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    Boots on the Ground Audiobook By Elizabeth Partridge cover art
    • Boots on the Ground

    • America's War in Vietnam
    • By: Elizabeth Partridge
    • Narrated by: Ray Porter
    • Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 17
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 17

    In March 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops into Vietnam. 57,939 American soldiers would be killed and 17 years would pass before this controversial chapter of American history concluded with the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary. But it's the personal stories of eight people - six American soldiers, one American nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee - that form the heartbeat of Boots on the Ground. Each individual's story reveals a different facet of the war and moves us forward in time.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Complete Picture

    • By S. Cheney on 12-22-18
    Boots on the Ground

    By: Elizabeth Partridge

    The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor Audiobook By Sonia Sotomayor cover art
    • The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor

    • By: Sonia Sotomayor
    • Narrated by: Jaina Lee Ortiz, Sonia Sotomayor
    • Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 18
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 16
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 16

    Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. Sonia did not let the hardships of her background - which included growing up in the rough housing projects of New York City's South Bronx, dealing with juvenile diabetes, coping with parents who argued and fought personal demons, and worrying about money - stand in her way. Always, she believed in herself. Her determination propelled her ever forward. 

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Heard this in one sitting

    • By MamaDskee on 09-28-18
    The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor

    By: Sonia Sotomayor

    Me, the Missing, and the Dead Audiobook By Jenny Valentine cover art
    • Me, the Missing, and the Dead

    • By: Jenny Valentine
    • Narrated by: John Keating
    • Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      3.5 out of 5 stars 5
    • Performance
      3 out of 5 stars 4
    • Story
      3.5 out of 5 stars 4

    Fifteen year- old Lucas Swain hasn't seen his father for five years. One day, his dad just vanished - and nobody else seems too concerned. Things get even stranger when Lucas discovers an urn. The ashes inside are a woman named Violet, and she has messages from the beyond to share.

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Seeing your parents for who they are

    • By Kindle Customer on 05-18-15
    Me, the Missing, and the Dead

    By: Jenny Valentine

    Written in Bone Audiobook By Sally M. Walker cover art
    • Written in Bone

    • Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
    • By: Sally M. Walker
    • Narrated by: Gregory Abbey
    • Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 98
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 73
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 72

    How did the colonists of Jamestown and Maryland live and die? Forensic anthropology provides an incredible array of answers. Scientists can look into a grave and determine the skeleton's gender, age at time of death, nationality, and sometimes even economic standing within minutes. Laboratory studies can provide cause of death information.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • FASCINATING, BUT WAY TOO SHORT!

    • By Mimi Routh on 07-27-12
    Written in Bone

    By: Sally M. Walker

    Claudette Colvin Audiobook By Phillip Hoose cover art
    • Claudette Colvin

    • Twice Toward Justice
    • By: Phillip Hoose
    • Narrated by: Channie Waites
    • Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 135
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 106
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 106

    On March 2, 1955, a slim, bespectacled teenager refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Mont-gomery, Alabama. Shouting "It's my constitutional right!" as police dragged her off to jail, Claudette Colvin decided she'd had enough of the Jim Crow segregation laws that had angered and puzzled her since she was a young child.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • The funny yet touching story of women leders!

    • By Talia on 02-06-12
    Claudette Colvin

    By: Phillip Hoose

    Laughing at My Nightmare Audiobook By Shane Burcaw cover art
    • Laughing at My Nightmare

    • By: Shane Burcaw
    • Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
    • Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 520
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 462
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 462

    With acerbic wit and a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw's Laughing at My Nightmare describes the challenges he faces as a 21-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to having a girlfriend and everything in between, Shane handles his situation with humor and a "you-only-live-once" perspective on life. While he does talk about everyday issues that are relatable to teens, he also offers an eye-opening perspective on what it is like to have a life threatening disease

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Insightful and unflinchingly honest

    • By Abby Goldsmith on 11-09-14
    Laughing at My Nightmare

    By: Shane Burcaw

    Boots on the Ground Audiobook By Elizabeth Partridge cover art
    • Boots on the Ground

    • America's War in Vietnam
    • By: Elizabeth Partridge
    • Narrated by: Ray Porter
    • Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 17
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 17

    In March 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops into Vietnam. 57,939 American soldiers would be killed and 17 years would pass before this controversial chapter of American history concluded with the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary. But it's the personal stories of eight people - six American soldiers, one American nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee - that form the heartbeat of Boots on the Ground. Each individual's story reveals a different facet of the war and moves us forward in time.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Complete Picture

    • By S. Cheney on 12-22-18
    Boots on the Ground

    By: Elizabeth Partridge

    The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor Audiobook By Sonia Sotomayor cover art
    • The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor

    • By: Sonia Sotomayor
    • Narrated by: Jaina Lee Ortiz, Sonia Sotomayor
    • Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 18
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 16
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 16

    Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. Sonia did not let the hardships of her background - which included growing up in the rough housing projects of New York City's South Bronx, dealing with juvenile diabetes, coping with parents who argued and fought personal demons, and worrying about money - stand in her way. Always, she believed in herself. Her determination propelled her ever forward. 

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Heard this in one sitting

    • By MamaDskee on 09-28-18
    The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor

    By: Sonia Sotomayor

    Me, the Missing, and the Dead Audiobook By Jenny Valentine cover art
    • Me, the Missing, and the Dead

    • By: Jenny Valentine
    • Narrated by: John Keating
    • Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      3.5 out of 5 stars 5
    • Performance
      3 out of 5 stars 4
    • Story
      3.5 out of 5 stars 4

    Fifteen year- old Lucas Swain hasn't seen his father for five years. One day, his dad just vanished - and nobody else seems too concerned. Things get even stranger when Lucas discovers an urn. The ashes inside are a woman named Violet, and she has messages from the beyond to share.

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Seeing your parents for who they are

    • By Kindle Customer on 05-18-15
    Me, the Missing, and the Dead

    By: Jenny Valentine

    Written in Bone Audiobook By Sally M. Walker cover art
    • Written in Bone

    • Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
    • By: Sally M. Walker
    • Narrated by: Gregory Abbey
    • Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 98
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 73
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 72

    How did the colonists of Jamestown and Maryland live and die? Forensic anthropology provides an incredible array of answers. Scientists can look into a grave and determine the skeleton's gender, age at time of death, nationality, and sometimes even economic standing within minutes. Laboratory studies can provide cause of death information.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • FASCINATING, BUT WAY TOO SHORT!

    • By Mimi Routh on 07-27-12
    Written in Bone

    By: Sally M. Walker

    Claudette Colvin Audiobook By Phillip Hoose cover art
    • Claudette Colvin

    • Twice Toward Justice
    • By: Phillip Hoose
    • Narrated by: Channie Waites
    • Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 135
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 106
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 106

    On March 2, 1955, a slim, bespectacled teenager refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Mont-gomery, Alabama. Shouting "It's my constitutional right!" as police dragged her off to jail, Claudette Colvin decided she'd had enough of the Jim Crow segregation laws that had angered and puzzled her since she was a young child.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • The funny yet touching story of women leders!

    • By Talia on 02-06-12
    Claudette Colvin

    By: Phillip Hoose

    Laughing at My Nightmare Audiobook By Shane Burcaw cover art
    • Laughing at My Nightmare

    • By: Shane Burcaw
    • Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
    • Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 520
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 462
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 462

    With acerbic wit and a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw's Laughing at My Nightmare describes the challenges he faces as a 21-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to having a girlfriend and everything in between, Shane handles his situation with humor and a "you-only-live-once" perspective on life. While he does talk about everyday issues that are relatable to teens, he also offers an eye-opening perspective on what it is like to have a life threatening disease

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Insightful and unflinchingly honest

    • By Abby Goldsmith on 11-09-14
    Laughing at My Nightmare

    By: Shane Burcaw

    Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream Audiobook By Tanya Lee Stone cover art
    • Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

    • By: Tanya Lee Stone
    • Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
    • Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 20
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 18
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 18

    Have you ever heard of the “Mercury 13” women? Did you know that nearly twenty years before the first women were let into NASA’s astronaut program, there were others who tried? What are the requirements for being shot into space, piloting a hunk of metal while carrying the hopes and fears of your nation? Mastery of flying, as well as courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, and fitness – any checklist would certainly include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was an unspoken rule in place....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • An inspiring listen

    • By Kindle Customer on 05-19-18
    Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

    By: Tanya Lee Stone

    Spies of the Mississippi Audiobook By Rick Bowers cover art
    • Spies of the Mississippi

    • The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement
    • By: Rick Bowers
    • Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
    • Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 16
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 14
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 13

    During the civil rights movement, the state of Mississippi created an elaborate spy network. Its mission was to preserve segregation by any means necessary—including voter interference, sponsorship of white supremacy groups, and even murder.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Very engrossing book

    • By JimNels on 06-11-12
    Spies of the Mississippi

    By: Rick Bowers

    The Great and Only Barnum Audiobook By Candace Fleming cover art
    • The Great and Only Barnum

    • The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
    • By: Candace Fleming
    • Narrated by: Christopher Lane
    • Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 84
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 71
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 73

    Come one, come all to this larger-than-life biography of P. T. Barnum, showman and founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Visit Barnum's American Museum, established in only four weeks! Meet Madame Josephine Clofulia, the Swiss Bearded Lady. Get to know Tom Thumb, a miniature man (only twenty-five inches tall), and his tiny bride (32 inches). Watch as the circus parade goes by, elephants tail to trunk, costumed performers waving, lions yawning. Then, under the big top, as Barnum steps into the spotlight, cast your eyes on the center ring and prepare to be amazed.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Perfectly told!

    • By Hays Collins on 01-11-18
    The Great and Only Barnum

    By: Candace Fleming

    Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different Audiobook By Karen Blumenthal cover art
    • Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different

    • By: Karen Blumenthal
    • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
    • Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 244
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 210
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 208

    From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of 20, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Then came the core and hallmark of his genius - his exacting insistence on perfection, his counterculture life approach, and his level of taste and style that pushed all boundaries.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Gaming Week

    • By giovanna schiano on 09-02-19
    Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different

    By: Karen Blumenthal

    The Notorious Benedict Arnold Audiobook By Steve Sheinkin cover art
    • The Notorious Benedict Arnold

    • A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
    • By: Steve Sheinkin
    • Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
    • Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 295
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 253
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 256

    On a bitter cold day in January 1741, Benedict Arnold was born. Little did anyone know that he would grow up to become the most infamous villain in American history. But first, he would be one of the country's greatest war heroes. Fearless in the line of fire, a genius at strategy and motivating his men, General Arnold was America's first action hero. But his thirst for recognition would ultimately be his undoing.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Fascinating History!

    • By Richard on 08-12-12
    The Notorious Benedict Arnold

    By: Steve Sheinkin

    Wheels of Change Audiobook By Sue Macy cover art
    • Wheels of Change

    • How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (with a Few Flat Tires along the Way)
    • By: Sue Macy
    • Narrated by: Meredith Orlow
    • Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Performance
      0 out of 5 stars 0
    • Story
      0 out of 5 stars 0

    A finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, Sue Macy’s Wheels of Change offers young listeners an ear-opening account of how, beginning in the late 19th century, the bicycle helped change the course of women’s history. Macy meticulously documents how women used the freedom of their newfound mobility to effect social change, even in the face of constant challenges.

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • wheels of change review

    • By Mark Cox on 11-24-15
    Wheels of Change

    By: Sue Macy

    Titanic: Voices From the Disaster Audiobook By Deborah Hopkinson cover art
    • Titanic: Voices From the Disaster

    • By: Deborah Hopkinson
    • Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Peter Altschuler
    • Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 105
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 91
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 92

    Scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Titanic, a topic that continues to haunt and thrill listeners to this day, this audiobook by critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices and stories of real Titanic survivors and witnesses to the disaster - from the stewardess Violet Jessop to Captain Arthur Rostron of the Carpatia, who came to the rescue of the sinking ship. Packed with heart-stopping action, devastating drama, and more.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Very good and interesting

    • By PotterFans on 10-30-18
    Titanic: Voices From the Disaster

    By: Deborah Hopkinson

    They Called Themselves the KKK Audiobook By Susan Campbell Bartoletti cover art
    • They Called Themselves the KKK

    • By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
    • Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 145
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 123
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 123

    "Boys, let us get up a club." Six restless young men raided the linens at a friend's mansion, pulled pillowcases over their heads, hopped on horses, and cavorted through the streets of Pulaski, Tennessee. The six friends named their club the Ku Klux Klan, and, all too quickly, their club grew into the self-proclaimed Invisible Empire with secret dens spread across the South. This is the story of how a secret terrorist group took root in America's democracy.

    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • not about the kkk

    • By Randy on 08-24-10
    They Called Themselves the KKK

    By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti

    We've Got a Job Audiobook By Cynthia Y. Levinson cover art
    • We've Got a Job

    • The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
    • By: Cynthia Y. Levinson
    • Narrated by: Ervin Ross
    • Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 12
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11

    By May 1963, African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama, had had enough of segregation and police brutality. But with their lives and jobs at stake, most adults were hesitant to protest the city’s racist culture. Instead, children and teenagers marched to jail to secure their freedom. At a time when the civil rights movement was struggling, Birmingham’s black youth answered Dr. Martin Luther King’s call to “fill the jails” of their city. In doing so, they drew national attention to the cause, helped bring about the repeal of segregation laws, and inspired thousands of other young people to demand their rights.

    We've Got a Job

    By: Cynthia Y. Levinson

    Bomb Audiobook By Steve Sheinkin cover art
    • Bomb

    • The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
    • By: Steve Sheinkin
    • Narrated by: Roy Roy Samuelson
    • Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 540
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 465
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 464

    In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies worked their way into the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, one brilliant group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • So interesting and great performance!

    • By Library on 04-22-13
    Bomb

    By: Steve Sheinkin

    Courage Has No Color Audiobook By Tanya Lee Stone cover art
    • Courage Has No Color

    • The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers
    • By: Tanya Lee Stone
    • Narrated by: JD Jackson
    • Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 49
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 41
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 41

    World War II was raging, with thousands of American soldiers fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans was playing out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black men were segregated from white soldiers and regularly relegated to service duties. At Fort Benning, Georgia, First Sergeant Walter Morris’s men served as guards at The Parachute School while the white soldiers prepared to be paratroopers.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • outstanding

    • By Maphil N Belfon-Ellie on 10-25-15
    Courage Has No Color

    By: Tanya Lee Stone

    Moonbird Audiobook By Phillip Hoose cover art
    • Moonbird

    • A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
    • By: Phillip Hoose
    • Narrated by: Phillip Hoose
    • Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 15
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 16

    Meet rufa red knot B95. Scientists call him the Moonbird because, in the course of his astoundingly long lifetime, this robin-sized shorebird has flown the distance to the moon - and halfway back! Each February he joins a flock that lifts off from Tierra del Fuego, headed for breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic, 9,000 miles away. Late in the summer, he begins the return journey. B95 can fly for days, but eventually he must descend to refuel and rest. However, recent changes at stopover sites along his migratory circuit - changes caused mostly by human activity - have reduced the food available and made it harder for the birds to reach.

    Moonbird

    By: Phillip Hoose

    The President Has Been Shot! Audiobook By James L. Swanson cover art
    • The President Has Been Shot!

    • The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
    • By: James L. Swanson
    • Narrated by: Will Patton
    • Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 90
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 71
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 70

    A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the New York Times best-selling author. Swanson transports listeners back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. As he did in his best-selling Chasing Lincoln's Killer, he deploys his signature "you are there" style to tell the story of the JFK assassination as it has never been told before.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Narrator kind of sounded like Trump

    • By Vanessa B. on 10-24-20
    The President Has Been Shot!

    By: James L. Swanson

    The Port Chicago 50 Audiobook By Steve Sheinkin cover art
    • The Port Chicago 50

    • Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
    • By: Steve Sheinkin
    • Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
    • Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 113
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 97
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 98

    An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin. On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • integral for Leaders

    • By Derrick on 10-10-21
    The Port Chicago 50

    By: Steve Sheinkin

    Popular Audiobook By Maya Van Wagenen cover art
    • Popular

    • Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek
    • By: Maya Van Wagenen
    • Narrated by: Amber Faith, Lee Adams
    • Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 113
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 100
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 98

    Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at "pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here," Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her quest to be popular? The real-life results are painful, funny, and include a wonderful and unexpected surprise.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Teen girl

    • By Holly on 05-20-21
    Popular

    By: Maya Van Wagenen

    The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia Audiobook By Candace Fleming cover art
    • The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia

    • By: Candace Fleming
    • Narrated by: Kimberly Farr, Eugene Alper, Mark Deakins, and others
    • Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 832
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 739
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 741

    Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs - at once an intimate portrait of Russia's last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing. Using captivating photos and compelling first person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming (Amelia Lost; The Lincolns) deftly maneuvers between the imperial family’s extravagant lives and the plight of Russia's poor masses, making this an utterly mesmerizing listen as well as a perfect resource for meeting Common Core standards.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Astonishing

    • By Angelbaby on 08-02-16
    The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia

    By: Candace Fleming

    Most Dangerous Audiobook By Steve Sheinkin cover art
    • Most Dangerous

    • Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
    • By: Steve Sheinkin
    • Narrated by: Ray Porter
    • Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 184
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 167
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 164

    On June 13, 1971, the front page of the New York Times announced the existence of a 7,000-page collection of documents containing a secret history of the Vietnam War. Known as The Pentagon Papers, these documents had been commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Stand up and be counted.

    • By Boots on 05-03-17
    Most Dangerous

    By: Steve Sheinkin

    Symphony for the City of the Dead Audiobook By M. T. Anderson cover art
    • Symphony for the City of the Dead

    • Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
    • By: M. T. Anderson
    • Narrated by: M. T. Anderson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 513
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 471
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 471

    In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history - almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943 - 1944. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizens - the Leningrad Symphony.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • An Eye-Opening, Emotional Tale

    • By A.L.R. on 02-05-16
    Symphony for the City of the Dead

    By: M. T. Anderson

    Shout Audiobook By Laurie Halse Anderson cover art
    • Shout

    • By: Laurie Halse Anderson
    • Narrated by: Laurie Halse Anderson
    • Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 108
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 99
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 98

    Best-selling 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 how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published 20 years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. 

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A touching story that resonates with all those hurt

    • By KyTheTransGuy on 10-05-19

    Speak. Shout. Listen.

    Since its publication 20 years ago, Laurie Halse Anderson’s breakout novel Speak has been captivating and shifting the perspective of teens and adults alike. In the years since, she has been a tireless and unflinching advocate for survivors of sexual assault and now has written Shout, a searing little memoir in lyrical verse that’s at once a poignant revelation on Anderson’s fascinating and sometimes troubled upbringing (not to mention her own experiences with sexual assault), a retrospective of the writing and publication of Speak, and a rallying-cry for justice in the #MeToo era. It’s impossible to distill this incredibly layered, important, and powerful listen into a few sentences, but no other in my Audible library has as many saved clips as this one. Anderson’s story, and those of the survivors she’s met over the years, is filled with lines and paragraphs that stick with you and make you want to pause and think, and to hear them read in her own voice is as powerful as it gets.

    Catherine H.
    Catherine H.
    Audible Editor

    Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction

    Beyond the Bright Sea Audiobook By Lauren Wolk cover art
    • Beyond the Bright Sea

    • By: Lauren Wolk
    • Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Lauren Wolk
    • Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 318
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 274
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 274

    The moving story of an orphan, determined to know her own history, who discovers the true meaning of family. Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. Abandoned and set adrift in a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow’s only companions are Osh, the man who rescued and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their fierce and affectionate neighbor across the sandbar.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great narrator!

    • By Greg G. on 01-05-18
    Beyond the Bright Sea

    By: Lauren Wolk

    Dead End in Norvelt Audiobook By Jack Gantos cover art
    • Dead End in Norvelt

    • By: Jack Gantos
    • Narrated by: Jack Gantos
    • Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 331
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 288
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 286

    Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents, and whose nose spews bad blood at every little shock he gets. But plenty of excitement (and shocks) are coming Jack's way once his mom loans him out to help a fiesty old neighbor with a most unusual chore - typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his town.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • A Demented Little Nugget of a Book

    • By Rachel - Audible on 10-17-17
    Dead End in Norvelt

    By: Jack Gantos

    Finding Langston Audiobook By Lesa Cline-Ransome cover art
    • Finding Langston

    • By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham
    • Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 62
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 52
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 52

    When 11-year-old Langston's mother dies in 1946, he and his father leave rural Alabama for Chicago's brown belt as a part of what came to be known as the Great Migration. It's lonely in the small apartment with just the two of them, and Langston is bullied at school. But his new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the local public library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston, a poet whom he learns inspired his mother enough to name her only son after him.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • I loved it so much

    • By Jessica Roman on 08-31-20
    Finding Langston

    By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

    One Crazy Summer Audiobook By Rita Williams-Garcia cover art
    • One Crazy Summer

    • By: Rita Williams-Garcia
    • Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
    • Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,145
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 974
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 969

    Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern travel to Oakland to meet their mother, Cecil, who abandoned their family years earlier. But even when Cecil gets them to her house, she shows no interest and seems to view them as nothing but a nuisance.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great family road trip book!

    • By Iris J. Scott Love on 03-16-16
    One Crazy Summer

    By: Rita Williams-Garcia

    The Green Glass Sea Audiobook By Ellen Klages cover art
    • The Green Glass Sea

    • By: Ellen Klages
    • Narrated by: Julie Dretzin
    • Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 124
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 100
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 103

    This first novel from Nebula Award-winning short story writer Ellen Klages was picked as a Junior Library Guild selection and named a Book Sense Number-One Children's Pick. It follows a young girl named Dewey, whose father is part of a super-secret project in 1943 Los Alamos. Dewey, a gifted scientist herself, slowly realizes the implications of "the gadget" her father is working on. She and Suze, another Los Alamos child, find comfort in each other's friendship.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful!

    • By Rita on 12-08-08
    The Green Glass Sea

    By: Ellen Klages

    The Hired Girl Audiobook By Laura Amy Schlitz cover art
    • The Hired Girl

    • By: Laura Amy Schlitz
    • Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
    • Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 508
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 463
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 459

    Ever since the untimely death of her mother, 14-year-old Joan Skraggs has been desperately unhappy. Under the thumb of her cruel father and three sullen brothers, Joan lives like a servant on their farm just outside of Lancaster, forever cooking, cleaning, and attending to the many demands of the home. But she has little freedom and less support from her family for her love of reading and blossoming interest in education.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • I loved this book! Recommend it to everyone!

    • By Gail Hayes on 07-19-16
    The Hired Girl

    By: Laura Amy Schlitz

    Beyond the Bright Sea Audiobook By Lauren Wolk cover art
    • Beyond the Bright Sea

    • By: Lauren Wolk
    • Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie, Lauren Wolk
    • Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 318
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 274
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 274

    The moving story of an orphan, determined to know her own history, who discovers the true meaning of family. Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. Abandoned and set adrift in a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow’s only companions are Osh, the man who rescued and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their fierce and affectionate neighbor across the sandbar.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great narrator!

    • By Greg G. on 01-05-18
    Beyond the Bright Sea

    By: Lauren Wolk

    Dead End in Norvelt Audiobook By Jack Gantos cover art
    • Dead End in Norvelt

    • By: Jack Gantos
    • Narrated by: Jack Gantos
    • Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 331
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 288
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 286

    Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents, and whose nose spews bad blood at every little shock he gets. But plenty of excitement (and shocks) are coming Jack's way once his mom loans him out to help a fiesty old neighbor with a most unusual chore - typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his town.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • A Demented Little Nugget of a Book

    • By Rachel - Audible on 10-17-17
    Dead End in Norvelt

    By: Jack Gantos

    Finding Langston Audiobook By Lesa Cline-Ransome cover art
    • Finding Langston

    • By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham
    • Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 62
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 52
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 52

    When 11-year-old Langston's mother dies in 1946, he and his father leave rural Alabama for Chicago's brown belt as a part of what came to be known as the Great Migration. It's lonely in the small apartment with just the two of them, and Langston is bullied at school. But his new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the local public library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston, a poet whom he learns inspired his mother enough to name her only son after him.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • I loved it so much

    • By Jessica Roman on 08-31-20
    Finding Langston

    By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

    One Crazy Summer Audiobook By Rita Williams-Garcia cover art
    • One Crazy Summer

    • By: Rita Williams-Garcia
    • Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
    • Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,145
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 974
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 969

    Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern travel to Oakland to meet their mother, Cecil, who abandoned their family years earlier. But even when Cecil gets them to her house, she shows no interest and seems to view them as nothing but a nuisance.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great family road trip book!

    • By Iris J. Scott Love on 03-16-16
    One Crazy Summer

    By: Rita Williams-Garcia

    The Green Glass Sea Audiobook By Ellen Klages cover art
    • The Green Glass Sea

    • By: Ellen Klages
    • Narrated by: Julie Dretzin
    • Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 124
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 100
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 103

    This first novel from Nebula Award-winning short story writer Ellen Klages was picked as a Junior Library Guild selection and named a Book Sense Number-One Children's Pick. It follows a young girl named Dewey, whose father is part of a super-secret project in 1943 Los Alamos. Dewey, a gifted scientist herself, slowly realizes the implications of "the gadget" her father is working on. She and Suze, another Los Alamos child, find comfort in each other's friendship.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful!

    • By Rita on 12-08-08
    The Green Glass Sea

    By: Ellen Klages

    The Hired Girl Audiobook By Laura Amy Schlitz cover art
    • The Hired Girl

    • By: Laura Amy Schlitz
    • Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
    • Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 508
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 463
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 459

    Ever since the untimely death of her mother, 14-year-old Joan Skraggs has been desperately unhappy. Under the thumb of her cruel father and three sullen brothers, Joan lives like a servant on their farm just outside of Lancaster, forever cooking, cleaning, and attending to the many demands of the home. But she has little freedom and less support from her family for her love of reading and blossoming interest in education.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • I loved this book! Recommend it to everyone!

    • By Gail Hayes on 07-19-16
    The Hired Girl

    By: Laura Amy Schlitz

    Morning Girl Audiobook By Michael Dorris cover art
    • Morning Girl

    • By: Michael Dorris
    • Narrated by: Eliza, Reilly Duggan
    • Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 76
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 52
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 54

    Through the alternating voices of 12-year-old Morning Girl and her younger brother Star Boy, we step into the extraordinarily rich lives of an indigenous family on a Bahamian Island in 1492, just as their paradise is about to be discovered and a new world order begins to take shape.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • thoughtful and reflective

    • By Laura H on 04-06-06
    Morning Girl

    By: Michael Dorris

    Dash Audiobook By Kirby Larson cover art
    • Dash

    • By: Kirby Larson
    • Narrated by: Kathy Hsieh
    • Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 73
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 60
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 63

    New from Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson, the moving story of a Japanese American girl who is separated from her dog upon being sent to an incarceration camp during WWII. Although Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to lose her home - or her beloved dog, Dash. But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descent are forced into incarceration camps, Mitsi is separated from Dash, her classmates, and life as she knows it.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Dash

    • By Michael Kaspar on 08-29-20
    Dash

    By: Kirby Larson

    Full of Beans Audiobook By Jennifer L. Holm cover art
    • Full of Beans

    • By: Jennifer L. Holm
    • Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne, Jennifer L. Holm
    • Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 43
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 33
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 33

    Grown-ups lie. That's one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means "locals") in all of Key West. Not that Beans really minds. It's 1934, the middle of the Great Depression. With no jobs on the island and no money anywhere, who can really blame the grown-ups for telling a few tales? Besides, Beans isn't anyone's fool. In fact he has plans. Big plans. And the consequences might surprise even Beans himself.

    Full of Beans

    By: Jennifer L. Holm

    The Game of Silence Audiobook By Louise Erdrich cover art
    • The Game of Silence

    • By: Louise Erdrich
    • Narrated by: Anna Fields
    • Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 136
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 100
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 100

    Her name is Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop, and she lives on an island in Lake Superior. It is 1850 and the lives of the Ojibwe have returned to a familiar rhythm: they build their birchbark houses in the summer, go to the ricing camps in the fall to harvest and feast, and move to their cozy cedar log cabins near the town of LaPointe before the first snows.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Beautiful book

    • By Winona Nelson on 05-03-17
    The Game of Silence

    By: Louise Erdrich

    Jip, His Story Audiobook By Katherine Paterson cover art
    • Jip, His Story

    • By: Katherine Paterson
    • Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck
    • Length: 5 hrs
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 8
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6

    They tell Jip he tumbled off the back of a wagon when he was small, and no one ever came back for him. He never had a reason to question this tale - but then a stranger shows up and begins asking about him around town. Who is this man, and could he possibly know something about Jip's past?

    Jip, His Story

    By: Katherine Paterson

    Out of the Dust Audiobook By Karen Hesse cover art
    • Out of the Dust

    • By: Karen Hesse
    • Narrated by: Marika Mashburn
    • Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 373
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 301
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 303

    Billie Jo has a great deal to forgive: Her father for causing the accident that killed her mother; her mother for leaving when Billie Jo needed her most; and herself for being the cause of her own sorrow. Daddy's too wrung out to help her, and there's no one else to care. So at 14, Billie Jo must heal herself - even if it means tearing up her roots and leaving behind everything she's ever known.

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent story! Fast read!

    • By Rebecca on 10-08-12
    Out of the Dust

    By: Karen Hesse

    Under the Blood-Red Sun Audiobook By Graham Salisbury cover art
    • Under the Blood-Red Sun

    • Under the Blood-Red Sun, Book 1
    • By: Graham Salisbury
    • Narrated by: Greg Watanabe
    • Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 81
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 71
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 73

    Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan and came to America to escape poverty. World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, who are too busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. But then Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are rounded up, and Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. It’s a terrifying time to be Japanese in America. But one thing doesn’t change: the loyalty of Tomi’s buddies, the Rats.

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Great younger YA historical fiction

    • By Jan on 09-12-14
    Under the Blood-Red Sun

    By: Graham Salisbury

    The Art of Keeping Cool Audiobook By Janet Taylor Lisle cover art
    • The Art of Keeping Cool

    • By: Janet Taylor Lisle
    • Narrated by: Charles Carroll
    • Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 18
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 15
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 15

    As Robert watches the townspeople's hostility toward the German Artist Hoffman build, he worries about his sensitive cousin Elliot's friendship with the artist. And he wonders more and more about the family secret everyone seems to be keeping from him - a secret involving Robert's father, a bomber pilot in Europe. Will Elliot's ability to detach himself from the turmoil around him be enough to sustain him when prejudice and suspicions erupt into violence? And can Robert find a way to deal with the truth about his family's past?

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful!

    • By Carolynn on 03-11-13
    The Art of Keeping Cool

    By: Janet Taylor Lisle

    The Bomb Audiobook By Theodore Taylor cover art
    • The Bomb

    • By: Theodore Taylor
    • Narrated by: George Guidall
    • Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 16
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 12
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 12

    The winner of the Scott O’Dell Award, The Bomb is a powerful history lesson and a gripping tale of suspense that no listener will ever forget. In 1946, 16-year-old Sorry Rinamu watches as U.S. Navy warships appear off the coast of Bikini Island. The U.S. Government wants to test the deadly power of the atomic bomb—and Sorry’s island has been chosen as the test site. The young man knows he must stop the Americans from dropping the bomb—even if it means defying orders from the U.S. Government and risking his own life.

    The Bomb

    By: Theodore Taylor

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    • The Fighting Ground

    • By: Avi
    • Narrated by: George Guidall
    • Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 80
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 70
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 66

    Jonathan’s older brother is away fighting with General Washington in Pennsylvania. But at 13, Jonathan is too young to fight. Still too young. Then one morning, April 3, 1778, the tavern bell sounds, calling men to arms. Eager to prove his mettle, with blood pounding in his ears, Jonathan joins the gathering men at the tavern to hear the news. With a 12-pound, six-foot-long flintlock musket loaned to him by the tavern keeper, Jonathan finds a place in with the other men, marching to battle.

    • 1 out of 5 stars