Friendship

Miranda the Great (Unabridged)

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When barbarians invade Rome, Miranda the cat and her daughter Punka must find a safe place to hide from the chaos. They make their way through the burning city, collecting motherless kittens as they go. At last they reach the Colosseum, but even there, danger lurks!

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870L
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01:43
Miranda the Great (Unabridged)

The Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee (Unabridged)

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Jimmy McGee is a tiny leprechaun-like man who thinks of himself as nothing more than a plumber, even if he does do his job very quickly thanks to a certain magic he possesses called zoomie-zoomies.

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840L
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04:00
The Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee (Unabridged)

Rufus M. (Unabridged)

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Beloved children's author Eleanor Estes has been the recipient of the Newbery Medal, several Newbery Honors, and the Certificate of Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Literature.

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710L
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05:03
Rufus M. (Unabridged)

The Whipping Boy (Unabridged)

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Jemmy, once a poor boy living on the streets, now lives in a castle. But as the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when the prince misbehaves, as such; the two boys have little in common and even less reason to like one another.

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570L
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01:27
The Whipping Boy (Unabridged)

The Music of Dolphins (Unabridged)

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Mila creates headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four.

Researchers teach Mila language and music. She learns, too, about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promises, disappointment and betrayal.

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560L
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02:50
The Music of Dolphins (Unabridged)

Phoenix Rising (Unabridged)

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Nyle's life with her grandmother on their Vermont sheep farm advances rhythmically through the seasons until the night of the accident at the Cookshire nuclear power plant. Without warning, Nyle's modest world fills with protective masks, evacuations, contaminated food, disruptions, and mistrust.

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610L
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04:33
Phoenix Rising (Unabridged)

The Giraffe, the Pelly, and Me (Unabridged)

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Roald Dahl uses rich language and fantastic images to tell the tale of a young boy who is able to make his dream of running a candy shop come true. The adventure begins when the little boy teams up with the Giraffe and the Pelican to clean windows at the Ladderless Window Cleaning Company.

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840L
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00:42
The Giraffe, the Pelly, and Me (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)

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 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)

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