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Gaslight
- By: Eloise Williams
- Narrated by: Kate Jarman
- Length: 4 hrs
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All Nansi knows is that her mother disappeared on the day she was fished out of Cardiff docks. With no other family to turn to, she works at the Empire Theatre, trying to earn enough money to hire a detective to find her mother. Everything changes when Constance and Violet join the theatre. Nansi is forced to be part of Violet's crooked psychic act. But it's when Constance recognises her, and realises who her mother must be, that Nansi's world is turned upside down forever.
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Gaslight
- Narrated by: Kate Jarman
- Length: 4 hrs
- Release date: 06-02-19
- Language: English
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You’re Thinking About Doughnuts
- By: Michael Rosen
- Narrated by: Michael Rosen
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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It was cold, spooky and very boring. Frank hated Friday nights, sitting in the museum while his mum did the cleaning. He felt very alone - until a skeleton came over for a chat! And suddenly the museum didn’t seem quite so boring any more. But after a few chilling encounters with some of the skeleton’s weird and wonderful friends, all Frank really wants is his mum....
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You’re Thinking About Doughnuts
- Narrated by: Michael Rosen
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-12-11
- Language: English
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The Night Diary
- By: Veera Hiranandani
- Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided country It's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two...
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Riveting book, beautifully narrated
- By Raweeha Abdul Rab on 09-04-26
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The Night Diary
- Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
- Series: Night Diary, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 06-03-18
- Language: English
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Tudors
- Terrible True Tales Series
- By: Terry Deary
- Narrated by: Terry Deary
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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The Prince, the Cook and the Cunning King: King Henry VII is a mean and ruthless king and when a young boy named Lambert Simnel lays claim to the throne, Henry is furious. Lambert is no match for the powerful king – can he escape the extraordinary punishment he faces? The Thief, the Fool and the Big Fat King: Eleanor becomes troubled by her family's cunning and foils their plans to catch a coney. Meanwhile, fearsome King Henry VIII has some rather cruel ideas of justice... for everyone.
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Tudors
- Terrible True Tales Series
- Narrated by: Terry Deary
- Series: Terrible True Tales
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Release date: 16-04-26
- Language: English
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The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
- An Enola Holmes Mystery
- By: Nancy Springer
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance27
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Edgar Award-winning author Nancy Springer captivates young listeners with mysteries that feature Sherlock Holmes’ little sister Enola. Abandoned by her mother and fearing her brothers will exile her to a finishing school, 14-year-old Enola lives a lonely London existence. But when someone kidnaps her elderly landlady—the closest thing she has to family these days—the feisty heroine will do whatever it takes to find her.
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a little too obviously due to the title
- By Anonymous on 25-02-21
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The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
- An Enola Holmes Mystery
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Series: Enola Holmes, Book 5
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 04-04-11
- Language: English
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The Secret of the Treasure Keepers
- By: A.M. Howell
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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February 1948. Ruth has been whisked off to the lonely Rook Farm to investigate the discovery of long-buried treasure with her mother. But at the farmhouse, she finds secrets lurk around every corner. Joe, the farmer's son, is hiding something about the treasure, while land girl Audrey watches their every move. But before Ruth can find out more, the treasure is stolen. With a storm coming, Ruth must race to uncover the secrets of the treasure keepers before all their lives are changed forever.
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Adventure & Mystery
- By becdale on 27-01-25
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The Secret of the Treasure Keepers
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 18-08-22
- Language: English
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Waistcoats and Weaponry
- Finishing School, Book 3
- By: Gail Carriger
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall172
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Performance157
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Sophronia continues her second year at finishing school in style - with a steel-bladed fan secreted in the folds of her ball gown, of course. Such a fashionable choice of weapon comes in handy when Sophronia, her best friend Dimity, sweet sootie Soap, and the charming Lord Felix Mersey stowaway on a train to return their classmate Sidheag to her werewolf pack in Scotland. Because no one would have suspected what - and who - they would find aboard the suspiciously empty train.
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Brilliant book
- By E. Butcher on 20-04-20
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Waistcoats and Weaponry
- Finishing School, Book 3
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Series: Finishing School, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-11-14
- Language: English
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Out Of This World
- Poems to make you laugh, smile and think
- By: Michael Rosen
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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A brand new collection of poetry by former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, with illustrations by acclaimed artist Ed Vere. What would it be like to live in the future? Or underwater? What would you do if you could go back in time? Or be a cat? Or a blood...
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Out Of This World
- Poems to make you laugh, smile and think
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 29-08-24
- Language: English
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Wild Boy and the Black Terror
- By: Rob Lloyd Jones
- Narrated by: Daniel Coonan
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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A new sensation grips London – a poisoner who strikes without a trace, leaving victims mad with terror...and then dead. Is there a cure for the Black Terror? To find out, Wild Boy and Clarissa must catch the killer. Their hunt will lead them from the city's vilest slums to its grandest palaces and to a darkness at the heart of its very highest society.
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Wild Boy and the Black Terror
- Narrated by: Daniel Coonan
- Series: Wild Boy, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-06-15
- Language: English
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The Time Hunters and the Sword of Ages
- Book 4 of the Time Hunters Saga
- By: Carl Ashmore
- Narrated by: Lee Beddow
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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After a terrifying encounter with Emerson Drake, Becky, and Joe Mellor return to Bowen Hall for the Easter Holidays. All seems quite normal until they meet Shamus Cusack, a young Irishman with a shocking story to tell, and are pitched into a quest for the fourth Eden Relic, the Sword of Ages. So begins the most powerful Time Hunters adventure yet...a thrilling story that leads Becky, Joe, Uncle Percy and Will to 1950s Italy, Medieval England, and the subterranean caves of Loch Ness.
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The Time Hunters and the Sword of Ages
- Book 4 of the Time Hunters Saga
- Narrated by: Lee Beddow
- Series: The Time Hunters Saga, Book 4
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 22-09-21
- Language: English
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The Houdini Inheritance
- By: Emma Carroll
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Brennan
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in line to see him. He is there to perform a daring trick – he will jump off the town pier in chains, pitching himself into the water below. But when Glory outsmarts the infamous Houdini, she is suddenly sucked into his world, and finds herself tasked with looking after his precious trunk – the one that contains all his secrets.
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Houdini hide
- By Miss R. on 03-09-24
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The Houdini Inheritance
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Brennan
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 04-07-24
- Language: English
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Magic Tree House: Books 33 & 34
- Narwhal on a Sunny Night; Late Lunch with Llamas
- By: Mary Pope Osborne
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie in this two-volume compilation! #33 Narwhal on a Sunny Night When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to Greenland, they're not sure what time they've landed in, but they immediately...
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Magic Tree House: Books 33 & 34
- Narwhal on a Sunny Night; Late Lunch with Llamas
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Series: Magic Tree House, Book 33-34
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-01-22
- Language: English
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Ladybird Tales of Crowns and Thrones
- With an Introduction From Gemma Whelan
- By: Yvonne Battle-Felton, Chitra Soundar
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Cathy Tyson
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Ladybird. Discover six new tales of wit, courage and power in this new treasury from Ladybird Books. Join six kings, queens and warriors from around the world as they battle for crowns, vanquish dark forces and claim their thrones in this colourful illustrated collection of...
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Ladybird Tales of Crowns and Thrones
- With an Introduction From Gemma Whelan
- Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Cathy Tyson
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 24-09-20
- Language: English
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Echo
- By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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Audie Award, Middle Grade, 2016. Lost and alone in the forbidden Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decades later Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each become sinterwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives, binding them by an invisible thread of destiny. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together.
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Magical
- By BettyBoopsta on 24-02-23
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Echo
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, Corky Siegel
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 08-04-15
- Language: English
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Shadow Scale
- A Companion to Seraphina
- By: Rachel Hartman
- Narrated by: Mandy Williams, W. Morgan Sheppard
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
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Overall34
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Performance32
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Seraphina took the literary world by storm with 8 starred reviews and numerous “Best of” lists. At last, her eagerly awaited sequel has arrived—and with it comes an epic battle between humans and dragons. The kingdom of Goredd: a world where humans and dragons share life with an uneasy...
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Fantastic!
- By Ros on 03-06-23
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Shadow Scale
- A Companion to Seraphina
- Narrated by: Mandy Williams, W. Morgan Sheppard
- Series: Seraphina Series, Book 2
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 10-03-15
- Language: English
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First World War
- Terrible True Tales Series
- By: Terry Deary
- Narrated by: Terry Deary
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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The War Game: Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers aren't happy... The Bomber Balloon: November 1916 – the war on the Home Front. A German Zeppelin crashes during a raid on Essex. Can a constable and a schoolgirl round up the armed air crew?
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First World War
- Terrible True Tales Series
- Narrated by: Terry Deary
- Series: Terrible True Tales
- Length: 2 hrs
- Release date: 13-08-26
- Language: English
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The Morning Gift
- By: Eva Ibbotson
- Narrated by: Willow Nash
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
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The Morning Gift is a beautiful, classic romance from much loved author, Eva Ibbotson. Eighteen-year-old Ruth lives in the sparkling city of Vienna with her family, where she delights in its music, energy and natural beauty. She is wildly in love with the brilliant young pianist Heini Radik and...
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a warm bubble bath
- By jayne on 23-06-11
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The Morning Gift
- Narrated by: Willow Nash
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-12-09
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Rode the Wind
- By: Stacy Gregg
- Narrated by: Caitlin Thorburn
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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An epic, emotional story of two girls and their bond with beloved horses, the action sweeping between Italy during the Second World War and present day. When Lola’s grandmother Loretta takes her to Siena, Italy, for the summer, Lola learns of her family’s history of heartbreak and adventure...
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A-ma-zing
- By Hamilton Carroll on 20-11-23
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The Girl Who Rode the Wind
- Narrated by: Caitlin Thorburn
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 30-07-15
- Language: English
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Hide and Seek
- A Bletchley Park Mystery
- By: Rhian Tracey
- Narrated by: Sue Elliott-Nicholls
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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Before the war starts, Ned is resigned to a future working in the family funeral parlour. Then the covert operations at Bletchley Park begin and his life is transformed. Ned and his mother leave Bletchley Park on a vital wartime mission into the remote Welsh countryside. Their task: to protect the priceless artwork that is being stored in a slate mine in the village of Manod. As long as its whereabouts are secret, they'll keep the national treasures out of the hands of the enemy. But when it appears that someone in the village is trying to expose the truth, suspicion turns to the newcomers.
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I love ❤️ it! 🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮
- By Squeak on 03-06-24
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Hide and Seek
- A Bletchley Park Mystery
- Narrated by: Sue Elliott-Nicholls
- Series: Bletchley Park Mystery
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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MORE TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A beautiful second volume of Shakespeare retellings, from the master storyteller. Featuring re-tellings of a further eight of Shakespeare’s plays, and beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo’s warm, accessible and inimitable style, this is the much-anticipated follow up to Michael...
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MORE TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 25-09-25
- Language: English
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