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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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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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The Red Badge of Courage (Unabridged)

The Seven Songs of Merlin: The Lost Years of Merlin, Book Two (Unabridged)

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Young Merlin has brought new hope to Fincayra, the enchanted isle that lies between earth and sky. Having finally freed it from the terrible Blight, Merlin and the forest girl Rhia set out to heal the land using the magical Flowering Harp. But Fincayra remains in great danger still, and the first victim of the renewed tide of evil is Merlin's own mother.

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760L
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10:03
The Seven Songs of Merlin: The Lost Years of Merlin, Book Two (Unabridged)

The Mirror of Merlin (Unabridged)

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What is the nature of fate? Is young Merlin destined to be a powerful wizard, or does he have a choice?

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750L
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07:41
The Mirror of Merlin (Unabridged)

The Realms of the Gods: The Immortals, Book 4 (Unabridged)

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When a battle with death-dealing Skinners catapults Daine and her mentor, Numair, into the divine realms, the riddles of Daine's past finally begin to reveal themselves. However, the pair must return to their beloved Tortall, for the kingdom is under attack and survival depends on Daine's wild magic.

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770L
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08:12
The Realms of the Gods: The Immortals, Book 4 (Unabridged)

Anansi Boys (Unabridged)

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God is dead. Meet the kids.

When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing "gifts" his father bestowed, before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life.

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Anansi Boys (Unabridged)

Bloodhound: the Legend of Beka Cooper #2 (Unabridged)

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Beka Cooper is finally a Dog, a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, dedicated to keeping peace in Corus' streets. But there's unrest in Tortall's capital. Counterfeit coins are turning up in shops all over the city, and merchants are raising prices to cover their losses. The Dogs discover that gamblers are bringing the counterfeit money from Port Caynn.

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HL730L
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18:07
Bloodhound: the Legend of Beka Cooper #2 (Unabridged)

Beka Cooper Book 1: Terrier (Unabridged)

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Tamora Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy by introducing Beka Cooper, an amazing young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular Alanna character. For the first time, Pierce employs first-person narration in a novel, bringing readers even closer to a character they will love for her unusual talents and tough personality.

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700L
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15:04
Beka Cooper Book 1: Terrier (Unabridged)

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