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The Chicano Worker

by Walter Fogel, Fred H. Schmidt, Vernon M. Briggs Jr. ...

The Chicano Worker is an incisive analysis of the labor-market experiences of Mexican American workers in the late twentieth century. The authors—each established in the fields of labor economics and research on Chicano workers—describe the major employment patterns of the Chicano labor force and discuss the historical and institutional factors determining these patterns. This work speaks to the ... Read more

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The Chicano Worker is an incisive analysis of the labor-market experiences of Mexican American workers in the late twentieth century. The authors—each established in the fields of labor economics and research on Chicano workers—describe the major employment patterns of the Chicano labor force and discuss the historical and institutional factors determining these patterns. This work speaks to the
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Chaco Banyon

Sheriff of Lordsburg

by Fred Schmidt ...

Darkhorse glared at Chaco. "I might have left the peasants alone if they hadn't tried to stop me, but now it's too late. All a' them will have to die."Chaco was getting angry. "Darkhorse, you're crazy! Before this is all over, you'll have the entire United States Cavalry down your back.""It's too bad you won't be around to see that.""If you wanna make a fight a' this, let me get back to the town ... Read more

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Darkhorse glared at Chaco. "I might have left the peasants alone if they hadn't tried to stop me, but now it's too late. All a' them will have to die."Chaco was getting angry. "Darkhorse, you're crazy! Before this is all over, you'll have the entire United States Cavalry down your back.""It's too bad you won't be around to see that.""If you wanna make a fight a' this, let me get back to the town
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The Labors of Hercules Beal

by Gary D. Schmidt ...

Narrated by Fred Berman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars,in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill a seemingly impossible school assignment—and learns about friendship, community, and himself along the way.Herc Beal knows who he's named after—a mythical hero—but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his ... Read more

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From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars,in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill a seemingly impossible school assignment—and learns about friendship, community, and himself along the way.Herc Beal knows who he's named after—a mythical hero—but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his
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The Wednesday Wars

A Newbery Honor Award Winner

by Gary D. Schmidt ...

Narrated by Fred Berman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 48 min

In this Newbery Honor–winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt tells the witty and compelling story of a teenage boy who feels that fate has it in for him.Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Throughout the school year, Holling strives to get a handle on the Shakespeare plays Mrs. Baker assigns him to read on his own time, and to figure out the ... Read more

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In this Newbery Honor–winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt tells the witty and compelling story of a teenage boy who feels that fate has it in for him.Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Throughout the school year, Holling strives to get a handle on the Shakespeare plays Mrs. Baker assigns him to read on his own time, and to figure out the
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The Lost Year

A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine (National Book Award Finalist)

by Katherine Marsh ...

Narrated by Katherine Marsh, Anna Fikhman, Christopher Gebauer, Jesse Vilinsky ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

"Narrators Anna Fikhman, Christopher Gebauer, and Jesse Vilinsky combine talents in this compelling historical fiction, which takes place during the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s."- AudioFile**Author's note read by the author.From the author of *Nowhere Boy—*called “a resistance novel for our times” by The New York Times—comes a brilliant middle-grade survival story that traces a harrowing family ... Read more

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"Narrators Anna Fikhman, Christopher Gebauer, and Jesse Vilinsky combine talents in this compelling historical fiction, which takes place during the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s."- AudioFile**Author's note read by the author.From the author of *Nowhere Boy—*called “a resistance novel for our times” by The New York Times—comes a brilliant middle-grade survival story that traces a harrowing family
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Black Brother, Black Brother

by Jewell Parker Rhodes ...

Narrated by Barrie Buckner ...

Unabridged

4 hours 36 min

From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition.Framed. Bullied. Disliked. But I know I can still be the best.Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible. ... Read more

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From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition.Framed. Bullied. Disliked. But I know I can still be the best.Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible.
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The View From Saturday

by E.L. Konigsburg ...

Narrated by Jenna Lamia, Jan Maxwell ...

Unabridged

4 hours 41 min

From the Newbery Medal–winning author of the beloved classic From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler comes four jewel-like short stories—one for each of the team members of an Academic Bowl team—that ask questions and demonstrate surprising answers.How had Mrs. Olinski chosen her sixth-grade Academic Bowl team? She had a number of answers. But were any of them true? How had she really ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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From the Newbery Medal–winning author of the beloved classic From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler comes four jewel-like short stories—one for each of the team members of an Academic Bowl team—that ask questions and demonstrate surprising answers.How had Mrs. Olinski chosen her sixth-grade Academic Bowl team? She had a number of answers. But were any of them true? How had she really
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Dead End in Norvelt

(Newbery Medal Winner)

by Jack Gantos ...

Narrated by Jack Gantos ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Norvelt Series
Unabridged

7 hours 13 min

Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the Newbery Medal for best contribution to children's literature and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction!Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents, ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the Newbery Medal for best contribution to children's literature and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction!Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents,
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The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

by Christopher Healy ...

Narrated by Bronson Pinchot ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Hero’s Guide
Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You’ve never heard of them, have you? These are the princes who saved Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, respectively, and yet, thanks to those lousy bards who wrote the tales, you likely know them only as Prince Charming. But all of this is about to change.Rejected by their princesses and cast out of their castles, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You’ve never heard of them, have you? These are the princes who saved Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, respectively, and yet, thanks to those lousy bards who wrote the tales, you likely know them only as Prince Charming. But all of this is about to change.Rejected by their princesses and cast out of their castles,
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The Eyes and the Impossible

(Newbery Medal Winner)

by Dave Eggers ...

Narrated by Ethan Hawke ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

**NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn enthralling novel for all ages by award-winning author Dave Eggers, told from the perspective of one uniquely endearing dog.**“Johannes is a highly engaging narrator whose exuberance and good nature run like a bright thread through the novel’s pages.” —The New York TimesJohannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be ... Read more

$15.00 USD

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**NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn enthralling novel for all ages by award-winning author Dave Eggers, told from the perspective of one uniquely endearing dog.**“Johannes is a highly engaging narrator whose exuberance and good nature run like a bright thread through the novel’s pages.” —The New York TimesJohannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be
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The Landry News

by Andrew Clements ...

Narrated by Zoe Kazan ...

Unabridged

2 hours 59 min

New Student Gets Old TeacherThe bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students anything. So Cara decides to give Mr. Larson something else to read -- her own newspaper, The Landry News.Before she knows it, the whole fifth-grade class is in on the project. ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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New Student Gets Old TeacherThe bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students anything. So Cara decides to give Mr. Larson something else to read -- her own newspaper, The Landry News.Before she knows it, the whole fifth-grade class is in on the project.
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The Western MEGAPACK®

25 Classic Western Stories

by Johnston McCulley, Bret Harte, Robert E. Howard, Allan R. Bosworth, J. Allan Dunn ...

Hours of great reading await, with Western tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned authors, including Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro), Robert E. Howard (famous for Conan the Barbarian), and Clarence E. Mulford (creator of Hopalong Cassidy), and many more!HIS KIND OF HELLION, by Johnston McCulleyTEXAS JOHN ALDEN, by Robert E. HowardTHE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT, by Bret ... Read more

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Hours of great reading await, with Western tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned authors, including Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro), Robert E. Howard (famous for Conan the Barbarian), and Clarence E. Mulford (creator of Hopalong Cassidy), and many more!HIS KIND OF HELLION, by Johnston McCulleyTEXAS JOHN ALDEN, by Robert E. HowardTHE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT, by Bret
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