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Anna and the Swallow Man
- By: Gavriel Savit
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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Winner of the 2017 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production A New York Times Bestseller A Booklist Editors’ Choice Audio An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book Winner of...
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Anna and the Swallow Man
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 26-01-16
- Language: English
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Orphan Monster Spy
- By: Matt Killeen
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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Her name is Sarah. She's blonde, blue-eyed, and Jewish in 1939 Germany. And her act of resistance is about to change the world. After her mother is shot at a checkpoint, fifteen-year-old Sarah meets a mysterious man with an ambiguous accent, a suspiciously bare apartment, and a lockbox full of...
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Orphan Monster Spy
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Series: Orphan Monster Spy, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 20-03-18
- Language: English
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Flame in the Mist
- By: Renée Ahdieh
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Throne of Glass. “[A] fun feudal samurai drama. . .action-packed and well-paced.”—The Washington Post “If you...
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Flame in the Mist
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 16-05-17
- Language: English
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Alex and Eliza: A Love Story
- The Alex & Eliza Trilogy
- By: Melissa de la Cruz
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Queen's Assassin and the Descendants series comes the love story of young Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. 1777. Albany, New York. As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one...
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- By Emily on 27-11-17
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Alex and Eliza: A Love Story
- The Alex & Eliza Trilogy
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Series: The Alex & Eliza Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-04-17
- Language: English
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Jane Goodall
- Jane Goodall
- By: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A comprehensive, deeply personal biography of renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, perfect for students and young adults. A trailblazing scientist made famous by studying and researching chimpanzees in Africa, Jane Goodall will forever be remembered for her contributions to...
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Jane Goodall
- Jane Goodall
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-04-19
- Language: English
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They Called Us Witch
- By: Ellen Ryan
- Narrated by: To Be Confirmed
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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True stories. True Magic. Discover the untold stories of powerful women who have been labelled as witches throughout history – not the kind that ride broomsticks, but real priestesses, wise women, and healers who defied oppression. From a Haitian Vodou priestess who fought for freedom to a...
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They Called Us Witch
- Narrated by: To Be Confirmed
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 24-09-26
- Language: English
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The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America
- By: David Levithan, Gabriel Duckels
- Narrated by: Lee Osorio, Ronald Butler, Barton Caplan, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
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A thoughtful, poignant look at the AIDS crisis in the United States that includes primary source interviews, history, medical research, and cultural touchpoints. The AIDS crisis in America is complex and composed of countless individual stories of grief, love, and advocacy. Its history shows the...
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The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America
- Narrated by: Lee Osorio, Ronald Butler, Barton Caplan, Tyla Collier, L Morgan Lee, Jackie Meloche, Avi Roque, Mark Royse, Alejandro Antonio Ruiz, André Santana, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Mara Wilson
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 21-04-26
- Language: English
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Black History Is Your History
- By: Taylor Cassidy
- Narrated by: Taylor Cassidy
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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“[Makes] history personal in a way that middle grade readers will connect to and feel empowered by.” —School Library Journal (starred review) From TikTok star and creator of Fast Black History Taylor Cassidy comes a “lively…accessible and appealing” (Kirkus Reviews), lightly...
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Black History Is Your History
- Narrated by: Taylor Cassidy
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 14-10-25
- Language: English
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The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults)
- Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
- By: Karen Valby
- Narrated by: January LaVoy, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Sheila Rohan, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet five amazing Black ballerinas from The Dance Theater of Harlem, including some of the founding members. They broke barriers and made history in the world of classical dance, at a time when racism shut out Black dancers from major dance companies. A young adult adaptation of Karen Valby's...
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The Swans of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults)
- Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
- Narrated by: January LaVoy, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Sheila Rohan, Marcia Lynn Sells, Karlya Shelton-Benjamin, Khadija Tariyan McKinney G.
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 14-01-25
- Language: English
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation)
- An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- By: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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In this captivating and lavishly illustrated young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a former Olympian's courage, cunning, and fortitude following his plane crash in enemy territory. This adaptation of Unbroken introduces a new...
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Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation)
- An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 11-11-14
- Language: English
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A Tide of Dreams
- The Untold Backstory of Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant and Coaches Carney Laslie and Frank Moseley
- By: Carey Keefe
- Narrated by: GM Hakim
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Three college, star football players and friends. One dream. Upon graduating from the University of Alabama, they vow that whoever gets the first head coach job will bring the other two along with them. Thus began their quest to be the winningest partnership of coaches the sport had ever seen. Only one lived to see their dream realized. Their story remained untold. Until now.
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A Tide of Dreams
- The Untold Backstory of Coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant and Coaches Carney Laslie and Frank Moseley
- Narrated by: GM Hakim
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 30-01-24
- Language: English
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Stay Up
- Racism, Resistance, and Reclaiming Black Freedom
- By: Khodi Dill
- Narrated by: Khodi Dill
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Racism is a real and present danger. But how can you fight it if you don’t know how it works or where it comes from? Using a compelling mix of memoir, cultural criticism, and anti-oppressive theory, Khodi Dill breaks down how white supremacy functions in North America and gives listeners tools to understand how racism impacts their lives. From dismantling internalized racism, decolonizing schools, joining social justice movements and more, Dill lays out paths to personal liberation and social transformation.
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Stay Up
- Racism, Resistance, and Reclaiming Black Freedom
- Narrated by: Khodi Dill
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 13-02-24
- Language: English
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Represent
- The Unfinished Fight for the Vote
- By: Michael Eric Dyson, Marc Favreau
- Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
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Read about the electrifying and continuing fight for voting rights—and discover your place in it—in this dramatic exploration of American democracy, from renowned thought leader Michael Eric Dyson and widely celebrated author Marc Favreau. One of the most important and least understood true...
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Represent
- The Unfinished Fight for the Vote
- Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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Breaking the Chains
- African American Slave Resistance
- By: William Loren Katz, Robin D.G. Kelley
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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Centering Black voices and the narratives of enslaved people, Breaking the Chains offers a thoroughly researched account of the ways people in bondage were themselves a driving force behind their own emancipation.
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Breaking the Chains
- African American Slave Resistance
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 16-04-24
- Language: English
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La formación de Yolanda la bruja [The Making of Yolanda La Bruja]
- By: Lorraine Avila, Mechi Annaís Estévez Cru - translator
- Narrated by: Yaissa Jiménez
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
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Yolanda Álvarez está teniendo un buen año. Comienza a sentirse como en casa en la Secundaria Julia De Burgos, su escuela en el Bronx. Tiene a su mejor amiga Victory, y tal vez algo con José, un jevito de último año que está conociendo mejor. Confía en que su iniciación en la tradición de brujas de su familia sucederá pronto.
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La formación de Yolanda la bruja [The Making of Yolanda La Bruja]
- Narrated by: Yaissa Jiménez
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 25-06-24
- Language: Spanish
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How Do I Draw These Memories?
- A Memoir
- By: Jonell Joshua
- Narrated by: Jonell Joshua
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey—living in grandparents’ homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times. How Do I Draw These Memories? is a memoir about nostalgia, faith, the preciousness of life, and unconditional love.
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How Do I Draw These Memories?
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Jonell Joshua
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 12-11-24
- Language: English
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Victory. Stand!
- Raising My Fist for Justice
- By: Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.
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Victory. Stand!
- Raising My Fist for Justice
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 23-01-24
- Language: English
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Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States
- By: J. Albert Mann
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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For readers of Stamped and An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People, Albert J. Mann’s Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States is an accessible and comprehensive YA history of the way the labor movement has shaped America and how it intersects with...
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Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 04-06-24
- Language: English
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The Things He Could Have Been
- Stories of Babe Ruth
- By: W Nikola-Lisa
- Narrated by: W. Nikola-Lisa
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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In The Things He Could Have Been, W. Nikola-Lisa pulls back the curtain on Babe Ruth’s off-the-field shenanigans, offering the listener a humorous, yet highly informative, portrayal of the Yankee slugger. Ruth was multi-talented and, it's not really hard to imagine, could have been many things - a professional golfer, a heavyweight boxer, a movie star, a football player, just to name a few of his interests.
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The Things He Could Have Been
- Stories of Babe Ruth
- Narrated by: W. Nikola-Lisa
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 26-09-23
- Language: English
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I Wanted to Be a Pilot
- The Making of a Tuskegee Airman
- By: Franklin J. Macon, Elisabeth G. Harper - contributor
- Narrated by: Brad Sanders
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
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As a black child growing up in 1920s Colorado, Frank Macon was often told that he would never amount to anything. His severe dyslexia didn’t help, nor did his tendency for mischief. But in spite of all that, Frank rose to heights beyond anyone’s imagining. Ever since childhood—when he jumped off a roof wearing homemade wings—he wanted to be a pilot. In this inspiring memoir, Frank tells his story of achieving that dream.
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I Wanted to Be a Pilot
- The Making of a Tuskegee Airman
- Narrated by: Brad Sanders
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 24-10-23
- Language: English
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