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Black Beauty

by Anna Sewell ...

Narrated by Avi Roque ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

Black Beauty is born with a fine coat, a white foot, and a silver star on his forehead. As a foal he spends the days with his mother in an idyllic paradise until a vicious groom injures him, and his beloved owners have no choice but to sell him.As he passes from owner to owner he faces cruelty and hardship, as well as compassion and kindness. Through it all – all his struggles to survive – Black ... Read more

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Black Beauty is born with a fine coat, a white foot, and a silver star on his forehead. As a foal he spends the days with his mother in an idyllic paradise until a vicious groom injures him, and his beloved owners have no choice but to sell him.As he passes from owner to owner he faces cruelty and hardship, as well as compassion and kindness. Through it all – all his struggles to survive – Black
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Reincarnated as the Last of my Kind: Volume 3

Reincarnated as the Last of My Kind, Book 3

by Kiri Komori ...

Narrated by Cassandra Morris, Graham Halstead, Avi Roque ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Reincarnated as the Last of My Kind
Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

What it means to be the last of my kind: My nature as Spherit Folk is becoming more difficult to hide.I'm faced with a shocking truth: Only one race can produce a Holy Woman who can save the world, and I'm the last remaining descendant of that race! With the human war raging on and traffic to my family's inn cut off during these tremulous times, I must set off to the Mythical Continent to discover ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What it means to be the last of my kind: My nature as Spherit Folk is becoming more difficult to hide.I'm faced with a shocking truth: Only one race can produce a Holy Woman who can save the world, and I'm the last remaining descendant of that race! With the human war raging on and traffic to my family's inn cut off during these tremulous times, I must set off to the Mythical Continent to discover
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The Best American Short Stories 2025

by Celeste Ng, Nicole A. Lamy ...

Narrated by Almarie Guerra, Jensen Olaya, Eric Yang, Avi Roque, Soneela Nankani, James Fouhey, Lynnette R. Freeman, Lee Osorio ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

“Short stories can act like little tuning forks, helping us to clarify our own values,” writes guest editor Celeste Ng. “In a time when our values are being tested daily, it’s hard to think of anything more important.” The Best American Short Stories 2025 resonates precisely at this pitch: twenty pieces that upend expectations and test the foundation of our beliefs. From a bereaved medical actress ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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“Short stories can act like little tuning forks, helping us to clarify our own values,” writes guest editor Celeste Ng. “In a time when our values are being tested daily, it’s hard to think of anything more important.” The Best American Short Stories 2025 resonates precisely at this pitch: twenty pieces that upend expectations and test the foundation of our beliefs. From a bereaved medical actress
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Fit for the Gods

Greek Mythology Reimagined

Narrated by Gisela Chipe, Dani Martineck, Robin Miles, Donnabella Mortel, Soneela Nankani, Lee Osorio, Tanis Parenteau, Annie Q, Avi Roque, Debi Tinsley, Nicky Endres ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

An anthology of gender-bent, queered, race-bent, and inclusive retellings from the enchanting and eternally popular world of Greek myth, featuring stories by:Marika Bailey • Alyssa Cole • Zoraida Córdova • Maya Deane • Sarah Gailey • Zeyn Joukhadar • Mia P. Manansala • Juliana Spink Mills • Susan Purr • Taylor Rae • Jude Reali • Suleikha Snyder • Valerie Valdes • S. Zainab Williams • Wen Wen ... Read more

$29.50 CAD

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An anthology of gender-bent, queered, race-bent, and inclusive retellings from the enchanting and eternally popular world of Greek myth, featuring stories by:Marika Bailey • Alyssa Cole • Zoraida Córdova • Maya Deane • Sarah Gailey • Zeyn Joukhadar • Mia P. Manansala • Juliana Spink Mills • Susan Purr • Taylor Rae • Jude Reali • Suleikha Snyder • Valerie Valdes • S. Zainab Williams • Wen Wen
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Cemetery Boys: Espíritu

by Aiden Thomas ...

Narrated by Avi Roque, Vico Ortiz ...

Series series
Unabridged

16 hours 7 min

New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas returns to the beloved world of Cemetery Boys, this time following Julian—chaos magnet extraordinaire. With restless spirits vanishing and a dark demon from their past emerging, he and Yadriel might be the only ones reckless enough to stop a threat that could tear their world apart.Julian used to be a ghost and now he can’t stop seeing them.Ever since ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

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New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas returns to the beloved world of Cemetery Boys, this time following Julian—chaos magnet extraordinaire. With restless spirits vanishing and a dark demon from their past emerging, he and Yadriel might be the only ones reckless enough to stop a threat that could tear their world apart.Julian used to be a ghost and now he can’t stop seeing them.Ever since
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Hell Followed with Us

by Andrew Joseph White ...

Narrated by Shaan Dasani, Graham Halstead, Avi Roque ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors.**"A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." —The New York TimesSixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist ... Read more

$36.50 CAD

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**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors.**"A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." —The New York TimesSixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist
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Cemetery Boys

by Aiden Thomas ...

Narrated by Avi Roque ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Cemetery Boys
Unabridged

13 hours 47 min

**This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's paranormal YA debut Cemetery Boys, described by Entertainment Weekly as "groundbreaking**."Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

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**This program includes a bonus conversation with the author.A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave in Aiden Thomas's paranormal YA debut Cemetery Boys, described by Entertainment Weekly as "groundbreaking**."Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can't get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems
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Self Portrait

by Ludwig Volbeda ...

Narrated by Avi Roque ...

Unabridged

3 hours 50 min

Winner of the Rainbow Book of the Year“I know of no other book that so tenderly, convincingly, and completely authentically captures the quest of a young, queer character. Beautiful!”—Benny LindelaufJip has an assignment from school for spring break: draw a self-portrait. That should be easy for someone who can draw so well. Yet Jip's thoughts keep wandering. To the new boy in class, to beetles ... Read more

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Winner of the Rainbow Book of the Year“I know of no other book that so tenderly, convincingly, and completely authentically captures the quest of a young, queer character. Beautiful!”—Benny LindelaufJip has an assignment from school for spring break: draw a self-portrait. That should be easy for someone who can draw so well. Yet Jip's thoughts keep wandering. To the new boy in class, to beetles
... Read more

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To Our Untamed Core

by Sonido Reyes ...

Narrated by Avi Roque ...

Unabridged

13 hours 49 min

The Hunger Games meets The Sunbearer Trials in bestselling and award-winning author Sonido Reyes’s YA dystopia about a boy who survives by hiding his truth until his boyfriend is sentenced to El Torneo — a brutal, fight-to-the-death game — where he must risk everything to save him.Centuries after the conquistadors claimed the Afueras for their own, Temo spends his life obeying the Holy Order’s ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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The Hunger Games meets The Sunbearer Trials in bestselling and award-winning author Sonido Reyes’s YA dystopia about a boy who survives by hiding his truth until his boyfriend is sentenced to El Torneo — a brutal, fight-to-the-death game — where he must risk everything to save him.Centuries after the conquistadors claimed the Afueras for their own, Temo spends his life obeying the Holy Order’s
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Let Us Play

Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes

by Harrison Browne, Rachel Browne ...

Narrated by Avi Roque ...

Series Audiobook 13 - Queer Ideas/Queer Action
Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

**“Get your head out of your phone and stop doomscrolling. Read Let Us Play instead.”—Jay Onrait, sports anchor“A crucial playbook that athletes and nonathletes alike can use to help make sports an inclusive place for all.”—Meghan Duggan, 3-time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist, USA Women’s Hockey“Will shed light on the unique challenges trans athletes face.”—Chris Mosier, transgender athlete ... Read more

$37.00 CAD

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**“Get your head out of your phone and stop doomscrolling. Read Let Us Play instead.”—Jay Onrait, sports anchor“A crucial playbook that athletes and nonathletes alike can use to help make sports an inclusive place for all.”—Meghan Duggan, 3-time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist, USA Women’s Hockey“Will shed light on the unique challenges trans athletes face.”—Chris Mosier, transgender athlete
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What Moves the Dead

by T. Kingfisher ...

Narrated by Avi Roque ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Sworn Soldier
Unabridged

5 hours 25 min

"The audiobook narrated by Avi Roque is delightful." - Buzzfeed"Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance in this concise audiobook...holding listeners hostage until the house reveals its terrifying secrets." -AudioFile MagazineFrom T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's class ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

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"The audiobook narrated by Avi Roque is delightful." - Buzzfeed"Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance in this concise audiobook...holding listeners hostage until the house reveals its terrifying secrets." -AudioFile MagazineFrom T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's class
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Lost in the Never Woods

by Aiden Thomas ...

Narrated by Avi Roque ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

**"There are moments of true tenderness, hope, and grief in this haunting, magical tale, and the narrator makes it all convincing. Teenage listeners will be drawn into this enchanting story." -- Booklist, starred reviewWhen children start to go missing in the local woods, a teen girl must face her fears and a past she can't remember to rescue them in this atmospheric YA novel, Lost in the Never ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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**"There are moments of true tenderness, hope, and grief in this haunting, magical tale, and the narrator makes it all convincing. Teenage listeners will be drawn into this enchanting story." -- Booklist, starred reviewWhen children start to go missing in the local woods, a teen girl must face her fears and a past she can't remember to rescue them in this atmospheric YA novel, Lost in the Never
... Read more

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