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Literary Audiobooks

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    Boy

    Tales of Childhood

    by Roald Dahl ...
    Narrated by Dan Stevens ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 11 min

    Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Boy by Roald Dahl, read by Dan Stevens.**Throughout his young days at school and just afterwards, a number of things happened to Roald Dahl, which made such a tremendous impression he never forgot them. Boy is the remarkable story of Roald Dahl's childhood; tales of exciting and strange things - some funny, some frightening, all true. ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Writing Radar

    Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories

    by Jack Gantos ...
    Narrated by Jack Gantos ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 27 min

    Newbery Award–winning author Jack Gantos shares advice for how to be the best brilliant writer in this funny and practical writing guide perfect for all kids who dream of seeing their name on the spine of a book.With the signature wit and humor that have garnered him legions of fans, Gantos instructs young writers on using their "writing radar" to find story ideas in their own lives. Incorporating ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Guys Write for Guys Read

    Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys

    by Jon Scieszka ...
    Narrated by Greg Abbey ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 19 min

    This fast-paced, high-energy collection of short works features today's most popular writers and illustrators on what it means to be a guy. Contributors include Chris Crutcher, Stephen King, Matt Groening, Daniel Pinkwater, Neil Gaiman, and many more. ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Jerry Pinkney

    by Lisa Simons ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Your Favorite Authors

    Unabridged

    7 min

    Explore the life and career of writer and poet Jerry Pinkney, author of Soapstone Signs. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Kurzgeschichten der Weltliteratur

    by Mark Twain, Gottfried Keller, Joachim Ringelnatz, Guy De Maupassant, Heinrich Bredow, Honoré De Balzac, Ernst Kossak, Karl Ettlinger, Theodor Fontane, Rainer Maria Rilke, Giovanni Boccaccio0, Hanns Heinz Ewers1, August Strindberg2, Friedrich Glauser3, Georg Bötticher4, Johann Peter Hebel5, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski6, Friedrich Hebbel7, Johanna Spyri8 ...
    Narrated by Heiner Hitz9, Heiner Hitz0 ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 26 min

    Berühmte Autoren der Weltliteratur mit ihren besten Kurzgeschichten in ungekürzter Form. Mark Twain - Gottfried Keller - Johann Peter Hebel - F. M. Dostojewski - August Strindberg - Joachim Ringelnatz - Guy de Maupassant - Heinrich Bredow - Honoré de Balzac - Ernst Kossak - Karl Ettlinger - Hanns Heinz Ewers - Friedrich Glauser - Georg Bötticher - Theodor Fontane - Rainer Maria Rilke - Giovanni ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    What Is the Story of the Headless Horseman?

    by Sheila Keenan, Who HQ ...
    series What Is the Story Of?

    Unabridged

    3 hours

    **Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most well-known characters of our time.Discover the haunting story of the Headless Horseman, his chilling adventures in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and his historical backstory in this addition to the What Is the Story Of? series.**Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Who Was Ernest Hemingway?

    by Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ ...
    Narrated by Matt Godfrey ...
    series Who Was?

    Unabridged

    58 min

    Find out how a journalist and sportsman became one of the most famous American novelists of the twentieth century in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series!Ernest Hemingway wasn't just a novelist. He was a hunter and a fisherman; he became an ambulance officer in Paris, France, during World War I; and he worked as a reporter during the civil war in Spain in the 1930s. All of ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Memories and Life Lessons from the Magic Tree House

    by Mary Pope Osborne ...
    Narrated by Mary Pope Osborne ...
    series Magic Tree House (R)

    Unabridged

    1 hour 3 min

    Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the #1 New York Times bestselling series with heartfelt advice from Mary Pope Osborne's own life and her magical adventures with Jack and Annie—perfect for Magic Tree House fans of all ages!Look for heroes, far and near. Give your gifts to the world. Have compassion for all creatures. These are just a few of the lessons that Magic Tree House fans will learn on ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Playwrights and Authors

    Ladybird Audio Adventures

    by Ladybird ...
    Narrated by Sophie Aldred ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 4 min

    Brought to you by Ladybird.Follow our fearless adventurers Cassandra (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!On this adventure we're going to meet literary legends throughout history!These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Federico García Lorca

    El poeta que cantaba a la luna

    by Jordi Amat, Jordi Amat ...
    Narrated by Sofía Martín, Ferran Farré ...
    series Mis Pequeños Héroes

    Unabridged

    8 min

    De la serie Mis Pequeños Héroes, llega el audiolibro de Federico García Lorca, el poeta que cantaba a la luna.La mayoría de héroes que conocemos son seres extraordinarios con poderes mágicos y una capa ondeando en sus hombros. Pero también existen héroes de carne y hueso, tan humanos como tú y como yo, que algunas veces se equivocan y otras aciertan a lo grande. Federico García Lorca fue uno de ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Suzanne Collins

    Author of the Hunger Games Trilogy

    by Melissa Ferguson ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Famous Female Authors

    Unabridged

    24 min

    Listeners will learn about the life and works of Suzanne Collins. This young adult author’s life leading up to her success as the bestselling author of the Hunger Games trilogy is discussed. Listeners will also learn about the author’s writing process and what inspires her to write. What’s next for this author and other interesting details are also included. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    HiBrow: Highgate Cemetery Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary

    by Simon Callow, Joanna Lumley, John Caird, Gary Kemp ...
    Narrated by Simon Callow, Joanna Lumley, John Caird, Gary Kemp ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 9 min

    To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, a select group of his family and most ardent admirers from the worlds of literature and entertainment; including Joanna Lumley and Simon Callow, gathered in Highgate Cemetery, burial place of many of the Dickens family, to hear readings from his work introduced by his great-great-grandson Mark Dickens and discuss his life. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Star Child

    A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

    by Ibi Zoboi ...
    Narrated by Ibi Zoboi, Robin Miles ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 30 min

    From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler.Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler experienced an American childhood that ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    J.K. Rowling

    by Chris Bowman ...
    Narrated by Mandy Kaplan ...
    series Children's Storytellers

    Unabridged

    7 min

    Starting at the age of six, J.K. Rowling knew she wanted to be an author. Her eventual creation of Harry Potter and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sent Rowling into immediate fame. Grab a hold of your wand and enjoy this thrilling title for young readers. ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    O Captain, My Captain

    Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Narrated by Chris Lutkin, David Bendena ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 7 min

    Dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful, O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents. Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Although the two men never met, Whitman often saw Lincoln’s carriage on the road. The president was never far from the poet’s mind, and ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Jump Back, Paul

    The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar

    by Sally Derby ...
    Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Dion Graham ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 35 min

    Experience the breadth and depth of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poetry-and learn how it reflects his singular life as a late-nineteenth-century black man.Did you know that Paul Laurence Dunbar originated such famous lines as "I know why the caged bird sings" and "We wear the mask that grins and lies"? From his childhood in poverty and his early promise as a poet through his struggles to find acceptance ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Franz Kafka: The Life and Legacy of One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Writers

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Narrated by Colin Fluxman ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 16 min

    Franz Kafka was among the most unique authors in the early 20th century, and as a Jewish German-language writer, he proved to be an ideal conduit for his era’s deepest anxieties. Already emotionally damaged, he was physically weak as well, unable to confront society on any level. His sense of intimidation at the hands of his family reached deeply pathological proportions, and he suffered further ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Dear Librarian

    by Lydia M. Sigwarth ...
    Narrated by Lydia M. Sigwarth, Ira Glass ...

    Unabridged

    12 min

    When Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma's house to Aunt Linda's house to Cousin Alice's house, but no place was permanent. Then one day, everything changed: Lydia's mom took her to a new place?not a house but a big building with stone columns and tall tall steps. The library. In the library, Lydia found her special spot across from the ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    John Wesley

    The World His Parish

    by Geoff Benge, Janet Benge ...
    Narrated by Tim Gregory ...
    series Christian Heroes: Then & Now

    Unabridged

    4 hours 29 min

    Pursuing his calling with singleness of vision, John Wesley defied the strength of angry mobs and longstanding traditions to offer the hope of Christ to millions of people who were outside the influence of the churches of the day.Passionate and tireless, this Anglican clergyman rode a quarter of a million miles on horseback during his lifetime, stopping to preach more than forty thousand sermons ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Veronica Roth

    Author of the Divergent Trilogy

    by Lori Mortensen ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Famous Female Authors

    Unabridged

    24 min

    Readers will learn about the life and works of Veronica Roth. This young adult author’s life leading up to her success as the best-selling author of the Divergent trilogy is discussed. Readers will also learn about the author’s writing process and what inspires her to write. What’s next for this author and other interesting details are also included. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Kadir Nelson

    by Lisa Simons ...
    Narrated by Various Narrators ...
    series Your Favorite Authors

    Unabridged

    8 min

    Explore the life and career of Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King-awarded author and illustrator Kadir Nelson. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Charles Schulz

    by Kari Schuetz ...
    Narrated by Keith McCarthy ...
    series Children's Storytellers

    Unabridged

    7 min

    This Minnesota native was an artist from the start. Charles Schulz started getting recognized for his talent as a kindergartner! Soon after, his dedication to the Peanut gang became his biggest asset. Laugh along in this engaging read for young students. ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Der schlaue Sokrates

    by Arnulf Zitelmann, auditorium maximum junior ...
    Narrated by Martin Falk ...
    series Das Abenteuer Philosophie

    Unabridged

    1 hour 15 min

    Die Philosophen der Antike formulierten die großen Fragen, die uns bis heute beschäftigen. Kenntnisreich, anschaulich und dabei aufs Wesentliche konzentriert ist diese Sokrates-Biographie für junge Hörer zugleich Einführung in die Philosophie überhaupt. Wer sind wir? Was können wir wissen und erkennen?, wollte Sokrates wissen, einer der Urväter der Philosophie. Und er versuchte, diese Fragen ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Audiobook

    Jacques Cartier

    Découvreur du Saint-Laurent

    by Alain Raimbault ...
    Narrated by Amélie Bonenfant ...

    Unabridged

    54 min

    Jacques Cartier prépare minutieusement son premier voyage. Comme il est soutenu par le roi de France, il parvient à lever son équipage. Le 20 avril 1534, il assiste à la messe et au sortir de l’église, toute la ville l’accompagne sur les quais. La foule en liesse veut assister au départ de ce grand personnage auquel rien ne résiste. Il appareille avec deux navires ornés du drapeau fleurdelisé, ... Read more

    $10.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial