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The Woman Who Rides Like a Man: Song of the Lioness, Book 3 (Unabridged)

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This third book in the Song of the Lioness quartet continues Alanna's saga as she strikes out alone and discovers herself anew.

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790L
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05:33
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man: Song of the Lioness, Book 3 (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)

Alanna, The First Adventure: Song of the Lioness, Book 1 (Unabridged)

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Alanna of Trebond is no ordinary girl: her dream is to become a knight. So she disguises herself as a boy and begins training at the palace of King Roald. Alanna quickly finds out that the road to knighthood is not an easy one, but her skills and stubbornness help her become friends with Prince Jonathan and his followers.

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790L
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05:15
Alanna, The First Adventure: Song of the Lioness, Book 1 (Unabridged)

Daja's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 3 (Unabridged)

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The magic is out of control!

On a journey to Gold Ridge, the four young mages-in-training, Daja, Sandry, Tris, and Briar, find their special magics overlapping, sometimes in frightening and destructive ways. One burst of this combined magic leads Daja to create an astonishing vine made of living metal.

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810L
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05:19
Daja's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 3 (Unabridged)

Briar's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 4 (Unabridged)

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Briar Moss and his fellow mages-in-training Sandry, Tris, and Daja, have faced earthquakes, pirates, and fire. But their greatest challenge is still ahead. It comes in the unexpected form of a disease, a devastating plague that is ravaging the citizens of Emelan.

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730L
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06:32
Briar's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 4 (Unabridged)

Tris's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 2 (Unabridged)

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The four young mages, Tris, Sandy, Daja, and Briar, are just starting to settle into their new home at Winding Circle Temple. But even as they struggle to cope with the powerful magic that binds them together, Winding Circle comes under attack by pirates armed with fierce new weapons.

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780L
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05:31
Tris's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 2 (Unabridged)

Sandry's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 1 (Unabridged)

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This is a story about craft, about work, about magic, and most of all about the pleasure and difficulty of friendship. It begins when four young misfits with a talent for magic (and trouble!) arrive at Winding Circle Temple.

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730L
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08:24
Sandry's Book: Circle of Magic, Book 1 (Unabridged)

Airborn (Unabridged)

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Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted; convinced he's lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies.

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760L
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10:46
Airborn (Unabridged)

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Unabridged)

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When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere; she wants to run to somewhere - to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and preferably elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

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700L
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03:46
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Unabridged)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Unabridged)

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella written by Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the misanthropic Mr. Edward Hyde.

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02:50
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Unabridged)

The Red Badge of Courage (Unabridged)

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This classic war novel is Stephen Crane's most famous work. It is considered by many critics to be the greatest war novel ever written. The setting is the civil war, and the hero (or anti-hero as it seems at first) is Henry Flemming, a young Northern boy who, swept up in the patriotic tide, joins the Union Army.

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04:56
The Red Badge of Courage (Unabridged)

A Day No Pigs Would Die (Unabridged)

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Originally published in hardcover in 1972, A Day No Pigs Would Die was one of the first young adult books, along with titles like The Outsiders and The Chocolate War. In it, author Robert Newton Peck weaves a story of a Vermont boyhood that is part fiction, part memoir. The result is a moving coming-of-age story that still resonates with teens today.

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690L
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03:01
A Day No Pigs Would Die (Unabridged)

Tunnels (Unabridged Fiction)

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Here is a thrilling adventure story about a mysterious underground world, read by Jack Davenport.

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990L
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02:13
Tunnels (Unabridged Fiction)

Touching Spirit Bear (Unabridged)

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Within Cole Matthews lies anger, rage, and hate. Cole has been stealing and fighting for years. This time he caught Peter Driscal in the parking lot and smashed his head against the sidewalk. Now, Peter may have permanent brain damage - and Cole is in the biggest trouble of his life.

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670L
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05:52
Touching Spirit Bear (Unabridged)

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