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- Narrated by: Paola Mendoza
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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Cofounder of the Women's March makes her YA debut in a near-future dystopian tale where a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary.
It's 2032, and in this near-future America, all citizens are chipped and everyone is tracked—from buses to grocery stores. It's almost impossible to survive as an undocumented immigrant, but that's exactly what 16-year-old Vali is doing.
She and her family have carved out a stable, happy life in small-town Vermont, but when Vali's mother's counterfeit chip starts malfunctioning and the Deportation Forces raid their town, they are forced to flee. Now on the run, Vali and her family are desperately trying to make it to her Tía Luna's in California, a sanctuary state that is currently being walled off from the rest of the country.
But when Vali's mother is detained before their journey even really begins, Vali must carry on with her younger brother across the country to make it to safety before it's too late.
Gripping and urgent, coauthors Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher have crafted a narrative that is as haunting as it is hopeful in envisioning a future where everyone can find sanctuary.
Critic reviews
A 2022 Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee (NJ)
A 2021-2022 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (VT)
A 2021 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
A 2021 YALSA Best Fiction Book For Young Adults
A 2020 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A 2020 Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Teen Vogue Book Club Pick
“In their portrayal of Vali’s family’s quest for safety, the authors beautifully mirror the treacherous, painful, and terrifying treks involving natural and human threats that migrants to the U.S. undertake as they traverse continents and oceans…Wrenching and unmissable.” —Kirkus, starred review
“[This] stunning work of YA dystopian fiction . . . is a triumph in its genre and so politically astute that it sears.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“The all-too-possible future in this suspenseful dystopian novel amplifies the undocumented immigrant experience in the U.S.” —Booklist
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Chloe Sanderson is an optimist, and not because her life is easy. As the sole caregiver for her father, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s, she’s pretty much responsible for everything. She has no time - or interest - in getting swept up in some dazzling romance. Not like her best friend, Annie, who literally wrote a rom-com that’s about to premiere in theaters across America...and happens to be inspired by Chloe and her cute but no-nonsense boss, Nick Velez.
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Forgettable.
- By L on 12-21-20
By: Kerry Winfrey
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The Glorious Heresies
- A Novel
- By: Lisa McInerney
- Narrated by: Shelley Atkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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When grandmother Maureen Phelan is surprised in her home by a stranger, she clubs the intruder with a Holy Stone. The consequences of this unplanned murder connect four misfits struggling against their meager circumstances. Ryan is a fifteen-year-old drug dealer desperate not to turn out like his alcoholic father, Tony, whose feud with his next-door neighbor threatens to ruin his family. Georgie is a sex worker who half-heartedly joins a born-again movement to escape her profession and drug habit.
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Best listen of the year! And it's December!
- By Lori K. on 12-13-16
By: Lisa McInerney
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Juliet Takes a Breath
- By: Gabby Rivera
- Narrated by: Gabby Rivera
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Juliet Milagros Palante is a self-proclaimed closeted Puerto-Rican baby dyke from the Bronx. Only, she's not so closeted anymore. Not after coming out to her family the night before flying to Portland, Oregon, to intern with her favorite feminist writer - what's sure to be a life-changing experience. And when Juliet's coming out crashes and burns, she's not sure her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan - sort of.
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Healing & Growth
- By Judee Squeer on 02-26-22
By: Gabby Rivera
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Pieces of Blue
- A Novel
- By: Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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When Paul Hill drowns in a surfing accident, his broken-hearted wife, Lindsey, and their three children are left in huge financial trouble. Once Paul’s life insurance finally comes through, Lindsey impulsively uses the money to buy a charmingly ramshackle motel in Hawai’i, hoping for a fresh start. Teenage Olivia quickly develops a crush on a handsome but monosyllabic skateboarder. Twelve-year-old Carlos reinvents himself as a popular kid named Carl. And Sena, the youngest, will do whatever it takes to protect her beloved motel chickens.
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Disappointed
- By RueRue on 05-08-24
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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
- By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag into its murky depths.
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I Loved this story!
- By A.L. Hernandez on 05-04-21
By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
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Hungry
- Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World
- By: Jeff Gordinier
- Narrated by: Jeff Gordinier
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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Feeling stuck in his work and home life, writer Jeff Gordinier happened into a fateful meeting with Danish chef René Redzepi, whose restaurant, Noma, has been called the best in the world. A restless perfectionist, Redzepi was at the top of his game but was looking to tear it all down, to shutter his restaurant and set out for new places, flavors, and recipes. This is the story of the subsequent four years of globe-trotting culinary adventure, with Gordinier joining Redzepi as his Sancho Panza.
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disappointing story and awkward narration
- By MBS on 08-16-19
By: Jeff Gordinier
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Sea Wife
- A Novel
- By: Amity Gaige
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Will Damron, Emily Eiden
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids - Sybil, age seven, and George, age two - Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their 44 foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative; the marriage is given a gust of energy, Juliet emerges from her depression, and the children quickly embrace the joys of being feral children at sea.
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The last fourth of the book rambled
- By William Brabec on 07-15-20
By: Amity Gaige
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- M. Daly
- 10-20-23
A warning of what our country can become
This book follows a young lady through her journey in the US as someone who is unwelcome, yet she calls it home.
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- Laura Lea
- 09-08-20
A Handmaid’s Tale Like Page Turner - A Must Read
If you are counting the days until the U.S. 2020 elections, if you loved A Handmaid’s Tale tv series or book, if you love the United States but are so sad about what Trump and his gang have done to our country, you must immediately listen to/read Sanctuary. Mendoza and Sher have written a classic that makes you laugh, cry, cheer, fear and hope while inspiring you to do what you can to fight hate, climate change, and dehumanizing immigration policies.
I finished the book in 24 hours - I had trouble “putting the book down” because the authors have created such lovable characters who are so easy to root for. They have also created a world that seems so real if we don’t all vote and do what we can to make positive changes. Living in California right now not able to go outside because the air quality is so bad and ready to evacuate from fires if necessary, the dystopian world they have created doesn’t seem far away at all.
Note about the narration: This is read by one of the authors. It isn’t the high quality recording I’m used to on audible and I would have preferred a more experienced narrator. It distracted from the story at times but not so much that I wouldn’t recommend listening.
I hope this becomes required reading in high schools.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-05-22
Gripping story
It is interesting to see how the United States could become dystopian and it was fascinating to see how Vali was able to get her and her brother to push forward through all the struggles in life to become a citizen who was free from danger.
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- Holly Anderson
- 11-06-23
This book will stay with you.
I’ve finished this book and am reading it with my students. It’s provided so much rich conversation for our class. It’s heartbreaking to read, but I think it’s a must read for all.
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- Jaz
- 08-31-21
Wow! This book will make you feel everything!
This book is amazing and just a glimpse of one persons story where there are so many more. This is definitely a book that will make you feel love and hate and realize the future is now. The world continues to push forward even when we are not moving.
Reminds you to be … be a part of something to help make a difference. Don’t just stand by to become numb to pain and suffering. Let that fuel you to do more for those that cannot or do not have the means to do so.
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- Misty
- 09-29-21
have your tissue close at hand
loved this book! the story is heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. couldn't stop listening.
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- Nitika
- 04-01-21
Absolutely Beautiful.
I needed this book. I needed the pain of the truth with the hope of the future. It took me on a journey that my heart was desperately craving. I don’t know how to express just how beautiful and moving it was.
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- Ma
- 09-10-20
Powerful, Vulnerable, terrifyingly hopeless and faithfully hopeful.
WOW! Incredible! Absolutely incredible.
I couldn’t stop listening to it. I stayed up late and woke up early to see what happens next. I was hanging on to every word...or, every word was hanging on to me, to my heart, to my soul.
The words were leading me, pulling me, to know more, and at the same time feeling known by this book’s existence.
Feeling seen by its words.
WOW! Yes, I say wow again, because there are no words I can conjure up to accurately share how magnificent this book is, and How much I wish everyone would read it.
I wish it was read in Highschool, in College, by The Oprah Book Club, by Activist Shaun King, so that everyone can read it too.
This book is Powerful, Vulnerable, terrifyingly hopeless and faithfully hopeful, just like I imagine its author to be. Like I am.
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- Katherine Hernandez
- 01-01-21
A life-changing Novel
This is a book that will open one's eyes to the reality of many immigrants.
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- brandon
- 04-26-22
must read
This book is a must-read for all generations, nationalities, religions, etc. May this only be a "What if" book and not a reality. May we love each other and our differences and not look to hate those that are different.
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