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"Narrator Daniel Young is nothing short of awesome in this second Shredderman story." - AudioFile Magazine

"Young’s youthful voice brings an immediate intimacy to the action..." AudioFie Magazine

"...Despite the light tone of Van Draanen's writing and Tara Sands' cheerfully cherubic performance, the book deals with hard issuees - gangs, teen pregnancy, domestic abuse - and handles them with honesty." - AudioFile Magazine

"...Actress Tara Sands is able to take on both Sammy's precocity and the art community's artificiality with her fast, lively, and totally engaging performance." - AudioFile Magazine

"An excellent introduction to poetry, social issues, and memoirs; and a wonderful complement to Live Oak's 2008 Odyssey Award winner, Jazz (also written by Myers)."-Booklist

"While a narration that is both elegant and playful might sound odd, that's just what esteemed narrator Barbara Rosenblat brings to this work about 26 women who, on first look, carried out unlawful deeds, but might have had other motives. ... Her clear, clipped elocution is a treat for listeners. Yolen and Stemple narrate their own conversations, which provide interludes between vignette."- AudioFile Magazine

AudioFile Earphones Award " A full cast works together seamlessly in this charming magical adventure. ...The care in the production is evident..." AudioFile Magazine

Starred Review Julieta’s parents work in the world of art museums, and she is eager to accompany her father to Paris’ Louvre as he arranges the loan of art pieces for an exhibition in Boston. When the famed Regent Diamond is stolen, Julieta is in the middle of a high stakes mystery. With a bilingual family and international travel, the full cast portrays a range of accents, as well as phrases in Spanish and French, with panache. ... Underpinning the mystery are facts about Paris, art history, mythology, and culture. In other works, nonfiction asides can be dry, but here they are seamlessly woven into the plot and Julieta’s excitement for new knowledge is contagious to the listener. BOOKLIST

". ...Lauren Ezzo’s melancholy tone reflects Loah’s yearning for her mother, whom she fears may love endangered birds more than her own daughter. Ezzo's unique character voices for the children and the adults who help Loah bring hope to this story about birds, friendship, and finding your true family. Springstubb provides an informative author’s note about the effects of climate change on birds." BOOKLIST

"Tavia Gilbert skillfully narrates this dark tale featuring two sisters in long-ago Poland, based on an 1862 poem by Christina Rossetti. ... Gilbert conveys Minka's illness by infusing her kind voice with a dreamlike detachment and portrays Lizzie with a lack of emotion. As the story progresses, Lizzie becomes more assertive but maintains her innate matter-of-fact tone. Gilbert also reflects Emil's mercurial temperament, speaking in enticing tones to Minka and to Lizzie with dismissiveness, disdain, and, finally, deadly menace. Haunting music during tense moments adds suspense." AudioFile Magazine

"Narrator Tavia Gilbert knows how to bring schoolkids and the drama of their interactions to life. Piper Green—a girl who has a Fairy Tree in her yard—is embarking on an imaginary trip to China with her classmates. ... Young listeners will appreciate this spunky heroine and her classroom friends." AudioFile Magazine

"Narrator Tara Sands establishes a girlishly pitched dramatic voice for young detective Sammy Keyes, who follows her mother and her mother's boyfriend to "Sin City" to try to keep them from eloping. Along the way, Sammy runs into an entire cast of characters... each portrayed perfectly by Sands. Both new listeners and long-time fans of Sammy Keyes will eagerly follow each twist and turn until she finally encounters her mother and learns the truth behind a secret that has been hidden for the past 13 years." AudioFile Magazine

Available Now"Narrator Tavia Gilbert portrays the spunky and independent Piper Green with enthusiasm and drama." AudioFile

"Sands delivers an entertaining performance in the latest installment of the Sammy Keyes series. ... This fast-paced and funny mystery will delight young listeners." Booklist

"Mattie travels with her family as part of a magic act—but her family’s magic is real. ... Descriptions of the wonders of the circus and its performers shine. Zimmerman deftly portrays varied southern accents for the town locals. The Scottish accents for Mattie’s Da and Ringmaster Morough are distinct.... This story combines the appeals of a tween with real world problems—struggling with parental expectations and navigating new friendships—with a lush circus setting and the chance to oppose a magical menace." BOOKLIST