Book Reviews
Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary Schmidt; read by Christopher Gebauer Middle School Recorded Books Rev. 1/19 5 CDs 5.18 hrs. 978-1-9800-1047-0 $15.99 Having been bequeathed to sixth-grader Carter’s household by his deceased grandfather, English butler and “gentleman’s gentleman” Mr. Bowles-Fitzpatrick appears at the door on the first day of...
Front Desk by Kelly Yang; read by Sunny Lu Intermediate Listening Library Rev. 7/18 6 CDs 6.5 hrs. 978-1-9848-4609-9 $50.00 Yang’s vivacious protagonist, ten-year-old Chinese immigrant Mia Tang, is winningly voiced by narrator Lu. Mia’s trials and tribulations, at school and at the California motel where she lives and works...
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster; read by Rainn Wilson Intermediate Listening Library 4 CDs 4.68 hrs. 978-1-9848-8703-0 $20.00 Juster’s classic tale about a bored boy named Milo who finds adventure and fodder for the mind in the Lands Beyond gets new attention in this audio production read by actor...
These audiobooks starring brave and resilient female protagonists will appeal to middle-grade fans of historical fiction featuring strong and lively young women. March is Women’s History Month. See also our Five Questions interview with Laurie Halse Anderson and the "Strong women making an impact 2019" section in this issue of...
Fresh Inkedited by Lamar Giles; read by various artistsMiddle School Listening Library Rev. 9/184 CDs 5.08 hrs. 978-0-525-59565-6 $38.00Giles opens this anthology of twelve short works with a foreword containing this message: “I hope you find [a hero] who looks like you, or thinks like you, or feels like you....
The Mad Wolf’s Daughterby Diane Magras; read by Joshua ManningIntermediate, Middle School Listening Library Rev. 7/186 CDs 6.62 hrs. 978-0-525-53134-0 $50.00Drest is determined to free her captured older brothers and father from Faintree Castle, where they soon will be hanged, and she means to use the young knight she rescued...
Before the Devil Breaks You: A Diviners Novelby Libba Bray; read by January LaVoyHigh School Listening Library Rev. 3/1817 CDs 21.35 hrs. 978-0-449-80883-2 $70.00LaVoy reprises her excellent narration for this third volume in the series starring a diverse group of teens with extrasensory abilities in 1920s New York City. Here...
Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918by Albert Marrin; read by Jim FrangioneMiddle School, High School Listening Library Rev. 3/185 CDs 5.75 hrs. 978-1-525-52609-4 $45.00Marrin’s account of the flu pandemic that killed millions of people during World War I, plus modern-day efforts to identify that strain and prevent...
Moxieby Jennifer Mathieu; read by Suzy JacksonHigh School Recorded Books Rev. 11/178 CDs 8.75 hrs. 978-1-5019-6805-1 $87.75Vivian Carter, frustrated with the systemic sexism of her small-town Texas high school, secretly distributes a zine proclaiming, “Moxie girls fight back!” Though she’s shy in real life, Viv draws...
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