YA Nonfiction audiobooks

The New Queer Conscience

By: Adam Eli

Narrated by: Adam Eli

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2021 Sydney Taylor Notable Book

"The new manifesto for how we as queer people could and should navigate the world. It's the holding hand I never had--but wish I did."--Troye Sivan, Golden Globe nominated-singer, songwriter, and actor

"With the persistence of queerphobia all around the world, this book is absolutely necessary, even... Read more

This Is What I Know About Art

By: Kimberly Drew

Narrated by: Kimberly Drew

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

"Drew's experience teaches us to embrace what we are afraid of and be true to ourselves. She uses her passion to change the art world and invites us to join her."--Janelle Monáe, award-winning singer, actress, and producer

"Powerful and compelling, this book gives us the courage to discover our own journeys into art."--Hans Ulrich Obrist,... Read more

Beyond the Gender Binary

By: Alok Vaid-Menon

Narrated by: Alok Vaid-Menon

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2021 In The Margins Award
 
"When reading this book, all I feel is kindness."-- Sam Smith, Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer and songwriter
 
"Thank God we have Alok. And I'm learning a thing or two myself."--Billy Porter, Emmy award-winning actor, singer, and Broadway theater performer

"Beyond the Gender Binary will give readers... Read more

Imaginary Borders

By: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Narrated by: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"It won't take you long to read this book, but it will linger in your heart and head for quite a while, and perhaps inspire you to join in the creative, blossoming movement to make this world work." -- Bill McKibben, environmentalist, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Nature, journalist, and founder of 350.org

"An inspiring story... Read more

Insomnio(s)

By: Camila Esguerra

Narrated by: Camila Esguerra

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

"Y qué me pienses en cada noche en la que no puedas dormir" "Del amor al odio hay una sola noche de insomnio" Éste es solo uno de los poemas incluido en Insomnio(s) escrito por Camila Esguerra quien ha dedicado su vida a cantar y quien en la poesía encontró otra forma de hacer música con un estilo que va muy por la línea de reconocidas... Read more

You Were Made to Make a Difference

By: Max Lucado & Jenna Lucado Bishop

Narrated by: Jenna Lucado Bishop

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Can God really use a teen for His Kingdom? You Were Made to Make a Difference shows how every teen has the power to effect change in their community and the world through small steps of faithfulness and acts of service.Adapted from the encouraging devotional for adults Outlive Your Life, this much-needed book for teens explores how faith and... Read more

Guys are Waffles, Girls are Spaghetti

By: Chad Eastham, Bill Farrel & Pam Farrel

Narrated by: Bill Farrell & Pam Farrell

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Boy meets Girl; Boy wonders what in the world Girl is talking about and how he will ever keep up. Girl wonders what is wrong with Boy. Enter, Waffles and Spaghettiùevery teen's guide to figuring out the opposite sex and understanding and valuing our unique differences.In a pivotal time of their development and social lives, teens are left to try... Read more

Redefining Beautiful

By: Jenna Lucado Bishop & Max Lucado

Narrated by: Jenna Lucado

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Not feeling very beautiful? Learn what beauty is from God's perspective.Revolve speaker Jenna Lucado has teamed up with her dad, Max Lucado, to bring girls a fresh perspective on what they need to live a life of peace, joy, and confidence. What does God see when He looks at them? And how does a girl catch that vision? Jenna reveals life... Read more

Acosad@s

By: Varios autores

Narrated by: JuanaInés Dehesa, Andrés Acosta, Mónica Brozón ...

Length: 5 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Cuatro cuentos dolorosamente necesarios. Cuatro historias y un solo problema, tan cercano, que a veces no alcanzamos a distinguirlo con claridad. Cuatro destacados escritores mexicanos unen sus talentos para darle una nueva perspectiva a un tipo de violencia que se ha vuelto parte de la realidad que nos toca vivir. Juana Inés Dehesa, Mónica B.... Read more

Se curan rotos, descosidos y deshilachados

By: ALEJANDRO TOLEDO AMADOR

Narrated by: ALEJANDRO TOLEDO AMADOR & Daniela Aedo

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

El arte de dar vuelta a la página. Porque enamorarse (otra vez) está chingón. Para aquellos que aman todo el tiempo, los que alguna vez han desfallecido de amor y, aun así, siguen creyendo. Deja de sentirte roto y vive completo, dispuesto a encontrar a otros seres completos. Tú sabes que hay verdades incómodas, incluso imprudentes pero...... Read more

No Summit out of Sight

By: Jordan Romero

Narrated by: Kyle Tait

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Jordan Romero climbed Mount Everest at age thirteen—and he didn’t stop there. In this inspiring young adult memoir, he tells how he achieved such great heights.



On May 22, 2010, at the age of thirteen, American teenager Jordan Romero became the youngest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. At fifteen, he became the youngest person to... Read more

Becoming the Next Great Generation

By: Jonathan Catherman

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Today's young people stand on the brink of unprecedented opportunity and influence. The problem is, many feel misunderstood and dismissed by older generations. Frustrated, they seek answers for how they can effectively influence change in the world when the gaps between generations grow wider and our shared experiences fewer. They want to make a... Read more

Lugares asombrosos

By: Luisito Comunica

Narrated by: Luisito Comunica

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Luisito Comunica viaja de un extremo a otro del planeta. La curiosidad es el motor de las aventuras que lo lanzan hasta los terrenos más inhóspitos y misteriosos. En Lugares asombrosos. Travesías insólitas y otras maneras extrañas de conocer el mundo podrás viajar -con Luisito como compañero y guía- a los lugares más recónditos de uno, dos y... Read more

Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights (Scholastic Focus)

By: Lawrence Goldstone

Narrated by: James Shippy

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling and incisive examination of the post-Reconstruction era struggle for and suppression of African American voting rights in the United States.Following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era raised a new question to those in power in the US: Should African Americans, so many of them former slaves, be granted the right to vote?In a... Read more

Sí, si es contigo

By: Calle y Poché

Narrated by: Calle & Poché

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

"Sí, si es contigo es una novela de un amor (im)posible". Prólogo de Amalia Andrade Es una novela sobre el primer amor, y todo lo doloroso y maravilloso que eso implica. Read more

Las chicas son guerreras

By: Irene Cívico & Sergio Parra

Narrated by: Carla López

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Descubre a través de este libro inspiracional a 26 mujeres extraordinarias y rebeldes de la historia que cambiaron el mundo y demostraron que las chicas #SomosGuerreras. Hemos reunido aquí las vidas alucinantes de 26 superguerreras, desde Mary Shelley hasta Lady Gaga, pasando por Ada Byron, Marie Curie, Virginia Woolf, Coco Chanel, Agatha... Read more

Ordinary Hazards

By: Nikki Grimes

Narrated by: Nikki Grimes

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse. Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed... Read more

Say Her Name

By: Zetta Elliott

Narrated by: Channie Waites

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From award-winning author Zetta Elliott comes a stirring and powerful poetry collection that reveals the beauty, danger, and magic found at the intersection of race and gender.

Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Forum, these poems pay tribute to victims of police brutality as well as the activists... Read more

When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition)

By: Patrisse Cullors & asha bandele

Narrated by: Angela Davis & Patrisse Cullors

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

"The audio version adds to the authenticity even more as she narrates her own words, bringing the listener into her world." -- School Library Journal, starred review

This program includes a foreword read by Angela Davis

Patrisse Cullors' and asha bandele's instant New York Times bestseller, When They Call You a Terrorist is now adapted for the YA... Read more

Opening My Eyes Underwater

By: Ashley Woodfolk

Narrated by: Ashley Woodfolk

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

"Author Ashley Woodfolk's voice is clear and bright, making this a pleasant listening experience." - AudioFile Magazine

This program is read by the author.

Inspired by the life and quotations of former first lady Michelle Obama, Opening My Eyes Underwater is a collection of essays by bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk.

Essays of bullying,... Read more

Vidas sin fronteras

By: Annuska Angulo, Yaiza Santos & Tanya Huntington

Narrated by: Karla Hernández, Mateo Méndez, Camila Ramos, Mo...

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

¿Qué tienen en común Celia Cruz y Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla y Audrey Hepburn, Marie Curie y Freddie Mercury? Pues que nacieron en un país y se mudaron a otro. Todos ellos fueron extranjeros. Vivimos un momento en el que vemos por doquier muestras de rechazo a los migrantes, acciones duras para controlarlos, planes de construir muros cada vez... Read more

You Call This Democracy?

By: Elizabeth Rusch

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

America is the greatest democracy in the world . . . isn't it? Author Elizabeth Rusch examines some of the more problematic aspects of our government but, more importantly, offers ways for young people to fix them.

The political landscape has never been so tumultuous: issues with the electoral college, gerrymandering, voter suppression, and a... Read more

Concrete Kids

By: Amyra León

Narrated by: Amyra León

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A Goddard CBC's Social Justice Prize Nominee • A YALSA Amazing Audiobook for Young Adults

"I will close my eyes and disappear into the pages of this book for many years to come."--Hanif Abdurraqib (New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest)

"Amyra's wondrous awe for life in all its terror and splendor... Read more

How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

By: Chad Orzel

Narrated by: Will Collyer & Cassandra Morris

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But what about relativity?

Physics professor Chad Orzel and his inquisitive canine companion, Emmy, tackle the concepts of general relativity in this irresistible introduction to Einstein's physics. Through armchair- and sometimes passenger-seat-conversations with Emmy about the relative speeds of... Read more