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PEACE, LOCOMOTION [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Woodson
Author's First Name: 
Jacqueline
Narrator's First Name: 
Dion
Narrator's Last Name: 
Graham
Publisher: 
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 
2009

Lonnie writes loving letters to his sister Lili who is in a different foster home. Dion Graham captures the warmth and longing that Lonnie pours out, fully realizing the lyricism of Woodson’s writing. Ages 10-14.

MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Stork
Author's First Name: 
Francisco X.
Narrator's First Name: 
Lincoln
Narrator's Last Name: 
Hoppe
Publisher: 
Listening Library
Publication Date: 
2009

Get inside the head of a teen with Asperger’s who ventures outside his special school into the real world of work. The narrator’s careful pacing reflects the hesitancies and alternative viewpoints of Marcelo as he learns the meaning of love, friendship and truth when he is forced into a cutthroat work environment. Ages 14+

WHEN YOU REACH ME [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Stead
Author's First Name: 
Rebecca
Narrator's First Name: 
Cynthia
Narrator's Last Name: 
Holloway
Publisher: 
Listening Library
Publication Date: 
2009

Cynthia Holloway’s crisp reading of this book puts the listener right on the New York streets with savvy Miranda as she puzzles over the strange happenings among her friends, the actions of a vagrant, and a series of mysterious notes. Holloway’s young voice and skillful presentation ring true. Ages 10-14.

KNUCKLEHEAD: TRUE STORIES ABOUT GROWING UP SCIESZKA [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Scieszka
Author's First Name: 
Jon
Publisher: 
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 
2009

Jon Scieszka just may be the funniest man writing for kids today. We all know his background must have shaped his writing career…but who knew that “almost true” could be this hilarious. Scieszka’s own narration completes the perfect package. Ages 10-14.

WE ARE THE SHIP [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Nelson
Author's First Name: 
Kadir
Narrator's First Name: 
Dion
Narrator's Last Name: 
Graham
Publisher: 
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 
2009

The author / illustrator of this panoramic view of the Negro Baseball League’s impact on the history of the sport narrates these personal stories of hardship and sacrifice juxtaposed against comical and ironic anecdotes with great passion and conviction. Ages 10-14.

THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Kelly
Author's First Name: 
Jacqueline
Narrator's First Name: 
Natalie
Narrator's Last Name: 
Ross
Publisher: 
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 
2009

Growing up female in 1899 did not allow many choices. Callie, fortunately, has Grandpa and together they immerse themselves in natural science and forever change the course of Callie’s life. Ross’s performance makes Callie’s quest to become the woman she is meant to be a passionate and believable affair. Ages 10 -14.

CHARLES AND EMMA: THE DARWINS’ LEAP OF FAITH [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Heiligman
Author's First Name: 
Deborah
Narrator's First Name: 
Rosalyn
Narrator's Last Name: 
Landor
Publisher: 
Listening Library
Publication Date: 
2009

Charles Darwin’s prestigious work on evolution examined species and how they adapted over time. Emma, Charles’s beloved wife, worried that his secular views would mean that they would be apart from one another in the after life. Landor’s clear narration provides an air of importance to this story of a most unusual couple. Ages 14+.

ODD AND THE FROST GIANTS [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Gaiman
Author's First Name: 
Neil
Publisher: 
Harper Children's Audio
Publication Date: 
2009

Spectacular narration enriches this quiet tale of brains over brawn. His father dead and leg shattered, 12-year-old Odd runs away from his small Norse village. But when he meets Thor, Odin and Loki, all trapped in animal form and exiled from Asgard, Odd must use bravery, wit and wisdom to help them and, in turn, change his own fortunes. Ages 10-14.

DIAMOND WILLOW [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Frost
Author's First Name: 
Helen
Narrator's First Name: 
Jennifer
Narrator's Last Name: 
Ikeda
Publisher: 
Recorded Books
Publication Date: 
2009

This coming of age story in the Alaskan wilderness sparkles to life with an inspired narrator and cast, bringing listeners the magic of living close to nature and traditional Alaskan beliefs. Survival drama abounds, complete with injured sled dogs and raging storms. Hearing the images in this book of diamond-shaped verses may be even effective than reading them. Ages 10-14.

IF I STAY [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Forman
Author's First Name: 
Gayle
Narrator's First Name: 
Kirsten
Narrator's Last Name: 
Potter
Publisher: 
Listening Library
Publication Date: 
2009

After a horrendous car accident, 17 year-old Mia navigates the slippery slope between life and death. Exquisite narration adeptly moves between the agony of those in the waiting room, the giddiness of events seen in flash backs, the despair of Mia’s boyfriend, and most vividly the voice of Mia on the brink of growing up…or not. Cello music wafts sparingly throughout. Ages 14+.

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