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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- A Reputed Changeling; Or, Three Seventh Years Two Centuries AgoCharlotte M. Yonge · 12+~14h 41m1889History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- A RetrospectJames Hudson Taylor · 12+~4h 31m1894Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Rich and Humble; or, The Mission of Bertha GrantOliver Optic · 10–14~5h 31m1863Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Risen from the RanksHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 3m1874Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Rivers of IceR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~10h 26m1875Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Robert Coverdale’s StruggleHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~7h 10m1910Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Rose and the RingWilliam Makepeace Thackeray · 8–121855Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Rose in BloomLouisa May Alcott · 12+~10h 29m1876Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Rough and ReadyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 28m1869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Rover of the Andes: A Tale of Adventure in South AmericaR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~10h 27m1885Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- A Roving CommissionG. A. Henty · 12+~14h 40m1900History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- 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
- The Saints’ Everlasting RestRichard Baxter · 16+~13h 36m1650Puritan & devotional0 / 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
- Selected Sermons of George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield · 16+~19h 42m1771Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards · 16+~7h 56m1741Sermons & theology0 / 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
- The Song of the CardinalGene Stratton-Porter · 12+~2h 49m1903Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Sowing and Sewing: A Sexagesima StoryCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–14~2h 50m1882Family & household0 / 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 Stokesley SecretCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–14~6h 45m1861Family & household0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Store BoyHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~5h 2m1887Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Stories Jolly, Stories New, Stories Strange & Stories TrueR. M. Ballantyne · 8–12~7h 30m1893Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Story GirlL. M. Montgomery · 10–14~9h 43m1911Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
| Title | Source | Requests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Reputed Changeling; Or, Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago Charlotte M. Yonge · 12+ | ~14h 41m | 1889 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| A Retrospect James Hudson Taylor · 12+ | ~4h 31m | 1894 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Rich and Humble; or, The Mission of Bertha Grant Oliver Optic · 10–14 | ~5h 31m | 1863 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Risen from the Ranks Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 3m | 1874 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Rivers of Ice R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~10h 26m | 1875 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Robert Coverdale’s Struggle Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~7h 10m | 1910 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Rose and the Ring William Makepeace Thackeray · 8–12 | — | 1855 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Rose in Bloom Louisa May Alcott · 12+ | ~10h 29m | 1876 | Family & household | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Rough and Ready Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~5h 28m | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Rover of the Andes: A Tale of Adventure in South America R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~10h 27m | 1885 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| A Roving Commission G. A. Henty · 12+ | ~14h 40m | 1900 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| 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 |
| The Saints’ Everlasting Rest Richard Baxter · 16+ | ~13h 36m | 1650 | Puritan & devotional | 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 |
| Selected Sermons of George Whitefield George Whitefield · 16+ | ~19h 42m | 1771 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards · 16+ | ~7h 56m | 1741 | Sermons & theology | 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 |
| The Song of the Cardinal Gene Stratton-Porter · 12+ | ~2h 49m | 1903 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Sowing and Sewing: A Sexagesima Story Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | ~2h 50m | 1882 | Family & household | 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 Stokesley Secret Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | ~6h 45m | 1861 | Family & household | 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 |
| Stories Jolly, Stories New, Stories Strange & Stories True R. M. Ballantyne · 8–12 | ~7h 30m | 1893 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Story Girl L. M. Montgomery · 10–14 | ~9h 43m | 1911 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |