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Worst Date Ever

by Melodie Campbell ...

Narrated by Michelle Monteith ...

Series series Rapid Reads
Unabridged

1 hour 34 min

Jennie has been a widow for two years.Jennie's twelve-year-old son thinks it's about time she started dating, and so does her best friend, Angela. So with Angela's help, Jennie signs up to an online dating site. Within hours, she has several dates lined up for the week. Surely there will be one Prince Charming in the bunch. And if not, it's only one date, right? How bad could it be?This short ... Read more

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Jennie has been a widow for two years.Jennie's twelve-year-old son thinks it's about time she started dating, and so does her best friend, Angela. So with Angela's help, Jennie signs up to an online dating site. Within hours, she has several dates lined up for the week. Surely there will be one Prince Charming in the bunch. And if not, it's only one date, right? How bad could it be?This short
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Dead Kid Detective Agency

by Evan Munday ...

Narrated by Michelle Monteith ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Dead Kid Detective Agency
Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

Thirteen-year-old October Schwartz is new in town, short on friends, and the child of a clinically depressed science teacher. Naturally, she spends most of her time in the Sticksville Cemetery, which just happens to border her backyard. And that backyard just happens to be the home of five dead teenagers, each from a different era of the past: there’s the dead United Empire Loyalist! The dead ... Read more

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Thirteen-year-old October Schwartz is new in town, short on friends, and the child of a clinically depressed science teacher. Naturally, she spends most of her time in the Sticksville Cemetery, which just happens to border her backyard. And that backyard just happens to be the home of five dead teenagers, each from a different era of the past: there’s the dead United Empire Loyalist! The dead
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On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light

A Novel

by Cordelia Strube ...

Narrated by Michelle Monteith, Scott Gorman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

Harriet is 11 going on 30. Her mixed-media art is a source of wonder to her younger brother, Irwin, but an unmitigated horror to the panoply of insufficiently grown-up grown-ups who surround her. She plans to run away to Algonquin Park, hole up in a cabin like Tom Thomson and paint trees; and so, to fund her escape, she runs errands for the seniors who inhabit the Shangrila, the decrepit apartment ... Read more

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Harriet is 11 going on 30. Her mixed-media art is a source of wonder to her younger brother, Irwin, but an unmitigated horror to the panoply of insufficiently grown-up grown-ups who surround her. She plans to run away to Algonquin Park, hole up in a cabin like Tom Thomson and paint trees; and so, to fund her escape, she runs errands for the seniors who inhabit the Shangrila, the decrepit apartment
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Dead Kid Detective Agency (Booktrack Edition)

by Evan Munday ...

Narrated by Michelle Monteith ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Dead Kid Detective Agency
Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!Thirteen-year-old October Schwartz is new in town, short on friends, and the child of a clinically depressed science teacher. Naturally, she spends most of her time in the Sticksville Cemetery, which just happens to border her backyard. And that backyard just happens to be the home of five dead teenagers, ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!Thirteen-year-old October Schwartz is new in town, short on friends, and the child of a clinically depressed science teacher. Naturally, she spends most of her time in the Sticksville Cemetery, which just happens to border her backyard. And that backyard just happens to be the home of five dead teenagers,
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The Middle Ground

by Zoe Whittall ...

Narrated by Michelle Monteith ...

Series series Rapid Reads
Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Missy Turner thinks of herself as the most ordinary woman in the world. She has a lot to be thankful for: a great kid, a loving husband, a job she enjoys and the security of living in the small town where she was born. Then one day everything gets turned upside down. She loses her job, catches her husband making out with the neighbor and is briefly taken hostage by a young man who robs the local ... Read more

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Missy Turner thinks of herself as the most ordinary woman in the world. She has a lot to be thankful for: a great kid, a loving husband, a job she enjoys and the security of living in the small town where she was born. Then one day everything gets turned upside down. She loses her job, catches her husband making out with the neighbor and is briefly taken hostage by a young man who robs the local
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The Goat

by Anne Fleming ...

Narrated by Michelle Monteith ...

Unabridged

3 hours 28 min

When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City, she discovers a goat living on the roof of her Manhattan apartment building — but she soon realizes a goat on the roof may be the least strange thing about her new home, whose residents are both fascinating and unforgettable.When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what ... Read more

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When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City, she discovers a goat living on the roof of her Manhattan apartment building — but she soon realizes a goat on the roof may be the least strange thing about her new home, whose residents are both fascinating and unforgettable.When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what
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Barrelling Forward

Stories

by Eva Crocker ...

Narrated by Michelle Monteith ...

Unabridged

6 hours 13 min

Winner of the Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction and the CAA Emerging Writer Award, Barrelling Forward is a brilliantly crafted debut collection from one contemporary fiction’s newest literary star.Eva Crocker sees life in sharper focus than the rest of us. The objects, rituals, and scenes of everyday life take on an almost mythic quality in these stories, even while remaining intimately ... Read more

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Winner of the Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction and the CAA Emerging Writer Award, Barrelling Forward is a brilliantly crafted debut collection from one contemporary fiction’s newest literary star.Eva Crocker sees life in sharper focus than the rest of us. The objects, rituals, and scenes of everyday life take on an almost mythic quality in these stories, even while remaining intimately
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Once More with Feeling

by Méira Cook ...

Narrated by Michelle Monteith ...

Unabridged

13 hours 9 min

From award-winning author Méira Cook comes a novel exploring the intricacies and interconnected lives of one community in a small and colourful prairie city.After twenty years Max Binder is still in love with his fiery wife, Maggie, and is determined to get her the perfect fortieth birthday gift. But Max’s singular desire — to make his wife happy — leads to an unexpected event that changes the ... Read more

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From award-winning author Méira Cook comes a novel exploring the intricacies and interconnected lives of one community in a small and colourful prairie city.After twenty years Max Binder is still in love with his fiery wife, Maggie, and is determined to get her the perfect fortieth birthday gift. But Max’s singular desire — to make his wife happy — leads to an unexpected event that changes the
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The Woman with All the Answers

A hilarious and uplifting read from Richard & Judy bestseller Linda Green

by Linda Green ...

Narrated by Sarah Durham ...

Unabridged

9 hours

The brilliantly observed, witty and heart-warming new book club read from Richard & Judy bestseller Linda Green, for fans of Clare Pooley, Mike Gayle and David Nicholls!✨'Wonderfully executed, unique, clever and hilarious... Linda Green is absolutely at the top of her game. An absolute gem of a book!' Mike GayleAlexa knows your family better than you do. Now you're about to get to know her...Fift. ... Read more

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The brilliantly observed, witty and heart-warming new book club read from Richard & Judy bestseller Linda Green, for fans of Clare Pooley, Mike Gayle and David Nicholls!✨'Wonderfully executed, unique, clever and hilarious... Linda Green is absolutely at the top of her game. An absolute gem of a book!' Mike GayleAlexa knows your family better than you do. Now you're about to get to know her...Fift.
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The Girl with the Red Ribbon

Unforgettable historical fiction for fans of 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz'

by Carly Schabowski ...

Narrated by Fran Burgoyne ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

Inspired by a true story from the author’s own family, comes a heartbreaking WW2 story, perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, All the Light We Cannot See, and The Nightingale. 1939, Poland: The teenage girl hears the gunshots before she sees the Nazis approach her home. Ania’s family don’t have time to run, but she does. Hiding nearby, she listens to her sister’s screams, as she strokes ... Read more

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Inspired by a true story from the author’s own family, comes a heartbreaking WW2 story, perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, All the Light We Cannot See, and The Nightingale. 1939, Poland: The teenage girl hears the gunshots before she sees the Nazis approach her home. Ania’s family don’t have time to run, but she does. Hiding nearby, she listens to her sister’s screams, as she strokes
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It Had to Be You

The uplifting, heartwarming novel from BESTSELLER Beth Moran

by Beth Moran ...

Narrated by Rosalind Steele ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

The novel from Number 1 Bestselling author Beth Moran! Perfect for fans of Shari Low, Jill Mansell, and Jenny ColganGrowing up, sisters Libby and Nicky never knew who they’d find at breakfast.Their parents fostered children of all ages, and although the girls loved playing their part in providing a safe haven, it meant that life was rarely peaceful.Now as a single mother of two, Libby’s life is ... Read more

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The novel from Number 1 Bestselling author Beth Moran! Perfect for fans of Shari Low, Jill Mansell, and Jenny ColganGrowing up, sisters Libby and Nicky never knew who they’d find at breakfast.Their parents fostered children of all ages, and although the girls loved playing their part in providing a safe haven, it meant that life was rarely peaceful.Now as a single mother of two, Libby’s life is
... Read more

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The Barking Dog

by Cordelia Strube ...

“Told with such humour and suspense that it’s hard to put down . . . A rare achievement, an unstintingly honest, hilarious, and dreadful delight.” — Globe and MailGreer Pentland is having a challenging year. Her teenaged son, Sam, is on trial for the murder of two senior citizens, a crime allegedly committed while he was sleepwalking. Greer is also battling breast cancer, a disease that has left ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Told with such humour and suspense that it’s hard to put down . . . A rare achievement, an unstintingly honest, hilarious, and dreadful delight.” — Globe and MailGreer Pentland is having a challenging year. Her teenaged son, Sam, is on trial for the murder of two senior citizens, a crime allegedly committed while he was sleepwalking. Greer is also battling breast cancer, a disease that has left
... Read more