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Beat the Band
When Cooper is paired with "Hot Dog Helen" for his health class project, he decides he must do something to counteract the effect on his popularity...namely starting a band to compete in his school's Battle of the Bands. Nick Podehl rocks as the smart aleck, wise-cracking, Cooper.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781441814951
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The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had
Dit and Emma create a powerful friendship that transcends racial lines in the American South during a time of strife and upheaval. Kirby Heyborne's lilting southern accent brings to life this tender coming of age story.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780307710581
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The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them
Ruby Oliver reflects on the disastrous events of her sophomore year by looking back through the "Boy Book," which she created with the help of her former friends. Kirsten Potter's narration captures the humor and drama of Ruby's high school misadventures.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780739381076
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Impulse
After their failed suicide attempts land them in a psychiatric hospital, teenagers Vanessa, Tony, and Conner forge a friendship while they attempt to resolve their various emotional issues. The narrators provide their characters with distinct, emotionally charged voices.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781598877564
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It's Not Summer Without You
After a heart-breaking loss, Belly reevaluates her relationships with family,friends and love interests, Conrad and Jeremiah. Almasy's clever and skilled narration convincingly alternates between Belly's and Jeremiah's points of view.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781416995555
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Jerk, California
Plagued by Tourette's syndrome and a stepfather who despises him, Sam meets an old man who sends him on a road trip designed to help Sam discover the truth about his life. Andy Paris is convincing as a young man struggling with the effects of Tourette's syndrome, capturing the inner turmoil in this coming of age story.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781449806477
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Muchacho
Eddie Corazon is smart, angry and bent on finding trouble. Then along comes Lupe, who makes his blood race and sees in Eddie something he doesn't see in himself. Ozzie Rodriguez perfectly captures the voice of a Hispanic teenage male as well as the others who populate this story.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780739385999
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One Crazy Summer
Delphine and her sisters fly to Oakland to meet the mother who abandoned them only to be foisted off on the Black Panthers' community program staff. Sisi Aisha Johnson is convincing as the young Delphine, conveying the emotional impact of this historical novel.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781441659521
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Ostrich Boys
In their misguided grief, three friends decide the funeral for Ross, one of their best mates, wasn't what he would have wanted. To remedy the situation, they steal his ashes and hit the road for a Ross-inspired adventure. Bruce Mann's voice and dialect give a strong sense of place while depicting the vulnerability of these teen characters.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780739379165
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Precious
Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. Emotionally raw and gut-wrenching, Bahni Trupin's reading renders Precious and each of the supporting characters as distinctly living, breathing human beings.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780307578112
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Rapture of the Deep: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Soldier, Sailor, Mermaid, Spy
Jacky Faber once again finds herself in the makings of history as she is forced to pioneer the first deep-sea diving bell in pursuit of Spanish treasure. Katherine Kellgren brings the feisty Jacky to life right along with the other colorful characters in this historical fiction offering.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781593164836
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The Rock and the River
Sam, the son of a civil rights leader and brother to a member of the Black Panthers, observes the injustice around him, and tries to decide if he should follow the path of his brother, his father, or to forge his own. Dion Graham's deep, gentle voice fits Sam perfectly as he contemplates the world and his place in it.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781441858658
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Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto
After Seth Baumgartner has the worst afternoon of his life (his girlfriend dumps him and he sees his father on a date with another woman), he launches a podcast to delve deeper into the mysteries of love. Nick Podehl is pitch-perfect as a teenage boy who has been burned.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781441859648
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Split
Jace shows up at his estranged brother Christian's apartment with nothing but his car and some new bruises. As Jace negotiates his rocky relationship with his brother, he must come to terms with his father's abuse and his mother's codependence. Joshua Swanson's performance embodies the somewhat cocky voice of a smart, popular, funny teen.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780307579966
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Stop in the Name of Pants!
British teenager Georgia Nicolson fills her diary with tales of her successes and failures with boys and her adventures with her friends. Stina Nielsen captures the fabulosity and over-the-top humor of this British teenager.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780007276561
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Swim the Fly
Fifteen-year-old Matt and his best friends Coop and Sean's summer-time goal is to see a real, live naked girl. Nick Podehl renders a range of characters, from a senior citizen with one thing on his mind to a teenage girl with a French accent in this hilarious, slightly raunchy summer romp.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9781441814883
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This Full House
LaVaughn's hard work pays off when she is accepted into a women-in-science program that just might be her ticket to college. However, in an attempt to do a good deed for a friend, she ends up jeopardizing her dreams. Heather Alicia Simms's narration conveys the uncertainties and triumphs that LaVaughn experiences as she navigates her senior year of high school.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780739380000
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The True Meaning of Smekday
Bahni Turpin gives an unforgettable performance, seamlessly slipping into the voices of wiseacre eighth-grader, Gratuity Tip Tucci, and her alien Boov companion as they embark on a rollicking road trip to track down Tip's missing mother and save the planet. A laugh-out-loud presentation of Adam Rex's popular satire. -
What I Saw and How I Lied
Full of romance and complex emotions, this scandalous story is set immediately following the end of World War II. Caitlin Greer personifies the longing and desire of a 15-year-old girl coming of age during a turbulent time in history.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780545160919
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
One cold night in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens, both named Will Grayson, are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, they find their lives going in new and unexpected directions. Macleod Andrews and Nick Podehl give brilliant performances in this story of identity, friendship and falling in love. Listeners will be riveted from the opening bars to the final triumphant notes.