MWT Weekly February 1, 2016

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NEW RELEASES DVDs

The Visit

DVD 11435720 • $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11436501 • $26.99 (2 Discs)

Truth

DVD 11462350 • $20.99 Blu-ray 11462391 • $26.99

The Last Witch Hunter

DVD 11511934 • $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11511933 • $29.99 (2 Discs)

Bridge of Spies DVD 11462392 • $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11462393 • $29.99 (2 Discs)

AUDIOBOOKS

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Breakdown

Brotherhood in Death

The High Mountains of Portugal

Random House, Inc.

Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Random House, Inc.

Unabridged • 11 Discs 11467420 • $39.99

Random House, Inc.

Unabridged • 10 Discs 11384666 • $44.99

Unabridged • 9 Discs 11350866 • $39.99

Unabridged • 7 Discs 11439283 • $34.99

NOW That’s What I Call Music 57 Various Artists

Josh Groban

Jonathan Kellerman

J. D. Robb

Yann Martel

Robert B. Parker’s

Blackjack

Robert Knott

CDs

Elton John

Charles Kelley

Island Records • Pop/Rock 11482490 • $13.99

Capitol Nashville • Country 11515706 • $13.99

Wonderful Crazy Night

The Driver

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Sony • Pop/Rock 11512471 • $18.99

Stages Live

Reprise • Pop/Rock 11516819 • $17.99

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PICKS OF THE WEEK Spotlight $29 Million Box Office Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams It tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prizewinning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in the Catholic Church. The year-long investigation uncovers a decades-long cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment. R 128 min. (2015) Drama

Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director “Spotlight is a masterpiece.” - USA Today

Available March 22

DVD & Blu-ray

Secret in Their Eyes

$20 Million Box Office Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts A tight-knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.

PG13 111 min. (2015) Suspense

“...a solid genre outing with unsettling topical resonance.” - Hollywood Reporter

Available March 22 DVD 11524358 $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11524359 $26.99 (2 Discs)

DVD 11485899 $22.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11485900 $26.99 (2 Discs)

Trumbo

$7 Million Box Office

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood, from Hedda Hopper and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. R 124 min. (2015) Drama

Nominated for an Oscar for

Best Actor Bryan Cranston “...Cranston does a great job portraying a man who made great sacrifices for his principles.” - New York Post

Available March 15 DVD Blu-ray

11485901 11485902

My All American $2 Million Box Office Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock, Robin Tunney Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the field, faces the most difficult challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.

PG 119 min. (2015) Drama

“...this film accurately shares a wonderful guy’s all-too-short life with us.”

- Chicago Sun-Times

Available March 22 DVD 11524360 $17.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11524361 $22.99 (2 Discs)

$22.99 $26.99

Turn: Washington’s Spies

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Starring: Jamie Bell, Seth Numrich, Heather Lind It’s 1777 as the second season begins, with the rebellious colonists reeling from the loss of Philadelphia to the British. As such, the efforts of spy Abraham Woodhull and his coconspirators become especially important, as he pretends to be a loyal Tory while seeking to ferret out information about the occupying force’s plans.

UNK 450 min. (2015) Drama

Starring: Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane Rescued after fifteen years in an underground doomsday cult, Kimmy decides to rebuild her life in New York City armed with only a fifth-grade education and a firm belief that truly anything is possible. She quickly finds a roommate, Titus Andromedon, a job working for a spoiled Manhattan mom, Jacqueline Voorhees, and a new beginning. UNK 324 min. (2015) Comedy

Available March 22

Available March 8

Season 2

DVD

2

11498376

$42.99 (3 Discs)

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Season 1

DVD

11517616

$19.99 (2 Discs)

NON-fiction • DVD Being Canadian What does it actually mean to be Canadian?

This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who’s-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the answer. PG13 90 min.

(2015) Documentary

Available February 2 DVD

11504725

$59.99

A Ballerina’s Tale

A feature documentary on AfricanAmerican ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise and her potentially career-ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world. NR 84 min. (2015) Dance

Available February 2 DVD 11517507 Blu-ray 11517508

$24.99 $25.99

Prescription for Addiction

Prescription drug abuse is the number one cause of preventable accidental death in the U.S. A Hawaiian perspective on prescription drug abuse including historical background, personal stories, and national experts.

UNK 59 min. Documentary

DVD

11496839

$22.99

Empire The Whitewater Story

This bold and adventurous film showcases some of the finest whitewater New York has to offer, and in doing so, tells the story of a group of people who use New York State waterways as a vehicle to find the things that we all search for in life. UNK 90 min. Documentary

Available February 16 DVD

The Hudson River School

2016 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary

Unprescribed

11496836

$14.99

Chasing It

Artistic Pioneers

In the vicinity of New York’s Hudson River Valley, the Adirondack Mountains, Catskill Mountains, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, a group of American painters led by British-born artist Thomas Cole forged an artistic vision of the American wilderness.

UNK 74 min. (2016) Documentary

The explosion of heroin and other opiate abuse has affected more than those in Hollywood. One hundred Americans die every day from overdose deaths. The documentary tells the story of those affected and why heroin use has such a devastating reach.

UNK 46 min. Documentary

DVD

11453526

$16.99

11512076

$24.99

Bonnie & Clyde

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were the most famous criminal couple in U.S. history. Newsreels flashed images of a pixyish Bonnie and handsome Clyde, turning them into the underworld’s dark prince and princess of crime. In reality, they had little in common with their glamorous media images.

TV14 60 min. Documentary

Available February 16 DVD

11512074

$24.99

Earth’s Natural Wonders

Explores the most extraordinary places on the planet and how their environments shape the lives of those who live there. Visit six continents to learn how these natural wonders evolved and hear the rarely told stories about the challenges their inhabitants face.

TVG 180 min. (2015) Science

DVD 11486920 Blu-ray 11486921

$24.99 $25.99

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“Masterpiece

— New York Times

The Look Of Silence (Indonesian) An optician confronts the men who killed the brother that he never knew during the 1960s Indonesian genocide. The film is a companion piece to director Joshua Oppenheimer’s Oscar-nominated documentary, The Act of Killing.

PG13 103 min.

(2014) (Denmark) Documentary DVD 11463184 $21.99 Blu-ray 11463185 $25.99

96%

Also available The Act of Killing (Indonesian) NR 122 min. (2013) (Denmark) Documentary

Available February 16 DVD

Isis in Afghanistan

Witness the rise of ISIS in Afghanistan and how they’re training the next generation of jihadists. With rare access to ISIS, correspondent Najibullah Quraishi sees firsthand their spreading power. UNK 60 min. (2015) Documentary

Available February 9 DVD

11486924

$24.99

The Black Panthers

Vanguard of the Revolution

Traces the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century’s most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world’s attention for nearly 50 years. UNK 120 min.

(2016) Documentary

“A brisk, balanced mix of interviews, archival footage, and photos backed by a pointed soundtrack...” - Boston Globe

Available February 16 DVD 11449310 Blu-ray 11512077

$24.99 $25.99

“...one of the most extraordinary films you’ll ever encounter...” – Boston Globe DVD 11031425 $23.99 (2 Discs) Blu-ray 11031336 $25.99 (2 Discs)

95%

Foreclosure City

Independent filmmakers Ryan Golchuk and Terry Hayden have made a film that tells the real story of the foreclosure crisis in Las Vegas, Nevada—ground zero, ‘foreclosure capital of the world.’

UNK 77 min. Documentary

DVD

11453524

$16.99

Bound by Sea

A documentary about the cost of charity on a family. While the husband and nine-year-old daughter travel the globe teaching children in need how to surf, the wife is left at home to pay for the trip and pick up the pieces. UNK 77 min. (2013) Documentary

Available February 9 DVD

11453523

$21.99

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VALENTINE’S DAY FAVORITES DVDs

Valentine’s Day Is...

UNK 9 min. Children’s Read-Along Subtitles DVD 11426268 • $29.99

Two Night Stand

R 86 min. (2013) Comedy “It’s hard not to root for this couple…” - New York Times DVD 11217196 • $19.99

A Charlie Brown Valentine

NR 25 min. (2002) Children’s DVD 10452637 • $12.99

Roman Holiday

NR 118 min. (1953) Romance Academy Awards for Best Actress, Costume Design, and Writing DVD 10061410 • $5.99

Alvin & The Chipmunks Valentines Collection

NR 83 min. Children’s DVD 10587723 • $14.99

Valentine’s Day

PG13 125 min. (2010) $110M Comedy DVD 10431991 • $5.99 Blu-ray 10431992 • $12.99

Pretty Woman

R 125 min. (1990) Comedy DVD 10098118 • $12.99 Blu-ray 10251241 • $12.99

Love, Rosie

R 102 min. (2015) Comedy DVD 11303210 • $13.99

Pitch Perfect

PG13 112 min. (2012) Comedy DVD 10019167 • $16.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 10019164 • $19.99

While You Were Sleeping

PG 103 min. (1995) Comedy “Romantic, sweet without being cloying, and light on its feet.”

- Austin Chronicle

DVD 10030242 • $6.99

AUDIOBOOKS

I Love You Already!

Love and Other Theories

Princess in Love

Valentine’s Day Is...

Harper Collins Publishers

Harper Collins Publishers

Books on Tape, Listening Library

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Jory John

Unabridged • 1 Disc 11508576 $14.99

Alexis Bass

Unabridged • 8 Discs 11098372 $39.99

Meg Cabot

Unabridged • 5 Discs 10626513 $44.99

Gail Gibbons

Unabridged • 1 Disc 11426263 $14.99

The Valentine’s Day Robbery

John R. Erickson Maverick Books

Unabridged • 1 Disc 10468577 $12.99

CDs

NOW That’s What I Call Power Ballads Hits The Definitive Collection

Heart Beats

11519471 $12.99

11512472 $18.99

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Sade

Michael Buble

2 Discs

10770575 $14.99

The Essential Sade 11059199 $16.99

To Be Loved

Marvin Gaye

Let’s Get It On

10134995 $9.99

Artist Spotlight Loretta Lynn Full Circle

The country legend returns with her first brand new album in over ten years.

Halftime

Van Lear Rose

Third Man Records • Country Country legend Loretta Lynn teams up with White Stripes frontman Jack White for an album that brought her back into the spotlight. Includes their duet Portland Oregon, along with Miss Being Mrs. CD 11478241 $11.99

SMG • Country Guest Artists: Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson Over ten years after releasing the Grammy Awardwinning Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn is back with a brand new studio album. It features new songs, as well as some Appalachian music that she grew up with.

With their upcoming performance, Coldplay joins a long list of stars who have headlined one of the world’s biggest stages.

Icon

MCA Nashville • Country From the beginning of her career, Loretta Lynn has been one of country music’s strongest and most respected female voices. This collection features twelve of her most iconic tracks, including a pair of her duets with Conway Twitty.

CD 10472276 $7.99

Available March 4 CD 11526750 $14.99

Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams

The Black Eyed Peas The Beginning

$16.99

$13.99

11486857

10457606

Just Announced CDs Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Rough Guide to Americana

This Unruly Mess I’ve Made

Various Artists

World Music Network • Folk Explore the world of Americana with some of the sweetest and bleakest songs to emerge from the scene in recent years.

Included are tracks from Robert Earl Keen, Patty Griffin, Giant Sand, and more.

Macklemore • Rap/Hip-Hop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis release their longawaited sophomore album, which is eclectic, raw, and emotional.

It also includes the hit single Downtown featuring Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, and Foxy Shazam’s Eric Nally.

Second Edition CD 11519469

Includes the hit single

Downtown

George Fest

A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison Various Artists

BMG Recorded Music • Pop/Rock Recorded and filmed at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, a host of today’s best musicians cut loose on some of the deeper songs of George Harrison’s career.

Includes Norah Jones, the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, and Weird Al Yankovic.

Available February 26 Includes bonus DVD, 2 Discs CD 11516802 $29.99 Includes bonus Blu-ray, 2 Discs CD 11516801 $29.99

Daughtry

It’s Not Over The Hits So Far

RCA Records • Pop/Rock Since emerging on the scene, Daughtry has scored four number one hit singles, four American Music Awards, and over eight millions albums sold.

Their first greatest hits collection includes fan favorites as well as two brand new tracks.

Available February 12 CD 11524356

$14.99

The Who The Who Hits 50

$13.99

$13.99

11022382

11183996

Available February 26

Available February 26 Parental Advisory CD 11530939 $11.99 Edited Version CD 11530940 $11.99

Katy Perry Prism

$12.99

Willie Nelson

Summertime Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin Legacy Recordings • Country Willie Nelson performs a selection of standards penned by the legendary songwriting duo George and Ira Gershwin. The album includes duets with Cyndi Lauper and Sheryl Crow.

Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox Parental Advisory 10015442

$14.99

Edited Version 10015441

Bruce Springsteen The Essential Bruce Springsteen 2 Discs 11441118

$16.99

$14.99

Available February 26 CD 11526898

$14.99

Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition 11048178

Charles Kelley

$22.99

The Driver Capitol Nashville Country With his solo debut album, Charles Kelley explores new territory with a raw sound that pushes his vocals into a lower, grittier key. The title track, which features Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay, is nominated for a Grammy.

Available February 5 CD 11515706

Beyonce Beyonce

$13.99

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Hypnotic Eye 11103936

$16.99

Edited Version, Deluxe Edition 11048179

$22.99

Madonna Rebel Heart Prince HITNRUN Phase One 11435366

$13.99

Parental Advisory 11265550

$13.99

Edited Version 11267471

$13.99

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Children’s Audiobooks Death Weavers

The Final Kingdom

Kingdom Keepers

Simon & Schuster Audio Action Since arriving in the

Scholastic Fantasy In the epic conclusion

Ridley Pearson

Brandon Mull

Michael Northrop

Outskirts, Cole and his friends have fought monsters, challenged knights, and battled rampaging robots. But none of that has prepared them for Necronum.

The Return, Book 2 Legacy of Secrets

to Alex and Ren’s quest, they must face off against the Death Walkers, the Order, and an army raised from the dead. Can Alex put an end to the chaos and send these evil spirits back where they belong?

Available March 15

Unabridged • 11 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available 11382372 $39.99 ISBN 9781442393776

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Fantasy The early days of the

Tower of Terror, the origin of the Overtakers (Disney villains), and the real power of magic unfold in an unexpected series of events that propel both the Keepers and Disney itself into a darkness no one saw coming.

Available March 29

Unabridged • 5 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available 11516040 $25.99

Available March 29

Unabridged • 6 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available 11512493 $29.99

ISBN 9780545910842

The Legend of the Rift

Tales of the Fallen Beasts

Peter Lerangis

Available March 8

Unabridged • 8 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available 11433209 $29.99 ISBN 9780062395733

heartbreaking, and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when one of the sisters disappears forever.

Available February 23

Available March 8

Unabridged • 5 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available 11516028 $29.99

Unabridged • 4 Discs Simultaneous Release 11382366 $29.99 ISBN 9781442394353

ISBN 9780545910361

Holly Goldberg Sloan

Notable Children’s Recordings 2016

Holiday

Simon & Schuster Audio Animals A fantastical,

legends are appearing. Great Beasts, once the most powerful beings in Erdas, are being summoned as spirit animals.

Bonded to special kids, they unite the human and animal worlds.

Appleblossom the Possum

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Kathi Appelt, Alison McGhee

Scholastic Fantasy All across the world,

Aly and dragged her back through a rift in time. A giant, merciless behemoth guards the opening, and so Jack McKinley and his friends realize that rescuing Aly will be harder than they thought.

Eric A. Kimmel

Maybe a Fox

Brandon Mull

Harper Collins Publishers Action King Uhla’ar has kidnapped

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

ISBN 9781511325387

Infinity and Me

Kate Hosford Live Oak Media

Random House, Inc., Listening Library

Action

Unabridged • 3 Discs 11244155 $26.99

ISBN 9781101892350

Jump Back, Paul

Sally Derby

Brilliance Audio, Inc.

General

History

Unabridged • 1 Disc 11369495 $29.99

Unabridged • 3 Discs 11312719 $24.99

Unabridged • 1 Disc 11373292 $14.99

ISBN 9781430120049

Ms. Rapscott’s Girls

The Odds of Getting Even

ISBN 9781491502211

The Boys in the Boat

Daniel James Brown

Random House, Inc., Listening Library

History

Random House, Inc., Listening Library

Action

Unabridged • 3 Discs 11178673 $26.99 ISBN 9781101890639

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Pam Munoz Ryan Scholastic

Mystery

Unabridged 9 Discs 11202492 $39.99 ISBN 9780545788366

Unabridged • 5 Discs 11280684 $34.99 ISBN 9781101925850

The Lightning Queen

Laura Resau Scholastic

Fantasy

Unabridged • 8 Discs 11516053 $34.99 ISBN 9780545921176

Most Dangerous

Steve Sheinkin

Random House, Inc., Listening Library

Young Adult Unabridged • 7 Discs 11249069 $44.99 ISBN 9780553552751

ISBN 9781681416724

Elise Primavera

Echo

Sheila Turnage Random House, Inc., Listening Library

Mystery

Unabridged • 7 Discs 11280690 $44.99 ISBN 9781101892398

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Stella by Starlight

Sharon M. Draper Simon & Schuster Audio

MultiCultural Unabridged • 6 Discs 11119232 $24.99

ISBN 9781442380394

The War That Saved My Life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Random House, Inc., Listening Library

History

Unabridged • 6 Discs 11178732 $39.99 ISBN 9780553556513

The Worst Class Trip Ever

Dave Barry

Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Action

Unabridged • 4 Discs 11241974 $19.99 ISBN 9781491585658

AUDIOBOOKS

Exclusively Available from Midwest Tape

#1 Bestselling Author

Christine

Cujo

The Dark Half

Unabridged • 16 Discs 11499252 $69.99

Unabridged • 11 Discs 11499165 $69.99

Unabridged • 12 Discs 11499191 $69.99

Different Seasons

Dolores Claiborne

The Tommyknockers

The Eyes of the Dragon

Firestarter

Unabridged • 16 Discs 11499270 $69.99

Unabridged • 8 Discs 11499050 $59.99

Unabridged • 22 Discs 11499310 $99.99

Unabridged • 8 Discs 11499059 $59.99

Unabridged • 12 Discs 11499205 $69.99

Four Past Midnight

Gerald’s Game

Thinner

It

The Long Walk

Unabridged • 24 Discs 11499360 $99.99

Unabridged • 11 Discs 11499178 $59.99

Unabridged • 8 Discs 11499089 $59.99

Unabridged • 35 Discs 11499422 $129.99

Unabridged • 9 Discs 11499069 $59.99

Misery

Needful Things

Roadwork

Rose Madder

The Running Man

Unabridged • 10 Discs 11499119 $59.99

Unabridged • 20 Discs 11499288 $89.99

Unabridged • 8 Discs 11499079 $59.99

Unabridged • 14 Discs 11499219 $69.99

Unabridged • 6 Discs 11499042 $49.99

Skeleton Crew

The Gunslinger

The Drawing of the Three

The Waste Lands

Wizard and Glass

Available July 5

Unabridged • 18 Discs 11498419 $79.99

Unabridged • 6 Discs 11499034 $49.99

Unabridged • 10 Discs 11499141 $59.99

Unabridged • 14 Discs 11499235 $69.99

Unabridged • 22 Discs 11499335 $99.99

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PICK OF THE WEEK

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry

The Highest Glass Ceiling

Ellen Fitzpatrick

Political Science Since Victoria Woodhull launched her symbolic

bid for the presidency in 1872, dozens of women have sought the presidency over the past 150 years. Fitzpatrick acknowledges that a woman will be president sooner or later.

Available February 29 Unabridged • 5 Discs Simultaneous Release • Replacements Available AUDIOBOOK 11448326 $49.99 ISBN 9781520000176

A provocative, rousing, and often humorous account of the birth of the modern women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s through to its contemporary manifestations in the new millennium, direct from the women who lived it. UNK 92 min.

(2014) Documentary “…a tribute to past bravery and determination…” - Globe and Mail “Dore’s film should be seen.

Take your daughters.

And your sons.” - Boston Globe

“An exceptional chronicle…”

- Los Angeles Times

Available March 1 DVD

11465296

$29.99

COMING SOON CD

DVD

Bonnie Raitt Dig In Deep

The Danish Girl

Redwing Records • Pop/Rock Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt comes out swinging. The follow-up to 2012’s triumphant Slipstream illustrates the delicate balance of consistency and risk-taking that has defined Raitt’s remarkable career.

Available February 26 CD 11513489

$13.99

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. R 120 min. (2015) $9M Drama

Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Actor Eddie Redmayne and Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander “...well-told, well-acted, well-photographed…”

- Chicago Sun-Times

Available March 29 DVD Blu-ray

11518005 11518004

$22.99 $26.99

Audiobook

Jacky Ha-Ha James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein Hachette Audio

General With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation, even when she really, really shouldn’t, twelveyear-old Jacky Ha-Ha loves to make people laugh. And cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about notso-funny things in her life.

Available March 21 Unabridged • 3 Discs • Simultaneous Release AUDIOBOOK 11396647 $17.99 ISBN 9781478908043