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Code Name Bananas
- By: David Walliams
- Narrated by: Peter Serafinowicz, Sarah Alexander, Genevieve Gaunt, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot....
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Familiar script now, a little over the top.
- By K. J. Kelly on 30-11-20
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Code Name Bananas
- Narrated by: Peter Serafinowicz, Sarah Alexander, Genevieve Gaunt, Toby Jones, Nina Wadia, Wayne Forester, Adjoa Andoh, Nitin Ganatra, David Walliams
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 05-11-20
- Language: English
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Dodger
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Steven Briggs
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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Dodger is a tosher – a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn’t.But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him.And Dodger’s tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins.
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What's not to love
- By Jesper on 19-10-12
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Dodger
- Narrated by: Steven Briggs
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 13-09-12
- Language: English
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Wave Me Goodbye
- By: Jacqueline Wilson
- Narrated by: Amy Enticknap
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
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Award-winning, best-selling and beloved Jacqueline Wilson tells the fascinating, moving story of a girl sent away from home as an evacuee during the Second World War. September, 1939. As the Second World War begins, 10-year-old Shirley is sent away on a train with her schoolmates. She doesn't know where she's going, or what's going to happen to her when she gets there. All she has been told is that she's going on 'a little holiday'.
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AMAZING STORY !!!A+++
- By Mary Hodges on 24-11-17
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Wave Me Goodbye
- Narrated by: Amy Enticknap
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 20-06-17
- Language: English
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The 39 Clues, Book 10
- Into the Gauntlet
- By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Once Amy and Dan Cahill's choice was simple - take a million dollars or the first of 39 Clues that lead to the source of unimaginable power. Now it's clear that the hunt for Clues is bigger than anything that Amy and Dan could ever have imagined.
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The 39 Clues, Book 10
- Into the Gauntlet
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Series: The 39 Clues, Book 10
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 23-09-10
- Language: English
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Spaceboy
- By: David Walliams
- Narrated by: Akiya Henry, Reginald D. Hunter, Eric Meyers, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
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America. The 1960s. Stuck on a remote farm with her awful aunt, twelve-year-old orphan Ruth spends every night gazing at the stars, dreaming of adventure. One night she spots a flying saucer blazing across the sky…before crash-landing in a field. When the spaceship opens and reveals a mysterious alien, all Ruth’s dreams come true. But does this visitor from another planet have a giant secret?
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SpaceBoy
- By Anonymous User on 26-11-22
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Spaceboy
- Narrated by: Akiya Henry, Reginald D. Hunter, Eric Meyers, Penelope Rawlins, Liza Ross, David Walliams
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 29-09-22
- Language: English
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Hell Breaks Loose
- By: Derek Landy
- Narrated by: Kevin Hely
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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As the war with Mevolent rages on, the Dead Men are dispatched to a walled town in the Tuscan hills – not to assassinate the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers, but to save him. A rift has opened to a hellish dimension where a being of devastating power awaits, and only Mevolent is strong enough to seal it and save the world.
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Excellent narration
- By Jessica on 26-03-24
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Hell Breaks Loose
- Narrated by: Kevin Hely
- Series: Skulduggery Pleasant
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 03-08-23
- Language: English
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea & The Story of Is
- Three BBC Radio Children’s Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Joan Aiken
- Narrated by: Emily Watson, Joe Dempsie, Rik Mayall, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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One of the finest storytellers of her time, Joan Aiken wrote over 100 books for both adults and children. Among her best-known works are the 'Wolves Chronicles', a sequence of novels set in an alternate 19th-century England ruled by Stuart kings. Included here are three tales from that magical, wolf-infested world - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea and The Story of Is.
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Black Hearts in Battersea & The Story of Is
- Three BBC Radio Children’s Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Narrated by: Emily Watson, Joe Dempsie, Rik Mayall, Sheila Reid, John Rowe, Alison Pettitt, full cast
- Series: Wolves Chronicles Series, Book 1-2
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 08-06-23
- Language: English
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Peril on the Atlantic
- Mysteries at Sea, Book 1
- By: A.M. Howell
- Narrated by: Harrie Dobby
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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July, 1936. As the Queen Mary sets sail across the Atlantic, Alice can't wait for the summer of adventure that lies ahead. She's excited to explore the huge ship, with its shops, animals and even celebrities on board. But while Alice's sailor father focuses on winning a prestigious race, she witnesses a shocking attack. Alice and her new friend Sonny start to uncover a dark sabotage plot, and as they investigate gold bars, anonymous notes and lost silk gloves, secrets in their own lives come to the surface.
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Peril on the Atlantic
- Mysteries at Sea, Book 1
- Narrated by: Harrie Dobby
- Series: Mysteries at Sea, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-04-24
- Language: English
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Magic Tree House Collection
- Books 17-24
- By: Mary Pope Osborne
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
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Jack and Amnie are taken on a series of adventures by the Magic Tree House, accompanied by companions such as Teddy, the enchanted dog. With the Magic Tree House, you can experience far away places like Australia and learn about the past on a whirlwind tour through the history books.
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Amazing work
- By LJ COWARD on 10-05-23
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Magic Tree House Collection
- Books 17-24
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Series: Magic Tree House, Book 17-24
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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Arctic Star
- Conkers
- By: Tom Palmer, Tom Clohosy Cole - illustrator
- Narrated by: Joe Eyre
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
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Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic Convoy sailing to Russia to deliver supplies to the Soviets. The convoys have to navigate treacherous waters, sailing through a narrow channel between the Arctic ice pack and German bases on the Norwegian coast. Faced with terrifying enemy attacks from both air and sea, as well as life-threatening cold and storms, will all three boys make it home again?
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Arctic Star
- Conkers
- Narrated by: Joe Eyre
- Series: Conkers
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 09-05-24
- Language: English
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Wild Boy and the Black Terror
- By: Rob Lloyd Jones
- Narrated by: Daniel Coonan
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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A new sensation grips London – a poisoner who strikes without a trace, leaving victims mad with terror...and then dead. Is there a cure for the Black Terror? To find out, Wild Boy and Clarissa must catch the killer. Their hunt will lead them from the city's vilest slums to its grandest palaces and to a darkness at the heart of its very highest society.
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Wild Boy and the Black Terror
- Narrated by: Daniel Coonan
- Series: Wild Boy, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-06-15
- Language: English
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
- By: Scott O'Dell
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
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Karana, a Ghalas-at Indian, lives peacefully on the island with her tribe until the arrival of a Russian otter-hunting ship. In spite of the deal the Aleutian hunters make with her father, the Ghalas-at chief, in the end they prove treacherous, killing most of the tribe. Karana's younger brother, Ramo, is all that is left of her family. Fearful of the Aleuts' return, the remaining Indians decide to move to another island, and are offered safe passage by some friendly ships. But as Karana boards the ship to leave the island forever, she is unable to find Ramo.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Series: Island of the Blue Dolphins, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-11-22
- Language: English
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The Painted Dragon
- The Sinclair's Mysteries, Book 3
- By: Katherine Woodfine
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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When a priceless painting is stolen, our dauntless heroines, Sophie and Lil, find themselves faced with forgery, trickery and deceit on all sides! Be amazed as the brave duo pit their wits against this perilous puzzle! Marvel at their cunning plan to unmask the villain and prove themselves detectives to be reckoned with - no matter what dangers lie ahead.... It’s their most perilous adventure yet!
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Seriously ?!!
- By cj on 28-03-20
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The Painted Dragon
- The Sinclair's Mysteries, Book 3
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Series: The Sinclair's Mysteries, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 25-10-18
- Language: English
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Soul Eater
- Book 3
- By: Michelle Paver
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Torak has survived the summer and his heart-stopping adventure in the Seal Islands. He and Wolf are together again. But their reunion is all too short-lived. As mid winter approaches, Torak learns the worst from the White Fox clan. The Soul-Eaters have snatched Wolf and will sacrifice him. Desperate to rescue him, Torak hatches a perilous plan, one that he must carry out alone. He will find the Soul-Eaters and infiltrate their cult.
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Still awesome!
- By Ellie on 21-01-21
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Soul Eater
- Book 3
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 3
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 16-10-06
- Language: English
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Time Travel Diaries
- By: Caroline Lawrence
- Narrated by: Simon Scardifield
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure in Roman London - where past meets present. Billionaire Solomon Daisy is obsessed with the skeleton of a blue-eyed girl from Roman London. He has managed to invent a time machine so that he can go and find her, but it's estimated that for each hour spent in the past, the time traveller's life will be shortened, so Solomon recruits a potential child time traveller: Alex Papas, a 12-year-old boy who knows a smattering of Greek and Latin.
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Fantastic Time Travel Romp
- By Bessy on 19-05-19
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Time Travel Diaries
- Narrated by: Simon Scardifield
- Series: The Time Travel Diaries, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 04-04-19
- Language: English
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Viper's Daughter
- By: Michelle Paver
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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For two summers Torak and Renn have been living in the Forest with their faithful pack-brother, Wolf. But their happiness is shattered when Renn realises Torak is in danger – and she's the threat. When she mysteriously disappears, Torak and Wolf brave the Far North to find her. At the mercy of the Sea Mother and haunted by ravenous ice bears, their quest leads them to the Edge of the World. There they must face an enemy more evil than any they've encountered.
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“It isn’t over...”
- By Mrs on 02-04-20
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Viper's Daughter
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 7
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth
- By: Katherine Woodfine
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Wonder at the puzzling disappearance of the Jewelled Moth! Marvel as our heroines, Sophie and Lil, don cunning disguises, mingle in high society and munch many cucumber sandwiches to solve this curious case! Applaud their bravery as they follow a trail of terrible secrets that leads straight to London’s most dangerous criminal mastermind, and could put their own lives at risk too....
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Exciting!
- By RDT on 12-02-17
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The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Series: The Sinclair's Mysteries, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 05-01-17
- Language: English
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Oath Breaker
- Book 5
- By: Michelle Paver
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time. Here, Torak finally learns why he is the Sprit Walker and discovers the true cost of revenge.
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Fab book, fab reading, not just for kids!
- By Sarah on 03-09-08
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Oath Breaker
- Book 5
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 5
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-08-08
- Language: English
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 9-16
- #9: Dolphins at Daybreak; #10: Ghost Town; #11: Lions; #12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime; #13: Volcano; #14: Dragon King; #15: Viking Ships; #16: Olympics
- By: Mary Pope Osborne
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
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It's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. And that's just the beginning....
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 9-16
- #9: Dolphins at Daybreak; #10: Ghost Town; #11: Lions; #12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime; #13: Volcano; #14: Dragon King; #15: Viking Ships; #16: Olympics
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Series: Magic Tree House, Book 9-16
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 24-08-11
- Language: English
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Voyage of the Sparrowhawk
- By: Natasha Farrant
- Narrated by: Deryn Oliver
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid being sent back to the orphanage, he needs to find his brother Sam, wounded in action and is now missing. Lotti's horrible aunt and uncle want to send her away to boarding-school (when she has just so successfully managed to get expelled from her last one!). And Clara, their young teacher, is waiting for news of her missing fiancé.
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Absolutely brilliant
- By Addison cave on 29-08-21
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Voyage of the Sparrowhawk
- Narrated by: Deryn Oliver
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 29-04-21
- Language: English
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