Bestsellers
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I Am Malala
- How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
- By: Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick
- Narrated by: Neela Vaswani, Malala Yousafzai
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall882
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Performance743
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Story742
In this New York Times bestselling memoir, Malala Yousafzai—the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize—inspires young readers with her stunning story of resilience and power. I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region...
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Malala Thank you for your amazing story
- By Excelsior on 02-17-18
By: Malala Yousafzai, and others
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I Will Always Write Back
- How One Letter Changed Two Lives
- By: Martin Ganda, Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch
- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Emily Bauer
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,638
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Performance1,427
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Story1,430
The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a...
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Got a pen pal?
- By THoward on 03-19-17
By: Martin Ganda, and others
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George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall269
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Performance240
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Story243
Once a kidnapped slave baby, George Washington Carver found freedom in learning everything he could about the world around him. Overcoming poverty and racism, George became a brilliant scientist and a gifted professor who dedicated his expertise to helping black farmers....
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inspiring book
- By DIY manAmazon Customer on 04-20-16
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Who Was Helen Keller?
- By: Gare Thompson
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance34
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Story34
At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write, and do many amazing things. This inspiring biography is...
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it suck butt
- By Kendra Maas on 05-20-21
By: Gare Thompson
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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
- By: Bonnie Bader
- Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance36
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Story34
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was...
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Please listen
- By Amazon Customer on 01-21-25
By: Bonnie Bader
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She Persisted: Dolores Huerta
- By: Monica Brown, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Elena Rey, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds—including community activist Dolores Huerta! Dolores Huerta always knew that helping others in her community was...
By: Monica Brown, and others
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I Am Malala
- How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
- By: Malala Yousafzai, Patricia McCormick
- Narrated by: Neela Vaswani, Malala Yousafzai
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall882
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Performance743
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Story742
In this New York Times bestselling memoir, Malala Yousafzai—the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize—inspires young readers with her stunning story of resilience and power. I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region...
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Malala Thank you for your amazing story
- By Excelsior on 02-17-18
By: Malala Yousafzai, and others
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I Will Always Write Back
- How One Letter Changed Two Lives
- By: Martin Ganda, Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch
- Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji, Emily Bauer
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,638
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Performance1,427
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Story1,430
The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a...
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Got a pen pal?
- By THoward on 03-19-17
By: Martin Ganda, and others
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George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall269
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Performance240
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Story243
Once a kidnapped slave baby, George Washington Carver found freedom in learning everything he could about the world around him. Overcoming poverty and racism, George became a brilliant scientist and a gifted professor who dedicated his expertise to helping black farmers....
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inspiring book
- By DIY manAmazon Customer on 04-20-16
By: Janet Benge, and others
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Who Was Helen Keller?
- By: Gare Thompson
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance34
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Story34
At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write, and do many amazing things. This inspiring biography is...
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it suck butt
- By Kendra Maas on 05-20-21
By: Gare Thompson
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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
- By: Bonnie Bader
- Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance36
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Story34
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was...
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Please listen
- By Amazon Customer on 01-21-25
By: Bonnie Bader
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She Persisted: Dolores Huerta
- By: Monica Brown, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrated by: Elena Rey, Chelsea Clinton
- Length: 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds—including community activist Dolores Huerta! Dolores Huerta always knew that helping others in her community was...
By: Monica Brown, and others
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Claudette Colvin
- Twice Toward Justice
- By: Phillip Hoose
- Narrated by: Channie Waites
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall153
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Performance119
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Story119
On March 2, 1955, a slim, bespectacled teenager refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Mont-gomery, Alabama....
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The funny yet touching story of women leders!
- By Talia on 02-06-12
By: Phillip Hoose
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Stamped (For Kids)
- Racism, Antiracism, and You
- By: Sonja Cherry-Paul, Rachelle Baker, Ibram X. Kendi, and others
- Narrated by: Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall85
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Performance74
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Story72
This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to the history of racism and antiracism in America RACE. Uh-oh. The R-word. But actually talking about race is one of the most important things to learn how...
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Great read for kids and their parents!
- By Mel on 10-03-21
By: Sonja Cherry-Paul, and others
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Malcolm Lives!
- The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Listeners
- By: Ibram X. Kendi
- Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance10
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Story10
"Ibram X. Kendi narrates his well-researched biography of Malcolm X 100 years after Malcolm's birth. Kendi vividly shares Malcolm's family's difficulties..." — Kirkus National Book Award–winning and #1 New York Times–bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi brings an American icon to life in...
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Engaging
- By Tasnim Lat on 10-01-25
By: Ibram X. Kendi
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Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder - Volume One
- On Wisdom and Virtues
- By: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Stephen W. Hines - editor
- Narrated by: Charity Spencer
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
From helping others in times of need, to keeping and maintaining friendships, to having a positive attitude, Laura's words of wisdom in Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Wisdom and Virtues are applicable even in today's world. As she shares stories and experiences from her...
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It’s like a diary
- By Placeholder on 09-15-23
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder, and others
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Harriet Tubman: Freedombound
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall92
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Performance80
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Story80
At age six the sharp bite of a whip taught Harriet Tubman what it meant to be a slave. The other slaves scoffed when Harriet resolved to escape north someday. Little did they know that this girl would one day lead hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad....
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Powerful, must-listen book
- By Stacy Barrett on 07-24-16
By: Janet Benge, and others
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This Promise of Change
- One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
- By: Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
- Narrated by: Donna Allen
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, 14-year-old Jo Ann Allen was one of 12 African American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee....
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Excellent for Kids & Adults
- By L. Pickford on 07-27-20
By: Jo Ann Allen Boyce, and others
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Who Was Gandhi?
- By: Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance9
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Story9
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa, he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation. Calling for non-violent...
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good book for kids
- By Naga on 08-06-18
By: Dana Meachen Rau, and others
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Three Cups of Tea
- Young Reader's Edition
- By: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
- Narrated by: Atossa Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall112
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Performance53
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Story52
This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present...
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Inspiring
- By Logo on 04-01-16
By: Greg Mortenson, and others
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Charles Mulli: We Are Family
- Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- By: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
When Charles Mulli was a child, his family repeatedly abandoned him, and he lived in fear of his abusive, alcoholic father. With an extraordinary will, the young Kenyan struggled to feed and educate himself and, encountering hope in the gospel, found a reason to live and to forgive....
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Well narrated!
- By Katy Kruger on 12-05-25
By: Janet Benge, and others
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I Am Ruby Bridges
- By: Ruby Bridges
- Narrated by: Grace Capeless
- Length: 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
When Ruby Bridges was just six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South....
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Great Story
- By Marty on 10-12-22
By: Ruby Bridges
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This Is Your Time
- By: Ruby Bridges
- Narrated by: Ruby Bridges
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance40
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Story40
Inspired by the recent wave of activism led by young people fighting for racial justice, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story and offers a powerful call to action with this...
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13 minutes?
- By Tammy on 11-10-20
By: Ruby Bridges
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Becoming Kareem
- Growing Up On and Off the Court
- By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld
- Narrated by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall254
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Performance221
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Story219
The first memoir for young readers by sports legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. At one time, Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward...
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Concise and great
- By Clint Zenk on 06-23-20
By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and others
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Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher
- By: Ruby Bridges
- Narrated by: Grace Capeless, Ruby Bridges
- Length: 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Acclaimed civil rights icon Ruby Bridges shares the touching tale of reuniting with the first-grade teacher who changed her life, Mrs. Henry.
By: Ruby Bridges
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How Women Won the Vote
- Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea
- By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
This is how history should be told to kids—with captivating storytelling. From Newbery Honor medalist Susan Campbell Bartoletti and in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in America comes the tirelessly researched story of the little-known DC Women’s March of 1913...
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Who Was Rosa Parks?
- By: Yona Zeldis McDonough
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43
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Performance33
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Story33
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement...
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Who Was Rosa Parks?
- By shoeaddict on 03-04-19
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
- By: Patricia McCormick
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall128
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Performance111
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Story112
Perfect for fans of suspenseful nonfiction such as books by Steve Sheinkin, this is a page-turning narrative about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor and pacifist who became an unlikely hero during World War II and took part in a plot to kill Hitler. Written by two-time National Book Award finalist...
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Eerily similar?
- By Robert Weinhold on 11-05-18
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One Life: Young Readers Edition
- By: Megan Rapinoe
- Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance3
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Story3
Adapted for young readers! Join two-time Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, and trailblazing activist Megan Rapinoe in the fight for equality and justice in this middle grade adaptation of her New York Times bestselling memoir, One Life. You know Megan Rapinoe as an...
By: Megan Rapinoe
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My Selma
- True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement
- By: Willie Mae Brown
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton, Willie Mae Brown
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance9
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Story9
Long-listed, Audible.com Best of the Year, 2023 "Karen Chilton conveys both powerful joy and profound grief in her narration of Willie Mae Brown's stories about growing up in Selma, Alabama, during the Civil Rights movement."—AudioFile The preface and afterword are read by the author...
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This is an incredible story that deserves to be shared with the world!
- By Pete on 05-19-25
By: Willie Mae Brown
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Cesar Chavez
- Fighting for Farmworkers
- By: Eric Braun
- Length: 30 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
The life of labor leader Cesar Chavez and the boycotts he led to gain for working conditions for farmworkers....
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WRONG BOOK
- By Stephena Mackender on 03-05-19
By: Eric Braun
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My Lost Freedom
- A Japanese American World War II Story
- By: George Takei
- Narrated by: George Takei
- Length: 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance11
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Story11
A moving true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II—from the iconic Star Trek actor, activist, and author of the New York Times bestselling graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy. February 19, 1942. George Takei is four years...
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excellent telling of a hard but need to hear truth
- By Anonymous Shopper on 02-08-25
By: George Takei
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I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Donte Bonner, Various
- Length: 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance14
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Story14
We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Even as a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African-American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided...
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This will be a collectors item
- By wayland burton on 01-31-23
By: Brad Meltzer
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I am Helen Keller
- By: Brad Meltzer
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Various
- Length: 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance11
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Story11
We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer When Helen Keller was very young, she got a rare disease that made her deaf and blind. Suddenly, she couldn't see or hear at all, and it was hard for...
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Great length and interest for a 7 year old
- By Michelle on 08-06-22
By: Brad Meltzer
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Flying Free
- How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight
- By: Karyn Parsons
- Narrated by: Karyn Parsons
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance0
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Story0
Based on Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American female to earn her pilot's license. Before Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death-defying flying shows that...
By: Karyn Parsons
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Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
- By: Dinah Brown, Who HQ
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance7
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Story7
Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for...
By: Dinah Brown, and others