Multnomah County Library Podcasts

Me and Rolly Maloo by Janet S. Wong An unpopular girl cheats on a math test when the most popular girl in school asks her to give her answers.   Audience: Kids and Teens

White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick Sixteen-year-old Rebecca moves from London to a small, desolate village crumbling into the sea, when her policeman father is involved in a scandal at his job.  She becomes friends with Ferelith, a Goth girl who likes "things that are frightening." They spend the summer together exploring the village's sinister history. Back in 1798, the town's local priest was involved in a devilish experiment, one that suddenly also involves the two girls. Warning: you will have to finish this book, if you want to be able to sleep without nighmares! Audience: Teen

A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs. Audience: Kids and Teens

I am J by Chris J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is. Audience: Teen

Poop Happens  by Sarah Albee Throughout the ages, the most successful civilizations were the ones who realized that everyone poops and they'd better figure out how to get rid of it! From the very first flushing toilet (invented way earlier than you would think) to the efficient Roman aqueducts (possibly inspired by the goddess of sewers!) to castles in the Middle Ages whose moats used more than just water to repel enemies, Poop happened! traces human civilization through this revolting yet fascinating subject. Audience: Kids and Teens  

No Passengers Beyond this Point by Gennifer Choldenko With their house in foreclosure, sisters India and Mouse and brother Finn are sent to stay with an uncle in Colorado until their mother can join them, but when the plane lands, the children are welcomed by cheering crowds to a strange place where each of them has a perfect house and a clock that is ticking down the time. Audience: kids and Teens

Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami Eleven-year-old Dini loves movies, and so when she learns that her family is moving to India for two years, her devastation over leaving her best friend in Maryland is tempered by the possibility of meeting her favorite actress, Dolly Singh. Audience: Kids and Teens

Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Ramsey When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts about "The Green Book. Audience: Kids and Teens

Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel Spreading her wings -- Out of Port Arthur -- Looking for love -- Call on me -- Monterey Pop's poster child -- Cheap thrills, drugs, and self-destruction -- Kozmic Blues -- To love somebody -- Pearl -- Love, Janis. Audience: Kids and Teens

Tell Us We're Home by Marina Tamar Budhos Three immigrant girls from different parts of the world meet and become close friends in a small New Jersey town where their mothers have found domestic work, but their relationships are tested when one girl's mother is accused of stealing a precious heirloom. Audience: Kids and Teens

Energy Island by Allan Drummond It's windy on the Danish island of Samsø. Meet the environmentally friendly folks who, in a few short years, worked together for energy independence, and who now proudly call their home Energy Island. Audience: Kids and Teens

Joe and Sparky, Superstars! by Jamie Michalak When Joe the giraffe and his friend Sparky, a turtle, see a television talent show, Joe tries to find Sparky's talent so that they can compete. Audience: Kids and Teens

The Big Book of Spy Stuff by Bart King The secret to success? Know all the secrets! Learn how to escape tricycle-riding assassins. Find out why you can trust women more than men. Discover how squirrels can deliver top-secret messages. Learn the keys to tricking enemy agents. Create a disguise that renders you invisible in a crowd of two. Audience: Kids and Teens

The Unforgettable Season: the Story of Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams and the Record-setting Summer of '41 by Phil Bildner Tells the story of baseball greatest heroes Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams and how during the summer of 1941 they each set records that still stand. Audience: Kids and Teens

Super Chicken Nugget Boy vs. Dr Ned-Grant and His Eggplant Army by Josh Lewis When school bully Dirk Hamstone pushes him to the dark side, Dr. Myron Ned-Grant develops an army of evil eggplants bent on world domination and it falls to Fern Goldberg's alter ego to save the world. Audience: Kids and Teens

Amelia Lost: the Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming Tells the story of Amelia Earhart's life--as a child, a woman, and a pilot--and describes the search for her missing plane. Audience: Kids and Teens

Little Pink Pup by Johanna Kerby Pink, a piglet who is the runt of the litter, is adopted by Tink, a dachshund who is nursing a litter of her own, and Pink is raised in the house along with the puppies. Audience: Kids and Teens

I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat by Carolyn Beccia Audience: Kids and Teens

Orangutans are Ticklish by Steve Grubman Audience: Kids and Teens

The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh In 1347, when fourteen-year-old orphan William Paynel, an impoverished servant at Crowfield Abbey, goes into the forest to gather wood and finds a magical creature caught in a trap, he discovers he has the ability to see fays and becomes embroiled in a strange mystery involving Old Magic, a bitter feud, and ancient secrets. Audience: Kids and Teens