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A Dark, Dark Tale

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A DARK DARK TALE takes the viewer through a dark moor, to a dark wood, to a dark house, and on and on until a dark box is discovered in the corner of a dark cupboard.

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Primary
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00:04
A Dark, Dark Tale

Things Hoped for (Unabridged)

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When Gwen's grandfather disappears from their home in New York City, he leaves a message saying not to worry, but that's hard when Gwen has upcoming violin auditions at Julliard! But then she meets Robert, a fellow musician, and things seem to look up.

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Lexile: 
770L
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04:42
Things Hoped for (Unabridged)

Flush (Unabridged)

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You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor, which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swimming in a toilet. He can't prove it though, and so he decides that sinking the boat will make an effective statement. Right.

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830L
Length: 
10:45
Flush (Unabridged)

The Thief Lord (Unabridged)

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Welcome to the magical underworld of Venice, Italy, where hidden canals and crumbling rooftops shelter runaways and children with incredible secrets...

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Lexile: 
640L
Length: 
08:31
The Thief Lord (Unabridged)

Angels and Demons (Unabridged)

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World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization, the Illuminati.

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18:30
Angels and Demons (Unabridged)

Tangerine (Unabridged)

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At a very young age, Paul Fisher suffered eye damage in a mysterious accident that he can't remember. But his thick glasses can't keep him from being a great soccer goalie for his middle school team. He is, however, overshadowed by his older brother Erik, a high school football star with an evil temper few people know about.

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Lexile: 
680L
Length: 
10:00
Tangerine (Unabridged)

The City of Ember (Unabridged)

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The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must decipher the message before the lights go out on Ember forever!

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680L
Length: 
06:51
The City of Ember (Unabridged)

Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors: Children of the Red King, Book 4 (Unabridged)

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Back in Bloor's Academy, Charlie's power takes on a new dimension. He meets a new gallery of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim's replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. But not all is well.

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770L
Length: 
07:11
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors: Children of the Red King, Book 4 (Unabridged)

Midnight for Charlie Bone (Unabridged)

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Charlie doesn't want to believe it when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking. But his horrible aunts are delighted: it means that he is one of the chosen and must attend Bloor's Academy for gifted children.

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630L
Length: 
07:10
Midnight for Charlie Bone (Unabridged)

The Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1 (Unabridged)

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Nathaniel is eleven-years-old and a magician's apprentice, learning the traditional art of magic. All is well until he has a life-changing encounter with Simon Lovelace, a magician of unrivaled ruthlessness and ambition. When Lovelace brutally humiliates Nathaniel in public, Nathaniel decides to speed up his education, teaching himself spells far beyond his years.

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800L
Length: 
13:30
The Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1 (Unabridged)

The Carnivorous Carnival: A Series of Unfortunate Events #9 (Unabridged)

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Dear Listener,

The word "carnivorous", which appears in the title of this book, means "meat-eating", and once you have read such a bloodthirsty word, there is no reason to read any further. This carnivorous volume contains such a distressing story that consuming any of its contents would be far more stomach-turning than even the most imbalanced meal.

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Lexile: 
1120L
Length: 
04:51
The Carnivorous Carnival: A Series of Unfortunate Events #9 (Unabridged)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Unabridged)

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Fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone has Asperger's Syndrome, a condition similar to autism. He doesn't like to be touched or meet new people, he cannot make small talk, and he hates the colors brown and yellow. He is a math whiz with a very logical brain who loves solving puzzles that have definite answers.

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Lexile: 
1180L
Length: 
06:03
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Unabridged)

New Moon (Unabridged)

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I felt like I was trapped in one of those terrifying nightmares...

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Lexile: 
690L
Length: 
14:51
New Moon (Unabridged)

Beloved (Unabridged)

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Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but 18 years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened.

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870L
Length: 
12:03
Beloved (Unabridged)

A Northern Light (Unabridged)

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Mattie Gokey has a word for everything. She collects words, stores them up as a way of fending off the hard truths of her life, the truths that she can't write down in stories.

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Lexile: 
700L
Length: 
18:04
A Northern Light (Unabridged)

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