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SHOUT
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by: Laurie Halse Anderson
Length: 3 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller and one of 2019's best-reviewed books, a poetic memoir and call to action from the award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!
Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by... Read more
The Color of Water
By: James McBride
Narrated by: JD Jackson & Susan Denaker
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
The New York Times bestselling story from the author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction.
Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's... Read more
Boogie Boogie, Y’all
By: C.G. Esperanza
Narrated by: C.G. Esperanza
Length: 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Author-illustrator C. G. Esperanza delivers a celebratory ode to graffiti and the Boogie Down Bronx through an infectious read-aloud beat and colorful illustrations that leap right off the page! Perfect for fans of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut and Keith Haring.An NPR Best Book of the Year, ALSC Notable Children's Book of the Year, Odyssey... Read more
View audiobookAbove the Rim
By: Jen Bryant
Narrated by: Cary Hite
Length: 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players—an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was black. One... Read more
View audiobookRunning with Sherman
By: Christopher McDougall
Narrated by: Christopher McDougall
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor . . . McDougall is a gifted storyteller who gets to the heart of the human-animal connection." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
From the best-selling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most... Read more
The Silence Between Us
By: Alison Gervais
Narrated by: Chloe Dolandis
Length: 6 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
“The Silence Between Us is eminently un-put-down-able.” (NPR)Schneider Family Book Award, Best Teen Honor Book 2020“This is a great YA contemporary (clean) romance that follows Maya as she navigates a new school and plans for her future. The addition of representation by a Deaf character was really beautifully done. Highly recommend for people... Read more
View audiobookShe Came to Slay
By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Narrated by: Robin Miles & Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Length: 3 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history—Harriet Tubman—a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonate today.
Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading... Read more
Small Rain
By: Garth Greenwell
Narrated by: Garth Greenwell
Length: 9 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
"Garth Greenwell's superb narration makes a powerful case for authors reading their own work...there's an open tenderness in Greenwell's voice that's immediately compelling" —AudioFile on Cleanness
This program is read by the author.
A medical crisis brings one man close to death—and to love, art, and beauty—in a profound and luminous novel by... Read more
White Horse
By: Erika T. Wurth
Narrated by: Tonantzin Carmelo
Length: 9 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
"The audiobook narrated by Tonantzin Carmelo is enthralling." - Buzzfeed
"Narrator Tonantzin Carmelo’s portrayal of Kari imbues her with a rebellious and tenacious attitude that makes her immediately likable." - Library Journal
Erika T. Wurth's White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut novel about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she... Read more