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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester
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- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
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With her trademark wit and easy charm, Barbara O’Connor spins a fantastic fable of friends, enemies, and superbly slimy bullfrogs. An amazing secret has tumbled off a freight train into Carter, Georgia, and Owen Jester is the only person who knows about it. If he can simply manage to evade his grandfather’s snappish housekeeper and keep his nosy neighbor, Viola, at bay, he just might be in for the summer of a lifetime.
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Emmy was a good girl—too good, perhaps. The rat, whose cage sat on the counter next to Emmy’s desk, was not so good. On the other hand, he was the only one in Emmy’s class who would talk to her. The rest of the kids barely knew she existed. Even her teacher didn’t seem to know she was there! Only her nanny, the lovely-but-sinister Miss Barmy, really pays her much attention.
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Amazing!
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Courting Cate
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Number-one best-selling author Leslie Gould delivers a new Amish romance series. When Amish farmer Pete Treger moves to Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, seeking a better life, he meets sisters Cate and Betsy Miller. Both are beautiful, but older sister Cate is known more for her sharp tongue and fiery temper than her striking appearance. Betsy, on the other hand, is sweet and flirty - and seems to have attracted most of the bachelors in Lancaster County! However, the sisters' wealthy father has made one hard and fast rule: Elder sister must marry first, before the younger can even start courting.
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Relaxing romance
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awesome
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Stopping a tornado was the first of many strange events that seem to follow Weylyn from town to town, although he doesn't like to take credit. As amazing as these powers may appear, they tend to manifest themselves at inopportune times and places. From freak storms to trees that appear to grow over night, Weylyn's unique abilities are a curiosity at best and at worst, a danger to himself and the woman he loves. But Mary doesn't care.
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When Chicago native Ragni Claussen grudgingly agrees to take her sullen niece with her to spruce up the family's old North Dakota cabin, she uncovers long-hidden secrets about how her greatgrandmother - in 1903 - learned to live and paint and love in this very place.
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Excellent another Jewel from Laurraine Snelling
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When you're the third of six kids, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle, but Sunday Fowler is determined that this summer she'll find the one thing that makes her stand out from her siblings. And when she discovers a silver box in the basement of the library her parents are renovating, she might just have found something to gain her the attention she so craves. Inside is a series of letters addressed to "The Librarian" and a manuscript. But who wrote them?
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What I think about the book a summer of Sundays.
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It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. Guts, glory, danger, and sacrifice are all in a day's work for Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security. While investigating a murder on the ranch, Hank finds himself the number-one suspect.
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Hank: a timeless chuckle for families everywhere.
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WHAT HAPPENED?!
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- EJ
- 01-30-20
all was good
i loved it.
i think the best part was the naarator's voice.
(not that the story was bad or anything)
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- Ed
- 04-18-13
Enjoyable kid's listen
Spending a lot of time listening to the Sunshine State Books (2012-13) of which this is one. Those folks who picked the 15 books did an outstanding job as I have yet to hear one that wasn't worth the effort. And listening to these kid's books provides a healthy alternative to the mystery/thrillers that take up most of my listening time. It's worth the time to find out what Owen Jester's fantastic secret is.
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- Lyn
- 01-04-12
Great story. Lots of fun and surprises.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is a really fun and engaging story and is very well written.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester?
When the children get the
What about Noah Galvin’s performance did you like?
A grew up in the south, and the voices and speech were right on.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes.
Any additional comments?
Recommended.
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- Cindy Castaline
- 04-01-15
Fantastic book!
Fantastic! I would recommend this book. Can't wait for book club to get other opinions.
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- Marily
- 10-23-17
(low hum). "Jug a Rum" plop!
It may be a book for young adults.
It may be teaching a couple of important things that must be learned to be a " good person"
There may be a fantastic young man who is reading.
YES I loved the story, and the reader.
It is full of fun, and couldn't hurt some adults in this day and age to learn what empathy and goodness is all about!
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- Sandra Horvatich
- 02-10-15
Great
I loooove loooove this book :) :) love love love love love love love love love love love love love love love unique great
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- Andrea Ramirez
- 10-07-15
Olivia farts a lot
Jozy is a scrub. Olivia says that it was the worst story she ever heard and she wants everyone to know that she likes Disney jr. Shows.
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