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The First State of Being
- By: Erin Entrada Kelly
- Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
It's August 1999. For twelve-year-old Michael Rosario, life at Fox Run Apartments in Red Knot, Delaware, is as ordinary as ever—except for the looming Y2K crisis and his overwhelming crush on his sixteen-year-old babysitter, Gibby. But when a disoriented teenage boy named Ridge appears out of nowhere, Michael discovers there is more to life than stockpiling supplies and pining over Gibby.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great, diverse, very different plot!
- By pamela miller on 04-16-24
- The First State of Being
- By: Erin Entrada Kelly
- Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
All great EXCEPT…..
Reviewed: 03-31-25
This is apparently not the author for me - see below for information on her other bestseller too.
The story was great except…. I am a teacher reviewing this to use in a 4th grade classroom. I cannot choose it because one of the side characters is listed over and over again as non-binary. I have no interest in throwing this term into the world of 9 and 10 year olds who, in my opinion, don’t need to know it. And, in my opinion, it’s their parents’ choice whether or not, and when or when not, to bring this up with children.
I also started a paperbook copy of the author’s “Hello Universe”. By page 38, one of the characters had used the word retarded or retardo at least 6 times. As a person who teaches students with intellectual disabilities, “normal” students, and gifted students, I find the use of this language (even from a “bully” character) disturbing. Most 9 year olds in my class haven’t heard the term and I certainly don’t want them to start using it.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Narrated by Stephen Fry)
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,533
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,393
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,393
Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada. Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unmistakable voice of Stephen Fry is guaranteed to guide you ever more deeply into this magical story and transport you to the heart of the adventure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love Stephen fry so much!!!
- By Kalindi Bellach on 04-26-24
The best narrator!
Reviewed: 01-26-25
The British narrator, Stephen Frye is the only way to listen to this fantastic Bristish series!
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 199,378
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 175,063
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Story5 out of 5 stars 174,549
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great reading of the wrong book
- By P on 11-24-15
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
Regret not realizing it wasn’t the original British recording /narrator
Reviewed: 12-25-24
The story is one our family has loved for years but when buying them on Audible to share with our youngest, I did not realize there were recording other than the originals we listened to many years ago. This narrator is very lackluster - downright bad voices for Hermoine and Hagrid. Also, British words like jumper are changed for the American words. That is sad. It’s a British book and it’s good for American children to learn that there are other words for items.
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The Green Ember
- By: S. D. Smith
- Narrated by: Joel Clarkson
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,257
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,504
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,491
Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake them, spilling them into a cauldron of misadventures. They discover that their own story is bound up in the tumult threatening to overwhelm the wider world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not Just for The Elementary Age Group
- By Chelle on 08-27-15
- The Green Ember
- By: S. D. Smith
- Narrated by: Joel Clarkson
Wonderful listening for my 10 year old and me!
Reviewed: 03-18-23
My 10 year old daughter and I who love the Fablehaven, Harry Potter and the Gregor the Overlander series would also highly recommend this one. We listened to it based on a book blogger’s recommendation. It started slowly as the author built the main characters and I was a bit worried but the rest of the first book and the whole series was fantastic. We just finished the final book and are sad to say goodbye to the characters.
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Ember's End
- The Green Ember Series, Book 4
- By: S.D. Smith
- Narrated by: Joel Clarkson
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,332
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,055
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,048
The end is here. Heather and Picket face off for the last time with their tyrannical foes in this final installment of the Green Ember Series. The Mended Wood flickers dimly in the vision of the rabbits of Natalia, as they battle bravely for their survival and a hopeful future beyond.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Our Children Have Loved These Stories!
- By Mark Stamper on 06-15-20
- Ember's End
- The Green Ember Series, Book 4
- By: S.D. Smith
- Narrated by: Joel Clarkson
A very satisfying ending for this series
Reviewed: 03-18-23
A very satisfying ending for this series. My 10 year old daughter and I who love the Fablehaven, Harry Potter and the Gregor the Overlander series would also highly recommend this one. We listened to it based on a book blogger’s recommendation. It started slowly as the author built the main characters and I was a bit worried but the rest of the first book and the whole series was fantastic.
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