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To Have and Have More

by Sanibel ...

Narrated by Ami Park ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

"There's no such thing as a nice rich kid."Told through the eyes of a Korean girl adopted into a wealthy white family, this darkly funny debut explores casual racism, privilege, and the complexities of friendship.Derrymore Academy circa 2007 is home to teenagers who have their eyebrows shaped and their sweet sixteens tented. Their first kisses arrive around the same time as their boating licenses ... Read more

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"There's no such thing as a nice rich kid."Told through the eyes of a Korean girl adopted into a wealthy white family, this darkly funny debut explores casual racism, privilege, and the complexities of friendship.Derrymore Academy circa 2007 is home to teenagers who have their eyebrows shaped and their sweet sixteens tented. Their first kisses arrive around the same time as their boating licenses
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Averil Offline

by Amy Noelle Parks ...

A fun, fast-paced story about a girl determined to cut the cord with her helicopter parents.Twelve-year-old coder Averil can't do anything without her parents knowing. That’s because her mom uses the Ruby Slippers surveillance app to check where she is, who she texts, and even what she eats for lunch. Averil wonders how she’s ever going to grow up if she’s not allowed to learn from mistakes. When ... Read more

$10.99 USD

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A fun, fast-paced story about a girl determined to cut the cord with her helicopter parents.Twelve-year-old coder Averil can't do anything without her parents knowing. That’s because her mom uses the Ruby Slippers surveillance app to check where she is, who she texts, and even what she eats for lunch. Averil wonders how she’s ever going to grow up if she’s not allowed to learn from mistakes. When
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Clay Walls

by Kim Ronyoung ...

Narrated by Greg Chun, Ami Park, Sue Jean Kim ...

Unabridged

12 hours 16 min

**A landmark modern classic about the Korean American immigrant experience and the dawn of Los Angeles’s KoreatownA Penguin Classic**Kim Ronyoung (Gloria Hahn, 1926–1987) tells the story of Haesu and Chun, immigrants who fled Japanese-occupied Korea for Los Angeles in the decade prior to World War II, and their American-born children. First published in 1986, Clay Walls offers a portrait of what ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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**A landmark modern classic about the Korean American immigrant experience and the dawn of Los Angeles’s KoreatownA Penguin Classic**Kim Ronyoung (Gloria Hahn, 1926–1987) tells the story of Haesu and Chun, immigrants who fled Japanese-occupied Korea for Los Angeles in the decade prior to World War II, and their American-born children. First published in 1986, Clay Walls offers a portrait of what
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K-Jane

by Lydia Kang ...

Narrated by Ami Park ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

From acclaimed author Lydia Kang comes a funny, moving YA novel following a third-generation Korean American teen who goes to extreme and hilarious lengths to connect more with her Korean heritage, perfect for fans of Maurene Goo and Rachel Lynn Solomon.Jane Choi is a typical Nebraskan teen—a corn-fed lover of Husker football. But lately, she feels like she’s missing something. Her non-Korean ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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From acclaimed author Lydia Kang comes a funny, moving YA novel following a third-generation Korean American teen who goes to extreme and hilarious lengths to connect more with her Korean heritage, perfect for fans of Maurene Goo and Rachel Lynn Solomon.Jane Choi is a typical Nebraskan teen—a corn-fed lover of Husker football. But lately, she feels like she’s missing something. Her non-Korean
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The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss

by Amy Noelle Parks ...

Narrated by Nick Mondelli, Elizabeth Cottle ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

Seventeen-year-old Evie Beckham has always been too occupied with her love of math and frequent battles with anxiety to want to date. Besides, she’s always found the idea of kissing to be kind of weird. But by senior year, thanks to therapy and her friends, she’s feeling braver than before. Maybe even brave enough to enter the national math and physics competition or flirt back with the new boy. ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Seventeen-year-old Evie Beckham has always been too occupied with her love of math and frequent battles with anxiety to want to date. Besides, she’s always found the idea of kissing to be kind of weird. But by senior year, thanks to therapy and her friends, she’s feeling braver than before. Maybe even brave enough to enter the national math and physics competition or flirt back with the new boy.
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The Warhol Incident

by G.K. Parks ...

Narrated by Amy Deuchler ...

Series series Alexis Parker
Unabridged

10 hours

A simple job is about to turn deadly . . .Former federal agent Alexis Parker is tired of death, destruction, and mayhem. She wants to forget her past and focus on the present. She has a new gig guarding a priceless piece of art and a promising future with James Martin, but when she runs into an old friend while working in Paris, her new life comes crashing to an end.Armed thugs, stolen art, and a ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A simple job is about to turn deadly . . .Former federal agent Alexis Parker is tired of death, destruction, and mayhem. She wants to forget her past and focus on the present. She has a new gig guarding a priceless piece of art and a promising future with James Martin, but when she runs into an old friend while working in Paris, her new life comes crashing to an end.Armed thugs, stolen art, and a
... Read more
The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss

A Novel

by Amy Noelle Parks ...

Amy Noelle Parks's The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss is a debut YA rom-com about smart girls, love-struck boys, and quantum theory.Seventeen-year-old Evie Beckham has always been too occupied with her love of math and frequent battles with anxiety to want to date. Besides, she's always found the idea of kissing to be kind of weird. But by senior year, thanks to therapy and her friends, ... Read more

$12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Amy Noelle Parks's The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss is a debut YA rom-com about smart girls, love-struck boys, and quantum theory.Seventeen-year-old Evie Beckham has always been too occupied with her love of math and frequent battles with anxiety to want to date. Besides, she's always found the idea of kissing to be kind of weird. But by senior year, thanks to therapy and her friends,
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Likely Suspects

by G.K. Parks ...

Narrated by Amy Deuchler ...

Series series Alexis Parker
Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

I quit my job. I walked away from everything I knew. I couldn't lose anyone else. Not again. Working for James Martin wasn't supposed to be complicated or lethal. Too bad someone wanted him dead, and I was the only thing standing in the way.When eccentric playboy CEO James Martin's life is threatened, he decides to hire Alexis Parker, an attractive, feisty, former federal agent, to be his new ... Read more

$19.99 USD

I quit my job. I walked away from everything I knew. I couldn't lose anyone else. Not again. Working for James Martin wasn't supposed to be complicated or lethal. Too bad someone wanted him dead, and I was the only thing standing in the way.When eccentric playboy CEO James Martin's life is threatened, he decides to hire Alexis Parker, an attractive, feisty, former federal agent, to be his new
... Read more
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What's Eating Jackie Oh?

by Patricia Park ...

Narrated by Ami Park ...

Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show. A hilarious and heartfelt YA novel from the award-winning author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and Re Jane."Park’s novel delivers authentic characters who will make you laugh…and cry. Not to be ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations of her family when she enters the competitive world of a TV cooking show. A hilarious and heartfelt YA novel from the award-winning author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and Re Jane."Park’s novel delivers authentic characters who will make you laugh…and cry. Not to be
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Mimicry of Banshees

by G.K. Parks ...

Narrated by Amy Deuchler ...

Series series Alexis Parker
Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

Brains, beauty, and a past plagued with death and destruction, Alexis Parker is anything but ordinary. Her deductive skills and expert marksmanship make her deadly, but she must contend with her demons in order to overcome the irreparable damage she's endured.Ever since meeting James Martin, Alex's life has never been the same. The former federal agent turned private investigator has faced off ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Brains, beauty, and a past plagued with death and destruction, Alexis Parker is anything but ordinary. Her deductive skills and expert marksmanship make her deadly, but she must contend with her demons in order to overcome the irreparable damage she's endured.Ever since meeting James Martin, Alex's life has never been the same. The former federal agent turned private investigator has faced off
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Exploring Mathematics Through Play in the Early Childhood Classroom

by Amy Noelle Parks ...

Series series
This practical book provides pre- and inservice teachers with an understanding of how math can be learned through play. The author helps teachers to recognize the mathematical learning that occurs during play, to develop strategies for mathematizing that play, and to design formal lessons that make connections between mathematics and play. Common Core State Standards are addressed throughout the ... Read more

$31.99 USD

This practical book provides pre- and inservice teachers with an understanding of how math can be learned through play. The author helps teachers to recognize the mathematical learning that occurs during play, to develop strategies for mathematizing that play, and to design formal lessons that make connections between mathematics and play. Common Core State Standards are addressed throughout the
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Exhibit

A Novel

by R. O. Kwon ...

Narrated by Ami Park, Sue Jean Kim ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE, ELLE, AND ELECTRIC LITERATUREWINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY DUGGINS PRIZE"Hypnotic...a haunting romance about desire, obsession, and ambition that is sure to get your heart rate up." —Time Magazine"R.O. Kwon’s Exhibit is, hands down, the sexiest novel of the year."—Vogue"A highly sensory experience...... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICENAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE, ELLE, AND ELECTRIC LITERATUREWINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY DUGGINS PRIZE"Hypnotic...a haunting romance about desire, obsession, and ambition that is sure to get your heart rate up." —Time Magazine"R.O. Kwon’s Exhibit is, hands down, the sexiest novel of the year."—Vogue"A highly sensory experience......
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