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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers--and Turner's--want to change into a tourist spot.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2005
- ISBN: 9780544022799
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers--and Turner's--want to change into a tourist spot.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9780307281838
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Okay for Now
Doug's miserable life includes a new town and a dysfunctional family until the works of Audubon help him see that his life might just be “okay.” Narrator Hoppe wears this audiobook like Doug's beloved baseball jacket and his empathetic performance echoes long after the last word. -
Okay for Now
After discovering Audubon's original paintings in a folio at the library, Doug sets off on a quest to restore the missing pages to the book.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012
- ISBN: 9780547152608
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Orbiting Jupiter
Fourteen-year-old Joseph's foster family helps him process his traumatic life experiences, including his desire to find the baby daughter he's never met. Gebauer narrates with deeply felt emotion and adroitly handled pacing.- Realistic Fiction, Audiobook
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2017
- ISBN: 9781490681122
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Straw into Gold
Tousle and Innes are ordered by the King to solve a riddle in order to spare their lives. The boys begin a harrowing journey to meet up with the queen in order to get their answer. Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.
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What Came From the Stars
Graham Winton clearly delineates two worlds woven together in one story rich with invented language. A noble race of alien beings under siege reaches out to ordinary sixth-grader, Tommy Pepper, whose family is struggling after the death of his mother.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014
- ISBN: 9781470339777