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    The Closest I've Come , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 450min
    A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * An ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults SelectionCheck out the book Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel called "a brilliant, subtle debut," and Kirkus hailed as "heart-wrenching, funny, hopeful, and not-to-be-missed" in a starred review!The Closest I’ve Come is a must-listen from talented first-time author Fred Aceves, in the tradition of Walter Dean Myers.Marcos Rivas yearns for love, a working cell phone, and maybe a pair of sneakers that aren’t falling apart. But more than anything, Marcos wants to get out of Maesta, his hood, away from his indifferent mom and her abusive boyfriend - which seems impossible.When Marcos is placed in a new after-school program, he meets Zach and Amy, whose friendship inspires Marcos to open up to his Maesta crew, too, and starts to think more about his future and what he has to fight for. Marcos ultimately learns that bravery isn’t about acting tough and being macho; it’s about being true to yourself.The Closest I’ve Come is a story about traversing real and imagined boundaries, about discovering new things in the world, and about discovering yourself, too. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christian Barillas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/006404/bk_harp_006404_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Oopsie-do! , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 2min
    “Cheery and affirming.” —Kirkus From Grammy award-winning musician and former TV host Tim Kubart comes a lively debut that reassures children that it’s okay to make mistakes! When a girl drops her snack or scrapes her knee, does she get upset? No! She says, “Oopsie-do!" Listeners will delight as they follow along and call out the “Oopsie-do!" refrain throughout the story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Kubart. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/007270/bk_harp_007270_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Chocolate War
    One of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to fans of S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders and John Knowles's A Separate Peace. After suffering rejection from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling-and provocative-classic for young adults. This chilling portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching eye on the pitfalls of conformity and corruption in our most elite cultural institutions. "Masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful."-The New York Times Book Review "The characterizations of all the boys are superb."-School Library Journal, starred review "Compellingly immediate. . . . Readers will respect the uncompromising ending."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
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    Black Knights Inc. - Riskantes Versprechen (eBook, ePUB)
    Heiß, heißer, Black Knights Inc. Für SAS Offizier Christian Watson ist es nichts Ungewöhnliches, ständig sein Leben riskieren zu müssen. Doch als die attraktive - und nicht gerade auf den Mund gefallene - BKI Office Managerin Emily Schutz benötigt, steht Christians Welt kopf. "Eine erstklassige, höchst romantische und actiongeladene Story!" KIRKUS Band 11 der knisternd-heißen "Black-Knights-Inc"-Reihe!
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    Am Ende der Welten / Das Schwert der Wahrheit Bd.10 (eBook, ePUB)
    »Eine phänomenale Saga von unendlichem Einfallsreichtum!« Kirkus Reviews Richard Rahl sucht voller Verzweiflung nach seiner verschollenen Gefährtin Kahlan, an die sich außer ihm niemand erinnern kann. Doch es ist nicht nur Liebe, die ihn treibt: Richard weiß, dass seine Geliebte unfreiwillig alles zerstören könnte, was ihnen beiden heilig ist - wenn er und sie einander nicht wiederfinden ...
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    Angry Me
    * Sandra Feder looks at anger from multiple situational lenses. * An important book about social-emotional learning. * Rahele Jomepour Bell illustrated Our Favorite Day of the Year by A.E. Ali, which received five starred reviews and was a Kirkus Best Picture Book of the Year (2020). * A companion book, Peaceful Me, will be published in Spring 2023.
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    Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate's Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 73min
    A child's imaginative journey on his pirate ship with his four trusty companions."Lovely intonation when read aloud, and the simple, understandable story also carries a more complex, clever subtext that will allow for educational discussions; hilarious and a pleasant opportunity to teach children about the nuances of words and their layers of meaning; the characters take great delight upon using the phrases correctly; children will, too." (Kirkus) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan McGowan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/139163/bk_acx0_139163_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Dog Thief and Other Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 293min
    Decrepit humans rescue desperate canines, cats, and the occasional rat in this collection of shaggy but piercing short stories. Listed by Kirkus Reviews as one of the best books of 2015, this collection of short stories and a novella explores the complexity of relationships between people and animals in an impoverished rural community where the connections people have with animals are sometimes their only connection to life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wes Super. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/090628/bk_acx0_090628_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 436min
    The New York Times best-selling “romance It Girls” (Kirkus) bring you a hilarious, sexy romance about love perpetually unrequited (and denied), in the vein of their Roomies and Beautiful Bastard.Foul-mouthed, quirky, sharp-as-a-whip Hazel never thought she would win the heart of her gorgeous college TA, Josh. And, in fact, she didn’t. But what a difference 10 years can make. Well...10 years, and a lot of legwork. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Todd Haberkorn, Jayme Mattler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/008771/bk_sans_008771_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Life after Life, Another Glimpse at Grief, 'Til Death - Never - Do Us Part: A True Tale of Initiation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 117min
    Cathartic and emotionally relevant for listeners who have recently suffered a loss. Orr relates, in straightforward prose, the ways in which her grief propels her into past-life recall and alters her perception of her own spiritual path and life purpose. listeners might find this book useful as a companion piece to more traditional texts on coping with death, such as Kubler-Ross's seminal On Grief and Grieving...Kirkus Reviews ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Leslie Intriago. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/028231/bk_acx0_028231_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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