The cassette books listed here were locally-produced at WTBBL and may be ordered by using the Online Catalog (OPAC) or by contacting the Library at the mailing address, e-mail address, or any of the phone numbers given below.
Books Produced in 2003
CBA 07524 Beacon Hill Boys by Ken Mochizuki. In 1972 in Seattle, a teenager in a Japanese American family struggles for his own identity, along with a group of three friends who share his anger and confusion. Grades 8-12. Narrated by Peter Szalai.
CBA 07513 Witch Child by Celia Rees. In 1659, fourteen-year-old Mary Newbury keeps a journal of her voyage from England to the New World and her experiences living as a witch in a community of Puritans near Salem, Massachusetts . Grades 7-12. Narrated by Jackie Kennedy.
CBA 07507 The Story Of Annie Sullivan by Bernice Selden. A biography of the woman who taught a deaf-blind girl, Helen Keller, how to communicate with others. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Ann Lewis.
CBA 07496 Twitches by H.B Gilmour. Camryn Barnes and Alexandra Fielding are identical twins who were separated at birth for a very good reason. If they ever meet, they could combine their supernatural gifts to help people or they could fall into evil hands. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Stephanie Shandera.
CBA 07488 Time Stops For No Mouse by Michael Hoeye. Linka Perflinger, a jaunty mouse, brings a damaged watch to Hermux Tantamoq's shop for urgent repairs and then disappears. Hermux is caught up in a world of danger, searching for eternal youth as he tries to find out what happened to her. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Robert Phillips.
CBA 07487 Dear Ichiro by Jean Okimoto. Young Henry's grandfather takes him to a Seattle Mariner’s game, where he cheers for Ichiro Suzuki and Kazuhiro Sasaki. Grades 2-4. Narrated by Jackie Friedman.
CBA 07486 Dinotopia by James Gurney. In 1860 biologist Arthur Denison and his son will sail from Boston on a voyage of discovery. Two years later they are shipwrecked and carried by dolphins to the lost island of Dinotopia. There, dinosaurs and people live harmoniously together sharing the dinosaurs’ centuries of knowledge and the newer learning brought by the humans. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Lynn Rodgers.
CBA 07467 The Mushroom Hunt by Simon Frazer. Story about a family who goes out in the woods to hunt mushrooms. Grades 2-4. Narrated by Alita Kiaer.
CBA 07459 Kavik The Wolf Dog by Walter Morey. A wolf dog, trained as a sledder, survives a plane crash in Alaska and is lovingly restored to health by the boy who rescues him. Kavik's owner reclaims him, but the dog's one thought is to get back to the boy. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Steve Hunziker.
CBA 07438 What's Going On Down There? by Karen Gravelle with Nick And Chava Castro. Subtitle: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask. Describes the physical and emotional changes that occur in boys (and, to a lesser extent, in girls) during puberty and discusses sexual activity, homosexuality, AIDS, and other related topics. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Steve Hunziker.
CBA 07437 Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots--Or Do They? by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Jones. The third grade at Bailey Elementary was so hard to handle that most teachers quit – and moved far away – after after trying to teach them. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Steve Hunziker.
CBA 07411 Boxes by William Sleator. Uncle Marco gives fifteen-year-old Annie two peculiar boxes and warns her not to open them. But curiosity overcomes her and she peers into one unleashing creatures that communicate with her telepathically. Then she wonders what is in the second. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Jacky Kennedy.
CBA 07410 Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow. Lovable child prodigy Farkle McBride plays many instruments and conducts an orchestra in this story in verse. Grades K-3. Narrated by Robert Phillips.
CBA 07409 Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran. A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends. Grades K-3. Narrated by Katharine Donnelly.
CBA 07398 Hunt For The Past - My Life As An Explorer by Sue Hendrickson as told to Kimberly Weinberger. Sue Hendrickson is the discoverer of SUE, the world's most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex. Grades 2-4. Narrated by Mary Schlosser.
CBA 07395 There was An Old Woman Who Swallowed A Trout by Teri Sloat. Funny story in rhyme about Pacific Northwest aquatic wildlife. Grades P-2. Narrated by Katharine Donnelly.
CBA 07394 Uncommon Traveler by Mary Kingsley. In 1892, 30-year-old Mary Kingsley set off to visit the exotic West African locations she had read about in her father's library. Grades K-3. Narrated by Richard Staudt.
CBA 07389 Jayhawker by Patricia Beatty. Lije Tulley is a Jayhawker -- a Kansas abolitionist bent on putting an end to slavery. His father is killed while raiding a slaveholder's plantation and he is sent to spy on a group of Southern marauders who include Charley Quantrill, the mysterious Jim Hickok, and a sullen teenager named Jesse James. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Chuck Royalty.
CBA 07386 Sailing Off to Sleep by Linda Ashman. Bedtime for a little one brings an imaginary journey to the North Pole to cuddle and play with the many animals there. Grades P-2. Narrated by Debbie Tully.
CBA 07385 Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. A story about three baby owls and their activities while their mother is gone. Grades P-2. Narrated by Stephanie Shandera.
CBA 07383 Pig in the Pond by Martin Waddell. The pig on Neligan's farm gets tired of watching the ducks and geese cooling off on a hot day and plunges into the pond himself. Grades P-2. Narrated by Richard Staudt.
CBA 07367 Tankworld by S.R Martin. Book Two in the Swampland Trilogy. In a terrifying world of darkness, death lurks around every corner. Nothing can prepare Edie and Zac for what they'll have to do to survive. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Steven Crozier.
CBA 07366 Swampland by S.R Martin. Book One in the Swampland Trilogy. It all started with 15-year-old Martin's innocent crush on the girl next door, but it ends with a battle. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Steven Crozier.
CBA 07361 Growing Up, It's A Girl Thing by Mavis Jukes. Straight Talk About First Bras, First Periods, and Your Changing Body. A guide for preadolescent girls to the changes that puberty brings to their bodies, including information about menstruation. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Phyllis Fletcher.
CBA 07344 Voyage On The Great Titanic: The Diary Of Margaret Ann Brady by Ellen Emerson White. In her diary in 1912, thirteen-year-old Margaret Ann describes how she leaves her lonely life in a London orphanage to become a companion to a wealthy American woman, sails on the Titanic, and experiences its sinking. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Kathleen Howe.
CBA 07341 New Kid at School by Kitt McMullan. Young Wiglaf reads an ad on the village message tree, and sets off for the Dragon Slayer's Academy. Grades 2-4. Narrated by Sneha Mathan.
CBA 07339 Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. As a "shadow child", the third child in a society that allows two children per family, Luke is kept hidden until he meets another shadow child and makes contact with more via the internet. They then attempt to challenge the oppressive regime. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Kathryn Vinson.
CBA 07335 Dovey Coe by Frances O'roark Dowell. In North Carolina in 1928, twelve-year-old Dovey Coe is on trial for the murder of Parnell Caraway, who wanted to marry Dovey's older sister. Recounting what led to this crisis, Dovey tells about her family and her special bond with Amos, her thirteen-year-old deaf brother. For grades 5-8. Narrated by Laurie Bialik.
CBA 07334 The Tooth Book by Theo Lesieg. Rhyming text briefly points out what animals have teeth, their uses, and how to care for them. Grades P-2. Narrated by Sneha Mathan.
CBA 07333 I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson. By admiring her finer points and showing that she can take care of herself and have fun even when there's no one else around, a charming pig proves the best friend you can have is yourself. Grades P-2. Narrated by Sneha Mathan.
CBA 07331 Skateboard Renegade by Matt Christopher. Wanting to fit in with his skateboarding friends, Zach is tempted to adopt a new image of spiked bleached hair and a pierced ear. Grades 5-8. Narrated by Laurie Bialik.
CBA 07329 Me And My Marrow by Karen Crowe. A Kids Guide to Bone Marrow Transplants. What to do and how to cope before, during, and after the transplant. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Mary Schlosser.
CBA 07325 A Dark Dark Tale by Ruth Brown. Journeying through a dark, dark house, a black cat surprises the only inhabitant of the abandoned residence. Grades P-2. Narrated by Leslie Starr.
CBA 07324 The Spooky Old Tree by Stan and Jan Berenstain. One by one, three brave little bears have second thoughts about exploring the interior of a spooky old tree. Grades P-2. Gloria Valone.
CBA 07323 Mighty Spiders by Fay Robinson. Simple introduction to many different types of spiders. Grades P-2. Narrated by Chuck Royalty.
CBA 07322 The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone. Retelling of the famous nursery tale. Grades P-2. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07321 The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone. The gingerbread boy eludes the hungry grasp of everyone as he dashes through town and countryside until he meets a fox more clever than he. Grades P-2. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07313 A Weekend at the Grand Hotel by Mary Labatt. #5 in the Sam, Dog Detective series. Sam the dog travels with owner Beth and friend Jenny, a neighbor girl who can hear the dog's thoughts, to the fancy Grand Hotel. As they sample room service and explore the luxurious accommodations, the trio notice other guests behaving very strangely -- could the hotel be full of spies? Grades 2-4. Narrated by Kathleen Howe.
CBA 07309 Halmoni’s Day by Edna Bercaw. Jennifer is worried that her grandmother visiting from Korea will embarrass her on Grandparents' Day at school but the event brings her understanding and fun. Grades K-3. Narrated by Laurie Bialik.
CBA 07308 Maria Mitchell: The Soul Of An Astronomer by Beatrice Gormley. Biography of America 's first professional woman astronomer who lived from 1818 to 1889. Grades 7-12. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07304 The Frog Princess? by Pamela Mann. Whenever a book is mentioned, the frog says "reddit". But is it really a frog? Grades K-3. Narrated by Laurie Bialik.
CBA 07299 Burning Up by Caroline B. Cooney. Macey and her friends almost die in a fire while volunteering in an inner-city church and later discover an older incident in 1959 that was aimed at the town's first African American teacher. Macey becomes activated to change her community. Some violence and some strong language. Grades 7-12. Narrated by Leslie Starr.
CBA 07297 The Executioner's Daughter by Laura Williams. Thirteen-year-old Lily, daughter of the town's executioner in fifteenth-century Europe, decides whether to fight against her destiny or to rise above her fate. Grades 4-7. Narrated by Katharine Donnelly.
CBA 07293 What's The Difference? by Judy Diehl and David Plumb. 10 Animal Look-alikes. Describes the differences between crocodiles and alligators, tortoises and turtles, rabbits and hares, leopards and cheetahs, wasps and bees, toads and frogs, ravens and crows, butterflies and moths, donkeys and mules, and porpoises and dolphins. Grades K-3. Narrated by Laurie Bialik.
CBA 07292 Gorilla Walk by Ted Lewin and Betsy Lewin. The authors recount their 1997 trek into a Uganda game preserve to observe mountain gorillas. They describe their arduous hike into the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, how the trackers located the silverbacks, and the behavior of the animals. Concludes with facts about mountain gorillas. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Alita Kaier.
CBA 07291 I Call It Sky by Will Howell. Children enjoy the summer breeze, fall fog, winter snow, and spring wind. Grades P-2. Narrated by Alita Kaier.
CBA 07289 Rodeo Day by JoNelle Toriseva. After years of traveling around the state watching the bigger kids compete, Lacey experiences the thrill of riding in her first rodeo. Grades K-3. Narrated by Alita Kaier.
CBA 07280 The Secret Hideout by Paul Hutchens. Book Six in the Sugar Creek Gang series. Poetry's pet lamb provides a helpful explanation of Jesus' parable of the lost sheep, and the gang discovers a mysterious cave. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07279 The Chicago Adventure by Paul Hutchens. Book Five in the Sugar Creek Gang series. The Gang learns again that the only way to heaven is through Jesus when one of them is critically injured during a visit to Chicago . Grades 3-6. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07278 The Lost Campers by Paul Hutchens. Book Four in the Sugar Creek Gang series. The gang experiences the meaning of being saved, both physically and spiritually, after a wild ride on the flooded Sugar Creek, and goes for a camping trip in Minnesota . Grades 3-6. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07277 The Winter Rescue by Paul Hutchens. Book Three in the Sugar Creek Gang series. The Sugar Creek Gang learns the power of prayer when someone steals Little Jim's pet baby bear. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07276 The Killer Bear by Paul Hutchens. Book Two in the Sugar Creek Gang series. The fun-loving, courageous Christian boys apply their faith to the problem of an angry black bear. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07275 The Swamp Robber by Paul Hutchens. Book One in the Sugar Creek Gang series. The fun-loving, courageous Christian boys discover a disguise hidden in a sycamore hollow and a mysterious map, and learn the lesson of "sowing" and "reaping". Grades 3-6. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07273 Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan. A frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself. Grades P-2. Narrated by Ann Lewis.
CBA 07272 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Delightful alphabet rhyme chant that tells of the day when all of the letters of the alphabet decide to race up the coconut tree. Grades P-2. Narrated by Ann Lewis.
CBA 07271 Yipee-Yay! by Gail Gibbons. A Book About Cowboys and Cowgirls. Explains and illustrates the equipment, work, and lifestyle of cowboys and cowgirls in the Old West. Grades K-3. Narrated by katherine Donnelly.
CBA 07266 Endsville by S.R Martin. Book Three in the Swampland Trilogy. Zac has found his way out of Tankworld, but the way of life he knew is gone forever. Creatures with skin grown over helmets rule through destruction. Survivors battle over the only remaining water supply. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Steven Crozier.
CBA 07263 Moo in the Morning by Barbara Maitland. Tired of all the loud city noises early in the morning, a mother and child visit a farm where very different noises greet them when the sun comes up. Grades P-2. Narrated by Melissa Baird.
CBA 07258 Sunchaser’s Quest by Mary Stanton. Princess Arianna has returned to the magical land of Balinor but her unicorn is wounded and she has lost her memory. Grades 3-6. Narrated by Gloria Valone.
CBA 07256 Page by Tamora Pierce. Book Two in the Protector of the Small series. Keladry of Mindelan continues her training to become a squire with the aid of a new maid, the support of her friends, interference from some other pages, and some serious, even dangerous, opposition. Sequel to First Test (CBA 07046). Grades 5-8. Narrated by Chris Galloway.
CBA 07241 Too Much Noise by Ann McGovern. Peter complains his house is too noisy so the wise man advises him to obtain some unusual house guests. Grades P-2. Narrated by June Barnes.
CBA 07236 Road to Balinor by Mary Stanton. A secret crevice in a mountain ridge connects our world to the peaceful, magical world of Balinor. Princess Arianna and her majestic unicorn, Sunchaser, are sent to our world to find safetyand must find their way back to save the kingdom. Grades 3-6. Narrated by June Barnes.
CBA 07233 Little Dogs Say “Rough!” by Rick Walton. Rhyming text with puns on the sounds that different animals make offers advice on how to deal with each animal. Grades P-2. Narrated by Alis Parris.
CBA 07232 Round is a Mooncake by Roseanne Thong. A book of shapes. As a little girl discovers things round, square, and rectangular in her urban neighborhood, she is reminded of her Chinese-American culture. Grades P-2. Narrated by Snetha Mathan.
CBA 07229 Go For the Goal by Mia Hamm. Soccer champion Mia Hamm tells how to master soccer skills and become successful in the world of competitive soccer. Grades 6-9. Narrated by Kathleen Howe.