The Wishing Shelf
So many books, so little time.
Help us decide which ones to bring to the catalog. Request a title and we’ll move it into the recording studio as readers ask for it — at 5 requests it joins Coming soon.
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- Doctor Dolittle’s Post OfficeHugh Lofting · 10–14~7h 13m1923Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in FloridaOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 6m1880Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Down the River; or, Buck Bradford and His TyrantsOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 38m1868Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Driven Back to EdenEdward Payson Roe · 8–12~7h 18mChildren's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Driven from HomeHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 49m1889Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Eagle CliffR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~7h 55m1889Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Erie Train BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 42m1890Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Errand BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 58m1888Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Facing the WorldHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~3h 9m1893Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Falling in with FortuneHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 28m1900Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Fame and FortuneHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~4h 54m1868Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar RegionsR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~3h 8m1863Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Field and Forest; or, The Fortunes of a FarmerOliver Optic · 10–14~5h 50m1870Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Fifty Famous Stories RetoldJames Baldwin · 8–12~3h 35m1896Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Five Hundred DollarsHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 56m1890Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Frank Hunter’s PerilHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 39m1896Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Frank and FearlessHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 16m1897Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the WorldOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 35m1868Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- From Farm to FortuneHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 9m1905Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Garret and the Garden; or, Low Life High UpR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~3h 27m1890Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- GritHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 46m1892Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Handbook to the New Gold-FieldsR. M. Ballantyne · 12+~3h 40m1858Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Haste and Waste; or, The Young Pilot of Lake ChamplainOliver Optic · 10–14~5h 24m1866Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Hector’s InheritanceHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 30m1885Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Helping HimselfHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 21m1886Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Herbert Carter’s LegacyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 14m1875Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The HeroesCharles Kingsley · 10–14~5h 20m1856Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Hindu Tales from the SanskritS. M. Mitra · 8–12~4h 24mChildren's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant Among the IndiansOliver Optic · 10–14~5h 20m1866Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard GrantOliver Optic · 10–14~5h 23m1863Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- In Search of TreasureHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 22m1907Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- In a New WorldHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 1m1893Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Island Queen; or, Dethroned by Fire and WaterR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~6h 18m1885Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Jack’s WardHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 14m1875Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Jarwin and CuffyR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~3h 36m1878Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Jed, the Poorhouse BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 21m1899Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Jibby JonesEllis Parker Butler · 10–14~7h 27mChildren's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Joe the Hotel BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~4h 55m1906Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Joe’s LuckHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 6m1887Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Julius, the Street BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 38m1874Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Just WilliamRichmal Crompton · 8–12~5h 13mChildren's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Kilmeny of the OrchardL. M. Montgomery · 12+~4h 28m1910Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Life in the Red Brigade: London Fire BrigadeR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~3h 26m1873Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Lightning Express; or, The Rival AcademiesOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 13m1869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the PenobscotOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 47m1872Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Little by Little; or, The Cruise of the FlyawayOliver Optic · 10–14~5h 3m1860Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Lively Poll: A Tale of the North SeaR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~3h 37m1886Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Luck and PluckHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 59m1869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Luke WaltonHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 57m1889Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Madman and the PirateR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~5h 29m1883Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
| Title | Source | Requests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office Hugh Lofting · 10–14 | ~7h 13m | 1923 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 6m | 1880 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Down the River; or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 38m | 1868 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Driven Back to Eden Edward Payson Roe · 8–12 | ~7h 18m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Driven from Home Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 49m | 1889 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Eagle Cliff R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~7h 55m | 1889 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Erie Train Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 42m | 1890 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Errand Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 58m | 1888 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Facing the World Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~3h 9m | 1893 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Falling in with Fortune Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 28m | 1900 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Fame and Fortune Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~4h 54m | 1868 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~3h 8m | 1863 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Field and Forest; or, The Fortunes of a Farmer Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~5h 50m | 1870 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Fifty Famous Stories Retold James Baldwin · 8–12 | ~3h 35m | 1896 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Five Hundred Dollars Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 56m | 1890 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Frank Hunter’s Peril Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 39m | 1896 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Frank and Fearless Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 16m | 1897 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the World Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 35m | 1868 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| From Farm to Fortune Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 9m | 1905 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Garret and the Garden; or, Low Life High Up R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~3h 27m | 1890 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Grit Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 46m | 1892 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Handbook to the New Gold-Fields R. M. Ballantyne · 12+ | ~3h 40m | 1858 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Haste and Waste; or, The Young Pilot of Lake Champlain Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~5h 24m | 1866 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Hector’s Inheritance Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 30m | 1885 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Helping Himself Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 21m | 1886 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Herbert Carter’s Legacy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 14m | 1875 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Heroes Charles Kingsley · 10–14 | ~5h 20m | 1856 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit S. M. Mitra · 8–12 | ~4h 24m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~5h 20m | 1866 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~5h 23m | 1863 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| In Search of Treasure Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 22m | 1907 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| In a New World Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 1m | 1893 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Island Queen; or, Dethroned by Fire and Water R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~6h 18m | 1885 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Jack’s Ward Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 14m | 1875 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Jarwin and Cuffy R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~3h 36m | 1878 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Jed, the Poorhouse Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 21m | 1899 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Jibby Jones Ellis Parker Butler · 10–14 | ~7h 27m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Joe the Hotel Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~4h 55m | 1906 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Joe’s Luck Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 6m | 1887 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Julius, the Street Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 38m | 1874 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Just William Richmal Crompton · 8–12 | ~5h 13m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Kilmeny of the Orchard L. M. Montgomery · 12+ | ~4h 28m | 1910 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Life in the Red Brigade: London Fire Brigade R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~3h 26m | 1873 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Lightning Express; or, The Rival Academies Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 13m | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Little Bobtail; or, The Wreck of the Penobscot Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 47m | 1872 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Little by Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~5h 3m | 1860 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Lively Poll: A Tale of the North Sea R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~3h 37m | 1886 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Luck and Pluck Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 59m | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Luke Walton Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 57m | 1889 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Madman and the Pirate R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~5h 29m | 1883 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |