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What do you get when you add up one middle school bully, two bank robbers, 57 puppy-mill dogs, 4,000 missing dollars, and five daring troublemakers led by the incomparable Riley Mack? One crazy caper! In this merry, mischievous romp, master storyteller Chris Grabenstein, the award-winning author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library, teams with a full-cast of audio talent to introduce Riley Mack, a one-of-a-kind 12-year-old hometown hero.

Why won't Sam Krupnik allow his mother to enter his bedroom? Why has he started calling his toy box The Lab? And why does he carry a Ziplock bag in his pocket at all times? Well, his mother's birthday is approaching, and she has told her family that what she really wants are homemade gifts. Sam has decided to invent a special, surprise perfume just for her - a concoction that will combine all of her favorite smells.

Anastasia Krupnik's little brother, Sam, wants fangs more than anything in the world. But there is one big problem. Sam's mother, Mrs. Krupnik, has fangphobia and forbids Sam even to touch his plastic vampire fangs in the house. How can she not see how cool fangs really are? Sure, they make it hard to eat hot dogs, but they make him look disgusting - and Sam loves to took disgusting.

At last, Sam, Anastasia Krupnik's irrepressible little brother, gets a chance to tell his own story. From his first days at the hospital, through his Terrible Twos, to his first days at nursery school, we see what Sam is really like. But things are never quite what they seem.

Underneath the floorboards of number 39A Cove Street live Joey and Fred O'Brien, nine-year-old twin elves who get up to all sorts of mischief together. Whether it's their missions Up-Up to borrow supplies from their human neighbour, Bee-Bee – and stay out of the path of her big St Bernard dog – or creating magic under the floorboards from all the things we leave behind, every day is an adventure for the Squirby elves. But when the twins see Bee-Bee needs their help, they risk everything to rush to her rescue!

#1 New York Times Bestselling author Dr. Becky is back with a new audiobook about a deeply feeling kid and what happens when her emotions take over—and how her mom can help her know that she is safe. Leave Me Alone! offers an immersive audio experience, fully sound designed to enhance your...

At Lily's annual Christmas costume party, a variety of strange events take place that lead Jo and Lily out of California forever - and into the mysterious, strange, fantastical world of Eldritch City. There, Jo learns the scandalous truth about who she is, and she and Lily join the Order of Odd-Fish, a collection of knights who research useless information.

The World Wide Web of Sports is a podcast dedicated to the greatest sports stories you’ve never heard of... until now. It’s the kind of podcast you can put on during the drive to school or the ride home from practice — something kids, parents, and die-hard sports fans can all lean forward and listen to together. Every episode is an adaptation of real-world events using narrative techniques, thorough research, and cinematic scripting to enhance dramatic impact. Each one is produced like a dramatized movie for your ears — voice acting performances, immersive sound design, and original ...

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After a rough summer, Rafe is heading back to the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, the site of the very worst years of his life. And as if that's not bad enough, Rafe's learned that he's going to be held back a year unless he can prove himself on an outdoor survival excursion – complete...

In this seventh Middle School episode, Rafe heads back to the place his misadventures began: the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, where he's now being forced to take 'special' classes... He also finds himself joining the school's football team – alongside his main tormenter, Miller the...

Young orphan Pip, downtrodden and mistreated by his guardian sister, has a terrifying meeting with an escaped convict. Soon afterwards he is invited to play at the gloomy, cobwebbed house of unhappy Miss Havisham, where he is humiliated by her beautiful ward, Estella. Pip falls in love with the girl, despite her disdain for his ignorance and rough appearance, and begins his apprenticeship to his blacksmith brother-in-law feeling ashamed of his lowly home.

After sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city and imagines a math-and-history-free fun zone. Wrong! It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to score big in class, he needs...

There's much excitement in the Dixon household as the Friendship Fairies' dad has bought his own bakery – and he's planning on opening it just in time for Christmas! The girls are busy helping him get ready, and enjoying sampling the wares as they go. But when a little elf from nearby Red Forest comes seeking their help, they down tools and jump into action, for in the magical forest, disaster looms...

Emme, Holly and Jess are just like regular girls, always messing and having fun. But they're also fairies, and instead of regular schooling they go to friendship classes, where they learn all about being kind and having good manners. Then they're sent out into the human world to teach children what they've learned. Of course, it's not always easy being good! Will they ever be able to graduate from fairy school?

Brought to you by Penguin. Rappel out of helicopters, off-road along the Baltic coast, and smile for the camera! It's all in a day's work for the Collier kids! Wait-what? The Kidd siblings have rescued some of the world's greatest treasure, without ever seeking fame and glory. So they aren't...

The second book in a hilarious, heartwarming series for children from Costa Award-winning author A. L. Kennedy. Badger Bill loves his best friend, Uncle Shawn. But he has started to notice that Uncle Shawn is a bit unusual. Dr P'Klawz hates Uncle Shawn. He has also noticed that Uncle Shawn is a bit unusual - pajimminy crimminy unusual, in fact. It looks like Badger Bill is going to need a plan, or Uncle Shawn might be sent to the Maximum Security Institute of Unusualness forever. But all Bill has to help him are four bickering llamas, one pirate boy and one invisible girl. What could possibly go wrong?

Badger Bill needs rescuing. He's been kidnapped by two nasty sisters who are about to make him fight a boxing match against three even nastier dogs. The four most depressed llamas in the history of llamas need rescuing, too. They are about to be turned into llama pies. But never fear - Uncle Shawn is here! He loves rescuing things. He has a rescuing plan, which involves dancing and a mole and an electric fence. What could possibly go wrong?

Friendship Fairies Go to Sea: Meet the Friendship Fairies – sisters Emme, Holly and Jess. They’re just like regular girls, always messing and having fun, but they’re also fairies. Their mum works as a spy and she has a new case to crack – and this time she’s taking the Friendship Fairies along with her. Friendship Fairies Go to Camp: It’s summer, and the Friendship Fairies, Emme, Holly and Jess, are off to Camp Tír na nÓg to help Sir Prize mind his animals and learn lots about looking after the environment. But the Barns boys are going too, so you can be sure there’ll be trouble!

Sisters Emme, Holly and Jess – are off to Paris with their parents, exchanging homes with a French family for a month. The girls are having a brilliant time exploring the city, until disaster strikes and they have to track down their host family's precious pet octopus, who someone seems to have let out accidentally...