Stories Come to Life - Kathryn Lopez Luker

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The Story Girl, by L. M. Montgomery, chapters 7, 8, and 9

Season 9 · Episode 8

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 • Duration 57:11

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

It seems that the Story Girl’s voice makes any story more interesting and exciting. When she tells the eighty-year-old chestnut about a girl who won herself a husband, everyone hangs on the Story Girl’s every word. This is a summer of ups and downs for the cousins, as they try to figure out, among other things, what God looks like, how to make sure Uncle Roger won’t tease them, and whether the magic seed they all seem to be using, really works.

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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The Story Girl, by L. M. Montgomery, chapters 4, 5, and 6

Season 9 · Episode 7

Monday, June 9, 2025 • Duration 55:55

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

The summer I turned twelve years old, I was so sad when I finished all of the Anne of Green Gables books that were readily available at that time. This was in the 1970s, well before the resurgence of Anne’s popularity. But I LOVED L. M. Montgomery’s writing, and I longed to read other things she had written. So, I looked in the tall card catalog of the Salt Lake City Public Library and found one more book written by L. M. Montgomery. It was called The Story Girl, and the card catalog entry said there was “one copy in Old and Rare.” Several times that summer, I took the city bus by myself across town to the main library and crept down the old cement stairs to the bottom floor of the building where the Old and Rare department was housed. While the temperature soared outside, I spent a couple of hours every day reading The Story Girl in the cool library basement. Since then, I have read many other stories by Ms. Montgomery, but none enchanted me more than that old and rare copy I was so pleased to discover.

Here are chapters 4, 5, and 6, of The Story Girl. In today’s episode, you will hear about Peter’s first time in church and his experiences there, as well as a contest to see who can gather the most money for a most worthy cause: to fund a school library!

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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The Story Girl, by L. M. Montgomery, chapters 1, 2, and 3

Season 9 · Episode 6

Monday, June 2, 2025 • Duration 57:38

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

Lucy Maud Montgomery, who wrote Anne of Green Gables, also wrote a delightful book about Sara Stanley, better known as the Story Girl. Told from the perspective of Beverley, one of two brothers who have come to stay on a farm with their aunts and uncles and cousins while their father is away, this book takes place on Prince Edward Island in Canada. In this first episode, we meet Felix and Beverley and get to know some of the rest of the characters. Felix and Beverley’s father was raised in this old homestead, and all their lives, the boys have heard stories of the old orchard where they each have a special tree, the deep well with its little blue cup to drink from, and other tales that have become part of their heritage. Even though the boys have heard of these places all their lives, the reality is even better than their imaginations. Best of all are their cousins, including the Story Girl, who promise wonderful adventures and friendships.

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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The Hardy Boys in The Secret of the Old Mill, chapters 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25

Season 9 · Episode 5

Thursday, May 1, 2025 • Duration 51:39

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

It’s late at night, and Frank and Joe Hardy have decided to see if their suspicions are correct and the counterfeiters’ lair is in the abandoned old Turner mill. Can they sneak across the moonlit grass to reach the mill before the suspicious Markel finds them? And how can they ever catch the gang of crooks? Here is the thrilling conclusion of The Hardy Boys in The Secret of the Old Mill!

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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The Hardy Boys in The Secret of the Old Mill, chapters 16,17, 18, 19, and 20

Season 9 · Episode 4

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 • Duration 56:30

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

The passing of counterfeit money is continuing to affect people all around Bayport. Fenton Hardy believes the crooks’ headquarters must be somewhere nearby. When the counterfeiters’ actions affect the Hardy boys’ own mother, they decide to go sleuthing to see if they can find out something that will help bring the criminals to light.

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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The Hardy Boys in The Secret of the Old Mill, chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15

Season 9 · Episode 3

Friday, April 4, 2025 • Duration 56:20

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

When Frank and Joe allow a man to get on their new motorboat, Sleuth, they are in for an adventure. Not only does a storm come up, hiding their destination in a big bank of fog, but their passenger pulls out a revolver and insists that they go with all speed to Bayport to catch a non-existent train! Having a new boat is great, but their first voyage is turning into a dangerous encounter.

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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The Hardy Boys in The Secret of the Old Mill, chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10

Season 9 · Episode 2

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 • Duration 48:14

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

The Hardy boys and their friends are so tired of studying for their exams that they decide to go on a hike through the countryside on Saturday. When they come across the deserted old Turner Mill, they are surprised to see people working there. The mill race is flowing swiftly, and Joe and Frank soon become involved in a rescue mission!

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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The Hardy Boys in The Secret of the Old Mill, chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Season 9 · Episode 1

Monday, March 10, 2025 • Duration 45:25

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

Here is the first episode of the exciting adventure that comes to Frank and Joe Hardy in their third book, The Secret of the Old Mill. Almost from the very first minute, the boys seem to be plunged into the thick of a surprising situation. While they are waiting for their father to return to Bayport on the train, they are preyed upon by a dishonest man who trades their good money for a counterfeit five-dollar bill. Soon, counterfeit money is appearing all over town, targeting people who really can’t afford to be duped. Frank and Joe really want to do something to help out their friends and neighbors!

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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An Old-Fashioned Girl, by Louisa May Alcott, chapters 18 and 19

Season 8 · Episode 31

Monday, March 3, 2025 • Duration 50:59

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

How much Polly has experienced with the Shaw family! From her early visit to the big city where she came to realize that her simple ways could calm and entertain and bring peace to her friends, to the chance she has had to live on her own, teaching music and earning her living, Polly has been an influence of good in people’s lives. But will things ever work out for her and bring her the happiness she so desires? Tom has gone way out West where the charms of other young women may be attractive to him. How Polly longs for her own happy ending! Here are the concluding chapters of Polly’s story.

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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An Old-Fashioned Girl, by Louisa May Alcott, chapters 16 and 17

Season 8 · Episode 30

Friday, February 14, 2025 • Duration 01:03:11

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Welcome to Stories Come to Life. I am your host, Kathryn Lopez Luker.

Poor Fanny feels as if she doesn’t have a thing to wear! She can’t afford any new ball gowns, and the ones she saved after the family lost their fortune all seem old, outdated, and shabby. But Polly has the knack of making even an old dress look new and fresh, so Fanny feels a bit of hope that she might be able to look all right after all. Fanny isn’t the only one who needs Polly’s help, and even Tom wants a bit of her grandmotherly advice.

Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.

Listening to audiobooks really does count as reading, and there's no better way to relax than to hear Stories Come to Life!
Let me know what you think! Please send an email to me at kluker@marshallpl.org. I'd love to hear from you!

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