Language Arts
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Audio Books - "D" titles
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Title |
Author |
Reading Level |
Length |
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Description |
Danger on Midnight River |
Gary Paulsen |
Ages 9-12 |
2 cassettes
2.75 hours |
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Twelve-year-old Daniel Martin is a slow learner who escapes his classmates' cruel jokes by spending time in the outdoors. When a van crash plunges them into a river, Daniel could use his survival skills to save himself--or risk everything to try to rescue the bullies, too. |
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The Devil’s Arithmetic |
Jane Yolen |
Ages 9-12 |
4 cassettes
4 hours |
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Hannah is tired of hearing about the Nazis during the Holocaust, but when she opens the door for Elijah at the Passover Seder, she is transported in time to 1940s Poland, where she is captured and put in a death camp. A girl named Rivka befriends her, teaching her how to fight the dehumanization of the camp and hold onto her identity. |
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Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey |
Margaret Peterson |
Ages 9-12 |
2 cassettes
3 hours |
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults |
Tish's journal is private and personal--and you won't be able to put it down. Tish writes candidly, and privately, about taking care of her brother, living on-and-off with her violent father, and coping with her irresponsible mother--until finally, she realizes that Mrs. Dunphrey, her new English teacher, might just be her only hope. |
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Downriver |
Will Hobbs |
Young A |
5 cassettes
6 hours |
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No adults, no permit, no river map, just some "borrowed" gear from Discovery Unlimited, the outdoor education program Jessie and her new companions have just ditched. Jessie and the others are having the time of their lives floating beneath sheer red walls, exploring unknown caves and dangerous waterfalls, and plunging through the Grand Canyon's roaring rapids. No one, including Troy, who emerges as the group's magnetic and ultimately frightening leader, can foresee the challenges and conflicts. |
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