Showing results for "Coming of Age" in Children's Audiobooks

À L’ÉCOLE, JE SUIS DEVENU UN GENRE DE VEDETTE ! Tout le monde m’appelle HOLLYBOY, c’est te dire.... Même les profs trippent sur moi. Ils ont organisé une séance d’autographes pour que je puisse signer les journaux intimes des élèves. STEVEN LOUSEUR en a fait BEAUCOUP TROP pour moi. Il est allé TROP LOIN avec sa gang, je te le dis. Il faut que tu lises ce journal !

COMME TU LE SAIS, mon nom est Samuel, PAS LOUSEUR, et aujourd’hui j’ai appris que j’étais victime d’un mot que je ne connaissais même pas : CONSPIRATION ! Je l’ai GOOGLÉ tout de suite, et c’est EXACTEMENT ça !!! C’est à croire que ce mot a été inventé JUSTE pour moi. Je suis certain qu’un jour, ma photo sera placée juste à coté de sa définition. OH YES !

Trey knows how the trick works: His dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends, and his dad makes connections. Soon, there’s the con, where Trey’s dad suckers the other parents into giving him money for one of his schemes. Once the money’s in the bank, Trey, his sister, and their dad go on the run … until they set up somewhere else and start again.

A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after tragedy, Amil and the After is a companion to the beloved and award-winning Newbery Honor novel The Night Diary, by acclaimed author Veera Hiranandani At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in...

Twelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long summer at her aunt and uncle’s house. Her cousin Ann has a snotty new best friend, which leaves Jessie all alone. But Jessie is industrious, and—not content with being ignored all summer—she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, to take her on as his apprentice. Sure, dog walking turns out to be harder than she expected, but she has Wes’s dog-walking code, the Rules of the Ruff, to guide her, and soon she’s wrangling her very own pack.

A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can’t be depended on as she never stays around long once she...

A coming-of-age middle grade novel about three best friends born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina who must confront storms of their own 12 years later, from a National Book Award winning author. Born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Greer, Joya Mia, and Kiki are seventh graders and the best of...

Трое друзей из «Нынче всё наоборот» — Славик, Юрка и Галка — бросают вызов родителям. Ни один солдат не имеет столько командиров, сколько их у обыкновенного школьника. Дома распоряжаются родители. В школе — учителя.

Rikki sondert sich von Cleo und Bella ab, was die beiden natürlich beunruhigt. Schließlich wissen sie seit Wills Geständnis, dass Rikki ihnen etwas sehr Wichtiges verschwiegen hat. Zu allem Überfluss interessiert sich Ryan hartnäckig für den Gesteinsbrocken, den Cleo ihm gezeigt hat. Er vermutet, dass sie ihn über dessen Herkunft belogen hat.

Arrivato di fronte alla madre, fu sul punto di piangere, ma l'avventura che stava per vivere non prevedeva incertezze, doveva riuscire a credere nel suo coraggio. Strinse la madre forte, la guardò a lungo per imprimere alla memoria quel viso, come se ce ne fosse bisogno. «Torneremo tutti insieme, te lo prometto» le disse. Poi salì su Santino, l'asino prese a muoversi lentamente. Non guardò più indietro, Adelmo, ma si obbligò a fissare la catena di montagne lontane all'orizzonte, il confine del regno, la fine del mondo che aveva conosciuto sino a quel momento della sua vita.

Stevie Crumb doesn’t want to stand out. But when you’re nearly five foot ten in seventh grade, it’s kind of hard not to. All anyone wants to talk about is Stevie’s height―including Stevie’s parents, who would just love for her to be an athlete like her basketball-star older brother. Sure, Stevie wants to be good at something―maybe even great at something. She’d just prefer it didn’t draw more attention to her lanky frame.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather. A Pura Belpré Children’s Author Honor Book Gonzalo Alberto Sánchez García has never considered himself the hero of his own...

In this heartfelt novel about family, friendship, and identity perfect for fans of The List of Things That Will Not Change and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, a thirteen-year-old nonbinary kid discovers that life doesn't always go according to plan—especially when they start public school...

Three people – Indigenous, immigrant, and settler – journey over dangerous terrain in a race against time, and each other, to gain control of a vast parcel of land. YOU decide how events unfold, ultimately determining how the land is stewarded, and by whom. An urban couple are on a...

True evil is rarely obvious. It is quiet, patient. Insidious. Awaiting the perfect moment to strike. Joy Malone finally knows who she is, where she comes from and how to live in two worlds at once. And now she can introduce her family and friends to her mysterious boyfriend, Indelible Ink. But...

Роман Аня из Авонлеи канадской писательницы Люси Мод Монтгормери – вторая книга из цикла Аня из Зеленых Мезонинов. Аня уже не ребенок, а юная девушка и даже учительница. Ей предстоит обучать как хорошо знакомых, так и новеньких детей. И непонятно, с кем будет сложнее. С одними учениками она сама еще в прошлом году ходила в школу. Воспримут ли они ее как учительницу? А с другими предстоит познакомиться и завоевать их доверие. Неутомимая Аня занята не только школьными делами. Она организовала "Общество развития Авонлеи" и мечтает о преображении деревни.

Winnie and her mom have been “two girls against the world” for longer than Winnie can remember. But now Mom is moving Winnie away from her beloved Denver, away from her two best friends. In Rock Springs, Wyoming, Winnie will have to make new friends (hard), go to a school where the kids tease her (unbearable), and get used to living with her stepfather-to-be and his annoying son (impossible). Winnie is determined to find a way back to Denver and her old life. But how? If only the magic in the stories that Winnie adores were true.

I Fårup Fjord på danska landsbygden är det full fart under sommaren. 13-åriga Terne sköter ormarna i sin pappas terrarium, beklagar sig över sin nördiga storebror Björn och smider hemliga planer med sin bästa vän Emma. Terne blir också förälskad i den söta köpenhamnskillen Hugo, som semestrar hos sin mystiska pappa och styvmamma, som är nyinflyttade och som driver en minigolfbana i närheten av Ternes hem. Tillsammans med Emma försöker Terne leka detektiv och få belöningar för att fånga snattare och avslöja flera andra skumma affärer.

Een ontroerende jeugdroman over vastzitten in je eigen hoofd. Iedereen heeft wel een reden waarom hij doet zoals hij doet. Bij Erie is die reden een stoornis. Tenminste, dat zegt haar therapeut. Erie háát dat woord. Het klinkt alsof je gestoord bent. Nu gaat ze niet meer naar school, want in haar veilige huis midden in het bos zijn geen klasgenoten, geen prikkels, geen stress… en dus ook geen stoornis. Probleem opgelost!

Bestselling author Lisa Greenwald's charming middle grade novel with summertime fun, crushes, and babysitting—and a dash of magic—is a sequel perfect for fans of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and That's So Raven. Is the magic really back? When Mille, Nora, and Bea found fortune tellers...