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Audiobooks March 2020 Spring Booksale 2020 Northeast Library 1241 Military Cutoff Road begins March 14-16
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Not If I Save You First
by Ally Carter; narrated by Brittany Pressley
Starring: Maddie, who's spent the last six years in a remote Alaskan cabin with no company except for her dad, a former Secret Service agent -- until Logan, Maddie's childhood friend and the President's son, brings trouble to her door.
Narration: Brittany Pressley smoothly conveys the shifting narrative tones (teen angst, life-or-death stakes) of this twisty young adult thriller.
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| Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar; narrated by Maggie SiffWhat it's about: Years after a sinister gift-giving box wreaked havoc on her childhood, 37-year-old Gwendy finds it in her possession again.
Narration: Sons of Anarchy actress Maggie Siff's warm reading belies the escalating dread in this sequel to Gwendy's Button Box (which nabbed Siff an AudioFile Earphones Award). |
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| Highfire by Eoin Colfer; narrated by Johnny Heller Introducing: Wyvern, Lord Highfire -- "Vern" for short. This 3,000-year-old dragon, the last of his kind, spends his days drinking vodka and watching TV in the Louisiana bayou.
Narration: AudioFile Golden Voice narrator Johnny Heller imbues this quirky yet violent fantasy with a playful reading. |
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| Africaville by Jeffrey Colvin; narrated by Robin Miles What it is: a sweeping family saga set in the real-life Nova Scotia community founded in the 18th century by black people displaced by British imperial ambitions. The story follows two families through a century of racism, identity struggles, deprivation, and resilience.
Narration: Robin Miles' lively yet measured tone grounds the episodic nature of the multigenerational storyline. |
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The Vanishing Man
by Charles Finch; narrated by James Langton
Featuring: Charles Lenox, a 26-year-old sleuth and Oxford grad in 1853 London; his butler Graham, who assists with cases; his clever neighbor, Lady Jane Grey; and Lancelot, his mischievous 12-year-old cousin.
Narration: James Langton underscores the characters' class differences by giving privileged characters' voices a dramatic flair and offering more humble readings when portraying London's lower-class denizens.
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The punishment she deserves
by Elizabeth George
Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard and the pugnacious but loyal detective sergeant Barbara Havers tackle one of the most sinister murder cases they have ever encountered in a latest entry in the best-selling series by the Agatha Award-winning author of A Banquet of Consequences. Simultaneous.
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Where the crawdads sing : a novel
by Delia Owens
Viewed with suspicion in the aftermath of a murder, Kya Clark, who has survived alone for years in a marsh near the North Carolina coast, becomes targeted by unthinkable forces
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Contact your librarian for more great audiobooks! |
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New Hanover County Library
201 Chestnut Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 910-798-6301 www.nhclibrary.org |
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