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The Great Fire (Unabridged)

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The Great Fire of 1871 was one of the most colossal disasters in American history - with damage so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.

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1130L
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02:31
The Great Fire (Unabridged)

A Savage Thunder (Unabridged)

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A two-time Newbery Honor Book author, Jim Murphy is among the world's finest writers of nonfiction for children. In A Savage Thunder he takes listeners back to the American Civil War to tell the terrible yet extraordinary story of the Battle of Antietam.

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1180L
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02:55
A Savage Thunder (Unabridged)

The Dark Stairs: A Hurculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

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Mystery is in Herculeah Jones's blood. How could it not be, with a father on the police force and a mother who's a private eye? So when Herculeah notices a man hanging around the "Dead Oaks" mansion, she can't resist doing some investigating of her own. Legend has it the old estate was the site of a murder, and now it looks like there's something even more nefarious going on.

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570L
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02:27
The Dark Stairs: A Hurculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

Disappearing Acts: A Herculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

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When Herculeah Jones's best friend, Meat, decides to take a comedy class, he just expects to get a few laughs. But then he discovers a dead body in the bathroom, and realizes that there's nothing funny about murder. Things can't get any worse - until the body disappears!

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570L
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02:17
Disappearing Acts: A Herculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

King of Murder: A Herculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

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Together with her best friend and reluctant sidekick Meat, Herculeah Jones meets a famous mystery author, Mathias King, aka The Murder King. King's novels mirror gruesome, real-life murders - particularly A Slash of Life, which is about an unsolved local stabbing. Many people believe Mathias King knows too much. Could he be responsible for the crime?

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640L
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02:09
King of Murder: A Herculeah Jones Mystery (Unabridged)

The Black Tower (Unabridged)

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At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his eyes (once for yes, twice for no). Mr. Hunt seems to be trying to tell Herculeah something, but his gruff nurse won't allow her to ask any questions. What is Mr. Hunt trying to say?

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HL550L
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03:13
The Black Tower (Unabridged)

Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Stinky Science Project (Unabridged)

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Eeeeeeeeew! Something stinks. And it's coming from Jigsaw and Mila's science project. Could someone have sabotaged their model volcano? Looks like another mystery for Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh, the best detectives in the second grade.

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260L
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00:52
Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Stinky Science Project (Unabridged)

Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Snowboarding Superstar (Unabridged)

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Jigsaw and his family bond during a wintry weekend getaway complete with snowboarding and sledding - but a real detective, like Jigsaw Jones, is never truly off-duty. When trouble hits the slopes, Jigsaw gears up to solve a puzzling mystery, and all without the aid of his partner, Mila. Can Jigsaw solve the case before his family packs their bags for home?

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430L
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00:49
Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Snowboarding Superstar (Unabridged)

Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Runaway Dog (Unabridged)

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Jigsaw's dog Rags is missing! Super-sleuths Jigsaw and Mila are on the case.

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410L
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00:53
Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Runaway Dog (Unabridged)

Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Christmas Snowman (Unabridged)

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It's nearly Christmas and the class is bustling with holiday excitement. But Lucy isn't happy at all - she's just lost her father's rare coin. Jigsaw is sure he can solve the mystery, even if it means interviewing a tough suspect, Bigs Malone - the biggest kid in the second grade.

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400L
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00:52
Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Christmas Snowman (Unabridged)

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