Audiobooks narrated by Elise Arsenault

Learning to Be Literate: More Than a Single Story

There is not one right way to teach a child to read. Recent media stories about education have featured the 'Science of Reading,' whose proponents typically present the systematic teaching of phonics as a one-size-fits-all method that guarantees reading success for all students. But as literacy scholars Patricia Paugh and Deborah MacPhee demonstrate, the decoding of words is only one of many skills that are central to an effective early literacy education. In Learning to Be Literate, they present a four-part framework for active literacy learning that eschews oppositional arguments about different approaches, and instead situates children as meaning makers: the whole point of being literate. There is no single or simple solution that will fit every child. But by using the ALL framework to inform instruction, educators can help young learners think deeply about ideas and language at the same time as they learn to work out the sounds and symbol systems of language.

Deborah Macphee, Patricia Paugh (Author), Elise Arsenault (Narrator)

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Stranger Things Psychology: Life Upside Down

Monsters of the Upside Down, beware! Travis Langley (author of the acclaimed Batman and Psychology) returns with a group of expert contributors to explore these and other questions to shine a light on true human nature through the Netflix series and cultural phenomenon Stranger Things. When do feelings of grief, guilt, depression, fear, and isolation tear us down, and how do we transform them into hope, inspiration, forgiveness, acceptance, and motivation to do what's right? Growing up is hard enough without metaphors for the dangers that lurk in life's shadows springing to life in the form of monsters, villains, conspiracies, and enemy soldiers. Stranger Things Psychology: Life Upside Down descends into the dark side of adolescence to find the light on the other side of the ultimate coming-of-age story.

Travis Langley (Author), Elise Arsenault, Julienne Irons (Narrator)

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Why We Forget and How To Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory

Remember things better by understanding how your memory works. If memory is a simple thing, why does it so often go awry? Why is forgetting so common? How can you be certain about something you remember-and be wrong about it? Why is it so difficult to remember people's names? How can you study hard for an exam but not be able to recall the material on the test? In Why We Forget, Dr. Andrew Budson and Dr. Elizabeth Kensinger address these questions and more, using their years of experience to guide listeners into better memory. Why We Forget and How to Remember Better shows you how to use these answers to improve your memory. You will learn: how memory's most important function isn't to help you remember details from your past; how memory is actually a collection of different abilities; how you create, store, and retrieve memories of your daily life; ways to control what you remember and what you forget; ways to distinguish between a true and false memory; effective ways to study for an exam; how to remember people's names, all your passwords, fifty digits of Pi, and anything else you wish; how memory changes in normal aging, Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and other disorders-including COVID brain fog; and how exercise, nutrition, alcohol, cannabis, sleep, mindfulness, and music affect your memory.

Andrew E. Budson MD, Andrew E. Budson Md, Andrew E. Budson, M.D., Elizabeth A. Kensinger PhD, Elizabeth A. Kensinger Phd, Elizabeth A. Kensinger, Phd (Author), Elise Arsenault (Narrator)

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Making Spirits Bright

It's Christmas time in London! Bring on the lights twinkling along Regent Street, the Christmas tree in Covent Garden, mince pies and boozy hot chocolate-and one drop-dead gorgeous Scottish billionaire to go with it all, please . . . Aoife O'Sullivan is eager to see what this December will bring. She's determined to let go of the heartache of the past year and move forward. To find her spirit, Aoife decides to create a bucket list of festive sights to see in London to celebrate her first Christmas in the city. Aoife's world, however, is turned upside down when Santa brings her something Scottish and sexy in the form of her ex. As soon as Aoife sees Jack MacInally, she knows she's not over him. Both made serious mistakes, leading to their messy breakup. When Jack suggests taking the month of December-all thirty-one days-to start afresh, Aoife leaps at the chance to be with the man she has always loved. Yet as they try to rekindle their romance, their past problems threaten to snuff it out. Will each of them be able to let go of their guilt and truly move forward? Will the gift of a second chance romance be something magical-or will this present end up returned to sender?

Aven Ellis (Author), Elise Arsenault (Narrator)

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She Killed Him First

It’s a smoky autumn morning when Kimber Clark gets the alert: her kindergartner’s school is on lockdown. She’s still drunk when she joins other parents outside the police tape, but not so drunk that she can’t pick up details: Zack Linzy, a high schooler, opened fire in the school cafeteria, killing four people. But that’s not possible. Zack Linzy is a freak, a boy who assaulted Kimber’s daughter, and Kimber killed him with a shovel two days ago. The police are looking for the school shooter in the wrong place, and the real killer might get away with it. Kimber can’t tell the police they’ve got the wrong suspect without showing them where she buried the body. No—she has to solve a school shooting, absolve her daughter’s abuser, and make sure the real killer comes to justice. All without getting caught for the murder she committed.

Sm Reine (Author), Elise Arsenault, Tanya Eby (Narrator)

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Death By Beach Read

It's spring in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Lucy and Connor have moved into their new home, at last, a historic cottage on the Nags Head Beach. Lucy is now happily immersed in her work at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, planning her wedding, and decorating the house. But then a dead body disrupts their peaceful new abode. The first night Lucy's alone in the house, with the company of Charles the library cat, she hears sounds. While investigating, they see footsteps in the dust of the unfinished living room, and the door leading outside is open. Lucy's reminded that the house is said to be haunted: forty years ago the teenage daughter of the owners fled in the night, and never again stepped foot inside her family home. The sounds have an all-too-human origin. One evening, Lucy and Connor find the dead body of a man in their kitchen. They soon realize he has a long-time connection to their house. Lucy's forced to find out what happened all those years ago and why it's threatening her happiness today. Meanwhile, the Classic Novel Reading Club is reading The House of the Seven Gables by Nathanial Hawthorne, a book about another old house full of secrets. Can Lucy find parallels to her own situation in Hawthorne's fiction before the killer strikes again?

Eva Gates (Author), Elise Arsenault (Narrator)

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Soaring in Style: How Amelia Earhart Became a Fashion Icon

Long before Amelia Earhart became a superstar, she was a girl who longed to touch the stars. But the dresses women had to wear at the time made those dreams seem almost impossible. Amelia didn't let that stop her. As a young aviator breaking records and expectations, she learned to fly her plane with flair. Later, she dared to create a trendsetting fashion line for active women like herself. Soaring in Style tells the groundbreaking story of how Amelia Earhart defied expectations in the air and on the ground to become America's first celebrity fashion designer.

Jennifer Lane Wilson (Author), Elise Arsenault (Narrator)

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Finding Grace: A Novel

A young girl is in terrible danger ... but can they reach her in time? Somebody's coming for you California: Twelve-year-old Melanie has been in foster care her whole life, moving from home to home-unloved and unwanted. And although she has found relative contentment with her current foster parents, Melanie harbors a secret that, if discovered, would blow her world apart. Someone talks to Melanie, a presence no one else can see or hear, and this presence has a message for her: something bad is about to happen. New York: After years of battling with her troubled, unpredictable mother, Louise has managed to find peace in her solitary existence. Until the day Grace crashes back into her life and entreats Louise to help her save a child from imminent danger. Unwilling to get caught up in her mother's madness, Louise resists. But she realizes the only way to be rid of Grace once and for all is to play along. Louise and Grace set off across America in search of Melanie, driven by Grace's firm belief that they have to get there before the bad thing happens. To do that, Louise must first come to understand and trust her mother. But after a lifetime of pain and dysfunction, can the two finally heal old wounds in order to save one young girl?

Janis Thomas (Author), Elise Arsenault, Jesse Vilinsky, Stacey Glemboski, Suzanne Toren (Narrator)

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Her Fated Mates

I never expected to find a second mate. When my first mate didn't immediately kill him, I was hopeful-only to have those hopes dashed when their packs turned against us. We were deemed unnatural, a threat, something to be destroyed.?? Now we're on the run with nowhere to hide.? As if that's not enough, my old alpha's obsession with me hasn't ended. News of my unusual relationship must have reached him by now, but I know he won't give up. ? I need to figure out what having more than one mate means. The fates don't do that kind of thing lightly, so it's up to the three of us to find out why we were chosen. ? An oracle is our only hope, a wise woman who can help us, but only if we can get to her before either of the packs finds us. And, hopefully, without me mating with any more wolves on the way...? If you love the adventure of Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series and the passion of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, you'll love House of Wolves and Magic!? Get swept away by this reverse-harem urban-fantasy romantic adventure!?

Elise Arsenault, Helen Scott (Author), Elise Arsenault, Monique Makena (Narrator)

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Her Shadowed Wolves

My life is a shadow of what it once was. I barely even have a toothbrush to call my own, and yet I wouldn't change anything. The bonds with my mates are growing stronger every day... and so am I. Now we're on a mission to hunt down the oracle and finally get some answers. There's only one thing that stands in the way, and that's the Shadow Forest. The wolves within are hostile to outsiders. We need to avoid them, but something tells me our journey through the forest won't be uneventful. Can the hunted also be the hunter? If you love the mystery of JR Ward's The Black Dagger Brotherhood and the magic of Ilona Andrews' Hidden Legacy, you'll love House of Wolves and Magic! Get swept away by this reverse-harem urban-fantasy romance adventure!

Helen Scott (Author), Elise Arsenault (Narrator)

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Connectivity 2.0

Switch to first-class seat on a transatlantic flight? Check! Sexy ginger seatmate with gorgeous British accent? Hello! Discuss love of grandmillennial decor with super-hot seatmate? Why not, throw caution to the wind! Will the history of a career-driven American finding love with a British billionaire repeat itself? Hmm . . . Recent college graduate Lauren Charleston heads to London for a prestigious media graduate internship that is part of a well-laid plan for career success. Falling for a playboy billionaire with the nickname of Icky Ollie? Not part of said plan. Tech developer Oliver Pratt makes tabloid headlines for his wild ways, seen with a myriad of women-including a princess. He's exactly the type of man Lauren detests-especially in light of her past with men. But Lauren might find exactly what she needs in Oliver if she can see beyond the surface-and face her own past, too. Will these two opposites find a certain connectivity, as their career mentors did? Or will this romance short-circuit before it begins?

Aven Ellis (Author), Elise Arsenault (Narrator)

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Her Dark Moon

My brother gave his life to help me escape the pack. Now after being in hiding for the last few years, I'm seeing shifters outside of their normal territory, and they're getting closer to my little patch of wolf-free paradise. If they find out I'm still alive, they'll haul me back and mate me to some random wolf, keeping me as a breeding machine to perpetuate our species. Forced imprinting is supposed to be forbidden, but if I know my pack, that won't stop them from getting what they want. With danger lurking around every corner and the chance of being caught getting ever higher, I'm on the verge of descending into hopelessness-until I meet Roman. But what if he's just the lure to chain me to a different pack? As badly as I want to be free from the obligations of a pack, that freedom just might cost me the guy. But as it turns out, my feelings for Roman are only half my trouble... If you love the mystery of JR Ward's The Black Dagger Brotherhood and the magic of Ilona Andrews' Hidden Legacy, you'll love House of Wolves and Magic! Get swept away by this reverse-harem urban-fantasy romance adventure!

Elise Arsenault, Helen Scott (Author), Elise Arsenault, Monique Makena (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Elise Arsenault