Nice Sale on Good Books by Good People

by Jun 29, 2017Books

I read all three of these books to my kids, and they’re all on sale at Audible for great prices. $10 for the whole series, almost 17 hours of car travel time covered.

Our favorite was definitely Ember Falls.

The only problem is that you won’t get the great pencil illustrations from my brilliant friend Zach Franzen. So weigh that.

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