How to Catch a Groundhog by Alice Walstead

Cranky Makes a Friend by Phuc Tran

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782430 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782430] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cranky Makes a Friend Author: Phuc Tran Narrator: Jacob McNatt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 4, 2025 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: In this second book from the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and acclaimed author Phuc Tran’s bestselling Cranky series, Cranky is feeling extra cranky when a new crane joins the crew. There’s a new crane on the construction site! His name is Lefty and he's the opposite of Cranky—smiley, talkative, and a jokester. Everything Lefty does makes Cranky feel extra cranky. But everyone else seems to love him. What if Cranky's friends like Lefty more than him? Find out how self-acceptance and a supportive crew help one cranky truck make a new friend in this humorous story about big trucks, big feelings, and even bigger friendships. With Phuc Tran’s hilarious text, this read is perfect for fans of Grumpy Monkey and construction vehicles.

Grace of the Empire State by Gemma Tizzard

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/788792 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/788792] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Grace of the Empire State Author: Gemma Tizzard Narrator: Erin Bennett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 28, 2025 Genres: LGBTQ+ Publisher's Summary: In this breathtaking debut novel, a daring dancer must take her twin brother’s place as a riveter high atop the in-progress Empire State Building to save her family from ruin. After the death of their father, it’s up to Grace O’Connell and her twin brother Patrick to support their family as the Great Depression takes its toll on New York City. When Grace is laid off from her dancing gig and Patrick is injured at work on the construction of the Empire State Building, desperation leaves them only one solution: Grace must disguise herself as Patrick and take his place on the half-built skyscraper. She soon proves herself as capable as any man on the steel, and her affection for the loyal men around her—especially Italian immigrant Joe—grows by the day. But when a terrible accident happens high above the city and Grace is the only one capable of saving her stranded colleague, she must make a split-second decision to risk everything or live with her conscience forever. Set against the backdrop of a city at a crossroads, this electrifying story is full of heart and hope, family and friendship, and the sacrifices we make for those we love.

Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/865195 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/865195] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Summer of the Monkeys Author: Wilson Rawls Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 22, 2025 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: From the author of the beloved classic Where the Red Fern Grows comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys.    The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there’s a big reward for the person who finds and returns them.    His family could really use the money, so Jay sets off, determined to catch them. But by the end of the summer, Jay will have learned a lot more than he bargained for—and not just about monkeys.    From the beloved author of Where the Red Fern Grows comes another memorable adventure novel filled with heart, humor, and excitement. Honors and Praise for Wilson Rawls’ Where the Red Fern Grows: A School Library Journal Top 100 Children’s Novel An NPR Must-Read for Kids Ages 9 to 14 Winner of 4 State Awards Over 7 million copies in print! “A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased.” —The New York Times Book Review “One of the great classics of children’s literature . . . Any child who doesn’t get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years.” —Common Sense Media “An exciting tale of love and adventure you’ll never forget.” —School Library Journal This audiobook is expertly read by Sean Pratt, with audio engineering by Matthew Kulewicz, MPSE. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Copyright (c) 1976 by Woodrow Wilson Rawls (P) (2024) Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Home and Away by Rochelle Alers

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/829238 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/829238] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home and Away Author: Rochelle Alers Narrator: Patricia R. Floyd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 49 minutes Release date: December 24, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Spanning more than eighty years, from Memphis in the 1930s and 1940s to present-day Chicago, this sweeping novel draws on the turbulent history of the baseball’s Negro Leagues, as the great-granddaughter of a former player sets out to tell her family’s story—and redefine her own. Harper Fleming is done with being passed over. As a journalist for a Chicago newspaper, she’s been refused a shot at the sportswriter position she longs for. And her on again/off again relationship is going nowhere. Leaving both behind, she heads to Nashville, Tennessee, where she plans to interview her widowed grandfather, Bernard Fleming, for a book about his father Kelton Fleming’s time in the Negro Baseball Leagues. When Bernard reveals health issues within days of her arrival, Harper assumes responsibility for taking care of him. And when she mentions his father playing baseball in the Negro Leagues, Bernard gives her a trove of letters, journals, and clippings encompassing Kelton’s career. But some stories are too personal to print without dishonoring the memory of her great-grandmother. Instead, with Bernard’s approval, Harper begins weaving them into a novel, telling her great-grandfather’s story through the eyes of the fictional Moses Gilliam. Chapters flow effortlessly as Harper breathes life into each memory. Particularly intense are Kelton’s recollections of the Green Book, an annual guidebook that helped African Americans navigate the segregated South. Negro Leagues teams relied on it as they traveled between games, hurrying out of unwelcoming towns before sundown to avoid the Klan. As Harper delves into Kelton’s past, a piece of her own resurfaces in the form of Cheney, the childhood friend of her brothers’. And as Harper honors her great-grandfather’s life, she finds the inspiration to take her own in a bold new direction …

How to Catch a Groundhog by Alice Walstead

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763285 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/763285] to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Catch a Groundhog Series: Part of How to Catch Author: Alice Walstead Narrator: Mark Sanderlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 10, 2024 Genres: Humor Publisher's Summary: The groundhog is a friendly guy, and he likes to be left alone. But now we’ve gone and scared him off. We need YOUR help to bring him home!