"A family secret forces a gawky teen to grow up quickly. Presley begins to question whom she can trust.and her school friends bail out when her problems extend beyond gym class." Kirkus Reviews
"Presley's voice comes through with a believable mixture of confusion, innocence, and growing wisdom." Library Journal
As a lowly freshman, Presley Moran walks high-school corridors paved with the stuff of family legend. Her cousin, Barry, a senior heartthrob and brainy varsity letterman, insists that looking good on paper is the key to success. But Presley's young aunt Betsi, a former homecoming queen, has her own ideas about good looks and how to use them.
"Can you keep a secret?" Betsi asks Presley, who, at age fourteen, is eager to enter the adult world of beauty, attraction, and romance. But as Presley is about to discover, some secrets should never be revealed. Will the illicit thrill of being a trusted confidante be worth the consequences of guilt by association?
Propelled by the crash of falling idols, The Girl I Wanted to Be is a timeless and true portrait of passion, loss, and hard-won wisdom.
Author : Sally Gardner
Narrator : Juliet Stevenson
Published By : Orion Publishing Group
Runtime : 6 hours 30 minutes
Categories : General Fairy Tales Over 10s
Download Price : $15.99
Of my early years I remember only happiness. That was before I knew this world had such evil in it, and that my fate was to be locked up in a chest and left to die... View...
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Author : Lemony Snicket
Narrator : Lemony Snicket
Published By : Harper Collins UK
Runtime : 3 hours 19 minutes
Categories : Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic Under 10s Over 10s
Download Price : $12.75
If you are looking for a story about cheerful youngsters spending a jolly time at boarding school, look elsewhere... View...
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Author : Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams
Narrator : Jack Davenport
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 20 minutes
Categories : Action & Adventure Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic Over 10s
Download Price : $13.99
A thrilling adventure story about a mysterious underground world, read by Jack Davenport. View...
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Author : L.A. Meyer
Narrator : Katherine Kellgren
Published By : Listen & Live
Runtime : 8 hours
Categories : Action & Adventure Historical Over 10s
Download Price : $29.95 $26.95
Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates. View...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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