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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- The Coral IslandR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~11h 4mChildren's classics3 / 52 more requests to Coming soon
- The Enchanted CastleE. Nesbit · 8–12~7h 35mChildren's classics3 / 52 more requests to Coming soon
- The HobbitJ. R. R. Tolkien · 10–141937Children's classics—3 / 52 more requests to Coming soon
- Just So StoriesRudyard Kipling · 8–12~3h 44mChildren's classics3 / 52 more requests to Coming soon
- Anna of the Five TownsArnold Bennett · 8–12~8h 13mChildren's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- CornelliJohanna Spyri · 8–12~5h 31mChildren's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- Emily of New MoonL. M. Montgomery · 10–14~12h 45mChildren's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- The Getting of WisdomHenry Handel Richardson · 8–12~8h 4mChildren's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- Indian Fairy TalesJoseph Jacobs · 8–12~7h 52mChildren's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- Little Lord FauntleroyFrances Hodgson Burnett · 8–12~6h 31mChildren's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- Swallows and AmazonsArthur Ransome · 10–14~11h 1mChildren's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- Understood BetsyDorothy Canfield Fisher · 8–12~5h 13mChildren's classics2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- The Adventures of PinocchioCarlo Collodi · 8–12~4h 37mChildren's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- At the Foot of the RainbowGene Stratton-Porter · 12+~6h 47m1907Children's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Caddie WoodlawnCarol Ryrie Brink · 8–121935Children's classics—1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Children’s StoriesOscar Wilde · 8–12~5h 28mChildren's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- The Gold BatP. G. Wodehouse · 8–12~4h 47mChildren's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Little House in the Big WoodsLaura Ingalls Wilder · 8–121932Children's classics—1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Little House on the PrairieLaura Ingalls Wilder · 8–121935Children's classics—1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Mary PoppinsP. L. Travers · 8–121934Children's classics—1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- The Middle FiveFrancis La Flesche · 8–12~4h 43mChildren's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Smoky the CowhorseWill James · 8–12~8h 58mChildren's classics1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Across India; or, Live Boys in the Far EastOliver Optic · 10–14~10h 11m1895Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Adrift in New YorkHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 59m1904Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Adrift in the CityHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 41m1895Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Adventures of a Telegraph BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 31m1887Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Adventurous SimplicissimusHans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen · 12+~17h 58mChildren's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Age of FableThomas Bulfinch · 10–14~16h 13m1855Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- All Aboard; or, Life on the LakeOliver Optic · 10–14~4h 35m1856Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- All Adrift; or, The Goldwing ClubOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 18m1882Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- All Taut; or, Rigging the BoatOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 10m1886Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- American Boys Afloat; or, Cruising in the OrientOliver Optic · 10–14~9h 2m1893Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Andy GordonHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 45m1884Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Andy Grant’s PluckHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 43m1902Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Armed with MadnessMary Butts · 8–12~5h 24mChildren's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Asiatic Breezes; or, Students on the WingOliver Optic · 10–14~9h 44m1894Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Away in the WildernessR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 60m1863Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Barlaam and IoasaphAnonymous · 8–12~9h 22mChildren's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Battery and the Boiler: Adventures in the Laying of Submarine Electric CablesR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~9h 48m1883Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Battle and the BreezeR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 56m1869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Battles with the SeaR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 39m1883Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Bear and Forbear; or, The Young Skipper of Lake UcaygaOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 6m1870Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Ben BruceHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 12m1901Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Ben the Luggage BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 45m1870Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Ben’s NuggetHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~4h 47m1882Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Bernard Brooks’ AdventuresHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 6m1903Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Big OtterR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~10h 26m1887Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Black Ivory: A Tale of Adventure Among the Slavers of East AfricaR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~10h 10m1873Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Blown to Bits; or, The Lonely Man of RakataR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~12h 5m1889Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Blue Lights; or, Hot Work in the SoudanR. M. Ballantyne · 12+~10h 11m1888Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
| Title | Source | Requests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coral Island R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~11h 4m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 3 / 5 2 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Enchanted Castle E. Nesbit · 8–12 | ~7h 35m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 3 / 5 2 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien · 10–14 | — | 1937 | Children's classics | — | 3 / 5 2 more requests to Coming soon |
| Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling · 8–12 | ~3h 44m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 3 / 5 2 more requests to Coming soon |
| Anna of the Five Towns Arnold Bennett · 8–12 | ~8h 13m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Cornelli Johanna Spyri · 8–12 | ~5h 31m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Emily of New Moon L. M. Montgomery · 10–14 | ~12h 45m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Getting of Wisdom Henry Handel Richardson · 8–12 | ~8h 4m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Indian Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs · 8–12 | ~7h 52m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy Frances Hodgson Burnett · 8–12 | ~6h 31m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Swallows and Amazons Arthur Ransome · 10–14 | ~11h 1m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Understood Betsy Dorothy Canfield Fisher · 8–12 | ~5h 13m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi · 8–12 | ~4h 37m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| At the Foot of the Rainbow Gene Stratton-Porter · 12+ | ~6h 47m | 1907 | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink · 8–12 | — | 1935 | Children's classics | — | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Children’s Stories Oscar Wilde · 8–12 | ~5h 28m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Gold Bat P. G. Wodehouse · 8–12 | ~4h 47m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder · 8–12 | — | 1932 | Children's classics | — | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder · 8–12 | — | 1935 | Children's classics | — | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Mary Poppins P. L. Travers · 8–12 | — | 1934 | Children's classics | — | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Middle Five Francis La Flesche · 8–12 | ~4h 43m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Smoky the Cowhorse Will James · 8–12 | ~8h 58m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Across India; or, Live Boys in the Far East Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~10h 11m | 1895 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Adrift in New York Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 59m | 1904 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Adrift in the City Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 41m | 1895 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Adventures of a Telegraph Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 31m | 1887 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Adventurous Simplicissimus Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen · 12+ | ~17h 58m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch · 10–14 | ~16h 13m | 1855 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~4h 35m | 1856 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| All Adrift; or, The Goldwing Club Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 18m | 1882 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| All Taut; or, Rigging the Boat Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 10m | 1886 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| American Boys Afloat; or, Cruising in the Orient Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~9h 2m | 1893 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Andy Gordon Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 45m | 1884 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Andy Grant’s Pluck Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 43m | 1902 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Armed with Madness Mary Butts · 8–12 | ~5h 24m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Asiatic Breezes; or, Students on the Wing Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~9h 44m | 1894 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Away in the Wilderness R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 60m | 1863 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Barlaam and Ioasaph Anonymous · 8–12 | ~9h 22m | — | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Battery and the Boiler: Adventures in the Laying of Submarine Electric Cables R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~9h 48m | 1883 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Battle and the Breeze R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 56m | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Battles with the Sea R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 39m | 1883 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Bear and Forbear; or, The Young Skipper of Lake Ucayga Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 6m | 1870 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Ben Bruce Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 12m | 1901 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Ben the Luggage Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 45m | 1870 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Ben’s Nugget Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~4h 47m | 1882 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Bernard Brooks’ Adventures Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 6m | 1903 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Big Otter R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~10h 26m | 1887 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Black Ivory: A Tale of Adventure Among the Slavers of East Africa R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~10h 10m | 1873 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Blown to Bits; or, The Lonely Man of Rakata R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~12h 5m | 1889 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Blue Lights; or, Hot Work in the Soudan R. M. Ballantyne · 12+ | ~10h 11m | 1888 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |