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Join us for first chapter reads from awesome titles for tweens and teens. All titles are available from our collection so visit www.houstonlibrary.org today! Publisher permission obtained for all readings.
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"Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales" by Soman Chainani; Read by Kristin
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May 31, 2022 |
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"The Tiger at Midnight" by Swati Teerdhala; Read by Andleeb
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May 26, 2022 |
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" A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park; Read by Denise
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May 24, 2022 |
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"The May Queen Murders" by Sarah Jude; Read by Maegen
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May 19, 2022 |
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"Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh; Read by Kristin
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May 17, 2022 |
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"The Summer I Turned Pretty" by Jenny Han; Read by Denise
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May 12, 2022 |
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"I'll Be The One" by Lyla Lee; Read by Rachel
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May 10, 2022 |
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"Fake It Till You Break It" by Jenn P. Nguyen; Read by Monique
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May 05, 2022 |
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"Silver Batal and the Water Dragon Races" by K.D. Halbrook; Read by Jolie
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May 03, 2022 |
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"13 Little Blue Envelopes" by Maureen Johnson; Read by Rachel
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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"Death Cloud" by Andy Lane; Read by Monique
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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"Nightingale" by Deva Fagan; Read by Rachel
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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"Dry" by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman; Read by Makayla
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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"NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society" by Michael Buckly; Read by Jolie
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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"Autoboyography" by Christina Lauren; Read by Lauren
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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"Wedgie & Gizmo" by Suzanne Selfors; Read by Gisela
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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"Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy; Read by Rachel
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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"Beyond Me" by Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu; Read by Jolie
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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"You Owe Me a Murder" by Eileen Cook; Read by Gregory
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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"A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan; Read by Kendra
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry; Read by Holly
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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"The Explorer" by Katherine Rundell; Read by Laura
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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"Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli; Read by Mary
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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"When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds; Read by Andleeb
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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"Daughters of Jubilation" by Kara Lee Corthron; Read by Kendra
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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"Root Magic" by Eden Royce; Read by Monique
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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"Planet Tad" by Tim Carvell; Read by Leona
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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"A Few Red Drops" by Claire Hartfield; Read by Kay
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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"A Box of Bones" by Marina Cohen; read by Monique
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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"For Darkness Shows the Stars" by Diana Peterfreund; Read by Rebecca
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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"The Carnival of Wishes and Dreams" by Jenny Lundquist; Read by Kendra
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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"Dear Life, You Suck" by Scott Blagden; Read by Cyrano
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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"Fairy Tale Reform School: Flunked" by Jen Calonita; Read by Monique
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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"Famous in a Small Town" by Emma Mills; Read by Kendra
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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"Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos; Read by Crystal
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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"Girl, Serpent, Thorn" by Melissa Bashardoust; Read by Rachel
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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"Love & Gelato" by Jenna Evans Welch; Read by Kristin
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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"School of the Dead" by Avi; Read by Kay
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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"Ex-mas" by Kate Brian; Read by Kendra
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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"When Zachary Beaver Came to Town" by Kimberly Willis Holt; Read by Crystal
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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"Of Fire and Stars" by Audrey Coulthurst; Read by Lauren
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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"The Spindlers" by Lauren Oliver; Read by Laura
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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"Our Wayward Fate" by Gloria Chao, Read by Monique
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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"The Time of Green Magic" by Hilary McKay; Read by Kendra
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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"Pride" by Ibi Zoboi; Read by Yadira
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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"All the Lovely Bad Ones" by Mary Downing Hahn; Read by Gregory
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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"Dark and Deepest Red" by Anna-Marie McLemore; Read by Kay
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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"Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life" by Shelley Tougas; Read by Laura
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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"The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic" by Leigh Bardugo; Read by Leona
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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"Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls" by Kaela Rivera; Read by Jolie
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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"With the Fire on High" by Elizabeth Acevedo, Read by Monique
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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"Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos" by R.L. LaFevers, Read by Andleeb
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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"Furia" by Yamile Saied Méndez, Read by Kendra
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving; Read by Crystal
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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"Hoodoo" by Ronald L. Smith; Read by Savannah
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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"Bruja Born" by Zoraida Córdova; Read by Maria
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman; Read by Maegen
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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"The Steep and Thorny Way" by Cat Winters; Read by Monique
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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"Winterborn Home for Vengance and Valor" by Ally Carter; Read by Laura
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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"Tigers, Not Daughters" by Samantha Mabry; Read by Yadira
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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"The Girl and the Ghost" by Hanna Alkaf; Read by Kristin
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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"The Madman's Daughter" by Megan Shepherd; Read by Crystal
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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"The Dream Weaver" by Reina Luz Alegre; Read by Monique
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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"Diamond City: A Novel" by Francesca Flores; Read by Mary
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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"The Surrender Tree" by Margarita Engle; Read by Yadira
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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"Reboot" by Amy Tintera; Read by Rebecca
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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"The Only Road" by Alexandra Diaz; Read by Monique
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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"The Women in the Walls" by Amy Lukavics; Read by Kay
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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"Bob" by Wendy Mass; Read by Laura
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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"The Rest of Us Just Live Here" by Patrick Ness; Read by Yadira
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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"Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate; Read by Leona
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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"Love from A to Z" by S.K. Ali; Read by Iffat
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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"Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story" by Mary Downing Hahn; Read by Rebecca
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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"Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany Jackson; Read by Kendra
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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"Lifeboat 12" by Susan Hood; Read by Claire
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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"Murder is Bad Manners" by Robin Stevens; Read by Laura
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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"Dairy Queen" by Catherine Gilbert Murdock; Read by Monique
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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"Last Day on Mars" by Kevin Emerson; Read by Rebecca
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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"The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo; Read by Yadira
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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"Maya and the Rising Dark" by Rena Barron; Read by Crystal
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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"The Upside of Unrequited" by Becky Albertalli; Read by Mary
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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"A Moment Comes" by Jennifer Bradbury; Read by Monique
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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"Out of My Mind" by Sharon Draper, Read by Laura
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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"This Savage Song" by Victoria Schwab; Read by Rachel
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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"The Deceivers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix; Read by Gregory
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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"The Best at It" by Maulik Pancholy; Read by Yadira
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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"The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by Emily M. Danforth; Read by Kay
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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"Derby Daredevils: Kenzie Kickstarts a Team" by Kit Rosewater; Read by Kristin
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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"Winger" by Andrew Smith; Read by Leona
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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"Belly Up" by Stuart Gibbs; Read by Monique
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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"Sawkill Girls" by Claire Legrand; Read by Rachel
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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"A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner; Read by Kristin
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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"Hazel's Theory of Evolution" by Lisa Jenn Bigelow; Read by Kay
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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"P.S. I Still Love You" by Jenny Han; Read by Crystal
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May 27, 2021 |
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"Blackbird Fly" by Erin Entrada Kelly; Read by Andleeb
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May 25, 2021 |
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"The Perfect Escape" by Suzanne Park; Ready by Kay
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May 20, 2021 |
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"Other Words for Home" by Jasmine Warga; Read by Kendra
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May 18, 2021 |
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"Parachutes" by Kelly Yang; Read by Kay
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May 13, 2021 |
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"Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire" by Susan Tan; Read by Kendra
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May 11, 2021 |
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"American Panda" by Gloria Chao; Read by Michelle
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May 06, 2021 |
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"Look for Me by Moonlight" by Mary Downing Hahn; Read by Gregory
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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"Ruby Red" by Kerstin Gier; Read by Rebecca
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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"Opposite of Always" by Justin A. Reynolds; Read by Jasmine
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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"The Astounding Broccoli Boy" by Frank Cotrell-Boyce; Read by Laura
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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"Labyrinth Lost" by Cordova Zoraida; Read by Yadira
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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"Something to Say" by Lisa Moore Ramée; Read by Kendra
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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"The Shadow Queen" by C.J. Redwine; Read by Crystal
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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"West of the Moon" by Margi Preus; Read by Monique
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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"A Thousand Pieces of You" by Claudia Gray; Read by Sara
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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"Grave Mercy" by Robin LaFevers; Read by Maegen
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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"A Ceiling Made of Eggshells" by Gail Carson Levine; Read by Kendra
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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"If I Was Your Girl" by Meredith Russo; Read by Cassandra
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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"The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Read by Claire
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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"American Street" by Ibi Zoboi; Read by Kendra
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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"The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles; Read by Jasmine
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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"The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds; Read by Donnie
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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"The Jumbies" by Tracey Baptiste; Read by Kristin
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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"Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree" by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani; Read by Antoinette
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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"Mission Unstoppable" by Dan Gutman; Read by Leona
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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"Kingdom of Souls" by Rena Barron; Read by Kendra
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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"As Brave as You" by Jason Reynolds, Read by Cyrano
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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"My Lady Jane" by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows; Read by Karen
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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"A Home for Goddesses and Dogs" by Leslie Connor; Read by Caitlin
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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"The Cerulean" by Amy Ewing; Read by Lauren
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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"The Unteachables" by Gordon Korman; Read by Jasmine
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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"Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby; Read by Antoinette
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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"When the Moon Was Ours" by Anna-Marie McLemore; Read by Cassandra
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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"Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu, Read by Kendra
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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"The Lightning Dreamer" by Margarita Engle; Read by Monique
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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"Catch You Later, Traitor" by Avi; Read by Kay
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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"The Afterlife of Holly Chase" by Cynthia Hand; Read by Crystal
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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'From the Desk of Zoe Washington' by Janae Marks; Read by Kendra
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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'Daughter of the Burning City' by Amanda Foody; Read by Lauren
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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"The Rhino in Right Field" by Stacy DeKeyser; Read by Jasmine
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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"Dealing in Dreams" by Lilliam Rivera, Read by Yadira
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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"Libby and the Class Election" by Ahmet Zappa; Read by Monique
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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"Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan, Read by Andleeb
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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"I'm Not Dying with You Tonight" by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal; Read by Kendra
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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"Saving Winslow" by Sharon Creech; Read by Leona
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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"Children of Blood and Bone" by Tomi Adeyemi; Read by Cecilia Pham
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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"Buzz Kill" by Beth Fantaskey, Read by Alice
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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"Catherine Called Birdy" by Karen Cushman, Read by Caitlin
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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"The Anatomical Shape of a Heart" by Jenn Bennett; Read by Monique
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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"Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble" by Anna Meriano; Read by Kendra
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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"Anna Dressed in Blood" by Kendare Blake, Read by Rebecca
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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"Stanley Will Probably Be Fine" by Sally J. Pla, Read by Jon
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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"Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland, Read by Monique
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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"A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting" by Joe Ballarini, Read by Mary
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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"Dont Turn Around" by Michelle Gagnon; Read by Gregory
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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"The Night Gardener" by Jonathan Auxier, Read by Andleeb
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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"Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun" by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke, Read by Maegen
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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"Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story" by Mary Downing Hahn, Read by Kay
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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"In the Hall with the Knife" by Diana Peterfreund, Read by Claire
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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"After Zero" by Christina Collins, Read by Jasmine
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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"Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Read by Cassandra
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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"Charlie Hernández and the League of Shadows" by Ryan Calejo, Read by Marisa
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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"Iron Cast" by Destiny Soria, Read by Maegen
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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"Saving Lucas Biggs" by Marisa de los Santos & David Teague, Read by Yadira
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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"Con Academy" by Joe Schreiber, Read by Monique
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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"Island of Thieves" by Josh Lacey; Read by Karen
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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"Loveboat, Taipei" by Abigail Hing Wen, Read by Marisa
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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'The Lost Girl' by Anne Ursu, Read by Kristin
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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"The Perfectionists" by Sara Shepard; Read by Holly
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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"The Thickety: A Path Begins" by J.A. White, Read by Andleeb
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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"Death Prefers Blondes" by Caleb Roehrig; Read by Jasmine
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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"Eleanor and Park" by Rainbow Rowell; Read by Sara
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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"The Library of Ever" by Zeno Alexander; Read by Laura
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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"Ten" by Gretchen McNeil; Read by Gregory
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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"The Terrible Two" by Mac Barnett and Jory John; Ready by Max
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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"Moxie" by Jennifer Mathieu; Read by Sara
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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"All the Impossible Things" by Lindsay Lackey; Ready by Mary
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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"A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée; Read by Kendra
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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"The Hallowed Ones" by Laura Bickle; Read by Kay
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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"The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane" by Julia Nobel, Read by Sara
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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"The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue" by Mackenzi Lee; Read by Cassandra
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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"Spirit Hunters" by Ellen Oh; Read by Kristin
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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"The Distance Between Us" by Kasie West, Read by Holly
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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"Swing" by Kwame Alexander & Mary Rand Hess; Read by Monique
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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"Birthday: A Novel" by Meredith Russo, Read by Lauren
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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"Listen, Slowly" by Thanhhà Lai; Read by Leona
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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"Symptoms of Being Human" by Jeff Garvin; Read by Cassandra
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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"Winterhouse" by Ben Guterson; Read by Claire
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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"On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas; Read by Jasmine
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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"Hurricane Season" by Nicole Melleby, Read by Cassandra
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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“They Both Die at the End” by Adam Silvera; Read by Jasmine
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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"Nightbooks" by J.A. White; Read by Laura
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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"Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli; Read by Cassandra
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May 28, 2020 |
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"Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book" by Jennifer Donnelly, Read by Maegen
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May 21, 2020 |
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"Arclight" by Josin L. McQuein, Read by Katie
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May 14, 2020 |
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“In the Shadow of Blackbirds” by Cat Winters; Read by Rebecca
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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"The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix; Read by Maria
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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"Wayside School is Falling Down" by Louis Sachar; Read by Rebecca
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Apr 07, 2020 |