Monday, March 1, 2010

New Audiobooks at the Harker Heights Public Library!

Here’s you chance to LISTEN to a good book! These new items were just added to our collection!

Audiobooks for Adults

The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri (Play-a-way)
Layered with themes from Hinu mythology, The Age of Shiva is a powerful story of a country in turmoil and an extraordinary portrait of maternal love.

The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer (CD)
Surgeon Dr. Nick Garrity, a vet suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder spends his days and nights dispensing medical treatment from a mobile clinic to the homeless in D.C. and Baltimore. When he and psychiatric nurse Jillian Coates determine that individuals involved in a botched operation are disappearing, they decide to investigate.

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (Play-a-way)
Susie Salmon is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected. As she watches life on Earth continue without her, she sees her friends trading rumors about her mysterious disappearances, her killer trying to cover his tracks, and her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, this story builds a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, and even joy.

Audiobooks for Teens


Boston Jane by Jennifer L. Holm (CD)
In 1855 Jane Peck does not fit in with the girls at her elite finishing school. She decides to put aside her tomboyish ways and travel to the Pacific Northwest to join her finance.

Fallen by Lauren Kate (CD)
Mysterious and aloof, Daniel captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at a dreary boarding school in Savannah. Despite his refusal to have anything to do with him, Luce continues to pursue him and his desperate secret.

Audiobooks for Children

Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries: Volume 1 by Donald J. Sobol (CD)
Follow up clues and crack the case with boy sleuth Encyclopedia Brown. This set contains Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective and Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch.

Northward To the Moon by Polly Forvath (CD)
When Jane’s stepfather gets fried from his job, Jane’s family sets off on an adventure across the continent to meet Jane’s eccentric new grandmother and aunts.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (CD)
Believing the fantastic tales about the Jade Dragon and the Old Man of the Moon told to her by her father, Minli embarks on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man of the Moon and ask him how her family can change their fortune.