Award-Winning Titles for Teens
The Best in YA: 2019 Award Winners
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
- By: Adib Khorram
- Narrated by: Michael Levi Harris
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall562
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Performance485
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Story484
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award “Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I’d live in this book forever if I...
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Darius
- By Anonymous on 09-09-18
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The Poet X
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,783
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Performance3,319
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Story3,301
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner! The Poet X is also the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award. Fans of Jacqueline...
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Better
- By KSS on 01-09-19
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What the Night Sings
- By: Vesper Stamper
- Narrated by: Deborah Grausman, Vesper Stamper
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance29
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Story29
A Morris Award Finalist Longlisted for the National Book Award For fans of The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a lushly illustrated novel about a teen Holocaust survivor who must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life. "A tour de force. This powerful story...
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EXCELLENT!
- By Kenneth Jennings on 11-18-22
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Anger Is a Gift
- A Novel
- By: Mark Oshiro
- Narrated by: Mark Oshiro
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall142
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Performance122
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Story121
A story of resilience and loss, love and family, Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift testifies to the vulnerability and strength of a community living within a system of oppression Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media' s...
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Important Message, Terrible Delivery
- By iamawildbird on 08-27-18
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
- By: Adib Khorram
- Narrated by: Michael Levi Harris
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall562
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Performance485
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Story484
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award “Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I’d live in this book forever if I...
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Darius
- By Anonymous on 09-09-18
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The Poet X
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,783
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Performance3,319
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Story3,301
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner! The Poet X is also the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award. Fans of Jacqueline...
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Better
- By KSS on 01-09-19
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What the Night Sings
- By: Vesper Stamper
- Narrated by: Deborah Grausman, Vesper Stamper
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance29
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Story29
A Morris Award Finalist Longlisted for the National Book Award For fans of The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a lushly illustrated novel about a teen Holocaust survivor who must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life. "A tour de force. This powerful story...
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EXCELLENT!
- By Kenneth Jennings on 11-18-22
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Anger Is a Gift
- A Novel
- By: Mark Oshiro
- Narrated by: Mark Oshiro
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall142
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Performance122
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Story121
A story of resilience and loss, love and family, Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift testifies to the vulnerability and strength of a community living within a system of oppression Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media' s...
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Important Message, Terrible Delivery
- By iamawildbird on 08-27-18
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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
- By: Ashley Herring Blake
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall150
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Performance127
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Story126
In the wake of a destructive tornado, one girl develops feelings for another in this stunning, tender novel about emerging identity, perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish. When a tornado rips through town, twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed and her family of five is...
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AMAZING
- By val on 08-07-18
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Monday's Not Coming
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,501
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Performance4,134
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Story4,134
""Jackson’s characters and their heart-wrenching story linger long after the final page, urging readers to advocate for those who are disenfranchised and forgotten by society and the system."" (Publishers Weekly, ""An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List"") From the critically acclaimed...
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Suspenseful with twists!
- By Teresa on 12-18-18
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A Few Red Drops
- The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
- By: Claire Hartfield
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance27
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Story27
On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.
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Excellent book!
- By Eric Leafblad on 06-03-18
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Sadie
- A Novel
- By: Courtney Summers
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner, Fred Berman, Gabra Zackman, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,590
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Performance3,240
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Story3,229
*Winner of the 2019 Odyssey Award**Winner of the 2019 Audie Award for Young Adult Audiobook* "Courtney Summers's powerful story of love, neglect, abuse, and revenge is narrated with irresistible urgency by Rebecca Soler and Dan Bittner, along with an ensemble of supporting narrators...this is a...
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Exceptional Storytelling & A New Favorite
- By Vanessa on 10-21-18
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Blood Water Paint
- By: Joy McCullough
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall72
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Performance62
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Story62
"Haunting ... teems with raw emotion, and McCullough deftly captures the experience of learning to behave in a male-driven society and then breaking outside of it."—The New Yorker "I will be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi's story for the rest of my life."—Amanda Lovelace...
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Told her story in such a real way
- By Amazon Customer on 04-29-19
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Children of Blood and Bone
- By: Tomi Adeyemi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17,237
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Performance15,690
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Story15,660
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * Don't miss Tomi Adeyemi's new novel, The Siren, available for preorder now! *Winner of the Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year* *This program is narrated by acclaimed reader Bahni Turpin, whose past work includes The Hate U Give and The Underground Railroad*...
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Beautifully Written
- By Samantha on 03-09-18
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The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
- By: Sonia Sotomayor
- Narrated by: Jaina Lee Ortiz, Sonia Sotomayor
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance19
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Story19
In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Sonia...
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Heard this in one sitting
- By Darlene on 09-28-18
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Boots on the Ground
- America's War in Vietnam
- By: Elizabeth Partridge
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance22
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Story22
★ "Partridge proves once again that nonfiction can be every bit as dramatic as the best fiction."* America's war in Vietnam. In over a decade of bitter fighting, it claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after America...
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A Complete Picture
- By S. Cheney on 12-22-18
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Damsel
- By: Elana K. Arnold
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall112
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Performance105
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Story108
*A 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book* ""Listeners will fall under the spell of the prose and narration and won't wake up until the last word is spoken—and maybe not even then. Highly recommended.""—Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author A dark...
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I should've skipped this one...
- By Angela Santoro on 02-13-19
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A Heart in a Body in the World
- By: Deb Caletti
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall160
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Performance140
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Story140
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE YOUNG ADULT LIBRARY SERVICES ASSOCIATION’S 2019 AMAZING AUDIOBOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS! “This is one for the ages.” —Gayle Forman, author of the #1 bestseller If I Stay “A book everyone should read right now.” —The New York Times Book Review “A vital and...
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Haunting
- By alfabch on 11-19-18
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Feed
- By: M. T. Anderson
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker, John Beach, Tara Sands, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall1,196
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Performance969
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Story965
"This satire offers a thought-provoking and scathing indictment that may prod readers to examine the more sinister possibilities of corporate- and media-dominated culture." —Publishers Weekly(starred review) For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon — a...
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Loved it, plain and simple
- By Tom on 07-11-10
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party
- By: M. T. Anderson
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall151
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Performance95
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Story100
He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the best of classical educations. Raised by a mysterious group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother–a princess in exile from a faraway land–are the only people in their household assigned names. As the...
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YA fiction at its very best
- By Ryan on 09-20-10
Printz Award Winner and Honor Titles: The Best in YA Literature
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The Poet X
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,783
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Performance3,319
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Story3,301
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner! The Poet X is also the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award. Fans of Jacqueline...
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Better
- By KSS on 01-09-19
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Strange the Dreamer
- By: Laini Taylor
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,927
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Performance4,516
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Story4,503
An epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past from National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Laini Taylor of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian...
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Great until the ending
- By Shane A. McGarry on 10-23-17
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Vincent & Theo
- The Van Gogh Brothers
- By: Deborah Heiligman
- Narrated by: Phil Fox
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall514
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Performance454
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Story454
The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh defined both brothers' lives. As a confidant, champion, sympathizer, and friend, Theo financially and emotionally supported his older brother as the artistic but troubled Vincent struggled to find his path in life as both a painter and a man. Throughout that struggle, the brothers shared everything - swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions.
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I could hardly hit the pause button.
- By Zachary on 08-12-17
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The First Part Last
- By: Angela Johnson
- Narrated by: Khalipa Oldjohn
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall117
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Performance90
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Story91
Bobby is a typical urban New York City teenager--impulsive, eager, restless. For his sixteenth birthday he cuts school with his two best buddies, grabs a couple of slices at his favorite pizza joint, catches a flick at a nearby multiplex, and gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes...
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All teenagers should take a listen to this
- By Denise peele on 07-15-05
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Going Bovine
- By: Libba Bray
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall163
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Performance119
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Story120
From the author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy and The Diviners series, this groundbreaking New York Times bestseller and winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for literary excellence is "smart, funny, and layered," raves Entertainment Weekly. All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high...
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A decent idea, too many curse words
- By Tim Kane on 03-05-10
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45,933
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Performance41,641
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Story41,489
8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller! ""Absolutely riveting!"" —Jason Reynolds ""Stunning."" —John Green ""This...
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- By Wendi on 01-14-18
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The Poet X
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,783
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Performance3,319
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Story3,301
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner! The Poet X is also the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award. Fans of Jacqueline...
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Better
- By KSS on 01-09-19
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Strange the Dreamer
- By: Laini Taylor
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,927
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Performance4,516
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Story4,503
An epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past from National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Laini Taylor of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian...
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Great until the ending
- By Shane A. McGarry on 10-23-17
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Vincent & Theo
- The Van Gogh Brothers
- By: Deborah Heiligman
- Narrated by: Phil Fox
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall514
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Performance454
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Story454
The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh defined both brothers' lives. As a confidant, champion, sympathizer, and friend, Theo financially and emotionally supported his older brother as the artistic but troubled Vincent struggled to find his path in life as both a painter and a man. Throughout that struggle, the brothers shared everything - swapping stories of lovers and friends, successes and disappointments, dreams and ambitions.
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I could hardly hit the pause button.
- By Zachary on 08-12-17
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The First Part Last
- By: Angela Johnson
- Narrated by: Khalipa Oldjohn
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall117
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Performance90
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Story91
Bobby is a typical urban New York City teenager--impulsive, eager, restless. For his sixteenth birthday he cuts school with his two best buddies, grabs a couple of slices at his favorite pizza joint, catches a flick at a nearby multiplex, and gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes...
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All teenagers should take a listen to this
- By Denise peele on 07-15-05
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Going Bovine
- By: Libba Bray
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall163
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Performance119
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Story120
From the author of the Gemma Doyle trilogy and The Diviners series, this groundbreaking New York Times bestseller and winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for literary excellence is "smart, funny, and layered," raves Entertainment Weekly. All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high...
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A decent idea, too many curse words
- By Tim Kane on 03-05-10
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45,933
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Performance41,641
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Story41,489
8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller! ""Absolutely riveting!"" —Jason Reynolds ""Stunning."" —John Green ""This...
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- By Wendi on 01-14-18
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Bone Gap
- By: Laura Ruby
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall339
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Performance312
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Story311
National Book Award Finalist * Printz Award Winner for Best Young Adult Book of the Year “Ruby’s novel deserves to be read and reread. It is powerful, beautiful, extraordinary.”—School Library Journal Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing...
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Beauty is In the Eye of the Beholder
- By FanB14 on 11-23-15
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Scythe
- By: Neal Shusterman
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23,826
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Performance21,305
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Story21,282
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life - and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe - a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
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Teenage Thumbs up
- By Lila R on 04-01-17
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The House of the Scorpion
- By: Nancy Farmer
- Narrated by: Raul Esparza
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,265
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Performance1,922
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Story1,917
A National Book Award winner A Newbery Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A clone grapples with his sense of self against the backdrop of the dangerous world of drug trafficking in this acclaimed and internationally bestselling young adult classic about what it means to be human. Matt Alacrán...
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Don't let the back dissuade you!
- By Allison on 04-21-10
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The Book Thief
- By: Markus Zusak
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35,191
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Performance30,469
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Story30,445
DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by...
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Glad I took a chance.
- By Robert on 08-20-11
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Fat Kid Rules the World
- By: K. L. Going
- Narrated by: Matthew Lillard
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall64
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Performance56
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Story56
Troy Billings, at six-foot-one, 296 pounds, is standing at the edge of a subway platform, seriously contemplating suicide, when he meets Curt MacCrae - and emaciated, semi-homeless punk guitar genius who also happens to be a dropout legend at Troy's high school on the Lower East Side of...
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One of my fav audio book
- By James on 05-19-23
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Hole In My Life
- By: Jack Gantos
- Narrated by: Jack Gantos
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall202
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Performance159
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Story161
In the summer of 1971, Jack Gantos was an aspiring writer desperate for adventure, college cash, and a way out of a dead-end job. For ten thousand dollars, he recklessly agreed to help sail a sixty-foot yacht loaded with hashish from the Virgin Islands to New York City, where he and his partners...
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A great memoir from a great kids/YA author
- By Matt on 05-10-18
Morris Award Winner and Honor Titles: The Best Debut YA Novels
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
- By: Adib Khorram
- Narrated by: Michael Levi Harris
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall562
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Performance485
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Story484
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award “Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I’d live in this book forever if I...
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Darius
- By Anonymous on 09-09-18
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Children of Blood and Bone
- By: Tomi Adeyemi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17,237
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Performance15,690
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Story15,660
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * Don't miss Tomi Adeyemi's new novel, The Siren, available for preorder now! *Winner of the Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year* *This program is narrated by acclaimed reader Bahni Turpin, whose past work includes The Hate U Give and The Underground Railroad*...
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Beautifully Written
- By Samantha on 03-09-18
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What the Night Sings
- By: Vesper Stamper
- Narrated by: Deborah Grausman, Vesper Stamper
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance29
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Story29
A Morris Award Finalist Longlisted for the National Book Award For fans of The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a lushly illustrated novel about a teen Holocaust survivor who must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life. "A tour de force. This powerful story...
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EXCELLENT!
- By Kenneth Jennings on 11-18-22
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Between Shades of Gray
- By: Ruta Sepetys
- Narrated by: Emily Klein
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,296
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Performance2,038
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Story2,044
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea comes a “superb” (The Wall Street Journal), “eye-opening” (Los Angeles Times) novel of survival and hope in the darkest of places—the inspiration for the major motion picture Ashes in the Snow "Few books are...
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Sunlight Through the Cracks
- By FanB14 on 03-27-13
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Paper Covers Rock
- By: Jenny Hubbard
- Narrated by: Steven Boyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance15
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Story15
Jenny Hubbard’s debut, Paper Covers Rock, earned instant acclaim upon publication. Tucked away at an exclusive boys’ boarding school, friends Alex and Glenn fail to prevent their classmate’s drowning in a nearby river. Distraught, Alex pours his guilty feelings into a journal, and Glenn weaves a web of lies to explain their actions that day. Meanwhile, their English teacher Miss Dovecott grows suspicious of the two and begins a troubling investigation.
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Exceedingly Engaging
- By Jennifer on 05-19-12
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Blood Water Paint
- By: Joy McCullough
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall72
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Performance62
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Story62
"Haunting ... teems with raw emotion, and McCullough deftly captures the experience of learning to behave in a male-driven society and then breaking outside of it."—The New Yorker "I will be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi's story for the rest of my life."—Amanda Lovelace...
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Told her story in such a real way
- By Amazon Customer on 04-29-19
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
- By: Adib Khorram
- Narrated by: Michael Levi Harris
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall562
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Performance485
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Story484
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award “Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I’d live in this book forever if I...
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Darius
- By Anonymous on 09-09-18
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Children of Blood and Bone
- By: Tomi Adeyemi
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17,237
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Performance15,690
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Story15,660
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * Don't miss Tomi Adeyemi's new novel, The Siren, available for preorder now! *Winner of the Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year* *This program is narrated by acclaimed reader Bahni Turpin, whose past work includes The Hate U Give and The Underground Railroad*...
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Beautifully Written
- By Samantha on 03-09-18
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What the Night Sings
- By: Vesper Stamper
- Narrated by: Deborah Grausman, Vesper Stamper
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance29
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Story29
A Morris Award Finalist Longlisted for the National Book Award For fans of The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a lushly illustrated novel about a teen Holocaust survivor who must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life. "A tour de force. This powerful story...
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EXCELLENT!
- By Kenneth Jennings on 11-18-22
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Between Shades of Gray
- By: Ruta Sepetys
- Narrated by: Emily Klein
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,296
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Performance2,038
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Story2,044
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning author of Salt to the Sea comes a “superb” (The Wall Street Journal), “eye-opening” (Los Angeles Times) novel of survival and hope in the darkest of places—the inspiration for the major motion picture Ashes in the Snow "Few books are...
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Sunlight Through the Cracks
- By FanB14 on 03-27-13
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Paper Covers Rock
- By: Jenny Hubbard
- Narrated by: Steven Boyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance15
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Story15
Jenny Hubbard’s debut, Paper Covers Rock, earned instant acclaim upon publication. Tucked away at an exclusive boys’ boarding school, friends Alex and Glenn fail to prevent their classmate’s drowning in a nearby river. Distraught, Alex pours his guilty feelings into a journal, and Glenn weaves a web of lies to explain their actions that day. Meanwhile, their English teacher Miss Dovecott grows suspicious of the two and begins a troubling investigation.
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Exceedingly Engaging
- By Jennifer on 05-19-12
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Blood Water Paint
- By: Joy McCullough
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall72
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Performance62
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Story62
"Haunting ... teems with raw emotion, and McCullough deftly captures the experience of learning to behave in a male-driven society and then breaking outside of it."—The New Yorker "I will be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi's story for the rest of my life."—Amanda Lovelace...
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Told her story in such a real way
- By Amazon Customer on 04-29-19
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,588
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Performance1,460
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Story1,461
“Rae Carson has proved she’s a master and has shaken up the YA genre.”—USAToday.com The first book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and New York Times–bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of Shadow...
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Lovely fantasy!
- By Alexis on 09-17-13
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds
- By: Cat Winters
- Narrated by: Angela Goethals
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall103
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Performance98
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Story97
In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches as desperate mourners flock to séance and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her bleakest moment, however, she's forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death, for her first love - a boy who died in battle - returns in spirit form.
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Transported me to a different time and place!
- By Lacy on 12-29-15
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The Scar Boys
- By: Len Vlahos
- Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance22
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Story22
If RJ Palacio's Wonder was a young adult novel, it'd be something like The Scar Boys. A severely burned teenager. A guitar. Punk rock. The chords of a rock 'n' roll road trip in a coming-of-age novel that is a must-read story about finding your place in the world...even if you carry scars inside...
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Absolutely Astonishing
- By Maya Irías on 07-20-20
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender
- By: Leslye Walton
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall453
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Performance406
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Story404
Magical realism, lyrical prose, and the pain and passion of human love haunt this hypnotic generational saga. Foolish love appears to be the Roux family birthright, an ominous forecast for its most recent progeny, Ava Lavender.
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Beautiful and Haunting Fairytale
- By FanB14 on 07-24-15
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The Weight of Feathers
- By: Anna-Marie McLemore
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne, Cynthia Farrell
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall185
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Performance168
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Story172
For 20 years, the Palomas and the Corbeaus have been rivals and enemies, locked in an escalating feud for over a generation. Both families make their living as traveling performers in competing shows - the Palomas swimming in mermaid exhibitions, the Corbeaus, former tightrope walkers, performing in the tallest trees they can find. Lace Paloma may be new to her family's show, but she knows as well as anyone that the Corbeaus are pure magia negra - black magic from the devil himself.
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A gem of a book
- By incognito on 11-23-15
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
- By: Emily M. Danforth
- Narrated by: Beth Laufer
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,106
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Performance999
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Story997
Cameron Post feels a mix of guilt and relief when her parents die in a car accident. Their deaths mean they will never learn the truth she eventually comes to - that she's gay. Orphaned, Cameron comes to live with her old-fashioned grandmother and ultraconservative aunt Ruth. When she’s eventually outed, her aunt sends her to God’s Promise, a religious conversion camp that is supposed to “cure” her homosexuality. At the camp, Cameron comes face to face with the cost of denying her true identity.
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A very worthwhile Read!
- By TENA on 11-02-14
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The Smell of Other People's Houses
- By: Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
- Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Erin Tripp, Karissa Vacker, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall243
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Performance221
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Story220
In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn’t like being a teenager anywhere else. This deeply moving and authentic debut is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of...
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Could not put it down
- By J Crane on 12-23-17
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Girl Mans Up
- By: M-E Girard
- Narrated by: Emma Galvin
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall96
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Performance84
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Story84
Lambda Literary Award Winner! “Pen is an inspiration to anyone who’s struggled to be understood, and a vital addition to the growing world of genderqueer protagonists.” —New York Times Book Review All Pen wants is to be the kind of girl she’s always been. So why does everyone have a...
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AMAZING!
- By Creepy Carolina on 08-21-25
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Tell Me Something Real
- By: Calla Devlin
- Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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Story8
Three sisters struggle with the bonds that hold their family together as they face a darkness settling over their lives in this “one of a kind” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) debut novel that’s a finalist for the William C. Morris Award. There are three beautiful blond Babcock sisters...
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The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
- By: Stephanie Oakes
- Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall226
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Performance213
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Story214
The cult known as the Community has taken everything from 17-year-old Minnow: 12 years of her life, her family, her ability to trust. And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too. Now their Prophet has been murdered and their camp set aflame, and it's clear that Minnow knows something - but she's not talking.
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Bit of a Disconnect
- By B.A. Wilson on 01-01-19
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Saints and Misfits
- By: S. K. Ali
- Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance51
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Story51
Saints and Misfits is an unforgettable debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life…starring a Muslim teen. There are three kinds of people in my world: 1. Saints, those special people moving the world forward. Sometimes you glaze over them. Or, at least, I do. They’re in...
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The worst narration
- By steppingonlegos on 06-06-24
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Conviction
- By: Kelly Loy Gilbert
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance22
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Story22
*"Both hopeful and devastatingly real." --Kirkus, starred review *"A poignant look at the messiness of love, faith, and humanity." --School Library Journal, starred review *"Gilbert respectfully and sensitively handles themes of faith,religion, and family [a] moving debut." --Booklist, starred...
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Baseball, Religion & Brothers Collide
- By B. J. Neary on 08-31-16
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Me, the Missing, and the Dead
- By: Jenny Valentine
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
Fifteen year- old Lucas Swain hasn't seen his father for five years. One day, his dad just vanished - and nobody else seems too concerned. Things get even stranger when Lucas discovers an urn. The ashes inside are a woman named Violet, and she has messages from the beyond to share.
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Seeing your parents for who they are
- By Kindle Customer on 05-18-15
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Madapple
- By: Christina Meldrum
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance21
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Story22
THE SECRETS OF the past meet the shocks of the present. Aslaug is an unusual young woman. Her mother has brought her up in near isolation, teaching her about plants and nature and language—but not about life. Especially not how she came to have her own life, and who her father might be. When...
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Quotes
- By Anonymous on 12-06-24
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Beautiful Creatures
- Beautiful Creatures, Book 1
- By: Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,806
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Performance4,982
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Story5,020
Secrets, strangers, and curses will lure you into the first book of the New York Times bestselling contemporary gothic fantasy series, where a stirring paranormal romance unfolds in an isolated southern town. Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Maggie Stiefvater. Lena Duchannes is unlike...
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warmed over young adult supernatural fiction
- By BumbleBee 456 on 12-27-12
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Guardian of the Dead
- By: Karen Healey
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance36
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Story36
Debut novelist Karen Healey taps Maori mythology for this fresh spin on the fantasy genre. Seventeen-year old Ellie Spencer has a crush on the cute and mysterious Mark. That’s the normal part of her life. But something terrifying also haunts Ellie and her community. People are being killed—and their eyes are being removed. Ellie soon learns two shocking truths. First, Mark is part patupaiarehe, the Maori equivalent of a fairy. Second, a war is brewing.
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Guardian Is Golden
- By Paulette on 03-03-12
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Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
- By: Lish McBride
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross, Chris Sorensen
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall350
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Performance312
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Story312
The riveting debut work from celebrated newcomer Lish McBride, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer drops a seemingly average boy into the adventure of a lifetime. Sam can't complain about much, even if his job isn't the most glamorous one around. But his world gets a whole lot more complicated when he...
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I will love you all night long...
- By Amazon Customer on 10-08-12
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The Everafter
- By: Amy Huntley
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance22
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Story22
Madison Stanton doesn't know where she is or how she got there. But she does know this - she is dead. And alone, in a vast, dark space. The only company she has in this place are luminescent objects that turn out to be all the things Maddy lost while she was alive. And soon she discovers that with these artifacts, she can reexperience - and sometimes even change - moments from her life.
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Intriguing Book!
- By J. T. Carter on 08-07-20
The Walter Awards Honor and Celebrate Diverse Books Written by Diverse Authors
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The Poet X
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,783
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Performance3,319
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Story3,301
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner! The Poet X is also the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award. Fans of Jacqueline...
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Better
- By KSS on 01-09-19
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Ghost Boys
- By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Narrated by: Miles Harvey
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall775
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Performance654
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Story653
A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who...
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Fantastic
- By Alicia Franco on 05-18-19
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Monday's Not Coming
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,501
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Performance4,134
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Story4,134
""Jackson’s characters and their heart-wrenching story linger long after the final page, urging readers to advocate for those who are disenfranchised and forgotten by society and the system."" (Publishers Weekly, ""An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List"") From the critically acclaimed...
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Suspenseful with twists!
- By Teresa on 12-18-18
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The Astonishing Color of After
- By: Emily X.R. Pan
- Narrated by: Stephanie Hsu
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall448
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Performance388
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Story387
A stunning, heartbreaking novel about grief, love, and family, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Celeste Ng. One of Time magazine's "100 Best YA Books of All Time" "Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching...
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Worth Reading Until the End
- By Cynthia G. Gerwin on 10-07-18
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The Poet X
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,783
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Performance3,319
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Story3,301
Don't miss this acclaimed audiobook, read by the author—winner of an Odyssey Honor and an AudioFile Earphones Award winner! The Poet X is also the winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award. Fans of Jacqueline...
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Better
- By KSS on 01-09-19
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Ghost Boys
- By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Narrated by: Miles Harvey
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall775
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Performance654
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Story653
A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who...
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Fantastic
- By Alicia Franco on 05-18-19
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Monday's Not Coming
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,501
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Performance4,134
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Story4,134
""Jackson’s characters and their heart-wrenching story linger long after the final page, urging readers to advocate for those who are disenfranchised and forgotten by society and the system."" (Publishers Weekly, ""An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List"") From the critically acclaimed...
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Suspenseful with twists!
- By Teresa on 12-18-18
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The Astonishing Color of After
- By: Emily X.R. Pan
- Narrated by: Stephanie Hsu
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall448
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Performance388
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Story387
A stunning, heartbreaking novel about grief, love, and family, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Celeste Ng. One of Time magazine's "100 Best YA Books of All Time" "Emily X.R. Pan's brilliantly crafted, harrowing first novel portrays the vast spectrum of love and grief with heart-wrenching...
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Worth Reading Until the End
- By Cynthia G. Gerwin on 10-07-18
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All American Boys
- By: Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
- Narrated by: Guy Lockard, Keith Nobbs
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,282
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Performance1,935
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Story1,932
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature. In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their...
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Required Reading
- By J. E. Abel on 09-18-16
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X
- A Novel
- By: Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, Ilyasah Shabazz
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall85
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Performance75
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Story76
Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's nothing but a pack of lies - after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer.
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Very well written
- By jeff on 06-29-15
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Watched
- By: Marina Budhos
- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance12
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Story13
An extraordinary and timely novel, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book, examines what it’s like to grow up under surveillance in America. Be careful what you say and who you say it to. Anyone might be a watcher. Naeem is a Bangledeshi teenager living in Queens who thinks he can charm...
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I love this boom
- By GamersLife on 10-19-22
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If I Was Your Girl
- By: Meredith Russo
- Narrated by: Samia Mounts
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall1,056
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Performance962
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Story963
Meredith Russo's award-winning, big-hearted novel If I Was Your Girl is about being seen for who you really are, with a love story you can't help but root for! Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret...
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The middle
- By Kirah on 06-02-16
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The Sun Is Also a Star
- By: Nicola Yoon
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Raymond Lee, Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,656
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Performance3,233
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Story3,230
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE An all-encompassing, whirlwind romance that’s “beautifully crafted” (People) and “full of intelligence, understanding and hope” (Los Angeles Times) ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The...
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This was cute but flawed
- By BookItForward.Blog on 12-06-16
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Long Way Down
- By: Jason Reynolds
- Narrated by: Jason Reynolds
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,936
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Performance1,613
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Story1,614
“An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A...
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Real and Relevant!
- By tarafarah7: Tara Brown on 11-05-17
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You Bring the Distant Near
- By: Mitali Perkins
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan, Shivali Bhammer, Priya Ayyar, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall81
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Performance74
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Story74
This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart. Told in alternating teen voices across three generations, You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture--for better or...
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Cultural facination
- By sophia on 02-20-18
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Disappeared
- By: Francisco X. Stork
- Narrated by: Roxana Ortega, Christian Barillas
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance22
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Story22
Four months ago, Sara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juarez. Four hours ago, Sara received a death threat - and, with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away. Four weeks ago, Emiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will never be his so long as he's poor. Four minutes ago, Emiliano got the chance to make more money than he ever dreamed - just by joining the web.
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Won't Want To Put It Down
- By Amazon Customer on 11-05-21