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Catherine, Called Birdy (Unabridged)

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In 1290, her 14th year, Catherine begins a diary that quickly fills with the irrepressible joys and frustrations of her days. Always looking for ways to avoid drudging hours of embroidery, Birdy fills her time with pranks, celebrations of feast days, and local gossip. Wriggling out of her father's plans to find a prosperous husband for her proves to be Birdy's greatest challenge.

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1170L
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06:31
Catherine, Called Birdy (Unabridged)

Matilda Bone (Unabridged)

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Orphaned Matilda is not at all pleased when she arrives at Blood and Bone Alley to become an assistant to Red Peg the Bonesetter. She is a religious, well-educated girl who can't picture herself doing dirty chores or helping sickly patients.

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04:02
Matilda Bone (Unabridged)

Alchemy and Meggy Swann (Unabridged)

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Fans of Karen Cushman's witty, satisfying novels will welcome Meggy Swann, newly come to London with her only friend, a goose named Louise.

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810L
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04:24
Alchemy and Meggy Swann (Unabridged)

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (Unabridged)

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In the summer of 1849, Lucy Whipple's mother packs up her household and her two young children, and leaves their home in Massachusetts for the gold fields of California.

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1030L
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04:56
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (Unabridged)

Death's Door: A Herculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

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Herculeah Jones finds herself in the middle of another mystery when her best friend, Meat, barely escapes a hitman's bullet. Someone must have mistaken Meat for someone else. But who? Herculeah is determined to solve the mystery, before the assassin comes after her!

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520L
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02:47
Death's Door: A Herculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

Rodzina (Unabridged)

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In 1881, 12-year-old Rodzina Clara Jadwiga Anastazya Brodski wishes she didn't have to board the orphan train in Chicago. But she has no home, no family, and no choice. Rodzina doesn't believe the orphans are on their way out West to be adopted by good families. She's sure they will become slaves to strangers. Anyway, who would ever adopt a large, tough, stubborn girl of Polish origin?

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740L
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04:48
Rodzina (Unabridged)

The Dead Letter: A Hurculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

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When Herculeah Jones discovers a letter in her secondhand coat, she instantly recognizes it as a cry for help. It doesn't take Herculeah long to uncover the clues and track down the truth. But what Herculeah doesn't realize is that someone is stalking her - someone who would kill to keep the truth under wraps.

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570L
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02:43
The Dead Letter: A Hurculeah Jones Mystery (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)

The Summer of the Swans (Unabridged)

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Sara's life has always flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake, until her little brother Charlie disappears. Then Sara is forced to see her life in a whole new way.

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830L
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02:48
The Summer of the Swans (Unabridged)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (Unabridged)

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Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run and the three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. Mr. Fox would never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now.

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600L
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00:54
Fantastic Mr. Fox (Unabridged)

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