Showing 1–23 of 23 books
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An Abundance of Katherines
Colin has been dumped by his nineteenth Katherine and is no longer a “child prodigy” and definitely not an adult genius. His wise-cracking buddy Hassan decides that the cure for Colin's blues is to take a summer road trip. The smart, quirky characters come to life with Jeff Woodman's gentle, thoughtful interpretation.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9781491510667
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Baby Girl
Sheree, pregnant, confused: helping everyone but herself.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2008
- ISBN: 9781416925125
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Before I Die
Tessa enlists her best friend's help in accomplishing her bucket list when she learns she only has months to live.
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Before I Die
Tessa is dying of cancer and has only a short time to live. Through humor and pain, Tessa takes listeners through her list of things she must do before she dies – sex, drugs, breaking the law – but the list starts to change as Tessa finds that there are more important things she wants to experience. Parry captures every range of emotion that Tessa experiences.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9780739362884
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.- Realistic Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2008
- ISBN: 9780810993136
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Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature
Ostracized by her friends for doing what she thought was right, Mena, in studying evolution, finds that she can fight for what she believes in. Vernoff's voice is appropriately young, sweet, and shows growth as Mena finds her way.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9780739351352
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Forever in Blue
Members of the Sisterhood spend the summer apart from each other, but somehow the Pants bring them back together again. A flawless reading infused with true humor and emotion.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9780739348451
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Genghis: Birth of an Empire
Temujin, the abandoned son of a khan, survives the harsh Asian tundra to become one of the world's greatest military leaders in this absorbing historical tale.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2008
- ISBN: 9780385339513
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Glass
Eighteen-year-old Kristina is determined to manage her crystal meth addiction in order to take care of her newborn son, but when the pull of the drug becomes too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2008
- ISBN: 9781416940906
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The God of Animals
After her older sister elopes, 12-year-old Alice is left behind on the family's rundown Colorado horse farm to cope with her distant parents and the unsolved murder of a classmate. -
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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Mister Pip
On a copper-rich tropical island shattered by war, on which survival is a daily struggle, eccentric Mr. Watts, the only white man left after the other teachers flee, spends his day reading to the local children from Charles Dickens's classic Great Expectations. -
The Night Birds
Asa, a Minnesota boy growing up in the nineteenth century, learns secrets about his family's violent, complicated past following the bloody Dakota Conflict of 1862. -
The Off Season
High school junior D.J. staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations. Moore is D.J. with her sweet voice, upbeat delivery and that Midwestern accent.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9780739351062
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One Whole and Perfect Day
As her irritating family prepares to celebrate her grandfather's eightieth birthday, sixteen-year-old Lily yearns for just one whole perfect day together.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2008
- ISBN: 9781932425956
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Peak
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. De Ocampo puts the listener right in the middle of the action.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9781429487344
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Quaking
In a Pennsylvania town where anti-war sentiments are treated with contempt and violence, Matt, a fourteen-year-old girl living with a Quaker family, deals with the demons of her past as she battles bullies of the present, eventually learning to trust in others as well as herself.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2008
- ISBN: 9780399247743
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The Rules of Survival
The Rules of Survival tells a tale of a family trying to survive in the clutches of an abusive mother. Passer's calm, measured voice allows the listener to share in their struggles.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9780739349083
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Samurai Shortstop
While obtaining a Western education at a prestigious Japanese boarding school in 1890, sixteen-year-old Toyo also receives traditional samurai training which has profound effects on both his baseball game and his relationship with his father. Morey's narration comes alive on the baseball field, delivering play-by-play with the excitement and enthusiasm of a modern commentator.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9780739336397
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The Spellman Files
Isabel can't quit her private investigator job; she works for her family, and they'll kill her if she tries to leave. A quickly paced, quirky mystery.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2008
- ISBN: 9781416532392
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Thirteen Reasons Why
Hannah Baker has left Clay a message - a message for him and the other people who made her life so unbearable that she felt she had no choice but to end it. One of those books that excels in its audio interpretation, two accomplished readers take this very moving story and make it fly.- Realistic Fiction
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults 2008
- ISBN: 9780739361221
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Twisted
After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, seventeen-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.- Realistic Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2008
- ISBN: 9780670061013
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The White Darkness
Fourteen-year-old Symone's exciting vacation to Antarctica turns into a desperate struggle for survival when her uncle's obsessive quest leads them across the frozen wilderness into danger. McCaughrean has won numerous awards for children's literature in her native England. Celebrated for her novels, picture books and folklore adaptations, The White Darkness is her first contemporary young adult novel. Symone's unforgettable voice propels this journey of discovery in a book that is intricately plotted, richly imaged and brings new meaning to the term unreliable narrator, said Printz Award Committee Chair Lynn Rutan. Readers will need to hang onto their snow goggles in this compelling book in which nothing is as it seems at first glance.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2008
- ISBN: 9780060890377