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  • Candid Conversations with Connie, Volume 1: A Girl's Guide to Growing Up

    Kathy Buchanan

    Paperback (Focus on the Family, Oct. 1, 2014)
    Welcome to Candid Conversations with Connie! And these conversations are going to be very candid. In this book we’re only taking questions from girls! Yep, they can ask whatever they want, and I will answer from my vast knowledge and experience. (Well . . . maybe not vast.) If I don’t know the answer, I’ll ask my friend Penny. We’ve been where you are, and we know what it’s like.You’re not a little girl anymore, but you’re still years off from adulthood. You still like to play, but you also enjoy having long conversations with friends. You sometimes want to cuddle on your mom’s lap, and other times you wish she would just leave you alone. All that’s pretty normal, and you’ll see that from the questions we’re answering.
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  • Best Kept Secrets

    Focus on the Family

    Audio CD (Focus on the Family, Oct. 6, 2020)
    Album 69 explores six stories on commitment and resolving conflict. Long-held secrets are uncovered and major revelations are made. Listeners have long wondered about Morrie Rydell’s plans for the kids in Odyssey. All will be revealed and questions will be answered in these episodes. Elsewhere, Jules’s mother suddenly arrives in Odyssey to take Jules back to California, maybe for good. What will happen to Jules, her newfound musical career, and her friends back in Odyssey?
  • The Jones & Parker Detective Agency

    Focus on the Family

    Audio CD (Focus on the Family, May 19, 2020)
    There’s something mysterious going on in everyone’s favorite town. . . . Odyssey, of course! No mystery is too big or too scary for Emily Jones and Matthew Parker. The Jones and Parker Detective Agency is on the case, but who knows what’s in store for these young detectives?Adventures in Odyssey is exciting, values-based audio entertainment for the whole family―brought to life by actors who make you feel like part of the experience.This compilation includes the following episodes:#658: “Game for a Mystery”#661: “When You’re Right, You’re Right”#670: “Stage Fright”#674: “Square One”#677: “The Malted Milkball Falcon”#699: “Emily the Genius”#713: “Something Old, Something New,” Part 1#714: “Something Old, Something New,” Part 2#722: “The Lost Riddle”#732: “Repent after Me”#733: “Big Trouble under the Big Top”#786: “The Case of the Ball Cap Hero”
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  • Novacom Saga: 10 Hours of Action-Packed Audio Drama

    AIO Team

    Audio CD (Tyndale Entertainment, June 9, 2020)
    Join Odyssey’s biggest adventure ever!When NovaCom Broadcasting moves into the town of Odyssey, the media company gives every impression of being family friendly―until unexplained events begin to happen. Whit finds hidden cameras in his office . . . Eugene disappears . . . and blueprints for the Imagination Station are stolen. Could Whit’s invention be used for evil instead of good?Meanwhile Connie begins dating a man who works for NovaCom. But can she trust a guy who seems to be keeping secrets from her? Soon Whit’s son Jason realizes that the strange things he’s noticed overseas may actually be pieces to this complex puzzle. With lessons on truth, trusting God, and spiritual warfare, the thrill-a-minute NovaCom Saga presents this complete epic miniseries (plus new bonus features!) in one action packed set.
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  • The Blackgaard Chronicles: The Battle between Good & Evil Comes Home

    AIO Team

    Audio CD (Focus on the Family, Sept. 1, 2011)
    Evil has a name and it’s Dr. Regis Blackgaard! The small town of Odyssey will never be the same! When a man named Dr. Regis Blackgaard arrives to build an “amusement house for kids,” chaos and danger follow him. A top-secret government computer program is unleashed at Whit’s End. Tom Riley’s barn burns to the ground. And that’s just the beginning of the schemes that Dr. Blackgaard has planned for Odyssey and John Avery Whittaker.Follow the ever-twisting story in The Blackgaard Chronicles, a collection of thirty episodes following Whit’s greatest nemesis. Along the way, the folks in Odyssey learn lessons about God’s protection, sacrifice, forgiveness, salvation, and more. Once you start the story with “A Bite of Applesauce,” you won’t want to stop listening until you hear the dramatic conclusion. The Blackgaard Chronicles contains 30 episodes on 10 CDs. Over 13 hours of entertainment.
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  • Welcome to Whit's End

    AIO Team

    Audio CD (Focus on the Family, March 1, 2010)
    In this Adventures in Odyssey sampler, listeners will learn the background behind some of Odyssey’s favorite characters while anticipating the introduction to two new families in AIO #51.
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  • The Ties That Bind

    AIO Team

    Audio CD (Tyndale Entertainment, Oct. 1, 2014)
    Comic-Connellsville! The “Let’s Get Together” Festival!Who knew that two events could trigger so much drama in Odyssey? Wooton’s announcement about a family of detectives leads to suspicion and intrigue. Whit’s challenge of some popular ideas causes a difficult tug-of-war between conviction and compromise. And the surprise arrival of a few friends and former adversaries creates the perfect blend of excitement, comedy, and important life lessons for everyone.The Ties That Bind contains 12 all-new episodes exploring questions about God’s design for marriage and family, loyalty, redemption, commitment, and love. It’s a collection for your whole family to enjoy and talk about.
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  • Adventures in Odyssey: The Official Guide: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the World's Favorite Family Audio Drama

    AIO Team

    Paperback (Focus on the Family, Nov. 1, 2012)
    For more than 20 years, Adventures in Odyssey has delighted kids (and kids at heart!) with exciting stories and character-building truths. Now you can be part of the real adventure with this updated, behind-the scenes guide to people, places, and faces of the world's #1 family audio drama.Get backstage details on the making of your favorite episodes, books, and videos; hundreds of photos, including an eight-page color photo gallery, and trivia for over 700 episodes, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to draw the characters. It's an exclusive guide that no fan can do without!
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  • Expect the Unexpected

    Focus on the Family

    Audio CD (Focus on the Family, Oct. 9, 2018)
    There’s never a dull moment in the town of Odyssey! From a mysterious police investigation to an internship at a funeral home, every situation leads to unexpected results. When Zoe Grant and Olivia Parker start a new talk show, they reluctantly choose Jay Smouse as their first guest. But his talent of stuffing his mouth with jelly beans leads to frantic and frightening consequences. An impromptu Parker family picnic turns into an unusual opportunity for David as he decides to go to extreme lengths to prove a point to his kids about initiative.Meanwhile, Morrie Rydell has a few tricks up his sleeve as he decides to see just how far Olivia will go to keep a promise. And Buck and the Meltsners face a sudden dilemma when a social worker questions Eugene and Katrina’s role as Buck’s guardians. Don’t miss out on a single shock, twist, or turn as the folks in Odyssey learn about fame, friendship, family, and more in these six exciting stories. It’s no surprise that you never know what will happen next when you have an adventure in Odyssey!
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  • The Truth Chronicles

    AIO Team

    Audio CD (Tyndale Entertainment, June 1, 2009)
    Are there really right answers to big questions about God, faith and truth? The kids of Odyssey are about to find out! Can the Science club discover the reality of Intelligent Design? Will Captain Absolutely triumph over the evil schemes of Dr. Relative? And what happens when kids are in charge of their own city . . . with no adults! There’s absolute adventure ahead with these life-changing stories on seeing the world from a Christian perspective―and that’s no lie. Inspired by Focus on the Family’s The Truth Project curriculum, these 11 new stories include themes such as a Christian Worldview, False gods, Government and the Bible, Absolute Truth, Intelligent Design, Compassion, The Founding of America, The Trinity and Natural Order. Includes 16-page booklet with questions for family discussion. Also includes “Kidsboro” audio drama, which introduces a new kids-only neighborhood in Odyssey.
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  • Devotions: Exploring God's Word With Your Adventures in Odyssey Friends

    Jean Fischer, Heather Hardison

    Hardcover (Thomas Nelson Inc, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Using Bible lessons, prayers, and activities, teaches children about value-centered topics such as patience, helping others, and love.
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  • Candid Conversations with Connie, Volume 2: A Girl's Guide to Boys, Peer Pressure, and Cliques

    Kathy Buchanan

    Paperback (Focus on the Family, March 1, 2015)
    Welcome to Candid Conversations with Connie, Volume 2! And these conversations are going to be very candid. In this book we’re only taking questions from girls! Yep, they can ask whatever they want, and I will answer from my vast knowledge and experience. (Well . . . maybe not vast.) If I don’t know the answer, I’ll ask my friend Penny. We’ve been where you are, and we know what it’s like.You’re not a little girl anymore, but you’re still years off from adulthood. You still like to play, but you also enjoy having long conversations with friends. You sometimes want to cuddle on your mom’s lap, and other times you wish she would just leave you alone. All that’s pretty normal, and you’ll see that from the questions we’re answering.
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