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Narrated by:
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Eliza
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Reilly Duggan
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By:
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Michael Dorris
About this listen
Beautifully painted in words by Michael Dorris, and performed with great sensitivity by sister/brother voices Eliza and Reilly Duggan, this exceptional recording will find its place in the hearts of listeners of all ages.
©1992 Estate of Michael Dorris (P)2005 Audio BookshelfListeners also enjoyed...
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Dar Oakley - the first Crow in all of history with a name of his own - was born two thousand years ago. When a man learns his language, Dar finally gets the chance to tell his story. He begins his tale as a young man, and how he went down to the human underworld and got hold of the immortality meant for humans, long before Julius Caesar came into the Celtic lands; how he sailed West to America with the Irish monks searching for the Paradise of the Saints; and how he continuously went down into the land of the dead and returned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing book
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By: John Crowley
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The Samurai's Garden
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The daughter of a Chinese mother and a Japanese father, Gail Tsukiyama uses the Japanese invasion of China during the late 1930s as a somber backdrop for her unusual story about a 20-year-old Chinese painter named Stephen who is sent to his family's summer home in a Japanese coastal village to recover from a bout with tuberculosis. Here he is cared for by Matsu, a reticent housekeeper and a master gardener. Over the course of a remarkable year, Stephen learns Matsu's secret and gains not only physical strength, but also profound spiritual insight.
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A Novel Painted with a Master's Brush
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Guest
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When her adorable baby brother is replaced by an ugly, ill-tempered changeling, Mollie is determined to find the so-called Kinde Folke who took baby Thomas, return the changeling she calls Guest, and make them give Thomas back. Natural and magical obstacles and her own reckless temperament make her journey arduous and full of dangers, and a plot rich in surprises and twists makes this book a must-listen for Mary Downing Hahn’s fans.
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4 out of 5 stars
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My kids loved it!
- By TaniaP on 10-14-19
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On a humid day in June 1806, on the edge of Ohio's Great Black Swamp, 17-year-old Susanna Quiner watches from behind a maple tree as a band of Potawatomi Indians kidnaps her four older sisters from their cabin. With both her parents dead and all the other settlers out in their fields, Susanna makes the rash decision to pursue them herself. What follows is a young woman's quest to find her sisters and the parallel story of her sisters' new lives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Skip the audiobook, read the real thing.
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By: Martha Conway
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What Storm, What Thunder
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The Earth had buckled, and, in that movement, all that was not in its place fell upon the Earth’s children, upon the blameless as well as the guilty, without discrimination. At the end of a long sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy masterfully charts the inner lives of the characters affected by the disaster
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5 out of 5 stars
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We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
- By AuthorAnnaBella on 03-15-22
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Peacemaker
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Twelve-year-old Okwaho’s life has suddenly changed. While out hunting with his best friend, his friend is kidnapped by marauders from a neighboring tribe. Okwaho barely escapes back to his village where everyone lives in fear of raids and killings: The five tribes of the Iroquois have been at war with each other for far too long, and no one can even remember what it was like to live in peace. Okwaho seeks only revenge, which will just perpetuate the violence. But before he can retaliate, a visitor with a message of peace comes to him in the woods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Story!
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Two sisters, ages 10 and 16, are exiled from Brooklyn to Bird Hill in Barbados, after their mother can no longer care for them. The young Phaedra and her older sister, Dionne, live, for the summer of 1989, with their grandmother, Hyacinth, a midwife and practitioner of the local spiritual practice of obeah. Dionne spends the summer in search of love, testing her grandmother's limits, and wanting to go home. Phaedra explores Bird Hill, where her family has lived for generations.
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My absolute favorite book of all time
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In The Summer Book Tove Jansson distills the essence of the summer - its sunlight and storms - into 22 crystalline vignettes. This brief novel tells the story of Sophia, a six-year-old girl awakening to existence, and Sophia's grandmother, nearing the end of hers, as they spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. The grandmother is unsentimental and wise, if a little cranky; Sophia is impetuous and volatile, but she tends to her grandmother with the care of a new parent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GORGEOUS. FULL OF GRACE. NEEDED THIS.
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By: Tove Jansson, and others
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Firefly Beach
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6
Coolly sophisticated and steadfastly single, Caroline Renwick has always been the sister everyone could count on. As she and Clea and Skye gathered at Firefly Hill, their childhood home, Caroline thought that they had all put the past behind them. But as summer gets under way, a mysterious man arrives—a man who has the power to bring it all back....
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1 out of 5 stars
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sorry, boring
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By: Luanne Rice
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Declan O Donnell has sailed out of Oregon and deep into the vast, wild ocean, having had just finally enough of other people and their problems. He will go it alone, he will be his own country, he will be beholden to and beloved of no one. No man is an island, my butt, he thinks. I am that very man.... But the galaxy soon presents him with a string of odd, entertaining, and dangerous passengers, who become companions of every sort and stripe. The Plover is the story of their adventures and misadventures in the immense blue country one of their company calls Pacifica.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Poetry, the sea and finally story
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The Legacy of Heorot
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Best-selling science fiction superstars Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle combine their talents with those of Steven Barnes in an extraordinary adventure of humankind’s first outpost in the farthest reaches of space. Light years from Earth, colonists land on a planet they name Avalon. It seems like a paradise—until native creatures savagely attack. It will take every bit of intelligence, courage, and military-style discipline to survive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read!
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All the Murmuring Bones
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Orphaned as a young child, Mirin O'Malley has been brought up by her grandparents on their isolated, rambling estate Hob's Hallow. Long ago her family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer, the terrifying creatures who live in the depths of the sea: safety for their merchant ships in return for a child of each generation. But for many years the family have been unable to keep their side of the bargain and their fortunes have suffered as a result. When Mirin's grandfather dies, her grandmother puts in train a plan to restore their glory - but at the price of Mirin's freedom.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Drags on and on.
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When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be - until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father’s past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the listener’s belief in the power of love to move mountains.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Basic Story Interesting, But...
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Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof
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Set in an alternate classical world dominated by sports and a magical power called grana, Epoca: Island of the Gods is the story of two children, the lowly-born Rovi and the crown princess Pretia who uncover and battle terrible evil and discover their inner strength along the way. Epoca: Island of the Gods takes place at the most elite sports academy in the land, where the best child-athletes are sent to hone their skills. When Rovi and Pretia arrive, each harboring a secret about themselves, they begin to suspect that something evil is at play at the school.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW!
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Enchanter's Child, Book One: Twilight Hauntings
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Alex has a set of Enchanted cards. When she flutters her fingers above them, something magical happens: The cards come alive and create moving pictures of what is now and what is yet to come. But Enchantment is illegal in the city of Luma, and those who practice it are imprisoned forever in the Vaults - dark dungeons deep below the city. When Alex is betrayed by her foster sister Zerra, she knows she is in great danger. With the help of her little foster brother, Louie, she makes a daring escape.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too hard to listen to
- By J.M. Jaco on 09-30-21
By: Angie Sage
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,037
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 740
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 740
This box set contains the first three books by Kathryn Lasky: The Capture, The Journey, and The Rescue. Soren is born in the forest of Tyto, a tranquil kingdom where the Barn Owls dwell. But evil lurks in the owl world, and Soren is captured and imprisoned in a dark canyon where there is a mysterious school. It’s called an orphanage, but Soren believes it’s something far worse. He and his new friend, the clever and scrappy Gylfie, know that the only way out is up. To escape, they will need to do something these fledglings have never done before—fly.
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2 out of 5 stars
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painful narration
- By S. Laird on 02-02-11
By: Kathryn Lasky
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Rodzina
- By: Karen Cushman
- Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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In 1881, 12-year-old Rodzina Clara Jadwiga Anastazya Brodski wishes she didn't have to board the orphan train in Chicago. But she has no home, no family, and no choice. Rodzina doesn't believe the orphans are on their way out West to be adopted by good families. She's sure they will become slaves to strangers. Anyway, who would ever adopt a large, tough, stubborn girl of Polish origin? As the train heads west, all Rodzina has is a small suitcase and her family memories from the past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By LZ on 11-11-15
By: Karen Cushman
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The Courage of Sarah Noble
- By: Alice Dalgliesh
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
In 1707, eight-year-old Sarah travels with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness. Sarah is afraid when she hears animals in the night. She is afraid when she meets her Indian neighbors. She is especially afraid when she is left with an Indian family while her father goes back to get the rest of their family. But when Sarah remembers her mother’s parting words, “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” she learns to be brave even when she’s afraid.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Adorable & Timeless classic from my childhood!
- By Anna on 01-01-14
By: Alice Dalgliesh
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
- Tristan Strong, Book 1
- By: Kwame Mbalia
- Narrated by: Amir Abdullah
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 828
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 695
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia's epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm in Alabama, where he's being sent to heal from a tragedy. But on his first night there, he accidentally ripps open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed by all!
- By Kia B. on 12-04-20
By: Kwame Mbalia
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Betty Bridgforth
- 11-04-17
A story of a pure and lovely people.
Enchanting and descriptive. A beautiful read for all generations to understand the plight of native people.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Laura H
- 04-06-06
thoughtful and reflective
I enjoyed this story myself, and then played it on our trip to school for my 2 children , a girl and boy much the same ages as the characters in the story. Each chapter is alternatively narrated by morning girl or star boy, and the appropriate child eagerly awaited 'their turn' every other morning, for their 'own' point of view. They really enjoyed it, and the author has really gotten under the skin and into the thoughts of the children. perhaps some of it sank in for my kids-both the differing perspectives, but also how life can be so 'simple' (fifteenth century islanders) and different from what we know now, yet how much is the same. I know it was thoughtprovoking for me!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Broke_beauty_
- 09-21-24
didn't know what to expect
I have had this book just sitting in my library for the last 25 ish years. It was a gift from a teacher and I never was able to read it as a child. dThe story itself isn't remarkable it's just about children learning about their world. It got interesting at the end.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- kerry-lyn Smith
- 07-18-23
yeurgh
1.I found this EXTREMELY boring
2.I just don't get what's so great about it
3. I can't understand it
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