ALL MY RAGEEarphones Award Winner
by Sabaa Tahir | Read by Deepti Gupta, Kamran R. Khan, Kausar MohammedListening LibraryYoung Adult Ages 14+A stellar trio of narrators delivers the alternating viewpoints in this superb contemporary debut by YA fantasy author Sabaa Tahir. Abuse, alcohol consumption, and drug use are major parts of this story, along with grief and loss. Narrator Kamran R. Khan portrays 18-year-old Salahudin, whose vulnerability and poet’s soul shine as he tries to handle his father’s drinking and... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
ALL MY RAGE |
ALLEGIANT Divergent, Book 3by Veronica Roth | Read by Emma Galvin, Aaron StanfordHarper AudioYoung Adult Ages 14+Narrators Emma Galvin and Aaron Stanford conclude Roth’s epic dystopian trilogy with alternating chapters from Tris and Tobias. As their city now exists in an uneasy state of détente between the factionless and those allegiant to the faction system, Tris and her friends attempt to avert impending civil war. Galvin’s portrayal of Tris remains nuanced and emotionally powerful.... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
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AND I DARKENEarphones Award Winner
by Kiersten White | Read by Fiona HardinghamListening LibraryYoung Adult Ages 14+Fiona Hardingham’s commanding narration steers a clear path through this densely woven tapestry of mid-fifteenth-century intrigue, rife with conspiracy, assassination, and the varied courses of love and loyalty. With measured pacing and a somber tone, Hardingham unfolds White’s sweeping tale of Lada, daughter of the infamous Vlad Dracul, and her younger brother, Radu, who are... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
AND I DARKEN |
ANDER & SANTI WERE HEREEarphones Award Winner
by Jonny Garza Villa | Read by Avi RoqueMacmillan AudioYoung Adult Ages 14+Avi Roque gives a spirited, deeply emotional performance of this queer love story set in San Antonio. Nonbinary Mexican American teen Ander is taking a gap year before college, working at their family’s taqueria and focusing on their art. When they fall in love with the taqueria’s newest employee, an undocumented Mexican boy named Santi, it opens up their world in unexpected... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
ANDER & SANTI WERE HERE |
ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSEEarphones Award Winner
by Benjamin Alire Saenz | Read by Lin-Manuel MirandaSimon & Schuster AudioYoung Adult Ages 14+Lin-Manuel Miranda’s neutral tones highlight the simplicity of this powerful, sparely written book. He accurately represents the defensive posture of 15-year-old Ari, who feels distanced from his own life. Miranda’s clipped expression reflects the teen’s frustrating attempts to comprehend secrets and other important aspects of his world: why his father hides his memories of... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
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ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DIVE INTO THE WATERS OF THE WORLD Aristotle and Dante, Book 2Earphones Award Winner
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz | Read by Lin-Manuel MirandaSimon & Schuster AudioYoung Adult Ages 14+Lin-Manuel Miranda captures every intense emotion in this gorgeously lyrical and intensely hopeful sequel to ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE. Ari Mendoza and Dante Quintana, two gay Mexican American teens in El Paso, spend a magical summer together before their last year of high school, being in love with each other and being supported by their loving... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
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ASK THE PASSENGERSby A.S. King | Read by Devon SorvariListening LibraryYoung Adult Ages 14+Between friends, family, and adjusting to life in a small town, Astrid Jones, a New York City transplant, has a lot on her plate. Her one constant is her ritual of sending love towards airplane passengers flying over her backyard—love she doesn’t have to worry about being returned. Devon Sorvari’s portrayal of Astrid as monotone, self-deprecating, and unemotional makes Astrid a... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
ASK THE PASSENGERS |
BE DAZZLEDby Ryan La Sala | Read by Pete CrossDreamscapeYoung Adult Ages 14+Narrator Pete Cross brings an energetic and delightful personality to the characters and relationships in this story of a young gay teen who is on a quest to win the cosplay competition at his local comics convention. Told in alternating “then” and “now” chapters, the story involves the budding romance and eventual breakup of Raffy and his now-ex-boyfriend, Luca. The worst... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
BE DAZZLED |
BEAUTY QUEENSEarphones Award Winner
by Libba Bray | Read by Libba BrayScholastic AudiobooksYoung Adult Ages 14+Author-narrator Libba Bray starts with this premise: What would happen if a plane carrying Teen Dream Beauty Queens were to crash on an (almost) deserted island, leaving a handful of girls with no chaperones? She ends with an expertly crafted tale of girl power, a social commentary, and a hilarious spoof on popular TV shows and classic books. As narrator, Bray puts her... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
BEAUTY QUEENS |
BLACK HELICOPTERSEarphones Award Winner
by Blythe Woolston | Read by Kate RuddBrilliance AudioYoung Adult Ages 14+With a stiff speech pattern and a flat affect to her voice, narrator Kate Rudd draws listeners into this chilling story of teens and terrorism. Valley and her older brother, Bo, have been taught to distrust conventional society, especially the government, which they believe is responsible for the death of their mother. When their father goes missing, Valley and Bo join others... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
BLACK HELICOPTERS |
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