Showing 1–13 of 13 books

• Genre: Realistic Fiction
• Award year: 2007
• List: Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults

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  Accidents of Nature

  By Harriet McBryde Johnson

  Seventeen-year-old Jean begins to question her role in the world while attending a summer camp for children with disabilities. Lamia skillfully portrays both the interior voice and exterior (disabled) voice of Jean, as well as those of other disabled campers.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9780805076349
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  Best Foot Forward

  By Joan Bauer

  Jenna accepts the responsibility of her new job at a shoe store and matures as she deals with a reckless, irresponsible new hire. Mazur's clear narration sounds perfectly teen-like, enhancing the reality of the story, making it believable and authentic.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9780142406908
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  A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life

  By Dana Reinhardt

  When 16-year-old Simone meets her biological mother Rivka, she learns about her own history as well. Full of teen angst, emotions, and doubts and a narrator who employs just the right voice and pacing.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9781606860878
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  Dairy Queen

  By Catherine Gilbert Murdock

  With her father recovering and her mother working as a school principal, D.J. is forced to take over all of the back-breaking farm labor. Moore's authentic Midwestern voicing captures D.J.'s innocence, first love, passion for football, and sarcastic humor.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9780739336120
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  Gingerbread

  By Rachel Cohn

  Follow the exploits of off-beat San Francisco teen Cyd Charisse as she searches for the meaning of life. Montbertrand flawlessly expresses the voice of a sensitive teen hellion in two touching, irreverent, and clever tales.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9781428130326
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  Heat

  By Mike Lupica

  Michael Arroyo's dream is to make it to the Little League World series and play on the same field as his beloved Yankees. Listeners will instantly connect with the characters that Andino fills with personality and originality.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9780307285980
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  Looking for Alaska

  By John Green

  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. Woodman captures the essence of Miles Halter and his situation, leaving listeners stunned and heart broken.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9781423324447
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  Perfect

  By Natasha Friend

  Following the death of her father, 13-year-old Isabelle uses bulimia as a way to avoid grief. Ferland's narration accurately portrays Isabelle's journey to recovery.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9781419370182
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  Private Peaceful

  By Michael Morpurgo

  Thomas Peaceful and his older brother Charlie do everything together in their small English village before World War I takes over their lives. Woodman's fully-voiced reading portrays the nuances of Tommo's development in a series of flashbacks that give a powerful glimpse at the horrific effects of war.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9780439636483
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  Shrimp

  By Rachel Cohn

  Follow the exploits of off-beat San Francisco teen Cyd Charisse as she searches for the meaning of life. Montbertrand flawlessly expresses the voice of a sensitive teen hellion in two touching, irreverent, and clever tales.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9780689866128
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  So Much to Tell You

  By John Marsden

  She watches; she dreams. She sees more than they realize. She has worries and fears, hopes and desires. She may be someone you know. Hosking's straightforward teen voice stays with the listener long after the story ends.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9781740937191
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  Stop the Train!

  By Geraldine McCaughrean

  Pioneers struggle to survive the Oklahoma Land Rush when the railroad refuses to connect their town with the rest of the country. A full cast of talented narrators and rousing musical accompaniment takes listeners back in time to the settling of the West.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9781933322421
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  Travel Team

  By Mike Lupica

  Cut from the traveling basketball team for being too short, Danny learns his true worth as a player when his absentee father returns to coach a team of misfits. Wyman's reading transports listeners courtside as the sports action unfolds.

  • Realistic Fiction
  • Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2007
  • ISBN: 9780307283771