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Grendel (Unabridged)

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World renowned critic John Gardner has received prestigious awards for his wide range of literary achievements, including short stories, novels, and essays. When he turns his talents to retelling "Beowulf", the earliest epic in British literature, the result is a work that combines extensive knowledge with a marvelous strain of pure fun.

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920L
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05:31
Grendel (Unabridged)

Fish (Unabridged)

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My story starts the day that my parents told me we must leave our adopted home forever. Because of the soldiers and the drought, we barely had enough to eat and we could no longer stay to help the people in our village.

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980L
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03:13
Fish (Unabridged)

First Test: Book 1 of the Protector of the Small Quartet (Unabridged)

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In the medieval and fantastic realm of Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan (known as Kel) is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits females to train for knighthood. Up against the traditional hazing of pages and a grueling schedule, Kel faces only one real roadblock: Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires. He is absolutely against girls becoming knights.

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760L
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05:47
First Test: Book 1 of the Protector of the Small Quartet (Unabridged)

The Lovely Bones (Unabridged)

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Now read by the author, this edition also includes an interview with Alice Sebold and the first chapter of her new book, The Almost Moon. When we first meet 14-year-old Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven.

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890L
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10:55
The Lovely Bones (Unabridged)

The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch (Unabridged)

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Warning: Not to be listened to after dark.

For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried: some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive.

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840L
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05:15
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch (Unabridged)

Lioness Rampant: Song of the Lioness, Book 4 (Unabridged)

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At last, Alanna of Trebond has become the first female knight errant in Tortall. She sets out on an impossible quest to find the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem that, in the right hands, has limitless power for good. But while she searches for the one thing that can save her war-torn country, her nemesis returns from the dead and begins to wreak havoc.

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720L
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07:09
Lioness Rampant: Song of the Lioness, Book 4 (Unabridged)

In the Hand of the Goddess: Song of the Lioness, Book 2 (Unabridged)

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Disguised as a boy, Alanna of Trebond becomes a squire, to none other than the prince of the realm. But Prince Jonathan is much more to Alanna; he is her ally, her best friend, and one of the few who knows that she's really a girl.

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750L
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05:00
In the Hand of the Goddess: Song of the Lioness, Book 2 (Unabridged)

Dragon's Blood: The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volume 1 (Unabridged)

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Jakkin, a 15-year-old bond boy, works with many others in Sarkkhan's worm farm/nursery on the desert planet Austar IV. Jakkin plans to steal a baby dragon from the farm to raise, hoping to train the dragon to fight and earn him enough money to buy himself out of bond, as well as the dragon's freedom.

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870L
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05:56
Dragon's Blood: The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volume 1 (Unabridged)

Heart's Blood: The Pit Dragon Chronicles (Unabridged)

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Jakkin risks everything--his freedom, his dragon, even his life--to rescue his beloved in this stirring sequel to Dragon's Blood.

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800L
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07:26
Heart's Blood: The Pit Dragon Chronicles (Unabridged)

Jumper (Unabridged)

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What if you could go anywhere in the world, in the blink of an eye? Where would you go? What would you do

Davy can teleport. To survive, Davy must learn to use and control his power in a world that is more violent and complex than he ever imagined. But mere survival is not enough for him. Davy wants to find others like himself, others who can Jump.

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770L
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10:46
Jumper (Unabridged)

Jumper: Griffin's Story (Unabridged)

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Griffin has a secret. It's a secret that he's sworn to his parents to keep and never tell. Griffin is a Jumper: a person who can teleport to any place he has ever been. The first time was when he was four, and his parents crossed an ocean to protect the secret. The most important time was when he was nine. That was the day that the men came to his house and murdered his parents.

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800L
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06:52
Jumper: Griffin's Story (Unabridged)

Dragondrums: Harper Hall Trilogy, Volume 3 (Unabridged)

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When the voice of Piemur, an apprentice at Harper Hall, changes, he has to leave the companionship of Master Shonagar behind. But his disappointment is soon replaced by a new challenge. He is to enter the service of the Master Harper himself as a rider of dragons. Soon, he embarks on a dangerous mission to the Southern Hold. The future of Pern hangs on his success.

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1120L
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09:03
Dragondrums: Harper Hall Trilogy, Volume 3 (Unabridged)

The Loud Silence of Francine Green (Unabridged)

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Francine lives down the street from a Hollywood film studio, adores screen dreamboat Montgomery Clift, and sometimes sees her home life as a scene from a movie: Dinner at the Greens. She wishes she really were a movie star, brave and glamorous and always ready to say the right thing.

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750L
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05:36
The Loud Silence of Francine Green (Unabridged)

Martin's Mice (Unabridged)

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Martin is like no other cat. He doesn't want to catch mice and eat them - he wants to be friends with them!

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770L
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02:20
Martin's Mice (Unabridged)

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

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After struggling to overcome obstacles in his childhood, Lance Armstrong finds fame in bicycle racing. His success is challenged when he is diagnosed with testicular cancer.

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890L
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04:08
It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

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