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Three friends who want to leave high school and move on describe their anguish in Emma Cameron’s novel, Out of This Place, written in verse. Three narrators tell the story from alternating points of view in this audiobook version. Read this starred review
The Listen In columnists took the opportunity offered by World Teachers Day, October 5, to suggest audiobooks in which teachers play a central role, with titles ranging from Andrew Clements’s Frindle to Richard Peck’s The Teacher’s Funeral.
Joss is bored with his simple job of delivering pies for the Supreme Overlord of the Universe (his dad). Soon, however, something goes badly wrong, and it’ds Joss's responsibility to rebuild Earth in WendyMass’s Pi in the Sky
Nick Podehl masterfully narrates the audio version of Leslie Stella’s Permanent Record, a realistic novel about the effects of bullying on an Iranian-American teenager in Chicago.
Set in dystopian Chicago, Veronica Roth’s novel, Divergent, is read in a youthful voice by Emma Galvin. Be sure to check out the starred review of the audiobook.
Wes Moore recounts his experiences growing up fatherless on the mean streets of Baltimore and the Bronx in Discovering Wes Moore. The author reads the text in a warm conversational tone in this audiobook.
Mr. Lincoln’s High-Tech War discusses our 16th president’s acceptance and use of new technology during the Civil War. Check out the review of the audiobook narrated by Fred Sullivan.
Classic rock, power pop, ska, and country musical styles are evident in the 12 original songs by Justin Roberts on his new album, Recess. Learn more about these catchy tunes in the starred review.
In Twelve Kinds of Ice, Ellen Bryan Obed presents a joyful celebration of winter. Twenty short chapters skim over each type of ice and the activities that follow. Be sure to read the starred review of this audiobook version.
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