The Camels Hump Library, Season 5
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Welcome to the Season 5 library. Click on a book below to learn more!
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The Tale of Despereaux
Kate Dicamillo
© 2003 Candlewick Press and Listening Library
Can a mouse find true love with a princess named Pea? Despereaux Tilling's decidedly unmouse-like behavior causes him to be banished to a dungeon. But all is not lost...
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Sonata #1 For Riley Red
Phoebe Stone
© 2003 Little Brown & Company
Rachel and her eccentric friends each are dealing with their own troubles. Will rescuing a circus elephant be the "one great deed" that will right their world?
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The Bones on Black Spruce Mountain
David Budbill
© 1978 by David Budbill
Onion River Press
Seth and Daniel grew up hearing the story of a boy who ran away to live—and die—in a cave on Black Spruce Mountain. Now the two boys are on the camping trip of their dreams; hiking up the mountain to see if the old legend is true...
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Daisy and the Doll
Michael Medearis, Angela Shelf Medearis
© 2000 by the Vermont Folklife Center
Alec's Primer
Mildred Pitts Walter
© 2004 by the Vermont Folklife Center
Camel's Hump Radio presents two books based on the family history of the Turner family from Grafton, Vermont.
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Fog Magic
Julia L. Sauer
© 1943, 1971 Julia L. Sauer
Viking Penguin
Greta had always loved the fog; she loved being in the mist as it rolled in from the sea and hung over her village. Then one day, Greta discovered the secret hidden in the gray mist...
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Loser
Jerry Spinelli
© 2002 Jerry Spinelli
HarperCollins Publishers
Donald Zinkoff is the kid that laughs too loud in class, trips over his own feet, and always answers the question wrong. His quirky qualities aren't a big deal until fourth grade, when his classmates brand him a "loser"...
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Heir Apparent
Vivian Vande Velde
© 2002 Vivian Vande Velde
Harcourt, Inc.
Giannine is playing a virtual reality game that has way too many ways to get killed—and she seems to be finding them all. She'll never win...and she has to, because losing means she'll die—for real this time.
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Stone Fox
John Reynolds Gardiner
© 1980 Harper Collins
Little Willy's Grandfather is sick, so it's up to him to save the family farm from tax collectors. Willy's plan is to win the National Dogsled Race and claim the $500 prize. But first he'll have to beat Stone Fox...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
© 1884 Mark Twain
American Publishing Company
The Project Gutenberg EBook
Tom and his best friend Huck Finn have a knack for having fun — and getting into trouble.
Come along for the adventure, both real and imagined!
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Night Flying
Rita Murphy
© 2000 Rita Murphy
Dell Publishing, a division of Random House, Inc.
Georgia Hansen can fly, like all of the women in her family. Now on the verge of her first solo flight, Georgia must choose...
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963
Christopher Paul Curtis
© 1995 Christopher Paul Curtis
Random House Children's Books
Ten-year-old Kenny chronicles the events of a fateful summer for the Watson family of Flint, Michigan...
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Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan
© 2000 Scholastic, Inc.
Esperanza was born to a life of privilege in Mexico. A sudden tragedy shatters her world and forces Esperanza and her mother to flee...
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
© 1869 Jules Verne
The Project Gutenberg EBook
Captain Nemo is at the heart of this suspenseful sci-fi classic that explores the wonders of the deep sea...
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A Corner of the Universe
Ann M. Martin
© 2002 Ann M. Martin
Scholastic, Inc. and Listening Library
Twelve-year-old Hattie plans to spend the summer helping her mother run their boarding house, painting alongside her artist father and reading "piles" of books. But that plan is out with the startling arrival of Adam...
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Because of rights limitations, Camel's Hump Radio programs are not available on tape from Vermont Public Radio. However, full-text recordings of the books excerpted on Camel's Hump Radio are generally available for rent or to buy from one or more of the following sources:
- Books on Tape
- Blackstone Audiobooks
- Listening Library
- Recorded Books on Tape
- Audio Bookshelf
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