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Flamingo Boy
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo in the vein of Private Peaceful and The Butterfly Lion. This is a landmark new novel from the nation's favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young autistic boy lives on his parents' farm among the salt flats and the flamingos that live there. There are lots of things he doesn't understand, but he does know how to heal animals.
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Beautiful stoty
- By Ke Donn on 05-03-20
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Flamingo Boy
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-03-18
- Language: English
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Anna at War
- By: Helen Peters
- Narrated by: Louiza Patikas
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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As life for German Jews becomes increasingly perilous, Anna’s parents put her on a train leaving for England. But the war follows her to Kent, and soon Anna finds herself caught up in a web of betrayal and secrecy. How can she prove whose side she’s on when she can’t tell anyone the truth? But actions speak louder than words, and Anna has a dangerous plan.
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Sooo goood
- By SGS on 09-01-21
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Anna at War
- Narrated by: Louiza Patikas
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
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The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair
- By: Natasha Hastings
- Narrated by: Imogen Wilde
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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It’s a cold winter during the Great Frost of 1683. Thomasina and Anne are the best of friends, one running her father’s sweet shop and the other the apprentice at the family apothecary—together they sell their goods on the frozen River Thames. When a family tragedy turns Thomasina’s world upside down, she is drawn to a mysterious conjuror and the enchanted frost fair. But soon the world of Father Winter threatens to claim everything she holds dear. Will they be able to solve the magical mysteries that surround them?
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Gripping, moving and frightening.
- By Danbo on 23-01-24
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The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair
- Narrated by: Imogen Wilde
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 27-10-22
- Language: English
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A Place to Hang the Moon
- By: Kate Albus
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, nine, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are in short supply, especially if they hope to stay together. Could the mass wartime evacuation of children from London to the countryside be the answer?
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Brilliant
- By liezel on 11-11-21
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A Place to Hang the Moon
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 22-06-21
- Language: English
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Bone Talk
- By: Candy Gourlay
- Narrated by: Ramon deOcampo
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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The Philippines, 1899. Ten-year-old Samkad thinks he knows everything about the world. He knows that home is in the mountains. He knows who his friends and his enemies are. And he knows that he will grow up to become a warrior like his dad, with his own shield, spear and axe. His best friend is Little Luki and she too wants to become a warrior—though there's little chance of that because she is just a girl. Then strangers arrive: a boy with many languages in his throat... and weird-looking men called Americans who bring war and death.
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Bone Talk
- Narrated by: Ramon deOcampo
- Series: Bone Talk Series, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 06-04-23
- Language: English
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The Week at World's End
- By: Emma Carroll
- Narrated by: Venice Van Someren
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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Britain, 1962. Nothing ever happens in World's End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree. Yet they soon realise they've taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she's on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba.
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The Week at World's End
- Narrated by: Venice Van Someren
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 02-09-21
- Language: English
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Magic Flutes
- By: Eva Ibbotson
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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Spring, 1922. Tessa is a beautiful, tiny, dark-eyed princess who’s given up her duties to follow her heart and work backstage at the Viennese opera. She keeps her true identity a well-guarded secret, but when a wealthy, handsome Englishman discovers this bewitching urchin backstage, Tessa’s two lives collide - and in escaping her inheritance, she finds her destiny....
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Disappointing
- By SalHal on 21-03-16
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Magic Flutes
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 10-12-12
- Language: English
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Sharing the Dream
- By: Shelia P. Moses
- Length: 10 mins
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Agnes can hardly contain her excitement! She’s headed to the March on Washington. Sitting on her father’s shoulders, she’s awed by the sea of people—people of every color, gathered together to be a part of the fight for equal rights for Black people.
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Sharing the Dream
- Length: 10 mins
- Release date: 25-03-25
- Language: English
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King Alfred and the Ice Coffin
- By: Kevin Crossley-Holland
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 25 mins
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Alfred the Great is one of the most iconic rulers in British history and the only one to be known as "Great". Not only did he mount a fierce resistance against Viking invaders, he was also a keen scholar and collector of stories. He welcomed travellers with a tale to his court, which brings in the intrepid sailor Wulfstan. Wulfstan dazzles Alfred's court with a story of shipwrecks, horse-racing and a ruler buried in ice.
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King Alfred and the Ice Coffin
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 14-11-24
- Language: English
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Featherlight
- By: Peter Bunzl
- Narrated by: Rowena Gray
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Deryn’s father is the lighthouse keeper on Featherstone Island, keeping the lantern lit to protect passing boats from the treacherous rocky coastline. But when an emergency arises and Deryn is left alone to keep watch over the lighthouse, she finds herself in a terrible situation when the lamp runs out of oil during a wild storm. With a fishing boat in peril on the sea, Deryn has to seek help from an unusual source. Will she be able to keep the lantern lit through the dark, dangerous night?
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Featherlight
- Narrated by: Rowena Gray
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 17-10-24
- Language: English
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The Mapmakers
- By: Tamzin Merchant
- Narrated by: Tamzin Merchant
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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Ever since Cordelia discovered the hidden map in her father's precious telescope, she's been searching the streets of London by starlight and trying to uncover its secrets. She's sure that her missing father is out there somewhere and that if she follows his map, she'll finally discover the truth about his disappearance. She never expects to stumble upon a secret society of mapmakers - or to learn that magic isn't limited to the few maker families, but is instead is all around, if you just know where to look.
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So good and so enchanting
- By Amazon Customer on 14-02-24
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The Mapmakers
- Narrated by: Tamzin Merchant
- Series: The Hatmakers, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 17-02-22
- Language: English
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Waiting for Anya
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Nicholas Rowe
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
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Jo finds out that Jewish children are being smuggled away from the Nazis over the mountains near his village. All goes to plan until German soldiers start patrolling the mountains, and Jo realises the children are trapped. Jo's slightest mistake could have devastating consequences.
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Book for young and old
- By Sigrin on 08-11-21
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Waiting for Anya
- Narrated by: Nicholas Rowe
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 13-02-20
- Language: English
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The Secret of the Treasure Keepers
- By: A.M. Howell
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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February 1948. Ruth has been whisked off to the lonely Rook Farm to investigate the discovery of long-buried treasure with her mother. But at the farmhouse, she finds secrets lurk around every corner. Joe, the farmer's son, is hiding something about the treasure, while land girl Audrey watches their every move. But before Ruth can find out more, the treasure is stolen. With a storm coming, Ruth must race to uncover the secrets of the treasure keepers before all their lives are changed forever.
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Great story!
- By Anonymous User on 30-07-24
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The Secret of the Treasure Keepers
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 18-08-22
- Language: English
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
- By: Scott O'Dell
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
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Karana, a Ghalas-at Indian, lives peacefully on the island with her tribe until the arrival of a Russian otter-hunting ship. In spite of the deal the Aleutian hunters make with her father, the Ghalas-at chief, in the end they prove treacherous, killing most of the tribe. Karana's younger brother, Ramo, is all that is left of her family. Fearful of the Aleuts' return, the remaining Indians decide to move to another island, and are offered safe passage by some friendly ships. But as Karana boards the ship to leave the island forever, she is unable to find Ramo.
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🐺🐺
- By Squeak on 20-08-24
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Series: Island of the Blue Dolphins, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-11-22
- Language: English
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The Midnight Peacock
- The Sinclair’s Mysteries, Book 4
- By: Katherine Woodfine
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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The festive season has come to Sinclair’s, and Sophie and Lil are spending the holidays at snowy Winter Hall. But it turns out that this is no ordinary house party.... As sinister secrets come to light, our intrepid heroines find themselves faced with a more baffling mystery than ever before! With the help of their friends, can they uncover the truth in time to foil a truly diabolical plot? Or will Mr Sinclair’s New Year’s Eve Midnight Peacock Ball spell disaster for the dauntless young detectives?
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THE midnight peacock review
- By Blanche Alexandre on 15-07-20
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The Midnight Peacock
- The Sinclair’s Mysteries, Book 4
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Series: The Sinclair's Mysteries, Book 4
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-12-18
- Language: English
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Spirit Walker
- Book 2
- By: Michelle Paver
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Thousands of years ago an orphan boy and his wolf cub companion challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world forever. With the help of the World Spirit, Torak destroys the bear, but his beloved Wolf is lost in the ensuing avalanche.
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Better than the first book
- By Andrew on 04-08-09
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Spirit Walker
- Book 2
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 04-05-06
- Language: English
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The Mummy's Curse
- The Butterfly Club, Book 2
- By: M.A. Bennett
- Narrated by: Philip Bulcock
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Luna, Konstantin and Aidan travel to Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 1922 where an Egyptologist called Harold Carter is about to discover Tutankhamun's mummy. The time thieves have twenty-four hours to find out where Carter plans to dig and get to Tutankhamun first. But they find themselves grappling with the uncertainty of a world poised between two world wars and all the while a curse that they created seems to be taking on a life of its own.
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Brilliant series!
- By Eleanor Willock on 31-08-23
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The Mummy's Curse
- The Butterfly Club, Book 2
- Narrated by: Philip Bulcock
- Series: The Butterfly Club, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 13-10-22
- Language: English
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Dark Tracks
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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Dive deep into the world of medieval legends and disentangle reality from fear in this powerful series from the internationally renowned author of historical fiction Philippa Gregory. Luca Vero is a member of the secret Order of Darkness, tasked by his master to uncover the truth behind strange happenings. Together with Lady Isolde, her friend and confidant Ishraq, Luca's manservant Freize, and Brother Peter, Luca travels across medieval Europe - seeking out the signs of the end of days, judging the supernatural and testing the new science.
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Great story
- By anita mahon on 19-08-19
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Dark Tracks
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Series: Order of Darkness, Book 4
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 23-02-18
- Language: English
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All-of-a-Kind Family
- By: Sydney Taylor
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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It's the turn of the 20th century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement abounds for five young sisters. Follow along on their adventures and experience their holiday fun.
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wonderful story
- By Michele on 13-08-21
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All-of-a-Kind Family
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Series: All-of-a-Kind Family, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 13-12-00
- Language: English
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The Earth Is Singing
- By: Vanessa Curtis
- Narrated by: Melody Grove
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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My name is Hanna. I am 15. I am Latvian. I live with my mother and grandmother. My father is missing, taken by the Russians. I have a boyfriend, and I'm training to be a dancer. But none of that is important any more. Because the Nazis have arrived, and I am a Jew. And as far as they are concerned, that is all that matters. This is my story.
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EXCELLENT
- By DC on 15-04-24
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The Earth Is Singing
- Narrated by: Melody Grove
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-07-15
- Language: English
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