 mins
13 Unlucky Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
"Edgar Poe was born in Boston Massachusetts on 19th January 1809. His father abandoned his family the following year and within a year his mother had died leaving him an orphan. He was taken in by the Allan family but never formally adopted although he now referred to himself as Edgar Allan Poe. His father alternatively spoiled or chastised him and tension was frequent over gambling debts and monies for his education. His university years to study ancient and modern languages was cut short by lack of money and he enlisted as a private in the army claiming he was 22, it is more probable he was 18. After 2 years he obtained a discharge in order to take up an appointment at the military academy, West Point, where he failed to become an officer.Poe had released his 1st poetry volume in 1827 and after his 3rd turned to prose and placing short stories in several magazines and journals. At age 26 he obtained a licence to marry his cousin. She was a mere 13 but they stayed together until her death from tuberculosis 11 years after.In January 1845 ‘The Raven’ was published and became an instant classic. Thereafter followed the prose works for which he is now so rightly famed as a master of the mysterious and the macabre.Edgar Allan Poe died at the tragically early age of 40 on 7th October 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland. Newspapers at the time reported Poe's death as ‘congestion of the brain’ or ‘cerebral inflammation’, common euphemisms for death from disreputable causes such as alcoholism but the actual cause of death remains a mystery.1 - 13 Unlucky Tales of Edgar Allan Poe - An Introduction2 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe3 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe4 - The Facts In The Case of Monsieur Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe5 - Elenora by Edgar Allan Poe6 - Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe7 - The Cask of Amontillardo by Edgar Allan Poe8 - The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe9 - Hop Frog by Edgar Allan Poe10 - William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe11 - The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe12 - The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe13 - The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe14 - The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe15 - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe16 - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe"
Edgar Allan Poe (Author), Bill Wallis , Eric Meyers , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 8 hrs 40 mins
Haunted House Stories – The Definitive Collection
"The Haunted House is a house that rules our minds with fear. Once we think a house is haunted we prove the point to ourselves again and again. Every floorboard creak or window rattle or unexplained happening is proof concrete.In this anthology our authors go to exceptional lengths to unsettle our minds and open them up to all sorts of terrors. 1 - Haunted House - The Definitive Collection - An Introduction2 - The Lurking Fear - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft3 - The Lurking Fear - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft4 - They by Rudyard Kipling5 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde6 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde7 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson8 - The Ghost in the Clock Room by Hesba Stretton9 - The Ghost and the Bone-Setter by Sheridan Le Fanu10 - The Ghost at the Wrath by Rosa Mulholland11 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe12 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe13 - The House of the Black Evil by Eric Purves14 - The Villa by Elinor Mordaunt15 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood16 - The Deserted House by E T A Hoffman17 - Midnight House by W F Harvey18 - The Story of the Green House, Wallington by Allen Upward19 - The Judge's House by Bram Stoker20 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant21 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant22 - The Tapestried Chamber by Walter Scott23 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson24 - The Clock by W F Harvey 25 - The Closed Window by A C Benson26 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman27 - The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft28 - The Whispering Wall by H D Everett29 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman30 - Lost Hearts by M R James31 - Man Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit32 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu33 - To Let by B M Croker34 - The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth by Rhoda Broughton35 - The First Evening by Catherine Crowe36 - Smee by A M Burrage37 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien38 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen39 - The Ankardyne Pew by W F Harvey40 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit41 - The Spectre of Tappington by Richard Harris Barham42 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell43 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell44 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton45 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton"
A C Benson , A.M. Burrage , Algernon Blackwood , Allen Upward , B M Croker , Bram Stoker , Catherine Crowe , Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Charlotte Riddell , E F Benson , E T A Hoffman , Edgar Allan Poe , Edith Nesbit , Edward Bulwer Lytton , Elinor Mordaunt , Elizabeth Gaskell , Eric Purves , Fitz James O'Brien , H D Everett , H.P. Lovecraft , Hesba Stretton , M.R. James , Margaret Oliphant , Marjorie Bowen , Mary E Wilkins Freeman , Oscar Wilde , Rhoda Broughton , Richard Harris Barham , Rosa Mulholland , Rudyard Kipling , Sheridan Le Fanu , W F Harvey , Walter Scott , William Hope Hodgson (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick , Richard Mitchley , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 27 hrs 56 mins
The Top 10 Short Stories - Haunted House
"Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted 'Top Tens' across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions - Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature.Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.In this volume our classic authors invite us in to share hospitality at a house most of us are ever keen to veer away from. But the invitation has been issued and it would be rude to disappoint, despite the rising fear that begins to take its chilling grip on us.01 - The Top 10 - Haunted House - An Introduction02 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe03 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe04 - They by Rudyard Kipling05 - The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft06 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit07 - Lost Hearts by M R James08 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson09 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell10 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu11 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood12 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen"
Algernon Blackwood , E F Benson , Edgar Allan Poe , Edith Nesbit , Elizabeth Gaskell , H.P. Lovecraft , M.R. James , Marjorie Bowen , Rudyard Kipling , Sheridan Le Fanu (Author), David Shaw-Parker , Robbie Mcnab , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 7 hrs 32 mins
Sixth-Grade Alien: I Shrank My Teacher
"Pleskit Meenom, the first alien to go to school on Earth, is starting to fit in with his new class. It's not easy, given how slippery the language is. (Just how many meanings does the word "cool" have, anyway?) But the biggest problem is Jordan Lynch, the class bully who just can't resist picking on the new kid. Finally Pleskit and his new best friend, Tim Tompkins, decide to take action. But taking action when you have alien technology at your disposal can mean taking things just a little too far . . . and we do mean little! This hilarious mix of comedy, alien adventure, and social satire is enhanced by a brilliant reading from the late, great William Dufris (the original American voice of Bob the Builder), which School Library Journal said, "makes the recording a hoot!""
Bruce Coville (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 2 hrs 30 mins
"Meet Hotdog, the wiener dog, and his friends! In this colorful illustrated chapter book series, Anh Do introduces us to a small hero with a big heart. Hotdog and his friends are going on a mad adventure to help a baby bird find his missing mom! They'll climb to crazy heights to find her! But can they handle dirty diapers and karate-chopping roosters along the way?"
Anh Do (Author), Aaron Lockman , Casey Turner , James Herrera , William Dufris (Narrator)
Party Time (Hotdog #2)
"Meet Hotdog, the wiener dog, and his friends! In this colorful illustrated chapter book series, Anh Do introduces us to a small hero with a big heart. It's Kev's birthday, so Hotdog and Lizzie are throwing him a surprise party! There'll be cake, games, and magic tricks! But will a rude rooster and a cranky donkey ruin the day?"
"There are worse things than death. The Harbinger is lost, sunk to the bottom of an otherworldly sea. Every soul that ever died and was protected within its hold has been lost along with it. But at least that precious cargo is out of reach of the demon Urcena and her army of soul-devouring monsters. For now. The soul keepers are broken, scattered, and barely clinging to existence without their ship or any way to collect or protect the souls of the newly dead. If they are to have any hope of stopping Urcena's horrifying plans to destroy the fragile balance between living and dead, they will first have to survive long enough to locate the ghost of one of their own, who sacrificed himself to save the rest of the crew. Devon Taylor's cinematic and pulse-pounding duology comes to a thunderous conclusion in The Ghost Seekers. Praise for The Soul Keepers: 'This pirate thriller starts off running and doesn’t stop ... This series starter will please teens who enjoy the ghostly tales and dark sarcasm of Neil Gaiman and Ransom Riggs.' —School Library Journal 'A fantastic high-stakes adventure on a ghost ship sailing forever into eternity, where every soul is (literally) worth fighting for—what's not to love?' —Rin Chupeco, author of The Bone Witch and The Girl from the Well, on The Soul Keepers"
Devon Taylor (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 8 hrs 49 mins
"'A fantastic high-stakes adventure on a ghost ship sailing forever into eternity, where every soul is (literally) worth fighting for—what's not to love?' —Rin Chupeco, author of The Bone Witch and The Girl from the Well This thrilling audiobook is full of danger, stormy otherworld seas, ghost ships, and terrifying monsters. Death is just the beginning. After dying in a terrible car accident, Rhett awakens in the afterlife and is recruited to join the crew of the Harbinger, a colossal seafaring vessel tasked with ferrying the souls of the dead. To where exactly, no one knows. But the crew must get the souls there, and along the way protect them from vicious soul-eating monsters that will stop at nothing to take the ship and all of its occupants. Rhett and his new friends have a hard enough time fighting back the monsters that grow bolder and more ferocious every day. But then a new threat emerges, a demon who wants something that Rhett has. And if she gets it, it could mean the end of everything... for both the living and the dead. The Soul Keepers is a pulse-pounding, cinematic adventure by debut author Devon Taylor."
Audiobook · 7 hrs 46 mins
Billy the Kid is Not Crazy
"Billy March has been grounded for 63% of the past month. Every time he almost gets his parents’ trust back, his mind wanders off, and he causes another disaster! Like the time he and his best friend Keenan decided to play droid war in a parking lot—and ended up launching a shopping cart into a car…Now Mom and Dad are threatening to send Billy to a psychologist. They may even make him take brain drugs! But deep down, Billy really worries that Dad wishes he had a different son. He’ll never be as perfect as his sisters. Maybe he doesn’t belong in this family at all. But maybe, just maybe, talking to a “shrink” won’t be as terrible as Billy thinks. With generous black-and-white illustrations in every chapter and ton of heart and humor, readers will be cheering for Billy as he struggles to find his place in the world—and discovers his true talent in the process."
S. F. Guerra (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 4 hrs 9 mins
The Long Road to Gettysburg
"On June 3, 1863, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley prepared to march on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Thomas Galway, a seventeen-year-old corporal in the Union army, waited for the battle to begin. Drawing on the written accounts of these young soldiers, Murphy traces the circumstances leading to the dramatic battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln’s historic address at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg."
Jim Murphy (Author), Ray Childs , Terry Bregy , William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 2 hrs 1 min
Death on A Southern Breeze
"A locked-room young adult whodunit in the classic tradition of Sherlock Holmes June 1860. A new locomotive christened A Southern Breeze steams across the Carolina countryside carrying seventeen-year-old Jeb Bennett and his twin sister, Rachel Leigh, to the exhilarating promise of a summer in Charleston. While storm clouds gather over the landscape, fiercer storms rage inside the passenger cars. The tensions between North and South rapidly escalate until one traveler's journey abruptly and brutally ends. Who is the murderer? Was the victim the real target? Amid swirling suspicions and deceptive intrigue, Jeb and Rachel Leigh join Pinkerton detective Jonathan Ward in a race to unmask a killer. But murder isn't the only evil Jeb must confront. As motives and suspects abound, Jeb learns what it means to place a price on a human life, not only as a victim of murder but also as property to be traded and sold. The final showdown means hard choices, a test of loyalties, and a face-to-face encounter with death on A Southern Breeze."
Mark De Castrique (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 5 hrs 29 mins
The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech
"Zit monster. Puberty Werewolf. Potty Boy. Doo Doo Rules! I'm Duane. Duane Homer Leech. Don't ask. I'm 12. And one week. What I want to know is, where is this whole puberty thing going? So far it's just something put on earth to destroy me. And I don't have a clue what's coming next."
Gary Paulsen (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 1 hr 28 mins
Small as an Elephant
"Jack’s mom is gone, leaving him all alone on a campsite in Maine. Can he find his way back to Boston before the authorities realize what happened? (Ages 10-14) Ever since Jack can remember, his mom has been unpredictable, sometimes loving and fun, other times caught in a whirlwind of energy and 'spinning' wildly until it’s over. But Jack never thought his mom would take off during the night and leave him at a campground in Acadia National Park, with no way to reach her and barely enough money for food. Any other kid would report his mom gone, but Jack knows by now that he needs to figure things out for himself - starting with how to get from the backwoods of Maine to his home in Boston before DSS catches on. With nothing but a small toy elephant to keep him company, Jack begins the long journey south, a journey that will test his wits and his loyalties - and his trust that he may be part of a larger herd after all."
Jennifer Richard Jacobson (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 5 hrs 7 mins
"From the author of So B. It, a super charming middle-grade Napoleon Dynamite with heart - the tale of a very average boy who's put in his school's spotlight when his averageness appeals to a TV show. Oggie Cooder has a talent -- he can charve better than anyone else in Truman Elementary School. (Charving, for the uninitiated, is the carving of a piece of cheese with one's teeth.) Oggie doesn't think this is anything special -- but his whole school will soon be disagreeing with him. Because after he inadvertently charves during a nationwide hunt for unusual talents, his charving puts him on the path to fame and fortune. Suddenly, he's the star of the school . . . but he's not sure that he wants to shine that way. This is Sarah Weeks at her best -- funny, clever, and kid-friendly."
Sarah Weeks (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 2 hrs 22 mins
Oggie Cooder Party Animal
"Oggie Cooder returns. . .this time showing what a party animal he can be (birthday party animal, that is)! Oggie Cooder has never set foot (or swim fin) in his neighbor Donnica Perfecto's swimming pool. But now he has his chance - it's Donnica's birthday, and her mom has forced her to invite Oggie to the pool party! Donnica, though, isn't about to let this happen. She has a plan to keep Oggie away. But what she doesn't count on is the power of Oggie's charving, an unexpected visit from a local rock band, a creative use of a cherry picker, a dog that tweets like a bird, and a boy in a bear suit whose identity will change everything when it's revealed."
Audiobook · 2 hrs 11 mins
"A Newbery Honor Book that the New York Times called ''an eerie delight,'' The Wish Giver is an engaging literary folk story about those who get what they wish for—whether they want it or not. The people of Coven Tree are no strangers to magic. In fact, the town's very name comes from a gnarled old tree where covens of witches used to gather. Even now, imps and fiends continue to appear, frightening the townsfolk with their devilish pranks. Usually these creatures are easy to spot. They have a particular smell, or sound, or way of moving, that betrays their dark nature. But Thaddeus Blinn showed none of these signs when he came to Coven Tree. He was just a funny little man who drifted into town with a strange tale about being able to give people whatever they wished—for only fifty cents. There was nothing scary about him. At least, not until the wishing began..."
Bill Brittain (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 2 hrs 57 mins
The Soldiers of Halla
"The final installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series! Every question is answered. Every truth is revealed. The final battle has begun. It was all leading up to this moment. Nine books—nine battles for nine territories—have brought Bobby Pendragon to where he is now. At last, Bobby and the rest of the travelers must join forces in an epic war against Saint Dane for not only one last territory, but for all of Halla. With more than three million books in print, the number one New York Times bestselling Pendragon series has a huge and passionate fan base, and these fans will not be disappointed as the series comes to an action-packed and satisfying conclusion in the tenth and final installment."
D.J. MacHale (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 18 hrs 5 mins
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
"Are there bears on Hemlock Mountain? One boy is about to find out in this classic tale. People have always told Jonathan that there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no bears at all. So he isn't afraid to set out alone over the mountain. But as Jonathan discovers one cold winter night, people aren't always right…There are bears on Hemlock Mountain!"
Alice Dalgliesh (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
"Mark Twain's famous story of a very mischevious boy, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, are brought to life on this abridged, downloadable audiobook edition by the American voice actor, William Dufris. On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with the murderer, can he escape unharmed?"
Mark Twain (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 3 hrs 16 mins
"This is where it begins. The showdown for Halla. At stake is nothing less than all that ever was and all that will be. There's only one thing missing—Bobby Pendragon. While Bobby remains trapped on Ibara, the battle moves to his home territory: Second Earth. Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde are left on their own to defend Second Earth agsinst the forces of Saint Dane. They must face off against a charismatic cult leader who has risen to power by revealing a shattering truth to the people of Earth: They are not alone. The Convergence has broken down the walls. The territories are on a collision course. The final phase of Saint Dane's quest to rule Halla is under way. And Bobby Pendragon is nowhere to be found."
Audiobook · 16 hrs 48 mins
The Pilgrims of Rayne
"When Bobby Pendragon first arrives on the tropical world of Ibara, he finds paradise. There is beauty all around and the people of Ibara are blissfully happy. It's not long before Bobby discovers, however, that they are also blissfully...oblivious. The leaders of Ibara are keeping a devastating secret from their people, one that gives Saint Dane all the opportunity he needs to launch his final assault on Halla. While Bobby struggles to learn the truth in time to thwart Saint Dane, Courtney Chetwynde desperately searches for Mark Diamond. On the heels of a shocking tragedy, Mark has disappeared. Worse, he seems to be under Saint Dane's influence. It's up to Courtney to find Mark and stop him from making a grave mistake that could change the future of all existence."
Audiobook · 16 hrs 31 mins
"Let the Games Begin.... Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance they have of finding a better life is by playing the Quillan Games. Hosted by a strange pair of game masters, Veego and LaBerge, the games are a mix of sport and combat. They use the people of Quillan as pawns for their amusement as they force them to enter competitions that range from physical battles, to impossible obstacle courses, to computer-driven tests of agility. To triumph in the games is to live the life of a king. To lose is to die. This is the dangerous and deadly situation Bobby Pendragon finds on Quillan. He quickly realizes that the only way to save this troubled territory is to beat Veego and LaBerge at their own games and dismantle their horrible fun house. But there is more at stake for Bobby. The prize for winning the Quillan Games may be discovering the truth of what it really means a Traveler."
Audiobook · 15 hrs 53 mins
A Hare-Raising Tale: A Fletcher Mystery
"With the markings of a map of the world on his fur, Jill thinks her new dog Fletcher is an excellent candidate for show and tell. But when the class rabbit mysteriously disappears, Fletcher isn't such a hit anymore ; in fact, he's the prime suspect!"
Elizabeth Levy (Author), Christine Marshall , William Dufris (Narrator)
The Mixed-Up Mask Mystery: A Fletcher Mystery
"Fletcher is upset when someone tries to ruin the masked ball celebrating the opening of a new park. Everything seems to point to the young park ranger who's always getting mysterious calls on her cell phone, but Fletcher is sure she's innocent. Can Fletcher's trusty nose sniff out the real culprit?"
The Principal's on the Roof: A Fletcher Mystery
"The principal has promised to read aloud from the school's roof if the students read 1000 books during their reading marathon. When he agrees to read a story by Fletcher's owner Gwen, she is thrilled--until the principal starts sneezing uncontrollably as he's reading her science fiction story about aliens who live on rooftops and make humans sneeze! Can Fletcher and Jasper solve the mystery before the principal falls off the roof and Gwen gets blamed?"
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
"Nilly is new to the neighborhood, but he is quick to make friends: Doctor Proctor, an eccentric professor; and Lisa, who is teased by the twin terrors Truls and Trym. Nilly and Lisa help Doctor Proctor develop his latest invention, a powder that makes you fart! The powder makes Nilly and Lisa very popular at school when they sell it for fifty cents a bag. And they get revenge on Truls and Trym by giving them a dose of extra-strength powder that shoots them up into a tree. All is good fun... until someone steals the industrial-strength powder-which was supposed to make Doctor Proctor famous-to use for evil purposes..."
Jo Nesbo (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 4 hrs 12 mins
"The battle continues. The struggle of good versus evil continues as Bobby Pendragon follows Saint Dane to the territory of Zadaa. Saint Dane's influence has fueled the fire of discontent between two warring tribes: the Rokador and the Batu. This is also the territory where the Traveler Loor lives as a member of the Batu. Together she and Bobby must work to thwart Saint Dane's efforts to destroy Zadaa. But as Bobby pursues Saint Dane, he begins to notice changes in himself. He is no longer a flip kid looking for excitement. He is a young man beginning to see this quest as more than a series of adventures. He is also learning that as a Traveler, he has powers no normal human should have. In this latest installment of Bobby Pendragon's battle to save humanity, discovery and danger go hand in hand as D. J. MacHale takes readers on an emotional thrill ride they won't soon forget.."
Audiobook · 13 hrs 23 mins
"VIRTUAL REALITY? The territory of Veelox has achieved perfect harmony. Fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon arrives on this territory in pursuit of the evil Saint Dane, but all is peaceful on Veelox—because it's deserted. The inhabitants have discovered a way to enter their own personal dream worlds, where they can be whoever they want, wherever they want. Their bodies lie in stasis while their minds escape to this dream realm. Fresh from his battle with Saint Dane in 1937 Earth, Bobby is confident that they can defeat whatever Saint Dane has planned for this world. But once Bobby enters the virtual world will he be able to resist the lure of the ultimate in escapism?"
"Breaking the rules Just when fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon thinks he understands his purpose as a Traveler—to protect the territories of Halla from the evil Saint Dane—he is faced with an impossible choice. The inhabitants of Eelong are in danger of being wiped out by a mysterious plague. The only way Bobby can stop it is to bring the antidote from another territory. Since moving items between territories is forbidden by the Traveler rules, if Bobby chooses to save Eelong he could endanger himself, his friends, and the future of every other being in Halla."
Audiobook · 12 hrs 14 mins
"The third installment in an epic series of adventures First Earth Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is a loyal friend, sports star, devoted pet owner—and Traveler. Along with his uncle Press, Bobby has visited the alternate dimension of Denduron and participated in a civil war. He's also waded through the endangered underwater territory of Cloral. Now Bobby once again finds himself thrust beyond the boundaries of time and space into a place that seems somewhat familiar: First Earth. Bobby and the Traveler from Cloral—Spader—have flumed to New York City, 1937. Against a backdrop of gangsters, swing music, and the distant sound of a brewing war, the two must uncover the evil Saint Dane's newest plot. But is Bobby ready for the difficult choices ahead?"
Audiobook · 9 hrs 47 mins
The Lost City of Faar
"CLORAL The second installment in an epic series of adventures Fourteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon is not like other boys his age. His uncle Press is a Traveler, and, as Bobby has learned, that means Uncle Press is responsible, through his journeys, for solving interdimensional conflict wherever he encounters it. His mission is nothing less than to save the universe from ultimate evil. And he's taking Bobby along for the ride. Fresh from his first adventure on Denduron, Bobby finds himself in the territory of Cloral, a vast world that is entirely covered by water. Cloral is nearing a disaster of huge proportions. Reading the journals Bobby sends home, his friends learn that the desperate citizens of the endangered floating cities are on the brink of war. Can Bobby—suburban basketball star and all-around nice guy—help rid the area of marauders, and locate the legendary lost land of Faar, which may hold the key to Cloral's survival?"
Audiobook · 12 hrs 13 mins
The Merchant of Death
"D.J. MacHale’s New York Times bestselling middle grade fantasy series about Bobby Pendragon, a regular kid about to find himself and his two friends pulled into one epic adventure across worlds! Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought it was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution. If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning...."
"K-10 likes to tell himself that he's a free and independent dog. But as his adventures bring him into contact with tiny but big-hearted (and hilarious) Peppy, wise old Tucker, and tart-tongued Pearl, he begins to wonder if he might want to have a home after all. Filled with loveable canine characters, this ALA Notable Recording is both laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching."
MJ Auch (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)
Audiobook · 3 hrs 2 mins
"The aliens have made contact! But because they consider Earth a small, backwater planet they send only one ambassador. The ambassador brings along his son, Pleskit, and (for political reasons) insists the boy should attend a regular school. Science fiction loving Tim Tompkins is desperate to befriend the alien . . . and Pleskit is going to need a friend, because someone is trying to sabotage the mission! This very funny book is made even more hilarious by a brilliantly creative performance from the late, great William Dufris (the original American voice of Bob-the-Builder). As AudioFile magazine said regarding the many voices, "William Dufris does a masterful job of creating them all . . . enjoy the extravaganza!" And (not to give away too much) - this may be the only book you'll listen to this year that features someone saving the world by projectile vomiting. Just saying . . ."
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