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by Zana Fraillon ...

Narrated by Keith Brockett ...

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Unabridged

57 hours 38 min

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by Benjamin Alire Sáenz ...

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9 hours 48 min

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Series Audiobook 15 - Friday Barnes
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4 hours 15 min

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2 hours 28 min

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Narrated by Silvia ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Infantil [a partir de 8 años]
Unabridged

48 min

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by Alan Gratz ...

Narrated by Bernardo de Paula, Ariana Delawari ...

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7 hours 25 min

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The City Kid

by Clive Lewis ...

Narrated by David Ling ...

Unabridged

3 hours 38 min

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Shiva's Fire

by Suzanne Fisher Staples ...

Narrated by Christina Moore ...

Unabridged

7 hours 3 min

Born in the South of India during a storm that destroys her village, Parvati is immediately recognized as a child with mystical abilities. As Parvati grows she feels compelled to dance as if music is a part of her body. But whenever she does, magical things happen. Regarded with fear and suspicion by the rest of the village, Parvati and her mother have a hard life until the day a master of ... Read more

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by Hena Khan ...

Narrated by Soneela Nankani ...

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4 hours 20 min

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Sumokitty

by David Biedrzycki ...

Narrated by Brian Nishii ...

Unabridged

8 min

Watch out, mice! This cat is a sumo champion! A stray kitty gets a job in a sumo stable, chasing mice in exchange for food. But when eating like a sumo wrestler slows our feline hero down, he realizes he must train like a wrestler, too. Through hard work and perseverance--and with a little help from a big buddy--SumoKitty is born! A funny and heartwarming story inspired by the Japanese saying ... Read more

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Dogsong

by Gary Paulsen ...

Narrated by Robert Ramirez ...

Unabridged

4 hours 4 min

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Kapaemahu

by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson ...

Narrated by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu ...

Unabridged

23 min

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by Juana Medina ...

Narrated by Almarie Guerra ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Juana & Lucas
Unabridged

37 min

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Kits, Cubs, and Calves

An Arctic Summer

by Suzie Napayok-Short ...

Narrated by Maika Harper ...

Unabridged

20 min

Akuluk is visiting her family in Nunavut and can’t wait to get out on her uncle’s boat for a ride into the powerful Arctic Ocean. Surrounded by her family, and with her trusty toy polar bear beside her, Akuluk experiences the beautiful sights, sounds, and animals that abound in the ocean and along the shore during the short Arctic summer—from a mother polar bear and her cubs to a family of belugas ... Read more

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Narrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton ...

Unabridged

38 min

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