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Roadtrip Roundup 2: Another 14 great audiobooks for the road

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As the holiday season gets underway here in the US, many people hit the road for long stretches. Good audiobooks are essential companions on these trips.

My previous Roadtrip Roundup thas been the most popular post on Read, Kids, Read! to date. Here are another 14 audiobooks I am delighted to recommend. Some will make you laugh, some may make you cry. All will make the miles fly faster and enrich your time together with your kids. Read more…Roadtrip Roundup 2: Another 14 great audiobooks for the road

2018 National Book Awards

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The National Book Awards were announced yesterday, November 14, 2018. Among the four categories is the award for Young People’s Literature. Lists of award winners and finalists are always fun to browse. Well, if you haven’t heard already, the 2018 Winner of the NBA Young People’s Literature Award is… Read more…2018 National Book Awards

Lost in North Korea

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Title: In the Shadow of the Sun
Author: Anne Sibley O’Brien
Format: Single book or audiobook
Audiobook narrator: Jackie Chung
Length: 8hrs 56min
Age group: 10+

North Korea has been in the news almost constantly. But other than alarming headlines, snippets of grim reports from defectors, and images of a strangely-coiffed dictator, what do we or our kids really know about this country, its history, its people?

In the Shadow of the Sun is a gripping adventure that lifts the curtain’s edge on one of the world’s most secretive nations. Read more…Lost in North Korea

Young gods

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In the past decade and a half there has been an explosion of interest in Greek mythology among children, due in great part (in my opinion) to Rick Riordan’s block-buster Percy Jackson series for tweens.

For younger siblings who are not yet ready to tackle Percy Jackson, but are feeling left out of the Greek phenomena, here’s a fun and accessible primer series:  Read more…Young gods