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Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front of the cameras. But sadly, their airplane had another idea, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with little food, little water, and practically no eyeliner.
What’s a beauty queen to do? Continue to practice for the talent portion of the program – or wrestle snakes to the ground? Get a perfect tan – or learn to run wild? And what should happen when the sexy pirates show up?

Welcome to the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. Your tour guide? None other than Libba Bray, the hilarious, sensational, Printz Award-winning author of A Great and Terrible Beauty and Going Bovine. The result is a novel that will make you laugh, make you think, and make you never see beauty the same way again.

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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunkby David Sedarisperformed by David Sedaris, Elaine Stritch, Dylan Baker, and Sian PhillipsPublished 2010 by Hachette Audio3 hours. Unabridged.Rating: 3/5 Featuring David Sedaris’s unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear … Continue reading »

Three Bags Full

Three Bags Fullby Leonie Swannread by Josephine BaileyPublished 2007 by Tantor Audio9 hours, 7 minutes. Unabridged.Rating: 5/5 On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, the members of the flock gather around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared for the sheep, reading them … Continue reading »

Fool

Foolby Christopher Mooreperformed by Euan MortonPublished 2009 by HarperAudio8 hours, 41 minutes. Unabridged.Rating: 5/5 A man of infinite jest, Pocket has been Lear’s cherished fool for years, from the time the king’s grown daughters—selfish, scheming Goneril, sadistic (but erotic-fantasy-grade-hot) Regan, and sweet, loyal Cordelia—were mere girls. So naturally Pocket is at his brainless, elderly liege’s … Continue reading »

Bite Me

Bite Me(A Love Story #3)by Christopher Mooreperformed by Susan BennettPublished 2010 by Recorded Books8 hours, 4 minutes. Unabridged.Rating: 4/5 The city of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge shaved vampyre cat named Chet, and only I, Abby Normal, emergency backup mistress of the Greater Bay Area night, and my manga-haired love monkey, Foo … Continue reading »

You Suck

You Suck(A Love Story #2)by Christopher Mooreperformed by Susan BennetPublished 2007 by Recorded Books7 hours, 43 minutes. Unabridged.Rating: 4/5 Being dead sucks. Make that being undead sucks. Literally. Just ask Thomas C. Flood. Waking up after a fantastic night unlike anything he’s ever experienced, he discovers that his girlfriend, Jody—the woman of his dreams—is a … Continue reading »

Bloodsucking Fiends

Bloodsucking Fiends(Love Story #1)by Christopher Mooreperformed by Susan BennettPublished 2008 by Recorded Books9 hours, 18 minutes. Unabridged.Rating: 4/5 Jody never asked to become a vampire. But when she wakes up under an alley Dumpster with a badly burned arm, an aching back, superhuman strength, and a distinctly Nosferatuan thirst, she realizes the decision has been … Continue reading »

A Dirty Job

A Dirty Jobby Christopher Mooreperformed by Fisher Stevenspublished 2006 by Harper Audio11 hours, 49 minutes. Unabridged.Rating: 4/5 Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy, the kind of fellow who makes his way through life by being careful and constant. And Charlie’s been lucky. He’s married to a bright and pretty woman who actually loves him … Continue reading »

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxyby Douglas Adamsperformed by Stephen FryPublished 2005 by Random House Audio5 hours, 51 minutes. Unabridged.Rating: 2/5 Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s … Continue reading »