“Janet Metzger exuberantly introduces life at Dickory Dock Harbor, its (mostly) likable residents, and their quirky lifestyles…Metzger vibrantly renders the story’s wordplay, as well as Frankie’s sincere quotations from a book about body language. The most fun is bossy Margie, a fading TV star who’s comical every time she speaks. The delightful story and chatty characters guarantee satisfaction for listeners for all ages. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
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- I Like Your Shoes
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By R. Stim
Read by Janet Metzger
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Release Date: 9/05/23
Formats: Digital Audy
Crazy things are about to happen to 12-year-old Frankie Jackson after she signs on to compete in a reality TV show. Not only does she have to win a televised pitching competition, but she also has to figure out who burned down an abandoned houseboat and how come a 15-year-old con artist wants to become her BFF. And weirdest of all—why is she getting phone calls from someone claiming to be the “real” Frankie Jackson? I Like Your Shoes, the third book in the Frankie Jackson mystery series, takes place on the Sausalito houseboat docks.
- I Like Your Shoes
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By R. Stim
Read by Janet Metzger
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Release Date: 9/05/23
Formats: Digital Audy
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- I Didn't Kill Your Cat
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By R. Stim
Read by Janet Metzger
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Release Date: 8/08/23
Formats: Digital Audy
Twelve-year-old Mary Frances “Frankie” Jackson has been sent to California for the summer to live on a houseboat with her Aunt Roxy. There’s one catch—she can’t get in trouble, or it’s back to New Jersey and juvenile detention camp. Too bad that days after arriving at the houseboat community, Frankie is accused of animal cruelty (killing a cat) and has two weeks to prove her innocence. In the process, she gets to know all the eccentrics on the dock. There’s Forgetting Michael, a young disabled man who forgets things whenever a loud noise goes off; Alice, an eighty-two-year-old activist who loves birds and hates cats; Margie Britt, a washed-out 70s TV star; and Butch, an exceptional German shepherd who shows affection in unexpected ways. This is the first of three books in the Frankie Jackson mystery series.
- I Didn't Kill Your Cat
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By R. Stim
Read by Janet Metzger
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Release Date: 8/08/23
Formats: Digital Audy
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- I Didn't Steal Your Mermaid
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By R. Stim
Read by Janet Metzger
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Release Date: 6/27/23
Formats: Digital Audy
As far as 12-year-old Frankie Jackson is concerned, mermaids are like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny — stuff made up by grown-ups so that they can sell movies and toys. At least that’s what Frankie’s dad once told her.
But one day, while staying on a houseboat for the summer, Frankie finds herself face-to-face with a mermaid. Convinced that it is a dream, Frankie can’t shake the vision of the blue-haired sea creature. Meanwhile, the town of Sausalito is buzzing with rumors about a wealthy woman who disappeared into the Bay wearing a million-dollar necklace (shaped like a mermaid). Are the missing woman and Frankie’s dream related?
That’s what Frankie has to find out!
With help from her houseboat friends and Roxy, her host and confidant for the summer, Frankie proves her innocence. But more importantly, she learns that dreams and real life can sometimes merge … and that people are not always who they seem to be.
- I Didn't Steal Your Mermaid
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By R. Stim
Read by Janet Metzger
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Release Date: 6/27/23
Formats: Digital Audy
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- The Cookie Cure
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By Susan Stachler, with Laura Stachler
Read by Amy Tallmadge and Janet Metzger
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Release Date: 2/06/18
Formats: Digital Audy
A heartwarming memoir of a family that refused to give up
When twenty-two-year-old Susan Stachler was diagnosed with cancer, her mother, Laura, was struck by déjà vu. The same illness that took her sister’s life was threatening to take her daughter’s too. Heartbroken but steadfast, Laura pledged to help Susan through the worst of her treatments. When they discovered that Laura’s homemade ginger cookies soothed the side effects of Susan’s chemotherapy, the mother–daughter duo soon found themselves opening the business “Susansnaps” and sharing their gourmet gingersnaps with the world.
Told with admirable grace and infinite hope, The Cookie Cure is about more than baked goods and cancer―it’s about fighting for your life and for your dreams.
- The Cookie Cure
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By Susan Stachler, with Laura Stachler
Read by Amy Tallmadge and Janet Metzger
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Release Date: 2/06/18
Formats: Digital Audy