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Devon Sorvari
About this listen
Pippi Longstocking meets Heidi meets Anne Shirley in this tale of an irrepressible girl in a mountain village who navigates unexpected changes with warmth and humor.
Speed and self-confidence, that’s Astrid’s motto. Nicknamed “the little thunderbolt,” she loves to spend her days racing down the hillside on her sled, singing loudly as she goes, and visiting Gunnvald, her grumpy, septuagenarian best friend and godfather, who makes hot chocolate from real chocolate bars. She just wishes there were other children to share her hair-raising adventures with. But Astrid’s world is about to be turned upside down by two startling arrivals to the village of Glimmerdal: first a new family, then a mysterious, towering woman who everyone seems to know but Astrid. It turns out that Gunnvald has been keeping a big secret from his goddaughter, one that will test their friendship to its limits. Astrid is not too happy about some of these upheavals in Glimmerdal - but, luckily, she has a plan to set things right.
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Terpsichore can't wait to follow in Laura Ingalls Wilder's footsteps...now she just has to convince her mom. It's 1934, and times are tough for their family. To make a fresh start, Terpsichore’s father signs up for President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project, uprooting them from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska. Their new home is a bit of a shock - it's a town still under construction in the middle of the wilderness, where the residents live in tents and share a community outhouse. But Terpsichore’s not about to let first impressions get in the way of this grand adventure.
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Love this Slice of Local History
- By E. J. Hughes on 11-20-21
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Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
- The Vanished Kingdom, Book 1
- By: Jonathan Auxier
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been forced into a life of crime. One fateful afternoon, Peter steals a mysterious box that contains three magical pairs of eyes. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel beyond the known world and rescue a lost kingdom from its treacherous ruler....
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Enjoyable listen but not for the youngest kids
- By Marie on 12-10-15
By: Jonathan Auxier
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The Book of Three
- The Prydain Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Lloyd Alexander
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Taran dreams of adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens to an Assistant Pig-Keeper, until his pig runs away. A chase through the woods leads Taran far from home and into great danger, for evil prowls the land of Prydain. With a collection of strange and wonderful friends whom he meets on his journey, Taran finds himself fighting so that good may triumph over evil, and so that his beloved home will not fall to a diabolical fiend.
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Good, brave fun!
- By Jennifer on 02-08-05
By: Lloyd Alexander
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Willa the Wisp
- The Fabled Stables, Book 1
- By: Jonathan Auxier
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 34 mins
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Welcome to the Fabled Stables, a magical building filled with one-of-a-kind creatures, including the Gargantula, the Yawning Abyss, the Hippopotamouse...and Auggie. Auggie is the only human boy at the Stables, and he takes care of all the other animals. The Fabled Stables have a mind of their own, and every so often, the building SHAKES and SHUDDERS, TWITCHES and SPUTTERS, to make room for a new arrival! It’s Auggie’s job to venture out and rescue a new creature from mortal danger. But will he be able to complete his mission before it’s too late.
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Love it!
- By edward atkinson on 11-16-20
By: Jonathan Auxier
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The Nerviest Girl in the World
- By: Melissa Wiley
- Narrated by: Tara Sands, Melissa Wiley
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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Pearl lives on a ranch where her chores include collecting eggs and feeding ornery ostriches. She has three older brothers, who don't coddle her at all. And she knows a thing or two about horses, too. One day, Pearl's brothers get cushy jobs doing stunts for this new form of entertainment called "moving pictures". They're the Daredevil Donnelly Brothers, a Death-Defying Cowboy Trio. Before she knows it, Pearl has stumbled into being a stunt girl herself - and dreams of becoming a star. The only problem is, her mother has no idea what she's up to.
By: Melissa Wiley
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The Penderwicks
- A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
- By: Jeanne Birdsall
- Narrated by: Susan Denaker
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundel's owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.
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Happy Accident
- By Neily on 01-14-13
By: Jeanne Birdsall
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Sweep
- The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
- By: Jonathan Auxier
- Narrated by: Sarah Coomes
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on “climbing boys” - orphans owned by chimney sweeps - to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless, and brutally dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived - and a girl. But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature - a golem - made from ash and coal. This is the creature that saved her from the fire.
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Thank you.
- By Tim Smith on 01-20-19
By: Jonathan Auxier
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Anna Hibiscus
- By: Atinuke
- Narrated by: Mutiyat Ade-Salu
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She lives with her whole family in a wonderful house. There is always somebody to laugh or play with. She loves to splash in the sea with her cousins and have parties with her aunties. But more than anything else in the world, Anna Hibiscus would love to see snow.
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Great childrens book
- By KellBell on 10-10-18
By: Atinuke
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
- By: Trenton Lee Stewart, Carson Ellis - illustrator
- Narrated by: Del Roy
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
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"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children—two boys and two girls—succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
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Great Mystery for kids or students
- By Mel J Johnson on 08-14-22
By: Trenton Lee Stewart, and others
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Betsy-Tacy
- By: Maud Hart Lovelace
- Narrated by: Sutton Foster
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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Betsy hopes that whoever moves into the house across the street will have a little girl just her age. And the little girl who moves in is just her age. Her name is Tacy. She is very bashful, but she likes to listen to Betsy's stories: wonderful stories that the girls love, and that they keep as their own special secret.
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A winner
- By Penny K on 04-17-13
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Alice's Farm
- A Rabbit's Tale
- By: Maryrose Wood
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, Maryrose Wood
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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When a new family moves into Prune Street Farm, Alice and the other cottontails are cautious. The new owners are from the city; the family and their dog are not at all what the rabbits expect, and soon Alice is making new friends and doing things no rabbit has done before. When she overhears a plan by a developer to run the family off and bulldoze the farm, Alice comes up with a plan, helped by the farmer’s son and other animals, including a majestic bald eagle.
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A Winner
- By Leslie Barnes on 11-05-20
By: Maryrose Wood
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The Bark of the Bog Owl
- The Wilderking Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Jonathan Rogers
- Narrated by: Jonathan Rogers
- Length: 5 hrs
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12-year-old Aidan Errolson, comes from a long line of adventurers. His grandparents were among the first settlers of Corenwald's Eastern Frontier. His father had been one of the kingdom's greatest warriors. Aidan, on the other hand, lives the quiet, comfortable life, of a nobleman's son. He never has any real adventures, and that, he believes, is the one great injustice of his otherwise happy life. All that will change the day he first hears the bark of the bog owl, and meets Dobro Turtlebane.
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Our Family's New Favorite!
- By Charles Yates on 12-31-18
By: Jonathan Rogers
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The Saturdays
- By: Elizabeth Enright
- Narrated by: Pamela Dillman
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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The four Melendy children live with their father and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, in a worn but comfortable brownstone in New York City. There's thirteen-year-old Mona, who has decided to become an actress; twelve-year-old mischievous Rush; ten-year-old Randy who loves to dance and paint; and thoughtful Oliver, who is just six-years-old.
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Excellent for children and adults
- By Dale on 05-15-04
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- S. Huss
- 06-18-21
Awesome
I like this book because it’s so funny! I love the little goats! 🥰🐐 And I like the part with the sledding all the way to the warf
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- neil clooney
- 12-05-23
😜love it!
This book is great. I read it for OBOB three years ago but now I am reading it lots
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- Elaine Adkison
- 03-23-24
best book ever
it’s so good i mean come on who would not love this book 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆it’s sooo good and i love it 😍
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- Melissa Mikesell
- 12-11-20
Astride the unstoppable 🎿
Astride is a great book 📚.
I love the part about the little hammer .🌈
I also love the part about Ola,Broider and Bragta.☃️❄️🌨🐯
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- Dawn
- 09-29-23
I love it ❤️
I didn’t not like anything. It’s a great book and I listen to it 24 seven and I love Astrid.🐐🔨🧊
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- N. Theoharis
- 03-25-22
Good Book!
I really likes the book and the character Astrid. I read this for Battle of the Books for school. Overall I liked it.
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- Jenny Powell
- 01-08-25
Good, needs a little change or two
I am 11 years old. I thought Astrid the Unstoppable was very interesting but there was some name calling I did not like. And the narrator was not the best one I have ever listened to. But I really enjoyed the plot!
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- Tricia R.
- 04-11-23
5
It’s a great book you can’t miss take it it’s different in a good way for lotto books I love the Author
everything about it
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- David Sullivan
- 07-07-23
Great Audible for 7-12 year olds and even more
I love it great Audible
i love the author this is a family friendly story love it❤
this audible is not slow or hard to finish👍
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- Gail Franklin
- 11-20-24
5
This book has some real energy, but also a little sad. it has word Repetition
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