Stories Come to Life
Listen to classic and modern stories come to life as librarian Kathryn Lopez Luker takes you on adventures in books.
Episodes
131 episodes
The Hardy Boys in The House on the Cliff, chapters 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. When we last left Frank and Joe and their father, they had been tied up by the smugglers and were awaiting being forced into Li Chang’s boat, bound for China! Thi...
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Season 8
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Episode 17
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47:11
The Hardy Boys in The House on the Cliff, chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Brave Frank and Joe Hardy start exploring the hidden cove under the cliff at Barmet Bay. Not only do they find a secret channel where boats can come in and out of...
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Season 8
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Episode 16
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53:10
The Hardy Boys in The House on the Cliff, chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Where could Fenton Hardy, Frank and Joe’s father, have gone? He was last seen in the vicinity of the deserted old Polucca place. So Frank and Joe and several of t...
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Season 8
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Episode 15
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55:46
The Hardy Boys in The House on the Cliff, chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. After rescuing the young man from the water after his almost fatal encounter in the bay, Frank and Joe Hardy are understandably concerned about him. Their father ...
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Season 8
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Episode 14
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1:00:31
The Hardy Boys in The House on the Cliff, chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Here is the second exciting volume of The Hardy Boys Mysteries. In The House on the Cliff, Frank and Joe Hardy stumble on a mystery as they and their friends Biff...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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58:12
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 22 and 23
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Poor Peter has been so lonely and disgruntled and, most of all, jealous this whole summer. Instead of having Heidi to himself up on the mountain pasture, she has ...
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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1:32:48
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 20 and 21
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. When I was a little girl, I remember begging and pleading with my parents to let my dear cousin, Susan, spend the night. Almost always my parents were happy to le...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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1:03:35
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 18 and 19
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Winter has come to the mountain once again. But instead of being snowed in on the mountain pasture and unable to go anywhere, Heidi and Grandfather have moved to ...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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48:13
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 16 and 17
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Who is Heidi waiting for? Goat Peter wants Heidi to come with him to the high pastures, but she is waiting for some special, long-awaited visitors. She is so happ...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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47:58
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 14 and 15
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Finally back in her mountain home so dear, Heidi has to visit Grandmother, and go out to the pasture with the goats, and listen to the music of the wind in the fi...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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48:26
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapter 13
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. The mystery of the Sesemann ghost has been solved, and without delay, in order to save her life, Heidi is allowed to go back up to her beloved mountain meadow wit...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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42:53
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 11 and 12
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. After a wonderful, long visit, Grandmama Sesemann has to go back to her own house. Heidi and Clara miss her, but soon there is something to distract everyone from...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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42:42
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 9 and 10
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. When Mr. Sesemann returned from his trip to Paris, he discovered how much his little daughter, Clara, was devoted to her young companion. Heidi may have caused a ...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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38:59
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 7 and 8
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Poor Miss Rottenmeier! She thought her idea of bringing a companion for Clara Sesemann would give her some relief from the hard work of caring for the girl. But n...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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59:55
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 5 and 6
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. When the village schoolmaster sends word that he expects Meadow Nuncle to send Heidi down to school, Nuncle has other ideas. Even the pastor comes to reason with ...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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42:54
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 3 and 4
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Let’s go with Heidi as she accompanies Goat Peter to the high mountain pastures with the herd of jumping, bleating, engaging animals. Heidi soon learns each goat’...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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1:00:53
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, chapters 1 and 2
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Here are the first two chapters of the enchanting story of Heidi, the little Swiss girl who is taken to live with her grandfather in a tiny cottage in the Alps. I...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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47:40
King Arthur and His Knights: The Maid of Astolat, and The Passing of King Arthur
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Now we are reaching the end of the tales of King Arthur and his Knights. But even though today’s selections end with the passing of King Arthur, you can find many...
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Season 7
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Episode 27
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36:22
King Arthur and His Knights: The Vision of Sir Bors; King Arthur in the Castle Perilous; Sir Perceval and the Silent Maid; and Galahad
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Finally, the time has arrived for the Seat Perilous to be filled! Sir Bors, who is a very valiant and virtuous knight, is granted a special vision in which he see...
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Season 7
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Episode 26
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45:29
King Arthur and His Knights: The Maid Who Mocked; and The Witchery of Nimue
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Lynette, a beautiful but very proud and haughty maiden, begs for King Arthur to send his very best knight to rescue her sister from the clutches of four evil knig...
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Season 7
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Episode 25
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42:51
King Arthur and His Knights: Geraint and Enid; Lancelot of the Lake; and The Knighting of Lancelot
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. When another white stag appears, the court of King Arthur again sets off in pursuit of high adventure. This time, the quest comes to Sir Geraint, who defends the ...
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Season 7
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Episode 24
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40:13
King Arthur and His Knights: The Hidden Fountain; Sir Tristram's Tragedy; and The Foundling Prince
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. Here are the adventures of two noble knights and one of King Arthur’s young cousins: a foundling prince. Sir Gawain and Sir Tristram both find the lady of their d...
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Season 7
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Episode 23
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49:37
King Arthur and His Knights: The Seat Perilous; A Hunt in Fairyland; and The Rescue of Nimue
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. King Arthur and Queen Guinevere are radiantly happy at their castle in Camelot. Almost every seat is filled at the Round Table, and very soon after the knights ha...
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Season 7
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Episode 22
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37:54
King Arthur and His Knights: The Table Round; The Sword Excalibur; and Guinevere
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. In these selections of King Arthur and His Knights, you will learn about how Merlin built the Round Table, where King Arthur received the amazing sword, Excalibur...
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Season 7
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Episode 21
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43:26
King Arthur and His Knights: The Two Dragons; The Holy Grail; The Dragon in the Sky; and The Sword of the King
Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker. There are many, many versions of the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Some of these legends were written down more than 500 years ago in about the y...
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Season 7
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Episode 20
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56:01