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May 4, 2024
Fiction, Kids, Sci Fi, Contemporary, Magical Realism
Gillian
The Last Cuentista

By: Donna Barba Higuera / Narrated By: Frankie Corzo / Cover Illustration By: Raxenne Maniquiz

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

What a surprise! What a delight! Intricate, thoughtful… heartrending and heartwarming!!!

The Last Cuentista
April 27, 2024
Fiction, Animals, Kids
Gillian
The Wonder of Lost Causes

A Novel

By: Nick Trout / Narrated By: Christina Delaine

Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins

Reeeeally liked this a lot… with oooooone caveat… and then I’ll shut up, I promise!

The Wonder of Lost Causes
February 25, 2024
Fiction, Kids, Historical
Gillian
Stella by Starlight

By: Sharon M. Draper / Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms

Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins

A kinda sorta split decision—but on the goooood side!

Stella by Starlight
December 24, 2023
Fiction, Kids, Holidays
Gillian
How Winston Delivered Christmas

A Christmas Story in Twenty-Four-and-a-Half Chapters

By: Alex T. Smith / Narrated By: Mathew Baynton

Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins

Started out just okay. But then it became absolutely aDORable…!

How Winston Delivered Christmas
December 5, 2023
Fiction, Holidays, Kids
Gillian
Krampus and the Thief of Christmas

By: Eldritch Black / Narrated By: Hannibal Hills

Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins

Delightful… tho’… a Happily Ever After? …with KRAMPUS…?!?

Krampus and the Thief of Christmas
Gillian
September 4, 2022
Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Detective, Action & Adventure, Teens, Kids

Skulduggery Pleasant

Gillian
September 4, 2022
Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, Detective, Action & Adventure, Teens, Kids
Skulduggery Pleasant

Series: Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 1

By: Derek Landy / Narrated By: Rupert Degas

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Oh how wonderful! Excellent writing with BeYONd excellent narration make for such a fun ride!

Tagged: Halloween, Writing, Delivery, Dark, Saint Patrick's Day, Favorite

Gillian
August 28, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Animals, Kids

Clarice the Brave

Gillian
August 28, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Animals, Kids
Clarice the Brave

By: Lisa McMann / Narrated By: Alexa Magro

Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins

NOT flat-out grand; but jeez… Wound up sobbing a time… or two…

Tagged: Commuting

Gillian
August 14, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Historical

Summer of My German Soldier

Gillian
August 14, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Historical
Summer of My German Soldier

Series: Summer of My German Soldier, Book 1

By: Bette Greene / Narrated By: Dale Dickey

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Better than the TV flick… sweet… devastating… sweet… devastating

Tagged: WWII, Summer, Life's Spring, Jewish Heritage Month

Gillian
July 24, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Teens, Historical

How Do You Live

Gillian
July 24, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Teens, Historical
How Do You Live

By: Genzaburo Yoshino / Afterword and Translation By: Bruno Navasky / Foreword By: Neil Gaiman / Narrated By: Brian Nishii

Length: 6 hrs and 13 min

Ya know what? Didn’t like it until I started talking about it…

Tagged: Asian Heritage Month

Gillian
July 17, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Fantasy

Everyday Magic

Gillian
July 17, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Fantasy
Everyday Magic

The Adventures of Alfie Blackstack

By: Jess Kidd / Narrated By: Chris Devon

Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins

Jess Kidd’s foray into Kids: Death! Mayhem! Witches on vacuum cleaners! Huzzah!

Tagged: Big Sis, Saint Patrick's Day, Favorite, Jess Kidd

Gillian
July 10, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Kids

A Wolf Called Wander

Gillian
July 10, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Kids
A Wolf Called Wander

By: Rosanne Parry / Narrated By: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins

A knee-jerk Boo at the beginning smooths into a jolly good Listen!

Tagged: Commuting, Natural World

Gillian
July 3, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Kids

A Home for Goddesses and Dogs

Gillian
July 3, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Kids
A Home for Goddesses and Dogs

By: Leslie Connor / Narrated By: Patricia Santomasso

Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins

Was hoping for the best with this one… and it was so lovely. Huzzah!

Tagged: Helping Hand, LGBTQIA

Gillian
June 26, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Historical

Beyond the Bright Sea

Gillian
June 26, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Historical
Beyond the Bright Sea

By: Lauren Wolk / Narrated By: Jorjeana Marie / Epilogue By: Lauren Wolk

Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins

Yeh yeh yeh—a caveat here, a caveat there, but mostly? Lovely…

Tagged: Native American Heritage

Gillian
June 11, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Kids

The Luck Uglies

Gillian
June 11, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Kids
The Luck Uglies

Series: The Luck Uglies, Book 1

By: Paul Durham / Narrated By: Fiona Hardingham

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

Just how it should be! Forget about the kids who’ll LOVE this cuz it’s all about meeeeee!!! I LOVED it too!

Tagged: Favorite

Gillian
April 24, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Teens, Fantasy, Magical Realism

Solimar

Gillian
April 24, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Teens, Fantasy, Magical Realism
Solimar

The Sword of Monarchs

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan / Narrated By: Franchesca Agramonte

Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins

Liked this from the first Listen!

Tagged: Commuting, Hispanic Heritage, Women's History

Gillian
April 17, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Kids, Humor, Mystery, Historical, Fantasy

The Tell-Tale Start

Gillian
April 17, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Kids, Humor, Mystery, Historical, Fantasy
The Tell-Tale Start

Series: The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe, Book 1

By: Gordon McAlpine / Narrated By: Arte Johnson

Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins

Li’l charmer, this was!

Tagged: Commuting, Dark

Gillian
March 27, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Fantasy, Kids

The Beatryce Prophecy

Gillian
March 27, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Fantasy, Kids
The Beatryce Prophecy

By: Kate DiCamillo / Narrated By: Finty Williams

Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins

Not her best, but Dang! can the woman enchant a listener, or what?

Tagged: Commuting

Gillian
March 20, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Kids

Farm Boy

Gillian
March 20, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Kids
Farm Boy

Series: War Horse, Book 2

By: Michael Morpurgo / Narrated By: Derek Jacobi

Length: 1 hr and 5 mins

Okay, okay! ‘Tain’t no War Horse but, dude! Derek Jacobi makes this a Fave!

Tagged: Commuting, Favorite, Lifesaver

Gillian
February 13, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Contemporary

Nowhere Boy

Gillian
February 13, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Contemporary
Nowhere Boy

By: Katherine Marsh / Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Packs a wallop, like, almost imMEDiately…!

Gillian
February 13, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Fantasy, Animals, Action & Adventure

Kenny and the Book of Beasts

Gillian
February 13, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Fantasy, Animals, Action & Adventure
Kenny and the Book of Beasts

Series: Kenny and the Dragon, Book 2

By: Tony DiTerlizzi / Narrated By: Alan Cumming

Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins

Did I LOVE the first in the series? Good cow, man: This one? Soooo good and Whazzis? Even tears?!

Tagged: Commuting, Favorite

Gillian
February 5, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Kids, Contemporary

Raven Winter

Gillian
February 5, 2022
Fiction, Animals, Kids, Contemporary
Raven Winter

By: Susanna Bailey / Narrated By: Kristin Atherton

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Oh gosh… P’raps middle-grade kids will find their own lives in here, but will it make them wanna go to bed and never get up???

Tagged: Winter, Natural World

Gillian
January 30, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Animals, Fantasy, Kids

The Phantom Tollbooth

Gillian
January 30, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Animals, Fantasy, Kids
The Phantom Tollbooth

By: Norton Juster / Foreword By: Norton Juster / Narrated By: Rainn Wilson

Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins

The audiobook that spawned an entire Newsletter…!

Tagged: Commuting, Favorite

Gillian
January 22, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Animals, Fantasy, Kids

Kenny and the Dragon

Gillian
January 22, 2022
Fiction, Action & Adventure, Animals, Fantasy, Kids
Kenny and the Dragon

Series: Kenny and the Dragon, Book 1

By: Tony DiTerlizzi / Narrated By: Alan Cumming

Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins

AWESOME “Anthropomorphic” fun!

Tagged: Commuting, Favorite

Gillian
January 8, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Animals, Action & Adventure

Cavall in Camelot

Gillian
January 8, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Animals, Action & Adventure
Cavall in Camelot

A Dog in King Arthur's Court

Series: Cavall in Camelot, Book 1

By: Audrey Mackaman / Narrated By: Derek Perkins

Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins

Introduces the seamier side of Camelot but with SUCH an innocent hero… Arthur’s deerhound!

Tagged: Commuting

Gillian
January 1, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Animals

Of a Feather

Gillian
January 1, 2022
Fiction, Kids, Animals
Of a Feather

By: Dayna Lorentz / Narrated By: Pete Cross, Stephanie Willing

Length: 7 hrs and 6 min

Refreshing story of having the courage to love after so much pain and loss

Tagged: Helping Hand, Lifesaver

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