Character and Values

Xenocide (Unabridged)

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Xenocide is the third installment of the Ender series. On Lusitania, Ender found a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together; where three very different intelligent species could find common ground at last. Or so he thought.

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890L
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17:35
Xenocide (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)

A Walk in the Woods (Abridged Nonfiction)

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"Not long after I moved with my family to a small town in New Hampshire, I happened upon a path that vanished into a wood on the edge of town." So begins Bill Bryson's hilarious book, A Walk in the Woods.

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1210L
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05:59
A Walk in the Woods (Abridged Nonfiction)

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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02:50
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Unabridged)

Trickster's Choice (Unabridged)

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Tamora Pierce brings readers another Tortall adventure! Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying.

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790L
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11:29
Trickster's Choice (Unabridged)

Trickster's Queen (Unabridged)

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The native people of the Copper Isles, the raka, know that the ancient prophecy handed down by their trickster god is on the brink of coming to pass. But what they don't know is that all their hopes rest on the slender shoulders of Aly Homewood, formerly Alianne of Pirate's Swoop.

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840L
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13:33
Trickster's Queen (Unabridged)

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man: Song of the Lioness, Book 3 (Unabridged)

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This third book in the Song of the Lioness quartet continues Alanna's saga as she strikes out alone and discovers herself anew.

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790L
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05:33
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man: Song of the Lioness, Book 3 (Unabridged)

Twisted (Unabridged)

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High-school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background: average student, average looks, average dysfunctional family. But ever since he got busted for spraying graffiti on the school, and spent the summer doing outdoor work to pay for it, he stands out like you wouldn't believe.

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HL680L
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06:26
Twisted (Unabridged)

The Spook's Tale: The Last Apprentice (Unabridged)

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The Last Apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward. But Tom's is only one story. There are others.

The Spook himself was once an apprentice. How did he begin his training?

And what of Alice, the young witch who is Tom's closest ally? How did she overcome her dark past?

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02:32
The Spook's Tale: The Last Apprentice (Unabridged)

The Selfish Giant (Unabridged)

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When the giant's away, the children will play. That's what happens in Oscar Wilde's classic tale The Selfish Giant. Kids of all ages will love listening to this lively performance and will unwittingly learn an important lesson about selfishness and overcoming adversity.

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70L
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00:24
The Selfish Giant (Unabridged)

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