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.
531 matchesClear all
- Rufus and RoseHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 19m1870Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Rujub, the JugglerG. A. Henty · 14+~16h 35m1893History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Rupert’s AmbitionHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 21m1899Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Ruth Erskine’s CrossesPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 12+~9h 2m1879Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Ruth Erskine’s SonPansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 12+~8h 49m1907Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Sailor Boy; or, Jack Somers in the NavyOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 58m1863History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Saint Bartholomew’s EveG. A. Henty · 14+~16h 12m1894History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Sam’s ChanceHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~4h 29m1876Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Saved by the LifeboatR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 50m1869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Scenes and Characters, or, Eighteen Months at BeechcroftCharlotte M. Yonge · 12+~9h 34m1847Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The SearchGrace Livingston Hill · 14+~7h 3m1919Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- A Search for a SecretG. A. Henty · 14+~6h 44m1867History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart BoyOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 48m1867Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Settler and the SavageR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~10h 7m1877Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Shifting Winds: A Tough YarnR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~9h 43m1868Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Shifting for HimselfHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 39m1876Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Silver LakeR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~4h 9m1867Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Sink or SwimHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~7h 6m1870Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Sir GibbieGeorge MacDonald · 12+~20h 50m1879Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Six Months at the CapeR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~4h 21m1879Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy TalesArthur Quiller-Couch · All ages1910Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Slow and SureHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 14m1872Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Snowflakes and Sunbeams; or, The Young Fur-TradersR. M. Ballantyne · 10–141856Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Snug Harbor; or, The Champlain MechanicsOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 57m1883Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the ArmyOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 52m1863History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- A Soldier’s Daughter, and Other StoriesG. A. Henty · 12+~5h 9m1906History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Square and Compasses; or, Building the HouseOliver Optic · 10–14~6h 57m1884Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- St. George for EnglandG. A. Henty · 12+~11h 6m1885History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Stand by the UnionOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 40m1891History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Stem to Stern; or, Building the BoatOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 21m1885Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Store BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 2m1887Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story of Chalmers of New GuineaJanet Harvey Kelman · 10–14~2h 14m1911Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and GirlsMary Macgregor · 8–12~11h 23m1914History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador: A Boy’s Life of Wilfred T. GrenfellDillon Wallace · 10–14~6h 4m1922Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story of John G. Paton; Or, Thirty Years Among South Sea CannibalsJohn G. Paton · 12+~12h 58m1892Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story of King Arthur and His KnightsHoward Pyle · 8–12~12h 50m1903Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story of SiegfriedJames Baldwin · 10–14~8h 43m1882Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story of the Champions of the Round TableHoward Pyle · 8–12~13h 58m1905Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story of the RockR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 52m1875Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Stray Pearls: Memoirs of Margaret De Ribaumont, Viscountess of BellaiseCharlotte M. Yonge · 12+~14h 32m1883History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Strive and SucceedHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 16m1872Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Strong and SteadyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 26m1871Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Struggling UpwardHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 44m1890Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Sturdy and StrongG. A. Henty · 12+~7h 58m1888History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Sunk at SeaR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 54m1869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Taken by the EnemyOliver Optic · 10–14~7h 10m1888History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Tales from ShakespeareCharles and Mary Lamb · 8–12~11h 14m1807Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Tales from the Works of G. A. HentyG. A. Henty · 12+~4h 48m1890History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Tales of Daring and DangerG. A. Henty · 12+~5h 8m1890History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Talks to FarmersCharles H. Spurgeon · 16+~10h 45m1882Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
| Title | Source | Requests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus and Rose Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 19m | 1870 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Rujub, the Juggler G. A. Henty · 14+ | ~16h 35m | 1893 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Rupert’s Ambition Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 21m | 1899 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Ruth Erskine’s Crosses Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 12+ | ~9h 2m | 1879 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Ruth Erskine’s Son Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) · 12+ | ~8h 49m | 1907 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Sailor Boy; or, Jack Somers in the Navy Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 58m | 1863 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Saint Bartholomew’s Eve G. A. Henty · 14+ | ~16h 12m | 1894 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Sam’s Chance Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~4h 29m | 1876 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Saved by the Lifeboat R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 50m | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Scenes and Characters, or, Eighteen Months at Beechcroft Charlotte M. Yonge · 12+ | ~9h 34m | 1847 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Search Grace Livingston Hill · 14+ | ~7h 3m | 1919 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| A Search for a Secret G. A. Henty · 14+ | ~6h 44m | 1867 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Seek and Find; or, The Adventures of a Smart Boy Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 48m | 1867 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Settler and the Savage R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~10h 7m | 1877 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Shifting Winds: A Tough Yarn R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~9h 43m | 1868 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Shifting for Himself Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 39m | 1876 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Silver Lake R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~4h 9m | 1867 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Sink or Swim Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~7h 6m | 1870 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Sir Gibbie George MacDonald · 12+ | ~20h 50m | 1879 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Six Months at the Cape R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~4h 21m | 1879 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales Arthur Quiller-Couch · All ages | — | 1910 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Slow and Sure Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 14m | 1872 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Snowflakes and Sunbeams; or, The Young Fur-Traders R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | — | 1856 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Snug Harbor; or, The Champlain Mechanics Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 57m | 1883 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 52m | 1863 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| A Soldier’s Daughter, and Other Stories G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~5h 9m | 1906 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Square and Compasses; or, Building the House Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~6h 57m | 1884 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| St. George for England G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~11h 6m | 1885 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Stand by the Union Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 40m | 1891 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Stem to Stern; or, Building the Boat Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 21m | 1885 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Store Boy Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 2m | 1887 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story of Chalmers of New Guinea Janet Harvey Kelman · 10–14 | ~2h 14m | 1911 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story of Greece: Told to Boys and Girls Mary Macgregor · 8–12 | ~11h 23m | 1914 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador: A Boy’s Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell Dillon Wallace · 10–14 | ~6h 4m | 1922 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story of John G. Paton; Or, Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals John G. Paton · 12+ | ~12h 58m | 1892 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story of King Arthur and His Knights Howard Pyle · 8–12 | ~12h 50m | 1903 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story of Siegfried James Baldwin · 10–14 | ~8h 43m | 1882 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Howard Pyle · 8–12 | ~13h 58m | 1905 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story of the Rock R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 52m | 1875 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Stray Pearls: Memoirs of Margaret De Ribaumont, Viscountess of Bellaise Charlotte M. Yonge · 12+ | ~14h 32m | 1883 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Strive and Succeed Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 16m | 1872 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Strong and Steady Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 26m | 1871 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Struggling Upward Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 44m | 1890 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Sturdy and Strong G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~7h 58m | 1888 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Sunk at Sea R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 54m | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Taken by the Enemy Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~7h 10m | 1888 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Tales from Shakespeare Charles and Mary Lamb · 8–12 | ~11h 14m | 1807 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Tales from the Works of G. A. Henty G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~4h 48m | 1890 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Tales of Daring and Danger G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~5h 8m | 1890 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Talks to Farmers Charles H. Spurgeon · 16+ | ~10h 45m | 1882 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |