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Secret Suffragette
- By: Barbara Mitchelhill
- Narrated by: Gemma Lawrence
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall200
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Performance177
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Story175
Daisy’s hero is Florence Nightingale, and she hopes to one day become a nurse just like her. But as a girl growing up in the East End of London in 1912, it seems like all her future holds is dropping out of school to work a tough job in a factory for very little money.
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Great story for 10 year old girl and mum
- By wendy Jennings on 27-09-21
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Secret Suffragette
- Narrated by: Gemma Lawrence
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 29-07-20
- Language: English
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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz
- the exciting new adventure from the bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike
- By: Robin Stevens
- Narrated by: Samantha Shortall, Thaddea Graham
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall38
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Performance34
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Story34
Brought to you by Puffin. The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike: Robin Stevens. April 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike...
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Great audiobook
- By Anonymous on 24-10-23
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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz
- the exciting new adventure from the bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike
- Narrated by: Samantha Shortall, Thaddea Graham
- Series: The Ministry of Unladylike Activity, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 12-10-23
- Language: English
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Back Home
- By: Michelle Magorian
- Narrated by: Michelle Magorian
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance43
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Story43
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Back Home written and read by Michelle Magorian. Back Home tells the story of Rusty, returning to England after being evacuated to America for five years in the Second World War. After five happy years in America, Rusty must return to England: the place...
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Rudeness
- By Claire on 29-07-24
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Back Home
- Narrated by: Michelle Magorian
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 22-11-18
- 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
- Unabridged
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Overall272
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Performance217
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Story212
Spaceboy, from Children's author David Walliams. 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...
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SpaceBoy
- By J9P on 26-11-22
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Spaceboy
- Narrated by: Akiya Henry, Reginald D. Hunter, Eric Meyers, Penelope Rawlins, Liza Ross
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 29-09-22
- Language: English
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A Slice of the Moon
- By: Sandi Toksvig
- Narrated by: Lisa Dwan
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance55
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Story54
Because of the potato me and my family left our home and travelled 6,000 miles to find a new life . . . Slim Hannigan and her family are poor but happy. Theirs is a life filled with love and laughter - and a pet pig called Hamlet. But things change overnight, and suddenly they find themselves...
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A Surprise
- By Helen on 13-10-15
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A Slice of the Moon
- Narrated by: Lisa Dwan
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 01-10-15
- Language: English
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall118
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Performance96
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Story94
A heartwarming tale of courage and warmth, set against the backdrop of the second world war, about a cat who survives against the odds. "Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down...
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The Amazing Story Of Adolfas Tibs.
- By C on 13-02-16
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
- Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-04-13
- Language: English
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Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas
- Pippi Longstocking, Band 3
- By: Astrid Lindgren, Susan Beard
- Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
Pippi, Tommy and Annika are off on another great adventure - a trip to Koratuttutt Island where Pippi's father is king. They explore secret caves and play marbles with pearls; luckily, the pirates and sharks they meet are no match for Pippi! One of the most popular children's characters of all time, Pippi's unique spirit and quirky tales have been entertaining readers for 80 years. Pippi Longstocking is Astrid Lindgren's most well-known and iconic character.
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Tommy + annika+ and pippi long stocking
- By A on 19-04-26
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Pippi Longstocking in the South Seas
- Pippi Longstocking, Band 3
- Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig
- Series: Pippi Longstocking, Book 3
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-05-25
- Language: English
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A Long Walk to Water
- By: Linda Sue Park
- Narrated by: David Baker, Cynthia Bishop
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance20
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Story20
In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle. When Salva's village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life. Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope.
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A Beautigul based on true life story
- By Sleepy on 24-06-24
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A Long Walk to Water
- Narrated by: David Baker, Cynthia Bishop
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 07-11-13
- Language: English
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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall180
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Performance156
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Story154
How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful. There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling...
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Marvellous tale for young and old
- By Sigrin on 24-04-20
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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-09-11
- Language: English
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Wolfbane
- Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 9
- By: Michelle Paver
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall142
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Performance126
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Story126
It is early spring, a turbulent, perilous time of sudden storms, frozen river fractures and drifting ice. Fleeing from a demon intent on devouring his souls, Wolf is swept out to sea far from the forest and his pack. The ocean, too, teems with danger: sea wolves, sharks and hunters of the deep, and the demon is gaining ground. Torak and Renn must race to save their pack-brother, battling the harsh icy waves and merciless torrents. If they can't find Wolf in time, the bond between them will be severed forever....
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unparalleled world building and plot
- By Anonymous on 23-12-25
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Wolfbane
- Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 9
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 9
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 26-04-22
- Language: English
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Viper's Daughter
- By: Michelle Paver
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall262
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Performance229
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Story228
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 Elizabeth Petrie 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 Lion Above the Door
- By: Onjali Q. Raúf
- Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance39
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Story39
From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes an incredible story about missing histories and the concept of a universal family, told with humour and heart. Leo and his best friend Sangeetha are the odd ones out in their school. In fact...
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Absolutely beautiful book with an amazing moral
- By Abhishek Verma on 11-03-22
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The Lion Above the Door
- Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 14-10-21
- Language: English
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The Sword Thief
- The 39 Clues, Book 3
- By: Peter Lerangis
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall65
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Performance42
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Story42
ATTENTION! Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair Oh. Could they have been foolish enough to make an alliance? Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded . . . and the price to uncover them just might be lethal.
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Great Book
- By Joanne McKee on 18-01-24
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The Sword Thief
- The 39 Clues, Book 3
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Series: The 39 Clues, Book 3
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-03-09
- Language: English
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Montmorency
- By: Eleanor Updale
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall144
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Performance100
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Story100
Fleeing across a roof on a dark night in Victorian London, a thief crashes through a glass skylight to almost certain death. But an ambitious young doctor revives and reconstructs his shattered body, proudly showing off his handiwork at the Scientific Society where the city's intelligentsia meet. It is there that the robber picks up the key to a new existence, and on his release from prison begins to lead a double life.
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Great narration, book not for me
- By Daniel on 29-03-12
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Montmorency
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Series: Montmorency, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 04-12-08
- Language: English
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Beyond the Grave
- The 39 Clues, Book 4
- By: Jude Watson
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance35
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Story35
Betrayed by their cousins, abandoned by their uncle, and with only the slimmest hint to guide them, fourteen-year old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, rush off to Egypt on the hunt for 39 Clues that lead to a source of unimaginable power. But when they arrive, Amy and Dan get something completely unexpected—a message from their dead grandmother, Grace. Did Grace set out to help the two orphans . . . ore are Amy and Dan heading for the most devastating betrayal of them all?
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Amazing
- By Kindle Customer on 26-09-16
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Beyond the Grave
- The 39 Clues, Book 4
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Series: The 39 Clues, Book 4
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 23-06-09
- Language: English
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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
- By: Julie Berry
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Story5
There's a murderer on the loose—but that doesn't stop the girls of St. Etheldreda's from attempting to hide the death of their headmistress in this rollicking farce. The students of St. Etheldreda's School for Girls face a bothersome dilemma. Their irascible headmistress, Mrs. Plackett, and...
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irritating
- By hugh on 25-09-14
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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 23-09-14
- Language: English
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Bombs on Aunt Dainty
- Out of the Hitler Time, Book 2
- By: Judith Kerr
- Narrated by: Tacy Kneale
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
It is hard enough being a teenager in London during the Blitz, finding yourself in love and wondering every night whether you will survive the bombs. But it is even harder for Anna, who is still officially classified as an 'enemy alien'. Those bombs are coming from Germany – the country that was once her own. If Hitler invades, can she and her beloved refugee family possibly survive?
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Very engaging personal history of WW2 from the perspective of a much-loved refugee
- By Mary on 28-01-25
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Bombs on Aunt Dainty
- Out of the Hitler Time, Book 2
- Narrated by: Tacy Kneale
- Series: Out of the Hitler Time, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-11-22
- Language: English
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Ghost Hunter
- Book 6
- By: Michelle Paver
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall427
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Performance330
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Story331
A boy. A wolf. A legend for all time. The sixth book in the internationally bestselling WOLF BROTHER (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) series by renowned author Michelle Paver. Audio edition read by Sir Ian McKellen. As winter approaches and Souls' Night draws near, the Eagle Owl Mage holds the...
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An enthralling conclusion to a great saga.
- By Jay Dunlop on 21-08-09
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Ghost Hunter
- Book 6
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 6
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 20-08-09
- 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
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance16
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Story16
Books 17–24 of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series! These eight titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most...
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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: 23-08-05
- Language: English
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Lockett & Wilde's Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries: The Ghosts of the Manor
- By: Pam Smy, Lucy Strange
- Narrated by: Lucy Strange
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Matilda Lockett is used to playing the role of Poor Dead Edna on stage with her spirit-medium aunt, Signora Valentina, and theatrical uncle Barnabus–but when they all decamp to Beauchamp Manor to deal with a most dreadful haunting, she discovers she really can see ghosts! There she meets ghost boy, Edgar Wilde, who shares her love of supernatural snooping, and together they set about unravelling the case of The Ghosts of the Manor.
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A lovely ghost story
- By DawnT on 04-01-26
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Lockett & Wilde's Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries: The Ghosts of the Manor
- Narrated by: Lucy Strange
- Series: Lockett & Wilde's Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 30-10-24
- Language: English
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