Showing results by narrator "Michael Pauley" in Children's Audiobooks

Zane's life has been a living hell since Franco and the Blackshirts uprising was put down. He'd been sentenced to death by hanging, but General Moto Macnamara sent him to a work camp instead, chained to Desdemona, the traitorous widow who betrayed them all! After helping her escape, the two flee to the Fringe lands, between the new society that has sprung up and the infamous badlands. Overrun by bikers, gang members, gamblers, thieves, and killers, Zane is forced to serve as Desdemona's assistant.

Why Do We Have to Go to School? is a 10,000 word fictional dialogue between a teenage boy and his father. A lively and fascinating debate evolves after the son asks, "Dad, why do we have to go to school?" The father discovers that this isn't such an easy question to answer, as the son turns out to be well-prepared, witty, and clever. Still, the father rises to the challenge, coming up with a series of good responses. Just why do we have to go to school in this day and age where information is right at our fingertips?

The stories are short enough to keep kids focused on the story and to not seem overwhelming. Each story is followed by four optional multiple choice questions designed to assess basic reading comprehension and reasoning skills. After a moment, the correct answer is given: Please press the pause button if you wish to think about the question before hearing the answer.