Out of the Ashes by Ivan Kal

Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library by Katherine Paterson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/801003 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/801003] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library Author: Katherine Paterson Narrator: Libby McKnight Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 28 minutes Release date: February 4, 2025 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of how one visionary woman used children’s books to help heal a generation of Germany’s children after WWII and went on to set up the International Youth Library and International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Written by Katherine Paterson, the beloved and award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and many other children’s favorites.   Jella Lepman was a woman who stood her ground, challenged convention, and worked fiercely to transform her biggest dreams into reality.   In 1945, when Jella was tasked with what seemed like an insurmountable challenge―to create a haven of imagination and joy for the children of a Germany scarred by war—she turned to a steadfast companion: books. As a Jewish woman who had fled from the Nazis, Jella was determined to restore a sense of childhood to the young people who had only known conflict and violence. Despite constant obstacles, Jella persevered, and with the help of publishers and children from around the world, she amassed an extraordinary collection of 4,000 children’s books in pursuit of her mission to promote peace. The roving literary collection would eventually find a home as the International Youth Library in Munich, now with over 600,000 items, the largest collection of children’s books and materials in the world.   Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams is a thrilling and heartfelt exploration of one woman’s extraordinary belief in the power of books to transform young lives. Perfect for readers who enjoy biography, true adventure nonfiction, and empowering stories of women in history, this makes an outstanding addition to classroom and home libraries.

The Hanging of Hettie Gale by Tess Burnett

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/848693 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/848693] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hanging of Hettie Gale Author: Tess Burnett Narrator: Melanie Crawley, Clare Corbett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: February 4, 2025 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Revenge will survive death. A mother’s love will never die. Neither will a mother’s fury . . . The moor is a difficult place for a young woman to grow up in the eighteenth century, and life for Hettie Gale is no different. Abused by her father and abandoned by her family, she builds a new life for herself and her young son. But when she’s assaulted by men who lie about the encounter and accuse her of a heinous crime, Hettie is sentenced to death. In the present day, Alice receives news that her cousin has gone missing from her cottage on the moor, where Alice spent many of her childhood summers. Wanting to help find Fleur, she heads to the village. There, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the legend of Hettie Gale, especially after stumbling upon a set of journals that reveal, bit by bit, clues about what happened to the people who have gone missing on the moor over the years. But what links Hettie Gale to Fleur? And if the ghost of Hettie Gale is seeking justice, can Alice do anything to bring the spirit peace and save Fleur from Hettie’s inconsolable wrath?

1666: After the Massacre by Lora Chilton

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/811871 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/811871] to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1666: After the Massacre Author: Lora Chilton Narrator: LaNecia Edmonds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 26 minutes Release date: December 31, 2024 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: The Survival Story of the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia told through the lives of two women The survival story of the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia has been remembered within the tribe for generations, but the massacre of Patawomeck men and the enslavement of women and children by land hungry colonists in 1666 has been mostly unknown outside of the tribe until now. Author Lora Chilton, a member of the tribe through the lineage of her father, has created this powerful fictional retelling. Told in first person point of view through the imagined lives of two women, Chilton tells the harrowing stories of Ah'SaWei WaTaPaAnTam (Golden Fawn) and NePa'WeXo (Shining Moon), members of the surviving Patawomeck tribe, who after the slaughter of their men were sold and transported to Barbados via slave ship. Separated and bought by different sugar plantations, they endured, each plotting their escapes before finally making their way back to Virginia to be reunited with the few members of the tribe that remained.

Who Was Shirley Chisholm? by Crystal Hubbard

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/767060 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/767060] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Who Was Shirley Chisholm? Author: Crystal Hubbard Narrator: LaNecia Edmonds Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 6 minutes Release date: December 24, 2024 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Read all about about the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in this empowering addition to the Who Was? series. Shirley Chisholm showed interest in politics early on, majoring in sociology at Brooklyn College in New York City. During this time she was awarded for her debate skills, became a champion for inclusion in the Harriet Tubman society, and graduated cum laude. She dedicated much of her career to fighting for the rights of Black people and women, eventually becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. Remarkably, Shirley represented New York's 12th district, including the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, from 1969 to 1983. She fought for the rights of the people, becoming a founding member for the National Women’s Political Caucus and advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment. Learn all about Shirley’s life, from her early activism to her presidential candidacy and her lasting political legacy, in this biography.

Out of the Ashes by Ivan Kal

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812607 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812607] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out of the Ashes Series: #3 of Rise of the Empire Author: Ivan Kal Narrator: Jonathan Sleep Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 26, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Science Fiction Publisher's Summary: Victory against the Sowir at the battle for Nuva gave Olympus and their new allies time to fortify their positions. Meanwhile Olympus stretches its already limited resources on a mission to aid their home planet—Earth, which had been enslaved by an alien race called Ra'a'zani. On Earth, resistance prepares to retake their world, daring to reveal themselves for the first time in years. Risking everything for the chance to liberate their world. Adrian Farkas and Retsar Isani—commander of a Nel flotilla—travel to Nelus, the Nel home world. Hoping to convince the Nel government that an alliance is their only hope of them winning the war with the Sowir Dominion.