Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli

Rechenka's Eggs by Patricia Polacco

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329108 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/329108] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rechenka's Eggs Author: Patricia Polacco Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 25, 2018 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Old Babushka, known throughout all of Moskva for her beautifully painted eggs, is preparing her eggs for the Easter Festival when she takes in an injured goose. She names the goose Rechenka, and they live happily together until one day when Rechenka accidentally overturns a basket, breaking all of Babushka's lovingly crafted eggs. But the next morning Babushka has a surprise awaiting her in the basket. She cries: 'A miracle!' It is one of many in this charmingly told tale of friendship and caring. Patricia Polacco has joyously re-created the flavor of Old Moscow and its festivals. Rechenka's Eggs is a timeless story of classic beauty.

Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333325 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333325] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stones in Water Author: Donna Jo Napoli Narrator: Christian Rummel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 12, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: When Roberto sneaks off to see a movie in his Italian village, he has no idea that life as he knows it is over. German soldiers raid the theater, round up the boys in the audience, and pack them onto a train. After a terrifying journey, Roberto and his best friend Samuele find themselves in a brutal work camp, where food is scarce and horror is everywhere. The boys vow to stay together no matter what. But Samuele has a dangerous secret, which, if discovered, could get them both killed. Lovers of historical fiction will be captivated by this tragic, triumphant, and deeply moving novel.

House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333188 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/333188] to listen full audiobooks. Title: House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery Author: Liz Rosenberg Narrator: Susan Hanfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: June 12, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: An affecting biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to include revelations about her last days and to encompass the complexity of a brilliant and sometimes troubled life. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Maud who adored stories. When she was fourteen years old, Maud wrote in her journal, 'I love books. I hope when I grow up to be able to have lots of them.' Not only did Maud grow up to own lots of books, she wrote twenty-four of them herself as L. M. Montgomery, the world-renowned author of Anne of Green Gables. For many years, not a great deal was known about Maud's personal life. Her childhood was spent with strict, undemonstrative grandparents, and her reflections on writing, her lifelong struggles with anxiety and depression, her 'year of mad passion,' and her difficult married life remained locked away, buried deep within her unpublished personal journals. Through this revealing and deeply moving biography, kindred spirits of all ages who, like Maud, never gave up 'the substance of things hoped for' will be captivated anew by the words of this remarkable woman.

The Button War: A Tale of the Great War by Avi

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332129 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332129] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Button War: A Tale of the Great War Author: Avi Narrator: Will Ropp Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 42 minutes Release date: June 12, 2018 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Renowned, award-winning author Avi pens a stark, unflinching tale of ordinary boys living in wartime as tensions — and desperations — mount among them. Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny Polish village; the Russians have occupied the land for as long as anyone can remember, but otherwise life is unremarkable. Patryk and his friends entertain themselves by coming up with dares — some more harmful than others — until the Germans drop a bomb on the schoolhouse and the Great War comes crashing in. As control of the village falls from one nation to another, Jurek, the ringleader of these friends, devises the best dare yet: whichever boy steals the finest military button will be king. But as sneaking buttons from uniforms hanging to dry progresses to looting the bodies of dead soldiers — and as Jurek's obsession with being king escalates — Patryk begins to wonder whether their 'button war' is still just a game. When devastation reaches their doorstep, the lines between the button war and the real war blur, especially for the increasingly callous Jurek. Master of historical fiction Avi delivers a fierce account of the boys of one war-torn village who are determined to prove themselves with a simple dare that spins disastrously out of control.

Who Is Pele? by James Buckley

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332599 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/332599] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Is Pele? Series: Part of Who Is? Author: James Buckley Narrator: David DeSantos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 5, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: The story of a poor boy from Brazil who became the greatest soccer player of all time and one of the most important athletes of the twentieth century! His parents may have named him Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but to the rest of the world, he was known as Pelé. The soccer forward stunned Brazil when he began playing for the Santos soccer club at age fifteen. He then went on to captivate the world when he joined his country's national soccer team and helped them win three World Cup championships. Although he was hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments in soccer, Pelé was also an influential person both on and off the pitch. His work with organizations like UNICEF helped improve conditions for children around the world. Young readers can learn more about the man who connected soccer with the phrase 'The Beautiful Game.'