Sarah Noffke has 46 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 7 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.9★ across 19 ratings. The most-rated is The Teenage Brain.
The Teenage Brain
Summary
Renowned neurologist Dr. Frances E. Jensen offers a revolutionary look at the brains of teenagers, dispelling myths and offering practical advice for teens, parents, and teachers. As a mother, teacher, researcher, clinician, and frequent lecturer to parents and teens, Dr. Jensen is in a unique position to explain to listeners the mystery and magic of the teen brain. In this audiobook, she brings to listeners the new, sometimes astonishing findings that are buried in academic journals. She explores myths about adolescent behavior and offers practical suggestions on how to negotiate this difficult and dynamic life stage for parents and teachers, and even the teens themselves. The Teenage Brain is one of the first books to focus exclusively on the mind-development of adolescents. Some of the recent findings it discusses include: How teens are better learners than adults because their brain cells more readily "build" memories than those of adults. But this special gift has a down side: their cells' heightened adaptability can be hijacked by addiction, and the adolescent brain can form a stronger and longer addiction than the brain of an adult. How Venus and Mars really emerge in adolescence. In fact, studies show that girls' brains are a full two years more mature than boys' brains in the mid-teens, possibly explaining lots of differences seen in the classroom as well as in their social behaviour. How adolescents may not be as resilient to the effects of drugs as we think they are! Recent experimental and human studies show that occasional use of marijuana, for instance, can cause lingering memory problems even days after smoking, and that long-term use of pot in adolescence impacts the adult I.Q. The Teenage Brain presents hard data intermingled with accessible and relatable anecdotes drawn from Dr. Jensen’s experiences as a parent, clinician and public speaker.
©2014 Frances E. Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt (P)2014 HarperCollins Canada
The Stubborn Advocate
Summary
Some people won't rest until they get to the bottom of things. That's Liv Beaufont. And some want to kill her for her persistence. To try and keep Liv from finding out the truth, Adler brings back an ancient evil that the Warriors exterminated long ago. Now alone, Liv will have to battle monsters so dark, they frighten even the strongest magical creatures. But she can't be deterred from her quest for the truth. While trying to take down evil beasts, Liv also works to uncover why mortals can't see magic. Her journey takes her to the last place she wants to go: where her parents died.
©2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
The Rebellious Sister
Summary
Olivia Beaufont likes fixing things and keeping to herself. She’s simple like that - but her life is about to drastically change. Liv is a rebel with royal blood who abdicated her birthright. A string of murders changes everything and the House of Seven asks her to take on a role as a Warrior, one of seven positions revered for protecting magic. Although Liv would rather stay out of the politics and conspiracies that she ran away from years ago, her family needs her. It’s only a 12-year stint until her sister, the next in line, can take over. So, what’s the harm in activating her magic and accepting her place as a warrior? Everything. Justice hasn’t been properly served by the House of Seven in a long time. Not until now.
©2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
The Loyal Friend
Summary
The truth would change everything. But no one knows it. Except for Liv Beaufont and those who have been hiding it for centuries. Fueled to uncover the facts and restore the House of Seven to what it’s supposed to be, Liv starts searching for resources. However, the Council has different plans for her. They put her on a case that is sure to keep her busy...if not get her killed. Werewolves are real. And they have their own secrets. Liv ventures to the village where werewolves originated and learns who she can trust and who needs to be taken out. But doing so won’t be easy. And just when Liv thinks she’s finally conquered evil, an old nemesis comes back to haunt her. Being a Warrior isn’t easy. But fighting for justice is always worth it.
©2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Formation: Age of Expansion
Summary
Kill the bad guys. Save the galaxy. All in a hard day’s work. After 10 years of wandering the outer rim of the galaxy, Eddie Teach is a man without a purpose. He was one of the toughest pilots in the Federation, but now he’s just a regular guy, getting into bar fights and making a difference wherever he can. It’s not the same as flying a ship and saving colonies, but it’ll have to do. That is, until General Lance Reynolds tracks Eddie down and offers him a job. There are bad people out there, plotting terrible things, killing innocent people, and destroying entire colonies. Someone has to stop them. Eddie, along with the genetically-enhanced combat pilot, Julianna Fregin, and her trusty E.I. named Pip, must recruit a diverse team of specialists, both human and alien. They’ll need to master their new Q-Ship, one of the most powerful strike ships ever constructed. And finally, they’ll have to stop a faceless enemy so powerful, it threatens to destroy the entire Federation. All in a day’s work, right? Experience this exciting military sci-fi saga and the latest addition to the expanded Kurtherian Gambit universe. If you’re a fan of Mass Effect, Firefly, or Star Wars, you’ll love this riveting new space opera. Note: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.
©2017 Sarah Noffke, J. N. Chaney, Michael Anderle (P)2017 LMBPN Publishing
The Uncommon Rider
Summary
The first dragonrider in over a hundred years has been born...and it’s a girl. Never before has a female been chosen to ride a dragon. The Elite, a guild comprised exclusively of dragonriders, is dead according to most. No one has seen a rider in decades. The problems they used to fight overwhelm the world. Dragons are thought to be near extinction. However, the Elite aren’t dead...It’s just that a bunch of crusty old men who do nothing that benefits the world at large are easy to mistake as useless corpses. Sophia Beaufont is about to change all of that. When the dragon egg that magnetized to her hatches, it sets Sophia on a new course. The Elite are immediately notified. She’s expected to train, defend, and fight. Sophia is ready to conquer evil, as the dragon riders should have been doing for centuries. However, the Elite have been turning a blind eye, allowing the world to be overrun by criminals. That’s all about to change. S. Beaufont isn’t a girl who will be told to sit down and relax when a war is brewing that only a dragonrider can extinguish.
©2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Warriors
Summary
Austin Valley appears as it always has, but Em Fuller knows that appearances aren't what they seem. She knows under the surface, that cracks are starting to form in this seemingly well-manicured society. She's responsible for creating these cracks and for planting a slow dissension among many of the residents of this once happy city. Broken in a way Em never thought possible, she turns into a well-calculated, strategic leader. With the help of the brightest minds in Austin Valley, Em begins building an army whose only purpose is to protect the population of Austin Valley from their president, Victor Vider. Em firmly believes the success of her army is inevitable, that is until a new blow strikes her heart and she questions whether she has the tenacity to go on.
©2015 Sarah Noffke (P)2016 Sarah Noffke
The Unrelenting Fighter
Summary
Liv Beaufont wouldn’t want a day off anyway...which is good because being Father Time’s only employee is demanding. Liv can hardly believe she has to carry a chicken around while fighting villains. However, the chicken is supremely important. She just doesn’t know how...or what the bird wants to eat. And then there’s Sophia’s dragon egg. Whoever stole it is going to pay big time when Liv gets hold of them. In the meantime, Subner helps Liv track down the elf who made Inexorabilis. Unlocking the memories Liv’s mother sealed into the sword is crucial. What she finds is supposed to change everything.
©2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Rebels
Summary
Em returns to Austin Valley, but there are many things that don't add up about her homecoming. She's left Rogue behind and is adamant that Dr. Parker must leave the Valley with her. Zack agrees to help her but soon learns she's not telling the whole truth when Rogue comes storming back. With the threesome reunited, they work on a plan to stop the Defect crisis. Their plan places all of them at risk, but Em knows they have no other choice. Hundreds of kids are being injected with poison every day, and Nona, her sister, is one of them. Em Fuller has one mission and will stop at nothing to achieve it: Bring the government of Austin Valley down.
©2015 Sarah Noffke (P)2016 Sarah Noffke
Revived
Summary
The pieces of Roya's life don't fit together anymore. Nothing makes sense. Joseph could be to blame for the fall of the Lucidites' society. Zhuang is back and more powerful than ever. Chase, a gorgeous psychopath, is demanding her love and commitment. And the institute is swarming with lies, betrayals, and conflicts. Roya knows she needs to focus and reconnect with Joseph if she is to survive, but how can she find clarity when everything around her is unraveling? The final chapter in The Lucidites series will take up residence in the listener's bones. All secrets will be revealed. All villains will be confronted. And the greatest obstacles will be that of the heart. Revived delivers, giving audiences what they want most from the last in a fast-paced, thrilling series.
©2014 Sarah Noffke (P)2015 Sarah Noffke
Defects
Summary
In the happy, clean community of Austin Valley, everything appears to be perfect. Seventeen-year-old Em Fuller, however, fears something is askew. Em is one of the new generation of Dream Travelers. For some reason, the gods have not seen fit to gift all of them with their expected special abilities. Em is a Defect - one of the unfortunate Dream Travelers not gifted with a psychic power. Desperate to do whatever it takes to earn her gift, she endures painful daily injections along with commands from her overbearing, loveless father. One of the few bright spots in her life is the return of a friend she had thought dead - but with his return comes the knowledge of a shocking, unforgivable truth. The society Em thought was protecting her has actually been betraying her, but she has no idea how to break away from its authority without hurting everyone she loves.
©2015 Sarah Noffke (P)2016 Sarah Noffke
Made to Kill: A Science Fiction Paranormal Thriller
Summary
Twelve men went missing....
Six months later, they awake from drug-induced stupors to find themselves locked in a lab. On the night of a new moon, 11 of those men - possessing new gifts of speed, strength, and inhuman powers - break out of their prison and race through the streets of Los Angeles. They disappear one by one into the night.
Mika Lenna - a powerful dream traveler and head of Olento Research - wants to control the world. To do that, he must create an army of assassins. Capturing the 12 men was easy, as was experimenting on them while keeping them in drug-induced stupors. But now, all hell has broken loose - wolf-like men have been spotted across the nation, leaving fatal attacks in their midst. Mike must tear every city apart until his invaluable werewolves are back under his control.
The Lucidite Institute's main mission is to save the world from injustices. Their best agent, Adelaide Lewis, needs to find these mutated men and protect them and society, and fast. Adelaide realizes that she has to find the alpha wolf. Only once she's located him can she stop whoever is behind this experiment to create wild beasts out of human beings.
©2019 Sarah Noffke (P)2019 Sarah Noffke
The Triumphant Daughter
Summary
History has been erased. When Liv and Rory uncover the truth about a war between magicians and mortals, they know they are onto something big. No one can know what they’ve discovered. As Liv has long suspected, knowing the truth has gotten many killed. However, that doesn’t deter her from digging deeper. She must be extra careful. The hidden history isn’t easy to discover. And hunting demons and returning favors for the fae doesn’t leave much time for investigation. But Liv is more motivated than ever to discover where the clues lead that her siblings left behind. What she finds is not what anyone would have expected.It’s big. Much bigger than she thought. And more importantly, it’s dangerous. Is it worth it to risk everything in the name of justice?
©2019 Michael Anderle and Sarah Noffke (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Preservation: Age of Expansion
Summary
Killing the bad guy just got a whole lot harder. While Ghost Squadron follows leads to find the Saverus, these shapeshifters are using their powers to repair the Tangle Thief. If they succeed, the galaxy is doomed. Meanwhile, Julianna’s dreams are about to come true. If they hunt down a terrorist’s group then they’ll have their guns. Shiny, upgraded weapons. That’s not the only upgrade on the way, but bigger doesn’t always mean better, they soon learn. The team must be ready for the final battle. The race is on to track down the Saverus, and stop them before they use the Tangle Thief and blow a giant hole in the galaxy. The stakes have never been higher. Experience this exciting military sci-fi saga and the latest addition to the expanded Kurtherian Gambit Universe. If you’re a fan of Mass Effect, Firefly, or Star Wars, you’ll love this riveting new space opera. *Note: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.
©2018 Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle (P)2018 LMBPN Publishing
Degeneration: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series
Summary
Kill the bad guys. Save the Galaxy. All in a hard day’s work. Eddie might be enhanced, but Ghost Squadron must expand if they’re going to keep the Federation safe from Felix Castile, a man hell bent on nothing less than the assassination of General Lance Reynolds. To stop him, Ghost Squadron will have to do the impossible - infiltrate the enemy’s stronghold. What the team learns could change everything. No one is safe from Felix Castile, who has the means to change the Federation, and not in a good way. Eddie and Julianna may not always see eye to eye, but they agree on one thing. They will die to protect the general. No matter the cost, no matter the sacrifice, one thing is certain. The Federation cannot be allowed to fall. Experience this exciting military sci-fi saga and the latest addition to the expanded Kurtherian Gambit Universe. If you’re a fan of Mass Effect, Firefly, or Star Wars, you’ll love this riveting new space opera. *NOTE: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.
©2018 Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle (P)2018 LMBPN
Hungry for Blood: A Science Fiction Paranormal Thriller
Summary
Rabid and hungry for vengeance, one wolf won’t stop until he’s put to death.
A string of murders involving women are making the residents of Los Angeles panic. They’re calling the serial killer the “rabid wolf” because he tears his prey open by the throat and leaves behind a maimed body.
Meanwhile, at the Lucidite Institute, the pack is training under Zephyr’s instruction. He knows that soon they’ll have to go after the rabid wolf and also rescue other members of the pack. However, they need to work together in order to be successful.
Adelaide, knowing that she needs to put an end to Olento Research’s corrupted experiments, goes undercover working at its sister company, Parantaa Research. It’s as a new employee that she meets Mika Lenna, putting herself in a deadly position. As long as she maintains her cover then she can gain covert information and find out how to destroy Olento Research and its CEO.
However, Mika is tired of the Lucidites beating him. These are his werewolves. He’s the one who invested in creating them. And now the shareholders are pressuring him to deliver. That’s why he decides it’s time he sees the future, like the Lucidites. He needs to know where the next werewolf will be and when. And he needs a monster that can take them down.
©2019 Sarah Noffke (P)2019 Sarah Noffke
The Lucidites Boxed Set
Summary
"In a world where dreams are real, nightmares reign." Around the world humans are hallucinating after sleepless nights. In a sterile, underground institute the forecasters keep reporting the same events. And in the backwoods of Texas, a 16-year-old girl is about to be caught up in a fierce, ethereal battle. Meet Roya Stark. She drowns every night in her dreams, spends her hours reading classic literature to avoid her family's ridicule, and is prone to premonitions - which are becoming more frequent. And now her dreams are filled with strangers offering to reveal what she has always wanted to know: Who is she? That's the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out. But will Roya live to regret learning the truth?
©2016 Sarah Noffke (P)2016 Sarah Noffke
The Born Leader
Summary
The most important magical creature has gone missing, and it’s up to Warrior Liv Beaufont to find him. But she has no idea where to look. Thankfully she’s made friends in lots of places - big and small. Liv pulls all her resources together to complete the most important mission she’s ever attempted. The House bonds together unlike ever before, and the timing couldn’t be any better as Talon Sinclair steps out of the Black Void to take control, once and for all. Liv will die before she allows the God Magician to ruin the world she loves so much. She just hopes it actually doesn’t kill her...or anyone she loves.
©2019 Sarah Noffke and Michael Anderle (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
The Reverians Series Boxed Set
Summary
In the happy, clean community of Austin Valley, everything appears to be perfect. Seventeen-year-old Em Fuller, however, fears something is askew. Em is one of the new generation of dream travelers. For some reason, the gods have not seen fit to gift all of them with special abilities. Em is a Defect-one of the unfortunate dream travelers not gifted with a psychic power. Desperate to do whatever it takes to earn her gift, she endures painful daily injections along with commands from her overbearing, loveless father. One of the few bright spots in her life is the return of a friend she had thought dead - but with his return comes the knowledge of a shocking, unforgivable truth. The society Em thought was protecting her has actually been betraying her, but she has no idea how to break away from its authority without hurting everyone she loves.
©2016 Sarah Noffke (P)2016 Sarah Noffke
Born Bad: A Science Fiction Paranormal Thriller
Summary
Mika Lenna, the CEO of Olento Research, won’t be deterred.
Yes, the Lucidites have the upper hand, but he has something better. The one thing that can really stop them. The potential to create the rivalry to any werewolf. Mika has crossed the final threshold of humanity to do something that no human would dare do.
But if it pays off, then for him, it will all be worth it.
The pack is stronger than ever, but still missing so many members. Still, they find a way to band together to create a cohesion they didn’t know in their past lives, the ones before becoming werewolves.
Meanwhile, the Lucidites are quickly making progress with a solution that might help the men assimilate with the wolf. However, will it come at a cost? The men have become accustomed to the wolf, and losing it may feel like leaving behind a part of themselves.
And finally, Adelaide has realized that her father’s death made her lose a part of herself. She dives deep to find a way to recover it, but will she surface, or much like her father, will she be lost forever?
In the final installment of the series, the wolves must defend and those around them must decide if they’re willing to battle along beside them. The final fight won’t be nice or fair, especially when there’s so much at stake.
©2019 Sarah Noffke (P)2019 Sarah Noffke