Jaded YA Reads: Recent Episodes

Wells Library YA

Listen along as Meghan O. from the Wells Public Library reads a young adult novel chapter by chapter. Our current book is the fantasy classic The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

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All is revealed as Avery solves the final riddle

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All four numbers are revealed, but not everyone is happy with the answer.

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Avery struggles as Libby is implicated in the shooting

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Avery has to deal with the aftermath of the shooting

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A violent attack leads to finding comfort in a certain Hawthorne brother.

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Avery deals with the ramifications of her impromptu press conference

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Avery comes into her own as tensions rise

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The first clue solved, Avery and the boys quickly try to unravel the second one.

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Avery and Jameson try to find the next clue while the other Hawthornes plot against the new heiress.

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Avery starts at her new school and attempts to unravel the mystery left by Tobias Hawthorne

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Avery returns to Hawthorne House and once again faces the four brothers.

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The will is read, and everyone’s lives are turned upside down.

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Join us as we first meet Avery Grambs and the Hawthornes.

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Our heroes face their final adventure as the battle of the five armies begins

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The dragon is dead, but the fight for the treasure under the mountain has just begun.

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Smaug turns his terror onto Laketown

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The party of fourteen reach the mountain, but Smaug soon senses their presence.

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Bilbo and the ring save the dwarves once again!

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Bilbo and the dwarves enter the forest, but will they make it out?

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The Eagles have put them down in an unfamiliar place, will Bilbo and the dwarves meet friend or foe?

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Bilbo’s adventure continues in chapter 6 of The Hobbit.

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Bilbo and the dwarves run into trouble when they leave the safety of Elrond’s home. Sit back and listen as they face the dangers of the mountain.

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Bilbo wakes up to find the dwarves gone, and he soon needs to decide once and for all if he is their burglar. Sit back and listen to chapters two and three of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. 

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Listen along as Meghan reads the first chapter of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien on behalf of the Wells Public Library. 

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Katie is still on the run. Will she be found? Will she get turned in? And will she ever find the other kids who are just like her? Listen as we read the thrilling conclusion to The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts.

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When Katie decides to take action, it leads her to be more daring than she ever thought she could be. Will anyone help her? Will anyone believe her? Does anyone understand that she did not kill her grandma? Follow along as the plot thickens in The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts.

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Katie grows more and more nervous as Mr. C keeps questioning her neighbors about her. If she could get in touch with the other kids, maybe everything  she is going through will all make sense. But what happens when the people she trusts start to turn on her?

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Katie is starting to get used to living with her mother again, even if she doesn't like having a babysitter. When a new tenant moves in, Katie thinks she might have a new friend. Or is there something else going on? Listen to Allison read the next two chapters in the Willo Davis Roberts book The Girl with the Silver Eyes.

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Meet Katie. She just moved back in with her mother after living with her grandmother for years. Katie is trying to make the best of it, but when her mother starts hiring babysitters to stay with her during the day, Katie starts relying on her "abilities" to get them to leave. And is she the only one with abilities?

Listen along to the 80's classic novel The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts and get wrapped up in the magical world of Katie Welker.

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Meet Katie. She just moved back in with her mother after living with her grandmother for years. Katie is not sure how to feel about this change, and when she's unsure about things, that's when her strange abilities help her cope.

Listen along to the 80's classic novel The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts and get wrapped up in the magical world of Katie Welker.

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We have come to the end of our magical journey as Jade reads Chapter 21, the final chapter, of the YA fantasy classic Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Thank you for listening!

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Experience the penultimate part of the story as Jade reads Chapter 20 of the YA fantasy classic Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Jump back in to the adventure as Jade reads Chapter 19 of the fantasy classic Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.  

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Follow the story as Jade reads Chapters 17 and 18 of the fantasy classic Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. 

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Enjoy the magic as Jade reads Chapters 15 and 16 of the fantasy classic Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Carry on with Sophie, Howl, and the gang as Jade reads Chapters 13 and 14 of Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Return to Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones as Jade reads Chapters 11 and 12, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Join Jade as she continues to read Chapters 9 and 10 of Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Join Jade once again as she reads Chapters 7 and 8 of Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers. 

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Continue Sophie's story as Jade reads Chapters 5 and 6 of Howl's Moving Castle, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Listen along as Jade reads Chapters 3 and 4 of Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Begin your magical journey with Sophie as Jade reads the first two chapters of Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, with permission of HarperCollins Publishers.