Did you know you can access e-audiobooks for streaming or download without any waiting lists? Check out these five awesome selections on Hoopla that will make your ears smile.
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Candace is spending the summer in her grandmother’s old house in Lamber, South Carolina when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt that made her the laughing stock of town. Candace thinks she might be able to solve the mystery, find the treasure, and right some past wrongs. Told in alternating past and present chapters this engaging audiobook is one you won’t want to miss.
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
Felicty is used to moving around but she’s never been to a place quite like Midnight Gulch. When the Pickled Jalapeno (the affectionate name for the van her family travels in) pulls into town, Felicty is certain that this is the place that they are meant to stay. She is also certain that the old magic of the town she keeps hearing about isn’t gone for good and that she and her new friend Jonah can bring it back. The slight southern tinged accent of the narrator will pull you right into Midnight Gulch and Felicity’s story.
Wildwood by Colin Meloy When a murder of crows kidnaps Prue’s brother she finds herself on a rescue mission in the secret forest known as the Impassable Wildnerness or Wildwood as some of the locals call it. Talk animals, action, and just a touch of darkness, this is a fantasy adventure you won’t want to press pause on.
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan Read by Mark Bramhill, David De Vries, MacLeod Andrews, Rebecca Soler, Corky Siegel
The connective power of music is on display in this 3 part story that follows a harmonica as it makes its way from Freidrich Schmidt a 12 year old living in Germany in 1933 to Mike Finnegan an 11 year old orphan living in Philadelphia to Ivy Lopez a fifth grader living on a California farm. With actual harmonica and piano music woven throughout the audiobook, this lyrical story is worth every minute of listening.
Nightbooks by J.A. White Alex loves horror stories and movies, but never thought he might be part of one. After being kidnapped by a witch named Natacha in his apartment building he realizes that the only way to survive is to tell her a new story every night. Survival doesn’t seem ensured and escape seems pretty darn near impossible, but Alex and his fellow prisoner Yasmin, have to try. This twisted mashup of folk and fairy tale elements is sure to keep you enthralled and listening just a little too late into the night.
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Youth Services Librarian Demitra