YA Nonfiction audiobooks

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By: Aly Raisman

Narrated by: Natalie Roy Camargo

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive even in the toughest times on her path to gold medal success in two Olympic Games--and beyond.

Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me" gymnastics class. No one could have predicted then that sixteen years... Read more

Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary

By: Martha Brockenbrough

Narrated by: Chris Ciulla

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

From Martha Brockenbrough, award winning author of The Game of Love and Death, comes an intimate new YA audiobook focusing on the private life of Alexander Hamilton. Complex, passionate, brilliant, flawed—America's favorite Founding Father comes alive in this exciting biography.

He was born out of wedlock on a small island in the West Indies and... Read more

Boots on the Ground

By: Elizabeth Partridge

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

★ "Partridge proves once again that nonfiction can be every bit as dramatic as the best fiction."*

America's war in Vietnam. In over a decade of bitter fighting, it claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after America left Vietnam in defeat in 1975, the war remains... Read more

The Fall Musical #1

By: Peter Lerangis

Narrated by: Suzy Meyers

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times Bestselling author Peter Lerangis sets the stage in this first book in the Drama Club series. 

It’s a new school year, and for Casey Chang it’s a chance to make a fresh start away from the bad memories in her old town. But for the Drama Club of Ridgefield High, it means a chance to recruit new members. And Brianna Glaser—the Type A... Read more

Up Close: Oprah Winfrey

By: Ilene Cooper

Narrated by: Bobbi Owens

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Oprah Winfrey has been called the Queen of All Media for good reason: during her more than thirty-year career, she has left an indelible mark on radio, television, film, theater, magazines, and books. One of the most influential people today, Oprah is also a committed humanitarian. Read more

The College Girl's Survival Guide

By: Hanna Seymour

Narrated by: Hanna Seymour

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Hanna Seymour, a mentor to thousands of young college women, provides a plan for success in college based on experience, illustrations, and biblical principles.

Each year millions of young women enter the college scene and are surprised to find their glittering preconceptions shattered. College isn't exactly what they had imagined -- it's a lot... Read more

Burnpile: Surviving the Crash, My Mother, and Myself

By: Kelly Thomas

Narrated by: TBD

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

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How I Resist

By: Maureen Johnson

Narrated by: Maureen Johnson & Soneela Nankani

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook presents an all-star collection of essays about activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA author Maureen Johnson.

Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do?... Read more

Liking Jesus

By: Craig Groeschel

Narrated by: Van Tracy

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

How Jesus recovers our sense of contentment, restores our intimacy with others, and helps us reclaim our integrity in a distracted digital world.Can you relate to any of the following? I'm connected to more people than ever, but I feel more alone than I can describe. I'm constantly tempted to look at things that pollute the purity that God... Read more

The Song Shoots Out of My Mouth

By: Jaime Adoff

Narrated by: Jaime Adoff

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Each word running fast across lips./A direct line to my hips, twist and shake./My voice another arm, another leg./My throat the Cape Canaveral of my soul.

This rockin' collection of twenty-four dynamic, original poems vividly captures a variety of musical experiences from the teen perspective. From playing in the school band to playing air... Read more

Boying Up

By: Mayim Bialik

Narrated by: Mayim Bialik

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Mayim Bialik, Jeopardy! host and star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the #1 bestseller Girling Up, puts her Ph.D. to work to talk to teen boys about the science and pressures of growing up male in today's world. A must-have book for all teenage boys!

Why does my voice crack like that? What should I eat to build muscle? How do I talk to... Read more

Getting Things Done for Teens

By: David Allen, Mike Williams & Mark Wallace

Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer & David Allen

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

An adaptation of the business classic Getting Things Done for teenage readers

The most interconnected generation in history is navigating unimaginable amounts of social pressure, both in personal and online interactions. Very little time, focus, or education is being spent teaching and coaching this generation how to navigate this unprecedented... Read more

Let's Be Real

By: Natasha Bure

Narrated by: Natasha Bure

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

From singer, model and YouTube celebrity Natasha Bure, the daughter of Candace Cameron Bure, comes a real, honest conversational book that doesn’t hold back. Everywhere she goes and every video she posts has one basic message: this is real, this is life, and we all go through it. Whether it’s acne, boyfriends, faith, stress, or having fun,... Read more

Live Fearless

By: Sadie Robertson Huff

Narrated by: Hayley Cresswell

Length: 4 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you tired of the comparison game and trying to keep up? Are you worried that people will discover the real you and be disappointed? Sadie Robertson, New York Times bestselling author, has an important message for her generation: you don’t have to be held back by fear, anxiety, or loneliness anymore. In Live Fearless, Sadie takes you on a... Read more

It's Your Universe

By: Ashley Eckstein & Stacy Kravetz

Narrated by: Ashley Eckstein

Length: 3 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Ashley Eckstein grew up inspired by all things Disney. She launched Her Universe, an apparel company catering to fan girls, which has become a preferred partner for Disney and their girl power initiative.

In IT'S YOUR UNIVERSE, Ashley shares her own life lessons, as well as lessons from iconic Disney characters, as a way to inspire girls to... Read more

The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being a Girl

By: Christina De Witte

Narrated by: Chloe Cannon

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Addressing the struggles of young girls everywhere, this hilariously relatable comic guide to life provides real advice and encourages a new generation of teen girls to find confidence and embrace individuality.

With friends, love, social media, body image, and more--navigating young adulthood can seem impossible. The Ultimate Survival Guide to... Read more

Samurai Rising

By: Pamela S. Turner

Narrated by: Brian Nishii

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale reads like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family-and lost. His father was killed, his mother... Read more

The 57 Bus

By: Dashka Slater

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The riveting New York Times bestseller and Stonewall Book Award winner that will make you rethink all you know about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment. Artfully, compassionately, and expertly told, Dashka Slater's The 57 Bus is a must-read nonfiction book for teens that chronicles the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by... Read more

The March Against Fear

By: Ann Bausum

Narrated by: Karen Chilton

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

James Meredith's 1966 march in Mississippi began as one man's peaceful protest for voter registration and became one of the South's most important demonstrations of the civil rights movement. It brought together leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Stokely Carmichael, who formed an unlikely alliance that resulted in the Black Power movement,... Read more

Siempre Contestaré Tus Cartas

By: Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda

Narrated by: Chukwudi Iwuji & Emily Bauer

Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

La historia verídica de una niña norteamericana de 12 años y un niño de Zimbabwe, a los que una carta les cambió sus vidas para siempre. Comenzó como una tarea escolar. Todos en la clase de Caitlin escribieron a un estudiante desconocido en algún lugar lejano. Martín tuvo suerte de recibir una carta del proyecto de un amigo por correspondencia.... Read more

Uncover Exciting History

By: Amy Puetz

Narrated by: Jim Hodges

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings. What is history anyway? It is the story of real people who did real things. For history to be fun for everyone (even those who think they hate history), it must go beyond hard facts and meaningless dates to the real people who made the... Read more

Every Falling Star

By: Sungju Lee & Susan McClelland

Narrated by: David Shih

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly... Read more

Liked

By: Kari Kampakis

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

Length: 4 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

For many girls it starts early. The desire to be perfect. The need for approval. The longing for acceptance and being liked by a lot of people.



Thanks to social media, these desires now get channeled online. Girls can curate an image, build a following, and test-drive identities until they find one that draws attention and applause. But in this... Read more

10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know

By: Kari Kampakis

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

When Kari Kampakis wrote a blog post titled "10 Truths Young Girls Should Know," the post went viral and was shared 74,000 times on Facebook and pinned 20,000 times on Pinterest. Obviously her message strikes a chord. This nonfiction book for teen and tween girls expands on these ten truths and can reach the hearts of both mothers and... Read more