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A distinctive new voice: Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school lunch line, Rex's is a compelling story of a more profound hunger - that of a child for his parents' love and care.
Compulsively listenable, beautifully crafted, and authentically told with the voice and point of view of a sixth-grade kid, Free Lunch is a remarkable debut by a gifted storyteller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Resilience and strength
- De RhondaB en 04-02-25
De: Rex Ogle
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Abuela, Don't Forget Me
- De: Rex Ogle
- Narrado por: Ramon De Ocampo
- Duración: 3 h y 28 m
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In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on—to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out as many books as he wanted, and to offer safety when darkness closed in.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The sort of grandmother I wish I had.
- De brian en 09-06-22
De: Rex Ogle
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Road Home
- De: Rex Ogle
- Narrado por: Ramón De Ocampo
- Duración: 6 h y 59 m
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One hot summer afternoon, Rex Ogle’s sexuality is found out and his father gives him an ultimatum: you can be gay, or you can live here, but not both—and you have twenty-four hours to decide. Rex desperately hopes for a reprieve that doesn’t come, and the following day, he leaves. With no place to go, he drives to New Orleans, where he has the phone number of a man he met briefly and kissed once.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Author
- De Rebecca en 01-31-25
De: Rex Ogle
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The Benefits of Being an Octopus
- De: Ann Braden
- Narrado por: Amy Melissa Bentley
- Duración: 6 h y 57 m
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Seventh-grader Zoey has her hands full as she takes care of her much younger siblings after school every day while her mom works her shift at the pizza parlor. Not that her mom seems to appreciate it. At least there's Lenny, her mom's boyfriend - they all get to live in his nice, clean trailer. At school, Zoey tries to stay under the radar. Her only friend, Fuchsia, has her own issues, and since they're in an entirely different world than the rich kids, it's best if no one notices them. Zoey thinks how much easier everything would be if she were an octopus.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Amazing Book
- De Prime user en 08-03-20
De: Ann Braden
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Obsessed
- A Memoir of My Life with OCD
- De: Allison Britz
- Narrado por: Emily Ellet
- Duración: 9 h y 58 m
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Until sophomore year of high school, 15-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home. But after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a warning. Allison believed that she must do something to stop the cancer in her dream from becoming a reality.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful book, but be careful if you also suffer from OCD
- De Anthony J. Tyler en 04-10-21
De: Allison Britz
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Punching the Air
- De: Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam
- Narrado por: Ethan Herisse
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
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Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. "Boys just being boys" turns out to be true only when those boys are white. At just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read for educators
- De Sara W en 01-17-21
De: Ibi Zoboi, y otros
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Orbiting Jupiter
- De: Gary D. Schmidt
- Narrado por: Christopher Gebauer
- Duración: 3 h y 19 m
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The two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at 13, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he's placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets 12-year-old Jack, who narrates the account of the troubled, passionate teen who wants to find his baby at any cost. In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Crushingly beautiful
- De M. en 03-20-16
De: Gary D. Schmidt
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Ungifted
- De: Gordon Korman
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross, Richard Poe, Erin Moon, y otros
- Duración: 6 h y 14 m
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Teens and pre-teens flock to any new offering from New York Times best-selling author Gordon Korman. Told through multiple viewpoints, Ungifted follows Donovan Curtis through his year at a magnet school for gifted and talented kids. Thanks to an administrative foul-up, the decidedly mediocre student Donovan finds himself enrolled in the Academy of Scholastic Distinction. Out of place and out of luck, Donovan joins the robotics team. And while he learns a few lessons from his gifted classmates, he also teaches a few of his own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ungifted: One of the best books I have ever read in my life
- De Kindle Customer en 03-16-17
De: Gordon Korman
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Now That You Mention It
- De: Kristan Higgins
- Narrado por: Xe Sands
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
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It's been over a decade since Nora left her hometown of Scupper Island, Maine, and very seldom looked back. She's carved out a successful life in Boston, where no one knows her as the awkward girl with the delinquent sister and the dad who left, but a not-as-dramatic-as-it-sounds brush with death has her taking stock of her life. Inspired to reconnect with her prickly mother and snarky teenage niece, Nora returns home for the summer, where she's forced to face the people she's spent the last ten years trying to avoid.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Trigger warning needed
- De Kindle Customer en 02-16-18
De: Kristan Higgins
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Linked
- De: Gordon Korman
- Narrado por: Cassandra Morris, Christopher Gebauer, Maxwell Glick, y otros
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
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Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school? Who would do such a thing? Because Michael was the first person to see it, he's the first suspect. Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school, everyone's looking to him to figure it out. And because Dana's the only Jewish girl in the whole town, everyone's treating her more like an outsider than ever.
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it is amazing I loved it
- De kdwatkins66 en 02-14-22
De: Gordon Korman
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
- De: Karina Yan Glaser
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 5 h y 39 m
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The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have 11 days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince the dreaded Beiderman just how wonderful they are. And all is fair in love and war when it comes to keeping their home. A modern classic in the making reminiscent of the Penderwicks series.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I really like it!
- De Joy Faber en 10-24-21
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Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World
- De: Scott McCormick
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi, Samantha Turret, Khristine Hvam, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 55 m
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Did you know that most of our dinosaur fossils were discovered because two grown men absolutely hated each other? It’s true! Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World is a riotous audio exclusive, like if Monty Python taught your history class. Each volume of four 30-minute histories will dig into the petty name-calling and grumbling grudges that led to many of the world’s greatest advancements, all delivered with a cheeky sense of humor. Choose sides: Cope or Marsh, the jerks who discovered so many dinosaurs; Hamilton or Burr, whose rivalry fueled American politics; and many more....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Warning for parents...
- De Jetjaguar15 en 07-08-19
De: Scott McCormick
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Greenglass House
- De: Kate Milford
- Narrado por: Chris Henry Coffey
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
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It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and 12-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo's home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoroughly delightful experience!
- De Lori K. en 02-19-17
De: Kate Milford
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
- De: Kelly Barnhill
- Narrado por: Christina Moore
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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Every year the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful, Delightful, Engaging
- De Tom en 08-31-17
De: Kelly Barnhill
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition)
- De: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Narrado por: Korey Jackson
- Duración: 6 h y 39 m
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When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
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5 out of 5 stars
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if You Try, You Can Do Anything!
- De Customer789 en 04-14-24
De: William Kamkwamba, y otros
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The Upper Room
- De: Mary Monroe
- Narrado por: Kevin Free
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
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Nationally best-selling author Mary Monroe createsan unforgettable cast of characters in The Upper Room. Mama Ruby stole her best friend's baby girl, ran off to Florida, and raised her as her own. Maureen is the center of Mama Ruby's world, and she will do anything to protect her and their life together. Now Maureen wants to know what the rest of the world is like. She is determined to find out, but escaping Mama Ruby won't be easy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story, but..................
- De Ebony en 09-26-16
De: Mary Monroe
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When Stars Are Scattered
- De: Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed
- Narrado por: full cast, Dominic Hoffman, Christine Avila, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 42 m
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Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future...but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Informative . Very interesting !
- De vanessa nance en 04-01-22
De: Victoria Jamieson, y otros
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
- Life of a Cactus Series, Book 1
- De: Dusti Bowling
- Narrado por: Karissa Vacker
- Duración: 5 h y 27 m
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The audio edition of the best-selling middle grade novel about a spunky girl born without arms and a boy with Tourette syndrome navigating the challenges of middle school, disability, and friendship - all while solving a mystery in a western theme park. Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is that she was born without them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ever wish a fictional character was real?
- De Audiobookaddict1 en 05-04-20
De: Dusti Bowling
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- Claudia M
- 11-10-23
Narrator was awesome
His voice and accent changes were effective. Each character has their own tone. Brought the story together.
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- J. Welker
- 08-12-24
Grown-up, sad/emotional, beautiful
I haven't enjoyed such a well-written book in years. I cried a lot. Such a talented author.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-24
the narrative was amazing
This story really guided you through the perspective of a child trying to do better than his parents and living in poverty and the feelings this bring out. It's my favorite read of 2024
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- Sherry Meyer
- 08-16-24
The content.
The truth and transparency touched on the life many of us do not see or are conscious of. The struggles of the poor are sad.
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- Elle M.
- 04-24-22
A hard story beautifully delivered
This was a hard story to hear, but I am grateful to have heard Rex’s story as it reminds me that we are not always aware of other people’s realities.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-25-23
Strength, resilience, and hope for the future.
Great story. You really never know what goes on in other people's lives that you don't always see ... or what it takes to survive when some days are harder than others. therefore the grace of God go I.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-15-24
It is a great story about compassion and not judging people!
I liked it because it kept my attention, and tells a great relatable story with a message.
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- Kenny B.
- 06-02-24
My boys loves this story!
My boys, ages nine and twelve, enjoy this book very much. While there is some profanity throughout the storyline, it serves as a reality check for the kids, helping them understand that everyone faces their own struggles. This perspective has been valuable for their young minds. I highly recommend this book to anyone open-minded about the stories and language used, as it reflects the reality of life for some children. This book provides a meaningful and thought-provoking experience.
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- Alpal
- 07-26-24
Thankful for this book
As a middle school teacher and someone who works with at-risk youth in the summer, this book hit me hard. It has given me even more compassion for kids like Rex and their families. I think everyone needs to read this book!
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- AB
- 11-03-24
Great story and great narration!
I love this story and you will too. Its totally relatable, written and read very well. A lot of sad moments but a lot of triumphant moments. This story should be a part of a class case study.. enjoy!!
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