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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two kids race to save the world’s last magical place in the first book of a landmark new fantasy series, from “a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.” (Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass)
“An instant classic from one of the most gifted storytellers of our time, Impossible Creatures is an astonishing miracle of a book.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winner for The One and Only Ivan
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR • A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND SHELF AWARENESS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
The day that Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.
It’s the day he learned about the Archipelago—a cluster of unmapped islands where magical creatures of every kind have thrived for thousands of years, until now. And it’s the day he met Mal—a girl on the run, in desperate need of his help.
Mal and Christopher embark on a wild adventure, racing from island to island, searching for someone who can explain why the magic is fading and why magical creatures are suddenly dying. They consult sphinxes, battle kraken, and negotiate with dragons. But the closer they get to the dark truth of what’s happening, the clearer it becomes: no one else can fix this. If the Archipelago is to be saved, Mal and Christopher will have to do it themselves.
Katherine Rundell’s story crackles and roars with energy and delight. It is brought vividly to life with more than 60 illustrations, including a map and a bestiary of magical creatures.
This audiobook edition includes a downloadable Bestiary PDF to accompany the audio, as well as drawings for each beast.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Critic reviews
★ "Powerful and charming, Impossible Creatures [is] a modern fantasy with a classic feel. It’s hard not to fall in love with the Archipelago." —BookPage, starred review
"Rundell has a great deal of infectious fun with these creatures. Her grand theme—in worlds both real and imaginary, in the great outdoors and in the human soul—is the vital necessity of wildness.” —The New Yorker
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- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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Fifth-grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh-grader Marshall Walsh have been walking to and from Woodridge Academy together since elementary school. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad Hilligas challenges Marshall to a fight. To avoid the conflict, Marshall takes a shortcut home through the off-limits woods. Tamaya, unaware of the reason for the detour, reluctantly follows. They soon get lost. And then they find trouble - bigger trouble than anyone could ever have imagined.
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Great book! I really like audibke
- By LUZZY on 11-19-18
By: Louis Sachar
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Guys are Waffles, Girls are Spaghetti
- By: Chad Eastham, Bill Farrel, Pam Farrel
- Narrated by: Bill Farrell, Pam Farrell
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
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Guys' brains are like waffles - they keep their lives compartmentalized in boxes. Girls' brains are like spaghetti - everything in their life is connected to everything else. This book for teens includes brain development, social habits, differences in emotions, and relationship building skills for teens to develop early in their life. Loaded with humor and fun examples, this is a great way for teens to learn about healthy relationships with the opposite sex.
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Ageless Truth in an engaging presentation.
- By carol smithson on 06-02-22
By: Chad Eastham, and others
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The Judgment of Yoyo Gold
- By: Isaac Blum
- Narrated by: Emily Lawrence
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Yoyo Gold has always played the role of the perfect Jewish daughter. She keeps kosher, looks after her siblings, and volunteers at the local food bank. She respects the decisions of her rabbi father and encourages her friends to observe the rules of their Orthodox faith. But when she sees her best friend cast out of the community over a seemingly innocent transgression, Yoyo’s eyes are opened to the truth of her neighbors’ hypocrisies for the first time. And what she sees leaves her shocked and unmoored.
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Loved the narration
- By Jen on 01-29-25
By: Isaac Blum
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Holly Horror
- Holly Horror, Book 1
- By: Michelle Jabès Corpora
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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After her parents' painful divorce, Evie Archer hopes that moving to Ravenglass, Massachusetts, is the fresh start her family needs. But Evie quickly realizes that her new home—known by locals as the Horror House—carries its own dark past after learning about Holly Hobbie, who mysteriously vanished from her bedroom one night. But traces of Holly linger in the Horror House and slowly begin to take over Evie's life. A strange shadow follows her everywhere she goes, and Evie starts to lose sight of what's real and what isn't the more she learns about The Lost Girl.
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a spooky summer read
- By Sierra H on 08-28-24
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Minecraft: Mob Squad
- By: Delilah S. Dawson
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy, Keylor Leigh, Barrett Leddy, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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Mal, a fearless girl, needs adventure, and her friends are right there with her: Lenna, a dreamer whose family underestimates her every day. Tok and Chug, brothers who love to build stuff (Tok) and smash stuff (Chug). They’re best friends, and in a town whose grown-ups value safety over bravery and fitting in over standing out, they’re the bad apples. But when a mysterious mob sneaks past Cornucopia’s defenses, the village is in huge trouble. And nobody knows what to do.
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I totally love Minecraft books But Delilah is OP
- By Chicken gamer of Doom (call me CG please.) on 01-21-22
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It Came from the Trees
- By: Ally Russell
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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The wilderness is in Jenna’s blood. Her Pap was the first Black park ranger at Sturbridge Reservation, and she practically knows the Owlet Survival Handbook by heart. But she’s never encountered a creature like the one that took her best friend Reese. Her parents don’t believe her; the police are worthless, following the wrong leads; and the media isn’t connecting the dots between Reese’s disappearance and a string of other attacks. Determined to save her friend, Jenna joins a new local scout troop, and ventures back into the woods.
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I need the next book NOW!!!
- By Tomato Hummus on 01-31-25
By: Ally Russell
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On the Bright Side
- By: Anna Sortino
- Narrated by: Jesse Inocalla, Elizabeth Robbins
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Ellie’s Deaf boarding school just shut down, forcing her to leave the place she considered home and return to her hearing family. But being mainstreamed into public school isn't exactly easy. So her guidance counselor pairs her with Jackson, a student who’s supposed to help her adjust. Can the boy who tries to say the right things, and gets it all wrong, be the lifeline Ellie needs?
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WOW🔥🔥🔥
- By Sarah S. on 04-02-25
By: Anna Sortino
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To the Bone
- By: Alena Bruzas
- Narrated by: Ell Potter, Alena Bruzas
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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After the long journey from England, Ellis arrives in America full of hope. James Fort is where a better life will begin for her: where she will work as an indentured servant to Henry Collins and his pregnant wife, gain financial security, and fall deeply in love with bold, glorious Jane Eddowes. But as summer turns to fall, Ellis begins to notice the cracks in this new life—the viciousness of the colonists toward the Indigenous people and the terrifying anger Henry uses to control his wife and Ellis—leaving her to wonder if she has sentenced herself to a prison rather than a new home.
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Winter Hunger
- By Chelsea Eads on 01-03-25
By: Alena Bruzas
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You're Dead to Me
- By: Amy Christine Parker
- Narrated by: Ashley Morton
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Gossip Girl meets Happy Death Day in this YA horror novel following high school outcast and anonymous social media gossip Ruby, who comes face-to-face with her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress. With less than a week until the dance, Ruby must unmask her killer—or die trying.
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Couldn’t put it down! I had to know who did it!
- By Nivea on 02-02-25
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Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
- Whimbrel House, Book 1
- By: Charlie N. Holmberg
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb, Graham Halstead, Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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Rhode Island, 1846. Estranged from his family, writer Merritt Fernsby is surprised when he inherits a remote estate in the Narragansett Bay. Though the property has been uninhabited for more than a century, Merritt is ready to call it home—until he realizes he has no choice. With its doors slamming shut and locking behind him, Whimbrel House is not about to let Merritt leave. Ever.
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I don't know how to fairly review a book like this
- By Katelyn Standiford on 12-06-22
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School of Magical Arts: Complete Novella Series
- The Coven
- By: Chandelle LaVaun
- Narrated by: Vanessa Moyen
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
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Teach magic, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Yeah, well, they’re dirty rotten liars. When I told Tennessee we needed to have more schools than just Edenburg I thought they’d assign appropriate people to the task. Ya know, like actual adults. Not a sixteen year old who still has to finish high school herself. But then Tennessee became Coven Leader, and my great idea came back to bite me in the ass.
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intriguing fantasy
- By Anonymous User on 06-06-24
By: Chandelle LaVaun
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If You Can't Take the Heat
- By: Michael Ruhlman
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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When high school football star Theo Claverback breaks his leg just weeks after a devastating break-up, he’s forced to call an audible on his summer plans and put his college ones on hold. He soon finds himself in the most unlikely of places for a jock on crutches: the kitchen of an upscale French restaurant, where he’ll work as a prep cook while his heart and leg heal. But it’s in the kitchen where Theo finds new purpose and a new romance. As he becomes a trusted employee to Chef and is welcomed into his inner circle, Theo begins to discover the true costs of running a restaurant.
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How it reminded of how we feel about first loves!
- By Nancy M. on 04-09-25
By: Michael Ruhlman
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The Librarian of Crooked Lane
- The Glass Library, Book 1
- By: C.J. Archer
- Narrated by: Marian Hussey
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she's just an ordinary woman who loves books. She seeks answers from a member of the most prominent family of magicians, but she quickly learns that finding the truth won't be easy, especially when he turns out to be as artless as her, and more compelling and dangerous than books.
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Fun to be Back
- By Meg on 10-12-22
By: C.J. Archer
Absolutely beautiful
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Great story line!
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What a magical book
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I am so glad that I remembered and read /listened to this book! I love fantasy books, specifically YA or even children fantasy books, even though I’m an adult. This is one of the best ones I have listened to in a while. The book was full of adventure, mythical creatures, sadness, bravery and love and everything in between! It touched my heart and I cannot wait for part two to come out next year. To be honest with you I will probably read it before it’s available on audio. I usually listen to the audio and then buy the books afterwards, but this one I will be looking for as soon as it comes out. Such a great story.
Wonderful story !
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Samuel West’s narration is award worthy. His character voices brilliant.
Have been swept away by a fantasy in a long time.
A modern children’s epic fantasy!
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Unique and fascinating
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Magical and Beautiful
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Original and thoughtful
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Fun, light and interesting
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Impossible Creatures was a really enjoyable ride. I think this would be a great one for kiddos of friends. It has the charm of The Golden Compass, but less dark for those concerned.
I felt it to be a great Middle Grade Read and honestly my favorite in a bit. I think it holds its own amongst its top Middle Grade Peers.
Not a new Harry Potter or Percy Jackson, but absolutely on par with books like The Mysterious Benedict Society or House of Secrets....while better than the Serafina Series or Nevermoor series in my opinion.
Many Magical, lovable Creatures. Characters I really enjoyed and rooted for. Ships on the sea, exploration of islands with creative cast. A good plot that makes for a fun listen.
Concept 4.5/5
Setting 4/5
Characters 4.5/5
Magic System 3.5/5
Magical Objects/creatures 4/5
Plot 4/5
Coherence 4/5
Romance -
Prose-4.5/5
Audio Reader 3.5/5
Final Rating- 4.5 Stars
Final Verdict- Lorek Byrnison and Ratatoska Ratwin would have a lot of stories to chat about if they ever crossed paths.
For those that missed The Golden Compass
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