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Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different
- By: Ben Brooks
- Narrated by: Joshua Higgott, Thomas Judd
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative....
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Not original, can't think outside box
- By Anonymous User on 17-07-19
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Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different
- Narrated by: Joshua Higgott, Thomas Judd
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 19-04-18
- Language: English
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There is an ongoing crisis with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise. Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different offers a welcome alternative narrative....
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Rise Up
- Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories
- By: Amanda Li
- Narrated by: Cecilia Appiah, Ayesha Dharker, Kieran Hodgson, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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This book tells the stories of girls and boys from around the world and the challenges they have faced and overcome....
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my kids loved this
- By Avi on 22-09-21
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Rise Up
- Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories
- Narrated by: Cecilia Appiah, Ayesha Dharker, Kieran Hodgson, Joe Jameson, Michael Rosen
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 28-07-21
- Language: English
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This book tells the stories of girls and boys from around the world and the challenges they have faced and overcome....
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Harriet Tubman: Freedombound
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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At age six the sharp bite of a whip taught Harriet Tubman what it meant to be a slave. The other slaves scoffed when Harriet resolved to escape north someday. Little did they know that this girl would one day lead hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad....
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Profound story
- By Mr H. on 09-04-24
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Harriet Tubman: Freedombound
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 29-03-23
- Language: English
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At age six the sharp bite of a whip taught Harriet Tubman what it meant to be a slave. The other slaves scoffed when Harriet resolved to escape north someday. Little did they know that this girl would one day lead hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad....
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I Will Always Write Back
- How One Letter Changed Two Lives
- By: Martin Ganda, Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch
- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Emily Bauer
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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The New York Times best-selling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place....
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I will allways write back
- By Kindle Customer Patricia TAYLOR on 10-09-17
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I Will Always Write Back
- How One Letter Changed Two Lives
- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Emily Bauer
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 14-04-15
- Language: English
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The New York Times best-selling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place....
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Elizabeth Fry: Angel of Newgate
- Heroes of History
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people—something no one else dared to do....
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Elizabeth Fry: Angel of Newgate
- Heroes of History
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 28-03-23
- Language: English
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Exposed to the horrendous living conditions of women prisoners and their children, Elizabeth Fry pledged to improve the lives of society's most desperate people—something no one else dared to do....
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Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
- Who Was?
- By: Dinah Brown, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 59 mins
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Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change....
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Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
- Who Was?
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Series: Who-? by Who HQ
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 03-12-19
- Language: English
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Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change....
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Charles Mulli: We Are Family
- Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
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When Charles Mulli was a child, his family repeatedly abandoned him, and he lived in fear of his abusive, alcoholic father. With an extraordinary will, the young Kenyan struggled to feed and educate himself and, encountering hope in the gospel, found a reason to live and to forgive....
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Charles Mulli: We Are Family
- Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-01-24
- Language: English
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When Charles Mulli was a child, his family repeatedly abandoned him, and he lived in fear of his abusive, alcoholic father. With an extraordinary will, the young Kenyan struggled to feed and educate himself and, encountering hope in the gospel, found a reason to live and to forgive....
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I Am Gandhi
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Rajiv Surendra, Various
- Length: 27 mins
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As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated unfairly. Refusing to accept injustice, he came up with a brilliant way to fight back through quiet, peaceful protest. He took his methods with him from South Africa back to India, where he led a nonviolent revolution....
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I Am Gandhi
- Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Narrated by: Rajiv Surendra, Various
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World Series
- Length: 27 mins
- Release date: 05-02-19
- Language: English
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As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated unfairly. Refusing to accept injustice, he came up with a brilliant way to fight back through quiet, peaceful protest. He took his methods with him from South Africa back to India, where he led a nonviolent revolution....
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So Other People Would Be Also Free
- The Real Story of Rosa Parks for Kids
- By: Tonya Leslie PhD
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Here’s the whole, true story of Rosa Parks’ life - and the spark of change she helped light for the civil rights movement....
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So Other People Would Be Also Free
- The Real Story of Rosa Parks for Kids
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 05-11-19
- Language: English
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Here’s the whole, true story of Rosa Parks’ life - and the spark of change she helped light for the civil rights movement....
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Who Is Billie Jean King?
- By: Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Koren Paul
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Learn about the amazing life of the former world No. 1 tennis player who fought for gender equality in sports! Billie Jean King's legacy as a tennis star, a feminist, and an LGBTQ+ trailblazer shines through in this addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Series....
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Who Is Billie Jean King?
- Narrated by: Koren Paul
- Series: What-? by Who HQ
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-08-24
- Language: English
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Learn about the amazing life of the former world No. 1 tennis player who fought for gender equality in sports! Billie Jean King's legacy as a tennis star, a feminist, and an LGBTQ+ trailblazer shines through in this addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Series....
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Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
- By: Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women's rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male colleagues which ignited her lifelong devotion to women's equality....
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Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Series: Who-? by Who HQ
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 05-06-18
- Language: English
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Susan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women's rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male colleagues which ignited her lifelong devotion to women's equality....
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
- By: Patricia McCormick
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time....
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The key character.
- By Lex on 12-11-24
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 13-09-16
- Language: English
- It was April 5, 1943, and the Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer had been expecting this day for a long time....
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So Tall Within
- Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom
- By: Gary D. Schmidt
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 29 mins
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Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans....
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So Tall Within
- Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 29 mins
- Release date: 25-09-18
- Language: English
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Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans....
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Emmanuel's Dream
- The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
- By: Laurie Ann Thompson
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 11 mins
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A powerful celebration of triumphing over adversity, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story - which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey - is nothing short of remarkable....
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Ability in disability
- By Olumide Osisanya on 21-02-23
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Emmanuel's Dream
- The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 26-01-21
- Language: English
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A powerful celebration of triumphing over adversity, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story - which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey - is nothing short of remarkable....
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Black Achievements in Politics
- Celebrating Shirley Chisholm, Barack Obama, and More
- By: Artika R. Tyner
- Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
- Length: 15 mins
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Black politicians have served in all levels of the United States government. As mayors, congresspersons, president, and more, Black politicians have created policies and initiatives to better serve community members....
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Black Achievements in Politics
- Celebrating Shirley Chisholm, Barack Obama, and More
- Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
- Length: 15 mins
- Release date: 01-01-24
- Language: English
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Black politicians have served in all levels of the United States government. As mayors, congresspersons, president, and more, Black politicians have created policies and initiatives to better serve community members....
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Booker T. Washington
- Great American Educator
- By: Eric Braun, Cynthia Martin
- Narrated by: anonymous
- Length: 17 mins
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A biography telling the life story of Booker T. Washington, along with his accomplishments toward promoting the education of African Americans....
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Booker T. Washington
- Great American Educator
- Narrated by: anonymous
- Length: 17 mins
- Release date: 15-03-22
- Language: English
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A biography telling the life story of Booker T. Washington, along with his accomplishments toward promoting the education of African Americans....
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Becoming Kareem
- Growing Up on and off the Court
- By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld
- Narrated by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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At one time Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness....
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Great Book
- By Mairi Bajwoluk on 17-11-23
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Becoming Kareem
- Growing Up on and off the Court
- Narrated by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 21-11-17
- Language: English
- At one time Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness....
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The Untold Story of Larry Itliong: Labor Rights Hero
- First but Forgotten
- By: Cristina Oxtra
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 15 mins
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You may have learned about Cesar Chavez’s leadership in organizing the well-known Delano Grape Strike and Boycott of the 1960s. But did you know it began as a strike led by Larry Itliong?
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The Untold Story of Larry Itliong: Labor Rights Hero
- First but Forgotten
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 15 mins
- Release date: 23-04-24
- Language: English
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You may have learned about Cesar Chavez’s leadership in organizing the well-known Delano Grape Strike and Boycott of the 1960s. But did you know it began as a strike led by Larry Itliong?
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She Persisted: Coretta Scott King
- By: Kelly Starling Lyons, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Karen Murray, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 41 mins
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Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author, too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come....
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She Persisted: Coretta Scott King
- Narrated by: Karen Murray, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 41 mins
- Release date: 04-01-22
- Language: English
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Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but she was a civil rights activist and leader in her own right! She was a singer and an author, too, and her work made a difference for Black Americans and for all women for decades to come....
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In the Spotlight Volume 2
- By: Various
- Narrated by: Various
- Length: 18 mins
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In the Spotlight introduces early listeners to the activists and celebrities making an impact in today’s world. Features include tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
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In the Spotlight Volume 2
- Narrated by: Various
- Length: 18 mins
- Release date: 28-05-24
- Language: English
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In the Spotlight introduces early listeners to the activists and celebrities making an impact in today’s world. Features include tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
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