Sukey Molloy delivers 15 mini shows that encourage young children to play, sing, and move in Sukey’s Circle! Vol. 3, a DVD not to be missed.
Pick of the Day: Daisy Gets Lost
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Nearly wordless like its predecessor, this evocative story depicts another misadventure in the park by a lovable pup..
Pick of the Day: Out of This Place (Audio)
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Three friends who want to leave high school and move on describe their anguish in Emma Cameron’s novel, Out of This Place, written in verse. Three narrators tell the story from alternating points of view. Read this starred review
Pick of the Day: Timeless Thomas | DVD
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Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives focuses on Edison’s legacy. Learn about his many inventions in Spoken Arts Media’s DVD version of the book by Gene Barretta.
Pick of the Day: Counting by 7s
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When her parents are killed in an accident, 12-year-old Willow is taken in temporarily by her friend Quang-ha’s mother, who must stay ahead of Social Services, and becomes a catalyst for change..
Pick of the Day: Oblivion (Audio)
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Oblivion, the final book in Anthony Horowitz’s “The Gatekeepers” series, is read by Simon Prebbles who masterfully conveys the terror of a dangerous dystopian world. Read the starred review of this suspense-filled audiobook.
Pick of the Day: Living with Jackie Chan
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In this companion to Jumping Off Swings (Candlewick, 2009), Knowles provides an intimate look at Josh a year after the events of the first book and an honest look at teen pregnancy from the male’s perspective.
Pick of the Day: Nelson Mandela | DVD
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Kadir Nelson’s evocative biography of Nelson Mandela receives stellar treatment in this exceptional DVD presentation from Weston Woods. Forest Whitaker’s rich voice reads the story with background music and crowd sound effects that draw viewers in. Be sure to read the starred review.
Pick of the Day: Hero on a Bicycle | Audio
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Hero on a Bicycle is set in Italy in 1944 presents the story of a 13-year-old boy and his encounters with the Partisans in Nazi occupied Florence during World War II. Narrator Simon Vance’s incomparable vocal style is a perfect fit for this intense and suspenseful work of historical fiction. Check out the starred review of this audiobook.
Pick of the Day: That’s a Possibility! A Book About What Might Happen
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Using a question/answer format, Goldstone explains the concepts of possibility, impossibility, probability, improbability, and certainty.
Pick of the Day: Constitution USA with Peter Sagal | DVD
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Constitution USA with Peter Sagal broadly examines our Constitution in both historical and contemporary contexts in a manner that will transfix viewers. Check out the starred review.
Pick of the Day: The Adventures of South Pole Pig
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Flora, a pig, dreams of going to Antarctica and becoming a sled pig.
Pick of the Day: Janie Face to Face (Audio)
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In Janie Face to Face, Caroline B. Cooney wraps up her popular thriller romance series that debuted more than 20 years ago about a young girl who discovers her face on a milk carton, setting in motion a series of rollercoaster events that affected many lives. Read the review of the audiobook narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan.
Pick of the Day: Orphan Train Rider (Audio)
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In Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story, Andrea Warren tells about the amazing and often tragic westward journey of more than 200,000 children between 1854 and 1930 in search of families. Be sure to read the review of the audiobook narrated by Laura Hicks.
Pick of the Day: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
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Leonard Peacock has big plans for his 18th birthday….to kill Asher Beal and then commit suicide….This is a difficult, yet powerful, book. Quick’s use of flashbacks, internal dialogue, and interpersonal communication is brilliant.
Pick of the Day: Darius & Twig (Audio)
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Darius and Twig both dream of leaving their poor neighborhood for better and safer lives. Narrator Brandon Gill does a great job differentiating between the two boys as they make their way through the obstacles set before them. Be sure to read the review of the audiobook version of Walter Dean Myers’s novel.
Pick of the Day: Train
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The book perfectly captures the feeling of riding the rails.
Pick of the Day: A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole (Audio)
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Gravity, quasars, the formation of black holes, and the meaning of event horizon are just some of the ideas covered in the impressive scope of Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano’s A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole. Be sure to read the review of the audiobook version.
Pick of the Day: Listen to the Birds (Audio)
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The London Symphony Orchestra, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Moscow, the Toronto Chamber Orchestra, and several other professional groups give instrumental voice to a wide variety of birds in excerpts from 20 classical pieces in Listen to the Birds. Read the starred review.
Pick of the Day: Secret Pizza Party
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Wearing stilts and a trench coat, Raccoon absconds with a stolen pizza.
