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Replay (Unabridged)

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Leo's papa stood in the doorway, gazing down at him. "Leo, you make gold from pebbles," and the way he said it, Leo could tell that this was a good thing.

He may have been given a bit part in the school play, but Leo dreams he is the biggest star on Broadway.

Author:

Sharon Creech

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

850L

Length:

03:37

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.

Author:

Karen Cushman

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

750L

Length:

05:36

The Loud Silence of Francine Green (Unabridged)

Half Moon Investigations (Unabridged)

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Fletcher Moon has never been like other kids. For one thing, he has had to suffer the humiliating nickname "Half Moon" because of his short stature. But the real reason Fletcher is different is that ever since he was a baby, he's had a nose for sniffing out mysteries. And let's just say, it's not a skill that has been appreciated by many people, including his own family.

Author:

Eoin Colfer

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

620L

Length:

07:17

Dragondrums: Harper Hall Trilogy, Volume 3 (Unabridged)

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When the voice of Piemur, an apprentice at Harper Hall, changes, he has to leave the companionship of Master Shonagar behind. But his disappointment is soon replaced by a new challenge. He is to enter the service of the Master Harper himself as a rider of dragons. Soon, he embarks on a dangerous mission to the Southern Hold. The future of Pern hangs on his success.

Author:

Anne McCaffrey

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1120L

Length:

09:03

Dragondrums: Harper Hall Trilogy, Volume 3 (Unabridged)

Jumper (Unabridged)

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What if you could go anywhere in the world, in the blink of an eye? Where would you go? What would you do

Davy can teleport. To survive, Davy must learn to use and control his power in a world that is more violent and complex than he ever imagined. But mere survival is not enough for him. Davy wants to find others like himself, others who can Jump.

Author:

Steven Gould

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

770L

Length:

10:46

Jumper: Griffin's Story (Unabridged)

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Griffin has a secret. It's a secret that he's sworn to his parents to keep and never tell. Griffin is a Jumper: a person who can teleport to any place he has ever been. The first time was when he was four, and his parents crossed an ocean to protect the secret. The most important time was when he was nine. That was the day that the men came to his house and murdered his parents.

Author:

Steven Gould

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Lexile:

800L

Length:

06:52

Reflex (Unabridged)

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Davy has always been alone. He believes that he's the only person in the world who can teleport. But what if he isn't?

Author:

Steven Gould

Grade Level:

High

Length:

12:40

Dragon's Blood: The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Volume 1 (Unabridged)

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Jakkin, a 15-year-old bond boy, works with many others in Sarkkhan's worm farm/nursery on the desert planet Austar IV. Jakkin plans to steal a baby dragon from the farm to raise, hoping to train the dragon to fight and earn him enough money to buy himself out of bond, as well as the dragon's freedom.

Author:

Jane Yolen

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

870L

Length:

05:56