Showing 1–33 of 33 books
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13 Little Blue Envelopes
When seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life.- Realistic Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2006
- ISBN: 9780060541415
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Anansi Boys
After Fat Charlie Nancy's father drops dead on a karaoke stage, Charlie meets Spider, a brother he never knew he had and isn't sure he wants.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9780060515195
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Around the World in 80 Days
Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune on a bet to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. Jim Dale's fully voiced reading perfectly captures the entire cast, and atmospheric special effects add to the story.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781491586853
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As Simple As Snow
After his girlfriend mysteriously disappears, high-school student Cayne looks for clues in Anna's cryptic behavior during their five months together.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9780147515810
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Bindi Babes
The three Dhillon sisters, Geena, Amber and Jazz, seem to have it all, until their Auntie from- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781400085385
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Bird
Bird is in hiding in Acorn,- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781400099269
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Buddha Boy
Justin finds himself drawn to the strange, peaceful newcomer Jinsen, mockingly called Buddha Boy by other high school students. An excellent full cast narration creates the full range of characters, while Murphy ably conveys Justin's transformation from Jinsen's reluctant project partner to a true advocate and stalwart friend.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781501235726
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Colibrí
Rosa has almost forgotten her family eight years after being kidnapped when she discovers that her adoptive Uncle does not have her best interests at heart. Jacqueline Kim's narration reflects the quiet and fierce resilience of Colibri against seemingly insurmountable odds in a story that ultimately resonates with hope.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781400089932
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Cruise Control
Top of his senior class and a three-letter sports star, Paul's anger at his absent father and developmentally disabled younger brother threatens to derail his future. Conflicting emotions of guilt and loving protection are realistically expressed in restrained, tension-filled reading.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781419396076
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Dear Zoe: A Novel
Tess copes with family loss by writing letters to her three-year-old sister. Morris's emotional reading draws the listener into Tess's painful passage from guilt to acceptance.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781565119420
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Fish
A haunting survival story set in a land of poverty, war, and drought, finds a missionary family fleeing for their lives. The unpretentious, perfectly paced narration will appeal to teens who know the desperation of a flight from home.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9780440420217
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Flush
With his environmental-activist father in jail, it's up to Noah and his sister, Abbey, to prove that human waste is being flushed directly into the waters of the Florida Keys. Welch's brisk reading keeps listeners on the edge of their seats.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9780307280701
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From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
Fourteen-year-old Melanin Sun's comfortable, quiet life is shattered when his mother reveals she has fallen in love with a woman. Woodson's sensitive and lyrical books reveal and give a voice to outsiders often invisible to mainstream America.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2006
- ISBN: 9780590458818
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I Am the Messenger
After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.
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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
Twelve-year-old Marie, the only black girl in the eighth grade willing to befriend her white classmate Lena, discovers that Lena's father is doing horrible things to her in private. Woodson's sensitive and lyrical books reveal and give a voice to outsiders often invisible to mainstream America.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2006
- ISBN: 9780385320313
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If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?
When the father of high school sophomore, Lucy Norton, remarries, Lucy finds herself tormented by two bratty stepsisters and a wicked stepmother.- Realistic Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2006
- ISBN: 9780786809608
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If You Come Softly
After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black, and Ellie, who is white, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions. Woodson's sensitive and lyrical books reveal and give a voice to outsiders often invisible to mainstream America.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2006
- ISBN: 9780399231124
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Inventing Elliot
Elliot Sutton has reinvented himself for his new school, determined not to stand out except in all the right ways when the ruling Guardians invite him to join their group.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9780803729643
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Lena
Thirteen-year-old Lena and her younger sister Dion mourn the death of their mother as they hitchhike from Ohio to Kentucky while running away from their abusive father. Woodson's sensitive and lyrical books reveal and give a voice to outsiders often invisible to mainstream America.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2006
- ISBN: 9780385323086
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers--and Turner's--want to change into a tourist spot.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9780307281838
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Looking for Alaska
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash. -
Midnight at the Dragon Café
After leaving China with her mother, Su-Jen enjoys her comfortable new life in Canada, but dark secrets threaten her family's stability.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 1582431892
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Miracle's Boys
Twelve-year-old Lafayette's close relationship with his older brother Charlie changes after Charlie is released from a detention home and blames Lafayette for the death of their mother. Woodson's sensitive and lyrical books reveal and give a voice to outsiders often invisible to mainstream America.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2006
- ISBN: 9780399231131
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My Jim
Sadie Watson's love and courage carry through the cruelties of slavery into life as a free woman.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9781400054015
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Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier: A Novel in Stories
Funny and poignant episodes from Norman Tuttle's life as a teenager show him struggling to become an adult, occasionally making good choices, but mostly getting into trouble. Storyteller Bodett's rendering of Tuttle's sarcastic humor is flawless.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781400094950
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Princess in Training
Now a sophomore, Mia juggles Geometry class, student body presidency, and Michael, who has started college. The youthful voice of Lewis precisely portrays Mia in this continuation of the popular series.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 0-307-20670-X
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Prom
Eighteen-year-old Ash wants nothing to do with senior prom, but when disaster strikes and her desperate friend, Nat, needs her help to get it back on track, Ash's involvement transforms her life.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781419356100
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The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts
If your teacher has to die, August isn't a bad time of year for it, says Russell Culver, until he finds out his own sister will be the new teacher! Baker captures the whining, complaining tones of a boy who thought the death of his teacher would mean no more school.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781400094967
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The Truth About Forever
Macy, the perfect daughter, student, and athlete, struggles to grieve for the death of her father and to accept her own flaws. Nielsen's reading expresses both Macy's peculiarities and the poignancy of her struggle.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781419338793
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The Truth About Sparrows
Twelve-year-old Sadie promises that she will always be Wilma's best friend when their families leaves drought-stricken Missouri in 1933, but once in Texas, Sadie learns that she must try to make a new home--and new friends, too. Sadie comes to life through Card's vibrant voice, filled with emotional resonance.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9780307207203
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Upstate
Teens Antonio and Natasha try to keep their love alive through letters after he goes to prison. As Natasha excels in school, Antonio frights for survival.- Realistic Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2010, Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9780312332693
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Whale Rider
The book behind the award-winning film recounts the story of a young Maori girl who breaks with tradition by becoming the first female leader of her people. Reading with authority and restrained emotion, Laga'aia is the perfect guide through Ihimaera's stunning portrayal of Maori culture and belief.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9781740935586
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The Young Man and the Sea
Skiff Beaman takes his father's boat 30 miles into the ocean, searching for a prize fish and discovering that he is completely unprepared for what the sea has in store for him. Heyborne's convincing range exposes both the mood of the young protagonist as well as that of Skiff's depressed, alcoholic father.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2006
- ISBN: 9780439368292