Megan Scharlau has narrated 6 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Philippines' Resistance: The Last Allied Stronghold in the Pacific.
Philippines' Resistance: The Last Allied Stronghold in the Pacific
Summary
The people of the Philippine Islands during the early half of the 20th century experienced various waves of Western imperialism, two wars of attempted secession from Western powers, and two world wars. And yet the Philippine Islands and its people have received only small subheadings in many American textbooks and histories. The wartime experiences from the perspectives of the Philippine people have gone unnoticed and have become overshadowed by the sociopolitical dominating legacy of American figures like General MacArthur, leader and historical symbol of the Pacific Theater during World War II. MacArthur’s famous phrase “I came through and shall return” is etched into every facet of World War II historical narratives, textbooks, and monuments that pay tribute to the Allied forces in the retaking of the Pacific from the Japanese. But It is the lesser known people and leaders of the Philippine resistance against the Axis powers whose efforts and contributions allowed for the effective and speedy return of MacArthur’s military forces. The Philippine guerrilla resistance consisted of a diverse cast of Filipino men and women, ethnic and indigenous minorities, American and European immigrants and soldiers, young and old, rich and poor, from farmer to politician. The various units of Philippine guerrillas, their tactics, military resources, and vigor to survive and end the Japanese maltreatment of the Philippine peoples paint the Pacific Theater from 1941-1945 as desperate, dark, and bloody for Asian communities throughout East and Southeast Asia. But their resourcefulness, cooperative efforts to collaborate and network with MacArthur across the South Pacific, and massive grassroots liberation movement directly point to the remarkable value that the Philippine Underground Resistance proved to be in aiding the Allies’ ability to retake the Pacific.
©2017 Pacific Atrocities Education (P)2017 Pacific Atrocities Education
KIDNAP.org
Summary
We're not gonna take it! Robin Parsons is sick of little guys (and girls) getting stepped on by those who say, "We've got the power. Shut up and deal with it." Robin refuses to shut up, and her methods will make you laugh as you cheer for the oddest group of justice seekers since the A-Team!
©2017 Peg Herring (P)2018 Peg Herring
The Trouble with Dad
Summary
From the author of KIDNAP.org and Pharma Con comes Book 3 of the Kidnap Capers series. Listeners of the series know the lovable misfits who make up the Kidnap Gang: Robin, a former legal secretary; Cam, a guy with developmental delays; Hua, a former victim of human trafficking; and Luca, a woman with an “interesting” past. In an earnest desire to right wrongs for the little guys, they abduct cheaters, show them the error of their ways, and release them with the understanding they’ll become honest citizens. In this third and final story, Robin’s attempt at a simple caper goes wildly wrong when her father appears on the scene and turns her world upside down. Mark Parsons is Robin’s bugaboo, the voice in her head she can’t silence. Though she admits he taught her things that are useful to the gang, that’s no credit to his parenting. He’s the kind of person who would - and did - use his own children to further his money-grubbing schemes. Now Mark has a new con in mind, and he threatens Cam’s life to force Robin to help him. Soon the rest of the gang is sucked into Mark’s web too. Robin is fully aware that her father would sacrifice any of them, even her, to get what he wants, which is a large chunk of kindly old Harry Robeson’s money. Running the con is the only way Robin can save Cam and maybe...maybe get her whole gang through this. It's just hard when the person you have to outsmart to save the day is your own father.
©2020 Peg Herring (P)2021 Peg Herring
Pharma Con
Summary
In the follow-up to KIDNAP.org, Robin and her gang take on an unscrupulous pharmaceuticals manufacturer, Neil Preston, who lives on a fortress-like estate and is a big fan of Josef Stalin. As their plan for making Preston change his dishonest ways develops, Robin runs into an old lover. Seeing Darin again makes her question her future. Should she leave crime-fighting behind and try to return to normal life? As the gang members work out their roles in the Preston Caper, Em also questions her future. Is she too old for this? Though both women are tempted to look back, they can't stay in the past. Danger is in the present, and they'll need to remain sharp if they're going to succeed with Pharma Con. Still, crooks like Preston, who take advantage of the sick and elderly, need to be taught a lesson. Preston has all the protection money can buy, but our gang of "super-freaks" intends to take him on. It will be funny. It will be suspenseful. It will be a great ride for listeners.
©2019 Peg Herring (P)2019 Peg Herring
Greasy Through the Sky
Summary
At 17, Greasy Mansfield should be dating girls and enjoying his senior year. After a medical diagnosis devastates his future, he drops out of school with the intent to help his century-old grandmother with their growing debt.
When a favorite news station advertises a search for character-driven stories, Greasy jumps at the opportunity to display his sharp and spry roommate. Between meeting their beloved anchor, becoming local celebrities, and befriending the girl of his dreams, it appears as if Greasy's life is finally improving.
But when the station pushes his grandmother to the limit by forcing her into numerous exhausting interviews and commercials, Greasy's life once again spirals out of control. Along with discovering corruption and lies surrounding the station, he backpedals, wanting everything to go back to normal.
Greasy faces his greatest foe, who has the intent of forcing his grandmother into a life-threatening publicity stunt. As they are both bound by a contract, the news station pressures them to comply or face legal action.
With all the cards stacked against him, Greasy must find the courage to risk his new life and fame for what he loves most.
©2018 Andrew Rolston (P)2019 Andrew Rolston
Ghosts in the Graveyard
Summary
Eight flash fiction pieces that will transport you across a landscape of time, space, and emotion, from Bergen-Belsen, to Faeryland, to the belly of a whale and back.
©2017 Kathleen McClure (P)2018 Kathleen McClure