Showing results for "Miles" in Literature & Fiction

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong read by Martin Clunes. Streaker is a mixed-up kind of dog . . .with quite a bit of Ferrari and a large chunk of whirlwind . . . Trevor's mum has offered him £30 to walk the dog every day of the holidays. But...

Dive into the adventures of Miles, an average kid who embarks on an anything-but-average journey into the heart of the jungle with his scientist parents. When they're unexpectedly separated, Miles stumbles upon an ancient, hidden world beneath the lush canopy—a realm filled with remarkable creatures and formidable foes. This scripted audiobook is a thrilling exploration of bravery, discovery, and the magic of stepping into the unknown.

Winner of a Pura Belpré Award, this middle grade Cuban American coming-of-age novel is inspired by the author's own experience. When Julian's parents make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away from Cuba to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation, the boys are thrust into a new world where bullies run rampant and it’s not always clear how best to protect themselves.

Boy on a deep sea dive.

For fans of Gary Paulsen’s classic Hatchet and Lauren Tarshis’s bestselling I Survived series, J. L. Esplin's 96 Miles is a story of survival and desperation as two young brothers confront the worst in humanity—and themselves. Dad always said if things get desperate, it’s okay to drink...

Desde hace tiempo, una "misteriosa cosa" se oculta en alta mar, sorprendiendo a barcos y navíos, provocando accidentes, percances y extrañas desapariciones. Nadie sabe con exactitud qué puede ser esa cosa: ¿un animal?, ¿un barco abandonado?, ¿restos de un naufragio?

The World Wide Web of Sports is a podcast dedicated to the greatest sports stories you’ve never heard of... until now. It’s the kind of podcast you can put on during the drive to school or the ride home from practice — something kids, parents, and die-hard sports fans can all lean forward and listen to together. Every episode is an adaptation of real-world events using narrative techniques, thorough research, and cinematic scripting to enhance dramatic impact. Each one is produced like a dramatized movie for your ears — voice acting performances, immersive sound design, and original ...

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes a spinoff series perfect for STEM fans! Valentine's Day is approaching, and Miles Lewis doesn't really like all the mush that comes with it. He is excited about the candy experiments they're doing in science class, though. And...

Have you ever taken a step so big it covered a zillion miles? Duke is about to. Duke isn't just any boy he's an explorer. With his shiny Adventuring Boots polished and a very important, cinnamon-scented letter in his pocket, he's ready for a quest. His mission? To deliver a letter to the Man in the Moon, who has sadly lost his laugh. But Duke isn't going alone. He has Barnaby, his trusty (and surprisingly fast) flying pet snail, who zips through the air with a tiny, determined zumm-zumm-zumm. The Zillion-Mile Journey isn't a walk in the park.

The frost is fading, the Great Hearth is cooling, and the world is turning to dust. Only one girl can find the winter before it’s gone forever. In the village of Ever-Amber, the seasons have stopped. The air is thick with dry heat, and the magical Great Jar which holds the world’s winter has dwindled to a single, shimmering crystal. Ten-year-old Sarah knows that if the Last Snowflake melts, the quiet beauty of a winter’s chill will be lost to the "Thaw-Snatchers" and their world of endless, scorching steam.

Best friends Ray and Jose are not your typical teenagers. They've escaped foster care and juvenile detention centers to live on their own together in an abandoned stationhouse in New York City's Ten Mile River Park. Ray and Jose are as close as brothers. But then they meet Trini, the smart...

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes a spin-off series perfect for STEM fans! When Miles and his classmates welcome a few frogs as class pets, it's a reminder that what he really wants more than anything is a dog to call his own. But his parents don't think he's...

It's a dark and scary night in space when the Callistos enter a nebula in the midst of a lightning storm. Their mission: Find an old ship, and make sure no one is stranded on it. The ship appears to be abandoned, but something strange is going on.

Bed time stories for...

A sus nueve años, Noé nunca pensó que perdería su libertad, que se alejaría de su casa, de su familia y que tendría que permanecer encerrado en un sótano. Para no tener que enfrentar la realidad, Noé se refugia en una oscuridad de mentiras, pero poco a poco descubre que su imaginación es lo único que tiene para soportar su encierro y que sus historias logran que la mirada del hombre de los dos metros de estatura se vaya transformando. Ahora Noé sabe qué significa ser un hombre de una pieza y, junto a su nuevo amigo el Gorras, conoce cuál es el tamaño real del cielo.

Miles' parents read stories to him and you get to listen in. Or read along if you have the book we're reading!

María echa mucho de menos a su prima Carla, que vive lejos. Sabe que están conectadas siempre gracias al hilo invisible, pero ella quiere saber más. ¿Cómo es ese hilo? ¿De qué color? ¿De qué forma? Maríatendrá que conectar profundamente con el hilo que comparte con su prima para descubrirlo. ¡Y no hará este viaje con sus vínculos sola! Todos sus compañeros de clase intentarán representar los hilos invisibles que los conectan a las personas que aman. ¡Incluso la maestra hará su propio viaje!

Welcome to "Miles the Brave," a captivating kids stories podcast where the ordinary meets the extraordinary! Dive into the adventures of Miles, an average kid who embarks on an anything-but-average journey into the heart of the jungle with his scientist parents. When they're unexpectedly separated, Miles stumbles upon an ancient, hidden world beneath the lush canopy—a realm filled with remarkable creatures and formidable foes. This kids stories podcast is a thrilling exploration of bravery, discovery, and the magic of stepping into the unknown. "Miles the Brave" is not just a kids stories ...

Have you ever had an unlikely friendship that changed your life? For me, that friendship was with Miles, the baby boy in the house I clean every day. As much as I love my job, Miles' crying and screaming used to put me in a funk. But when he started putting stickers on my face, something shifted and we became inseparable.

Oh, the Places we will Go and the Adventures we will see! It will be a race through the streets of San Francisco! Will Miles & Freeway arrive in time for the Zoo's 100 Birthday Party? Come along and see where this Big Adventure takes them!