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  Brother Wars

  Steven K. Smith

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  Ten-year-old Harry has a great life, except for one big problem—his older brother.Randy seems to delight in making Harry’s life difficult. Sometimes it feels like he’s in a war at his own house. When Randy locks him and his art project in the pitch-black dark basement with the fire-breathing furnace, Harry vows to get even. But revenge may not be as sweet as he hoped when Randy blackmails him into a perilous canoe ride down the river. Has Harry followed his brother one step too far?Join the hilarious adventures of two brothers who battle to exist under the same roof. From Steven K. Smith, author of the popular middle grade series, The Virginia Mysteries.

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  Splintered Reeds

  Jodie Cain Smith

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  When no one is left to save you, save yourself or die trying.
   
  
   
  The one constant in Jules’ life is family—the plentiful Martin clan. Domestic terrorism brought the Martins together under one roof to endure food scarcity, punishing Gulf Coast heat, no electricity, and no indoor plumbing.
   
  
   
  One outhouse for twelve people is no way to live, but at least they are safe. For now.
   
  
   
  With every setback and stolen dignity, Jules questions whether she wants to survive at all. She keeps the family fed, hunting and fishing along the shores of Mobile Bay while avoiding both US Army patrols and The Knights, a homegrown militia group determined to convert all of Bellefontaine to their radical ideology and rid the seaside community of anyone who stands in their way.
   
  
   
  When two members of The Knights set their sights on Jules, violence lands on the Martins’ doorstep, threatening everyone connected to the family.
   
  
   
  The one bright spot Jules finds is in a chance meeting with an 11-year-old looter who gives her a new sense of purpose and a reason to survive. She sees herself in the rebel-boy—independent, foolishly fearless, and capable of making costly mistakes.
   
  
   
  Will she be able to protect the boy from rising violence? Or will they both become victims?
   
  
   
  Deliciously Southern and with a break-neck pace, Splintered Reeds is a timely domestic terrorism thriller that explores the fallout of a divided nation, the strength of family, and the journey through the complexities of grief, and the fight for autonomy in a world turned upside down.
   
  
   
  ©2025 Aethon Books (P)2025 Aethon Audio

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  Unicornia: The Cupcake Contest

  Ana Punset

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  Cupcakes, baking, and … unicorns! This third sparkling adventure in an upbeat series will captivate chapter book readers. 
    
  When the Unicornia cupcake contest is announced, the entire kingdom gets baking! Of course, this is Unicornia, so every ingredient is magical. From cotton candy sugar to glittery frosting, there are so many amazing ingredients to be discovered. Can Claudia and her friends master the art of magical baking in time for the competition? Find out in this sparkle-dusted adventure packed with cakes, bakes, and unicorns!

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  A Bird Girlnd a Rescue

  J. A. Myhre

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  A Bird, A Girl, and a Rescue is the second audiobook in the fictional series, The Rwendigo Tales. Designed for eight- to fourteen-year-old youth, this adventure novel is written for children and teens who love reading and learning about faraway and different parts of the world, while relating to characters and issues that seem much closer to home.  Eleven-year-old Kiisa has no idea why her parents would send her away to boarding school. She wonders why they can’t all stay together in their beautiful African valley home. But no matter what she says, they are firm: she must go, and she must go to this school.  As she says a tearful goodbye to her father, he whispers, “For such a time as this. . . . Remember that phrase, and try to open your trunk soon. You’ll find something unexpected inside.” When Kiisa opens the trunk, she is astonished to find a small heap of black-and-white feathers that quickly unfold into a little bird, a wagtail to be exact.  Her surprise only deepens when the bird starts to speak, ”My name is Njili. I am one of the messengers, though a small one. I have been sent to assist you with the Rescue.” Kiisa has no idea what she means, but she will soon find out.  Join Kiisa on the adventure of a lifetime—a dangerous rescue mission that includes rebels, stolen girls, illegal logging, a hungry cobra, and more messengers who help in unexpected ways. Kiisa sets out to rescue others but finds herself rescued from fear and bitterness as she learns that bravery is nothing more (or less) than being in the right place at the right time and taking action despite her fears.  This audiobook is an adventure that children, young adults, and even full-grown adults will not be able to put down. A Bird, a Girl, and a Rescue creatively and convincingly explores universal themes such as family, forgiveness, bullying, and courage by blending magical realism and compelling storytelling.  Written by a long-time medical missionary to Africa, it draws first-world readers into another (equally real) world—where young girls are captured by rebel soldiers, terrorism is a way of life, and environmental resources are exploited without a second thought. As Myhre’s characters deal with these real-life issues in the news, readers of all ages will gain a deeper interest in global human concerns.

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  My First Read and Learn Bible

  American Bible Society

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  Introduce children to timeless stories from the Bible and build faith from an early age. This audiobook is perfect for the youngest children.My First Read and Learn Bible features eight timeless stories from the Old and New Testament including: the Creation, The Story of Noah, The Nativity, and Jesus and the Children.

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  The City of Singing Flame -...

  Clark Ashton Smith

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  A writer searching for odd stones on a barren ridge finds a doorway no map records and no scientist could explain. Beyond it waits a vast city under an amber sky, built by giants who move with solemn indifference while a strange music drifts from its heart and coils through the mind like a living force. 
  The sound is not merely beautiful. It presses against the nerves. It brightens thought. It loosens fear. Pilgrims arrive from unimaginable worlds, drawn across dimensions by a promise they barely understand. Some stand in awe. Some hesitate. Some walk forward and never return. When the music swells and the green flame rises, each listener must decide whether to remain human or step into something far more absolute. 
  Clark Ashton Smith does not rush this descent into wonder and danger. He paints it in violet grass and red stone, in towering colonnades and faceless giants who do not intervene. The effect is hypnotic. The city feels older than memory, larger than reason, and patient in its invitation. As the narrator returns again and again, curiosity becomes longing, and longing edges toward surrender. 
  First published in 1931 in Wonder Stories, “The City of Singing Flame” quickly became one of Smith’s most celebrated works. It was later selected for science fiction “Hall of Fame” recognition by fan editors who understood its singular power. Few stories capture such a sense of scale while remaining so intimate in its psychological pull. 
  Clark Ashton Smith was a central figure in the circle of Weird Tales alongside H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. A poet as well as a fiction writer, Smith brought a rare precision of language to speculative fiction. “The City of Singing Flame” remains one of his defining achievements—a story that lingers like a remembered chord long after the last note fades.

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