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Into the Land of the Unicorns
- The Unicorn Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Bruce Coville
- Narrated by: Bruce Coville
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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On a snowy night, Cara and her grandmother are pursued into St. Christopher's church by an unknown man. Clutching her grandmother's mysterious amulet, and following the old woman's instructions, Cara escapes their pursuer and falls into Luster, the world of the unicorns.
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Amazing.
- By James on 01-17-18
- Into the Land of the Unicorns
- The Unicorn Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Bruce Coville
- Narrated by: Bruce Coville
A Childhood Favorite
Reviewed: 12-21-20
I was ecstatic at finding a dramatized version of this book, and to discover the rest of the series available too. the cast performed wonderfully.
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Ireland
- By: Frank Delaney
- Narrated by: Frank Delaney
- Length: 19 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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One evening in 1951, an itinerant storyteller arrives unannounced at a house in the Irish countryside. In exchange for a bed and a warm meal, he invites his hosts and their neighbors to join him by the wintry fireside and begins to tell formative stories of Ireland's history. Ronan, a nine-year-old boy, grows so entranced by the storytelling that, when the old man leaves abruptly under mysterious circumstances, the boy devotes himself to finding him again.
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Best Listen In A Quite While
- By John on 03-17-05
- Ireland
- By: Frank Delaney
- Narrated by: Frank Delaney
Very Dry
Reviewed: 04-22-20
I chose this book because the description said it told the history of Ireland in an engaging way. it does not. it is very dry - like textbook dry. Planning on exchanging it.
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Pont Neuf
- By: Max Byrd
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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Can a young war correspondent find herself and follow her heart? In this work of historical fiction, 20-something Annabella “Annie” March arrives in France in 1944 intending to write about the war. Soon, however, Annie begins to distance herself from her sometimes-mentor, sometimes-rival - the great Martha Gellhorn - and Gellhorn’s larger-than-life husband, the novelist Ernest Hemingway. She turns to photography in the hopes of making her own name and, to her delight, discovers that images come more easily than words.
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BORING
- By Susan on 12-06-19
- Pont Neuf
- By: Max Byrd
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
Not one of the better freebies.
Reviewed: 03-02-20
The narration is just ok. the narrator does not put much emotion into it, so it's easy for one's attention to wander and to lose track of the story being told. The story itself is also fairly dull and bland, making it difficult to pay attention to. I'm glad this was a free original. If I had paid for it, I would exchange it.
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A House Like a Lotus
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Emma Galvin
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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When 16-year-old Polly O'Keefe journeys to Athens, she feels confused and betrayed. The past eight months at home were different from any other time in her life. She met the brilliant, wealthy Maximiliana Horne, who gave her encouragement and made her feel self-confident. Polly idolized Max - until she learned a startling truth that left her wounded and angry. Now on a trip to Greece arranged by Max, Polly finds romance, danger, and unique friendships.
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Statutory rape of the main character doesn’t fit in this book
- By SDunbar on 06-02-18
- A House Like a Lotus
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Emma Galvin
Engaging and Insightful
Reviewed: 02-06-20
Like much of Madeline L'Engle's work this story is engaging from start to finish. It's a growing up tale and captures all that that entails. It's the tale of a teenager who begins to discover not only what it means to mature into adulthood: including what it means to see, understand, and accept complexity; complexity of one's self, of others, and of the relationships between.
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The Arm of the Starfish
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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When Adam Eddington, a gifted marine biology student, makes the acquaintance of blond and beautiful Kali Cutter at Kennedy International Airport on his way to Portugal to spend the summer working for the renowned scientist Dr. O'Keefe, he has no idea that this seemingly chance meeting will set into motion a chain of events he will be unable to stop.
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L'Engle's young adult spy thriller
- By Adam Shields on 09-19-17
- The Arm of the Starfish
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
A Good Book
Reviewed: 01-31-20
This story is not as immediately engaging as the Time Quintet. I didn't get to hear nearly as much from or about Dr. O'Keif and Meg as I would have liked.
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Many Waters
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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A touch of computer keys, a blast of heat, and suddenly the Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are gasping in a shimmering desert land. If only the brothers had normal parents, not a scientist mother and a father who experiments with space and time travel. If only the Murry twins had noticed the note on the door of their mother's lab: Experiment In Progress. Please Keep Out. But it's too late for regrets.
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Love! Mildly suggestive material.
- By tracie on 06-24-13
- Many Waters
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
Best Story, Mediocre Recording
Reviewed: 01-15-20
Of the first 4 Time Quintet books I've listened to, this one has the most elaborate and interesting story, but the quality of the recording is very poor. I wish they'd clean it up or redo it. it sounds like it was recorded on an old fashioned every day hand held tape recorder. (Do people even still have those anymore?) All the other books in this grouping have crisp, clean recordings that sound like they're dinne in a modern recording studio. including the next book, An Acceptable Time read by the same narrator as this.
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ehle
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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In this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by "kything" - goes with him in spirit.
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Re-experience the magic
- By Denise Swift on 03-20-12
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ehle
Another Great Book
Reviewed: 01-14-20
I am a huge fan of Madeline L'Engle's Time Quintet bells and would recommend the whole series to everybody.
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A Wind in the Door
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ehle
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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Meg Murry can't help but be worried when her six-year-old brother, Charles Wallace, announces there are dragons in the vegetable garden. He's so bright, and so different from other kids, he's getting bullied at school, and he is also strangely, seriously ill. But Charles Wallace is right about the dragons - actually a friendly entity who has come to help Charles Wallace fight his sickness, and to take Meg and her friend Calvin O'Keefe on a terrifying, wonderful journey into galactic space - where they must battle the force of evil to save Charles Wallace, and themselves.
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by Julian, 8 years old
- By film karma on 04-09-12
- A Wind in the Door
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ehle
Madeleine L'Engle does not disappoint!
Reviewed: 01-09-20
This book is as good as its predecessor. The science is brought down to an understandable level and made to feel like magic.
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A Wrinkle in Time
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Hope Davis, Ava DuVernay, Madeleine L'Engle, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract", which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?
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Thank You for a New Narrator
- By Patricia on 02-01-12
- A Wrinkle in Time
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Hope Davis, Ava DuVernay, Madeleine L'Engle, Charlotte Jones Voiklis
A Classic & All Time Favorite
Reviewed: 01-08-20
As is so often the case, the book is so much better than either of the movies that represent it. The characters are richer and relatable. Their journey is inspiring. The author makes the reader wish he or she could jump into the pages of the story and become a part of it.
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Peter Pan
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: J. M. Barrie
- Narrated by: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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The story begins at home in London during The Blitz, and Mary Darling is planning to evacuate her children to the countryside. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when a familiar face from her childhood returns...the one and only Peter Pan, the mysterious boy from Kensington Gardens. Intrigued by their mother’s friend, Wendy, Michael and John seek Peter Pan out, resulting in them being whisked off to Neverland and setting up home with Peter, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys.
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Not the original work
- By mnc300 on 12-11-19
- Peter Pan
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: J. M. Barrie
- Narrated by: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox
A Classic Well Acted
Reviewed: 01-02-20
I've never read the original Peter Pan, but I loved listening to it. The cast did an excellent job acting it out and the voices and sound effects were well mixed in appropriate ratios.
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