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• Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production

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• El Deafo

  Bell, Cece

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  Winner - 2024. "Soothing music opens Bell's touching memoir and a full cast captures her journey navigating a new hearing aid with raw emotion and humor."

• Chinese Menu

  the History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods

  Lin, Grace

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  Honor - 2024. "A clever use of sound effects enhances the conversational yet emotional tone of Ling’s narration of the history of Chinese food. An added PDF contains illustrations, definitions, recipes, and more. "

• A Boy Called Christmas

  Haig, Matt, 1975-

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  Honor - 2018. "“A Boy Called Christmas,” is a whimsical and charming origin story of Father Christmas. Stephen Fry's narration of the story adds a delightful dimension to this adventurous tale. Fry's reading is pitch perfect, deadpan in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Matilda

  Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990

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  Honor - 2014. "This beloved classic stars an exceptional girl who develops extraordinary powers that she uses to triumph over nasty parents, wretched friends, and a monstrous headmistress. Dahl's cast of vivid characters is infused with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Young Fredle

  Voigt, Cynthia, 1942-

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  Honor - 2012. "Wendy Carter captures all the curiosity, fear and delight of young Fredle, as listeners follow the mouse's adventures both inside and outside the house. Voigt's gentle and heartwarming story features cats, dogs, raccoons…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dream On, Amber

  Shevah, Emma

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  Honor - 2017. "For Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto, navigating school is not as challenging as discovering her role in her unconventional family. Amber's audacious imagination leads to both trouble and a satisfying resolution. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ghost Knight

  Funke, Cornelia, 1958-

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  Honor - 2013. "As 11-year-old Jon Whitcroft and his new friend Ella seek to solve a century-old mystery, danger threatens their every move. Elliot Hill's narration ably balances the real and ghostly worlds."

• Once There Was

  Monsef, Kiyash

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  Honor - 2024. "Marjan finds herself tasked with carrying on her late father's work as a veterinarian to fantastical creatures. Massoud illuminates the myths and magic of the story with her lyrical narration as listeners learn along with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Parker Inheritance

  Johnson, Varian

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  Honor - 2019. "In pursuit of the mysterious Parker inheritance, author Varian Johnson takes readers down a trail of clues spanning three generations of fear and discrimination in the American South. Narrator Cherise Boothe evokes an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place

  Berry, Julie, 1974-

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  Honor - 2015. "In a very clever, very fun, very Victorian murder mystery, young boarding school ladies bury the dead while maintaining perfect manners. Jayne Entwistle makes death-by-poison a laugh riot with her dark, dry narration and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Better Nate Than Ever

  Federle, Tim, 1980-

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  Honor - 2014. "Broadway wannabe Nate Foster ventures solo to the unknown territory of New York City on a quest for stardom. First-time novelist and Broadway veteran Tim Federle narrates his own work in a laugh-out-loud performance full of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Skulduggery Pleasant

  Landy, Derek, 1973-

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  Honor - 2008. "Rupert Degas fleshes out a cast of characters including a “tweenage” girl, nefarious villains, and a skeleton detective. Music and sound effects mirror the mood of this bone-rattling mystery."

• Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian

  Colfer, Eoin, 1965-

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  Honor - 2013. "Listeners will be immersed in a world populated with fairies, trolls, and Opal Koboi—Artemis Fowl's archenemy. Nathaniel Parker's energetic performance conveys the rollicking adventures listeners have come to expect from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wizards of Once

  Cowell, Cressida, 1966-

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  Honor - 2018. "A wizard, a warrior princess, and a forbidden magical object come together in this rip-roaring adventure. David Tennant transports listeners to a faraway land with his clearly unique voices, along with sound effects and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Snicker of Magic

  Lloyd, Natalie

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  Honor - 2015. "The once magical town of Midnight Gulch is cursed. Felicity Pickle, a natural born poet who literally sees words everywhere, rallies the townsfolk to bring the magic back. Morris positively glows as Felicity, enveloping…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Echo

  Ryan, Pam Muñoz, 1951-

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  Honor - 2016. "Four narrators tell the stories of characters unexpectedly connected by the magic and music of a harmonica as it winds its way from Germany to the US."

• Sisters of the Lost Marsh

  Strange, Lucy

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  Honor - 2024. "With a performance that will hold listeners captive, Strange is able to portray the many characters in Willa's journey to save her sister. The clear narration and moments of singing enhance the story of her trials along the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

  Rowling, J. K., 1965-

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  Honor - 2008. "Harry has come of age and must face the most dangerous and serious challenges of his life; narrator Jim Dale continues the series with expert voicing of the characters and the action, forcing the listener to savor this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alchemy and Meggy Swann

  Cushman, Karen, 1941-

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  Honor - 2011. "After Meggy's mother sends her off to London, she has to prove useful to her alchemist father. Narrator Katherine Kellgren uses voices and singing to recreate the dirty streets of medieval London."