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The Great Gilly Hopkins (Unabridged)

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At age 11, Gilly is nobody's real kid. If only she could find her beautiful mother, Courtney, and live with her instead of in the ugly foster home where she has just been placed! How could she, the great Gilly Hopkins, known throughout the county for her brilliance and unmanageability, be expected to tolerate Maime Trotter, the fat, nearly illiterate widow who is now her guardian?

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Lexile: 
800L
Length: 
04:40
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Unabridged)

Glass (Unabridged)

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Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go.

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600L
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07:18
Glass (Unabridged)

The Bean Trees (Unabridged)

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Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away.

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Lexile: 
900L
Length: 
09:21
The Bean Trees (Unabridged)

Small Steps (Unabridged)

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Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it's hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year-old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps.

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690L
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05:12
Small Steps (Unabridged)

Superfudge (Unabridged)

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He knows a lot of big words, but he doesn't know where babies come from. He's never heard of a stork, but he plans to be a bird when he grows up. He's Superfudge, otherwise known as Farley Drexel Hatcher. And, according to his older brother, Peter, the biggest pain invented. Among other things.

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560L
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03:09
Superfudge (Unabridged)

Double Fudge (Unabridged)

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"Money, money, money...I love money, money, money" is Fudge's new theme song. He's drawing dollar signs for breakfast, thumbing through catalogs at bedtime, and making enough "Fudge Bucks" so he can buy the whole world (or at least Toys "R" Us). Fudge's latest obsession is driving his brother, Peter, crazy!

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450L
Length: 
04:40
Double Fudge (Unabridged)

Ivy and Bean (Unabridged)

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Annie Barrows introduces Ivy and Bean, two unique girls who certainly didn't plan on becoming friends. Bean, a mischievous yet lovable tomboy, never thought she'd enjoy playing with Ivy, the quiet new neighbor who looks rather boring. Ivy, however, happens to be a witch in training!

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510L
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01:05
Ivy and Bean (Unabridged)

Ivy & Bean: Doomed to Dance (Unabridged)

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Annie Barrows has won critical acclaim and become fabulously popular among young readers for her enchanting Ivy and Bean books. In Doomed to Dance, Ivy and Bean pester their parents into letting them take ballet lessons - but ballet isn't quite what the girls thought it would be! And now they have to get through the entire ballet course, just like they promised.

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530L
Length: 
01:19
Ivy & Bean: Doomed to Dance (Unabridged)

Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea (Unabridged)

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Annie Barrows' Ivy and Bean books star a pair of mismatched best friends who are nevertheless inseparable. The science fair is here, and everyone in Ivy and Bean's second-grade class couldn't be more excited. This year's theme is global warming, and all of the kids are working on their own projects and experiments. But what are Ivy and Bean up to?

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550L
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01:19
Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea (Unabridged)

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Unabridged)

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Ramona's job is to be nice to fussy Mrs. Kemp, who watches her while her mother works. If Mrs. Quimby didn't work, Mr. Quimby couldn't return to college. On top of all that, third grade isn't turning out as Ramona expected, even though she enjoys her class's new reading program, D.E.A.R. Danny the Yard Ape teases her, and, on one horrible day, she throws up - at school.

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Lexile: 
860L
Length: 
02:07
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Unabridged)

Ramona Forever (Unabridged)

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Ramona's life changes the moment Howie Kemp's mysterious uncle arrives from Saudi Arabia. Howie and his sister, Willa Jean, talk only about Uncle Hobart. Ramona's mother makes secret phone calls and stops eating dessert, and Aunt Bea is hiding something, too. Whatever surprises are in store, Ramona is determined to be happy and helpful.

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Lexile: 
810L
Length: 
02:12
Ramona Forever (Unabridged)

Henry and Ribsy (Unabridged)

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At last, Henry Huggins's father has promised to take him fishing, on one condition. Henry's dog, Ribsy, has been in all sorts of trouble lately, from running off with the neighbor's barbecue roast to stealing a policeman's lunch.

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740L
Length: 
02:31
Henry and Ribsy (Unabridged)

Ramona the Pest (Unabridged)

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Ramona Quimby is thrilled to be starting kindergarten. She likes a little boy named Davy so much she wants to kiss him, and she loves Susan's beautiful curls so much she wants to pull them to see them boing. Her teacher even promises her a present just for sitting still! So how does Ramona get in trouble? Well, anyone who knows Ramona knows that she is never a pest on purpose.

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850L
Length: 
02:35
Ramona the Pest (Unabridged)

Henry Huggins (Unabridged)

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Genuinely funny books for children are few and far between. So, when a story like Henry Huggins comes along, it comes to stay. Children everywhere see themselves in this irresistible boy's adventures.

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Lexile: 
670L
Length: 
02:30
Henry Huggins (Unabridged)

Ramona and Her Mother (Unabridged)

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Ramona feels this is the awkward age - too little to stay by herself after school when her mother is at work, but too big to enjoy playing with pesty Willa Jean at her sitter's house. These days, all Ramona really wants is to twitch her nose and be her mother's little rabbit like she used to be. Can't she be her mother's little girl forever?

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Lexile: 
860L
Length: 
02:18
Ramona and Her Mother (Unabridged)

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