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Safiyyah's War
- By: Hiba Noor Khan
- Narrated by: Shala Nyx
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance14
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Her best friend's family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work, it falls to Safiyyah to run the dangerous errands around the city.\ It's not long before hundreds of persecuted Jews seek sanctuary at the mosque. Can Safiyyah find the courage to enter the treacherous catacombs under Paris and lead the Jews to safety?
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A very interesting historical story
- By Anonymous on 14-03-24
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Safiyyah's War
- Narrated by: Shala Nyx
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-07-23
- Language: English
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Coram Boy
- By: Jamila Gavin
- Narrated by: Cornelius Garrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance47
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Story47
A tale of two cities Gloucester and London. A tale of two boys Toby, saved from an African slave ship, and Aaron, the illegitimate son of the heir to a great estate. A tale of fathers and sons Otis, dealing in the vilest trade of all, and his son Meshak, not quite of this world; Sir William Ashbrook, landowner, and Alexander, the son he disinherits... An epic journey fraught with every danger and excitement, until love triumphs over hate and corruption, from bestselling author Jamila Gavin.
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Brilliant!
- By Anonymous on 06-09-18
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Coram Boy
- Narrated by: Cornelius Garrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 02-11-09
- Language: English
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Flashback Four #3: The Pompeii Disaster
- By: Dan Gutman
- Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance1
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In this explosive third installment of New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman’s action-packed series, four thrill-seeking friends travel back in time to document one of the most devastating natural disasters the world has ever seen. Eccentric billionaire Miss Z is sending Luke, Julia...
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Flashback Four #3: The Pompeii Disaster
- Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
- Series: Flashback Four, Book 3
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-04-18
- Language: English
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Sky Chasers
- By: Emma Carroll
- Narrated by: Rosie Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance11
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A encounter with a boy dangling from the sky changes pickpocket Magpie's life forever. Like her, the boy dreams of flying over the rooftops of Paris. His family, the Montgolfiers, are desperate to be first to discover the secret of flight. Together with Pierre, Magpie is soon caught up in a world of inflatable bloomers, spies and a trio of unruly animals in a race to be the first to fly a hot air balloon - in front of the King and Queen of France.
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Good story let down by poor narration
- By CiscoBear on 10-06-19
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Sky Chasers
- Narrated by: Rosie Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 22-06-18
- Language: English
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The Mythmakers
- A magical new adventure from the bestselling author of The Hatmakers
- By: Tamzin Merchant
- Narrated by: Tamzin Merchant
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance9
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Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Hatmakers comes an enchanting new tale that reimagines the young lives of Merlin, Arthur and Guinevere, and reveals the origins of Maker magic. Gwyn has never wanted to act like a lady. She much prefers fighting with...
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Best story ever!!
- By Suzie Austin on 03-09-25
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The Mythmakers
- A magical new adventure from the bestselling author of The Hatmakers
- Narrated by: Tamzin Merchant
- Series: The Hatmakers, Book 4
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 31-07-25
- Language: English
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Westfallen
- What if you had to stop Germany winning WWII? A thrilling race-against-time adventure
- By: Ann Brashares, Ben Brashares
- Narrated by: André Santana, Carlotta Brentan
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Bloomsbury presents Westfallen by Ann and Ben Brashares, read by André Santana and Carlotta Brentan We didn’t mean to change the past. Now we have to win the war. A stunning 'what if?' story by a bestselling author about two groups of 12-year-olds – one in World War Two, one in the present...
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Westfallen
- What if you had to stop Germany winning WWII? A thrilling race-against-time adventure
- Narrated by: André Santana, Carlotta Brentan
- Series: Westfallen, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 27-03-25
- Language: English
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The Painted Dragon
- (The Sinclair's Mysteries)
- By: Katherine Woodfine
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall38
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Performance31
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Story31
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)
- 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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War Horse
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Luke Treadaway
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall548
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Performance446
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Story449
Michael Morpurgo’s classic tale, capturing the power of the human spirit. First published back in 1982, ‘War Horse’ has taken the world by storm. The book was adapted to the stage and was performed at the National Theatre and on Broadway. This full and unabridged edition is beautifully...
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Fantastic!
- By Hillow on 22-09-15
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War Horse
- Narrated by: Luke Treadaway
- Series: War Horse, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 18-12-14
- Language: English
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Johnny and the Bomb
- Johnny Maxwell, Book 3
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Tony Robinson
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Abridged
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Overall40
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Performance28
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Story28
Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do something when they find Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, semi-conscious in an alley...as long as it's not the kiss of life. But there's more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and a bunch of dubious black bags. Somehow she holds the key to different times, different ears: including the Blackbury Blitz in 1941. Suddenly, now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself caught up more and more with then.
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Light hearted
- By Martin Selwood on 20-12-22
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Johnny and the Bomb
- Johnny Maxwell, Book 3
- Narrated by: Tony Robinson
- Series: Johnny Maxwell (abridged), Book 3
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 16-02-07
- Language: English
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8
- By: Mary Pope Osborne
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance39
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Story43
Books 1-8 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series plus an interview with Mary Pope Osborne! Meet Jack and Annie! Jack and his younger sister, Annie, are just regular kids. But when they discover a tree house in the woods, something magical happens. In books 1-4, Jack and Annie...
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Good fun for young listeners
- By Kindle Customer on 27-12-12
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Magic Tree House Collection: Books 1-8
- Narrated by: Mary Pope Osborne
- Series: Magic Tree House, Book 1-8
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 27-09-11
- Language: English
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Explorers
- By: Ladybird
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance0
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Backpack? Check! Passport? Check! Compass? Check! Heart of an adventurer? Double check! Ok, we’re ready to meet some of the history’s bravest explorers! These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) Sophie Alred (Dr Who) and Kristin Atherton as Missy.
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Ladybird Audio Adventures: Explorers
- Narrated by: Ben Bailey Smith
- Series: Ladybird Audio Adventures
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 24-07-25
- Language: English
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The Houdini Inheritance
- By: Emma Carroll
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Brennan
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in line to see him. He is there to perform a daring trick – he will jump off the town pier in chains, pitching himself into the water below. But when Glory outsmarts the infamous Houdini, she is suddenly sucked into his world, and finds herself tasked with looking after his precious trunk – the one that contains all his secrets.
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Houdini hide
- By Miss R. on 03-09-24
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The Houdini Inheritance
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Brennan
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 04-07-24
- Language: English
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The Ancient Egypt Sleepover
- By: Stephen Davies
- Narrated by: Stephen Davies
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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The Ancient Egypt Sleepover consists of twenty-one short chapters, perfect for listening to in class. It is thrilling but also realistic, making it the go-to fiction choice for primary school teachers covering Ancient Egypt in KS2 history.
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Exciting,Fun, Informative
- By Caroline Lawrence on 09-01-25
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The Ancient Egypt Sleepover
- Narrated by: Stephen Davies
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 06-01-25
- Language: English
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Jed Greenleaf
- By: Kieran Larwood
- Narrated by: Colin Ryan
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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In the land of Grand Albion, six magickal guilds compete for the chance to rule. But hidden plots make the contest unfair. The strongest guilds are about to wipe out the weakest ... A young orphan called Jed finds himself adopted by the crumbling Guild of Leaf. With skin as tough as bark, and the strength of a mighty oak, he has to learn to harness his powers, before he is thrown into battle for his guild's survival. With the help of some new friends, Jed has to find a way to save his guild family and country from the clutches of the power-hungry Lord Cromwell and Lady Ireton.
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A fun adventure
- By Anonymous on 31-01-26
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Jed Greenleaf
- Narrated by: Colin Ryan
- Series: Jed Greenleaf, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 24-10-24
- Language: English
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
- I Survived, Book 1
- By: Lauren Tarshis
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance6
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Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Listeners will be transported by stories of amazing kids and how they survived!
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
- I Survived, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Series: I Survived, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 29-03-16
- Language: English
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The Umbrella Mouse
- By: Anna Fargher, Sam Usher
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance10
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A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII, winner of the 2019 Sainsbury's Book Prize for Fiction and selected for Waterstones Book of the Month. 1944, and London is...
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THE BEST!!! LOVED IT SO MUCH!!!!!!!!😃😃😃😃😃
- By N.C.K. on 06-05-22
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The Umbrella Mouse
- Narrated by: Katherine Press
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 16-05-20
- Language: English
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Five Children on the Western Front
- By: Kate Saunders
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance33
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Story34
The five children have grown up and World War I has begun in earnest. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories... until, for the first time in 10 years, he suddenly reappears. Before this last adventure ends, all will be changed; the two younger children will have seen the Great War from...
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A wonderful book
- By Anne on 30-06-18
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Five Children on the Western Front
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-06-15
- Language: English
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Resist
- One Girl's Fight Back Against the Nazis
- By: Tom Palmer, Tom Clohosy Cole
- Narrated by: Anna Gilthorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on life under wartime occupation, in a beautifully told story inspired by the childhood of Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn. As the brutal Second World War stretches on with no end in sight, life for ordinary Dutch people in the Nazi-occupied...
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Resist
- One Girl's Fight Back Against the Nazis
- Narrated by: Anna Gilthorpe
- Series: Conkers
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 17-10-24
- Language: English
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Romeo v Juliet
- By: R.A. Spratt
- Narrated by: R.A. Spratt
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Selby does not want to be in the school play. She is much happier behind the scenes painting sets - anything to avoid standing on stage in front of an audience, performing for disinterested classmates and overenthusiastic parents. So Selby did not plan on landing the lead role of Juliet...
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Romeo v Juliet
- Narrated by: R.A. Spratt
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 03-02-26
- Language: English
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Billy the Kid
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Richard Attenborough
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall40
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Performance30
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Read by the inimitable Richard Attenborough. Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke out… Billy the Kid is told through the voice of an 80 year old man, who looks back on his life as Chelsea’s champion striker until the outbreak of...
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Love this book
- By Nixie Graham on 25-09-23
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Billy the Kid
- Narrated by: Richard Attenborough
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 30-09-10
- Language: English
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