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Aug
27
2013
Top Road-Trip Audio Books for Families, Part 2: Ages 6 to 8
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This is a guest post written by Wendy, a former teacher, children’s bookstore owner, and a mom herself. For Part One of this series, click here. To see all our books for this age bracket, see our Ages 6 to …
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Aug
26
2013
Top Road-Trip Audio Books for Families, Part 1: Ages 5 and Under
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And then, there was one. That’s the cold, hard reality of it, folks. There’s only Labor Day weekend left standing between your kids and the beginning of another school year. If you’re making the most of August with a last-hurrah road …
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Aug
23
2013
Taking a Moment for the Man On the Moon: In Honor of Neil Armstrong
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I’m equally fascinated and terrified by space travel. The same dark chill of excitement and fear runs through me when I look at the night sky as when I stare into the ocean: both vast, beautiful, at times deadly, always …
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Aug
20
2013
Read With Us: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
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Our book club pick this month, The Dovekeepers, was our most literary selection yet. Members had to switch gears from our last heart-pumping thriller and settle into Alice Hoffman’s thoroughly-researched historical novel. Set in ancient Israel, the book tells the …
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Aug
13
2013
Our Staff’s 6 Favorite Audio Books for August
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There are a few new faces here at the ABC office, so I asked them (and a couple of veterans, too) what they were listening to. Here’s a few stand-outs from the latest batch of staff picks: Ender’s Game by …
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Aug
07
2013
The Four Best Survival Audio Books to Get You Through Shark Week
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Ahhh, Shark Week. That beloved childhood institution of fascination, fear and edu-tainment. I have vivid memories of sitting inches from the television, oscillating between amazement and terror as my sister and I watched and learned. The people who put together …
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