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Book Thief Audiobook

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Written By: Markus Zusak Narrated By: Allan Corduner Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) Date: September 2006 Duration: 13 hours 57 minutes Summary: DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden i...

Black Privilege Audiobook

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Written By: Charlamagne Tha God Narrated By: Charlamagne Tha God Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Date: April 2017 Duration: 7 hours 46 minutes Summary: An instant New York Times bestseller! Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, and “the most important voice in hip-hop”—shares his eight principles for unlocking your God-given privilege. In Black Privilege, Charlamagne presents his often controversial and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest path to success. This journey to truth begins in the small town of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and leads to New York and headline-grabbing interviews and insights from celebrities like Kanye West, Kevin Hart, Malcolm Gladwell, Lena Dunham, Jay Z, and Hillary Clinton. Black Privilege lays out all the great wisdom Charlamagne’s been given from many mentors, and tells the uncensored story of how he turned around his troubled ...

Hate U Give Audiobook

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Written By: Angie Thomas Narrated By: Bahni Turpin Publisher: Balzer + Bray Date: February 2017 Duration: 11 hours 41 minutes Summary: 8 starred reviews ∙ Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best ∙ William C. Morris Award Winner ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ Printz Honor Book ∙ Coretta Scott King Honor Book ∙ #1 New York Times Bestseller! 'Absolutely riveting!' —Jason Reynolds 'Stunning.' —John Green 'This story is necessary. This story is important.' —Kirkus (starred review) 'Heartbreakingly topical.' —Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'A marvel of verisimilitude.' —Booklist (starred review) 'A powerful, in-your-face novel.' —Horn Book (starred review) Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of...