Audiobooks: Summer 2022

An occasional list of select titles being released in audio format. See the reviews referenced for the Horn Book’s evaluation of the print titles. And subscribe to our digital plan for access to other reviews.

 

In Honor of Broken Things
by Paul Acampora; read by Michael Crouch, Amanda Damron, and Ozzie Rodriguez
Middle School    Listening Library    Rev. 3/22
4 hr. 27 min.    978-0-593-50353-9    $20.00

 

The Robber Girl
by Franny Billingsley; read by Kimberly Woods
Intermediate, Middle School    Brilliance    Rev. 9/21
12 hr. 2 min.    978-1-7135-8787-3    $42.99

 

Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond; read by Tashi Thomas
Primary    Listening Library    Rev. 1/22
18 min.    978-0-593-50932-6    $5.00

 

Into the Bloodred Woods
by Martha Brockenbrough; read by Nicola Barber and Tam Mutu; with music by Lucas Elliot Eberl
High School    Scholastic Audio    Rev. 3/22
9 hr. 50 min.    978-1-338-78022-2    $27.99

 

A Thousand Steps into Night
by Traci Chee; read by Grace Rolek
Middle School, High School    Clarion    Rev. 3/22
11 hr. 50 min.    978-0-358-63956-5    $26.99

 

Falling Short
by Ernesto Cisneros; read by Timothy Andrés Pabon and Gary Tiedemann
Intermediate, Middle School    HarperAudio    Rev. 3/22
5 hr. 11 min.    978-0-06-321988-5    $20.99

 

Bitter
by Akwaeke Emezi; read by Bahni Turpin
High School    Listening Library    Rev. 3/22
7 hr. 11 min.    978-0-593-41665-5    $20.00

 

Once upon a Broken Heart
by Stephanie Garber; read by Rebecca Soler
High School    Macmillan Young Listeners    Rev. 11/21
10 hr. 3 min.    978-1-250-81834-8    $26.99

 

Alice Austen Lived Here
by Alex Gino; read by the author
Middle School    Scholastic Audio    Rev. 7/22
3 hr. 37 min.    978-1-338-80136-1    $20.99

 

In the Serpent’s Wake
by Rachel Hartman; read by Katharine Lee McEwan
High School    Listening Library    Rev. 5/22
18 hr. 4 min.    978-1-5247-7958-0    $27.50

 

Playing the Cards You’re Dealt
by Varian Johnson; read by Dion Graham
Intermediate    Scholastic Audio    Rev. 1/22
6 hr. 6 min.    978-1-338-78094-9    $27.99

 

Twins
by Varian Johnson; read by various artists
Intermediate, Middle School    Scholastic Audio    Rev. 11/20
1 hr. 36 min.    978-1-338-78521-0    $24.99

 

Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
by Tae Keller; read by Shannon Tyo, Carolyn Kang, and Tae Keller
Intermediate, Middle School   Listening Library    Rev. 5/22
7 hr. 4 min.    978-0-593-55998-7    $23.00

 

Those Kids from Fawn Creek
by Erin Entrada Kelly; read by Ramon de Ocampo
Middle School    HarperAudio    Rev. 3/22
6 hr. 17 min.    978-0-06-321980-9    $20.99

 

Soul Lanterns
by Shaw Kuzki; trans. from Japanese by Emily Balistrieri; read by James Sie
Intermediate, Middle School    Scholastic Audio    Rev. 7/21
3 hr. 24 min.    978-0-593-51058-2    $14.00

 

Set Me Free
by Ann Clare LeZotte; read by Nora Hunter
Intermediate, Middle School    Scholastic Audio    Rev. 11/21
7 hr. 3 min.    978-1-338-78110-6    $24.99

 

The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
by Patricia C. McKissack; read by Mirron Willis & Allyson Johnson
Intermediate    Listening Library    Rev. 3/93
3 hr. 37 min.    978-0-593-50533-5    $15.00

 

Lakelore
by Anna-Marie McLemore; read by Vico Ortiz and Avi Roque
High School     Recorded Books    Rev. 5/22
6 hr. 29 min.    978-1-7050-5160-3    $19.99

 

Gilded
by Marissa Meyer; read by Rebecca Soler
High School    Macmillan Young Listeners    Rev. 3/22
15 hr. 33 min.    978-1-250-81058-8    $32.99

 

Join the Club, Maggie Diaz
by Nina Moreno; read by Cyrina Fiallo
Intermediate, Middle School    Scholastic Audio    Rev. 7/22
2 hr. 52 min.    978-1-338-80144-6    $24.99

 

Honeybee
by Naomi Shihab Nye; read by the author
Middle School    HarperAudio    Rev. 5/08
2 hr. 45 min.    978-0-06-321997-7    $15.99

 

Daughters of a Dead Empire
by Carolyn Tara O’Neil; read by Anna Fikhman and Saskia Maarleveld
High School    Listening Library    Rev. 1/22
8 hr. 34 min.    978-0-593-50773-5    $25.00

 

Sofía Acosta Makes a Scene
by Emma Otheguy; read by Carla Corvo
Intermediate    Listening Library    Rev. 3/22
6 hr. 41 min.    978-0-593-50544-1    $20.00

 

Lena, the Sea, and Me
by Maria Parr; trans. from Norwegian by Guy Puzey; read by Luke Daniels
Intermediate    Brilliance    Rev. 9/21
4 hr. 48 min.    978-1-7135-8781-1    $28.99

 

Because of You, John Lewis: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Andrea Davis Pinkney; read by Ron Butler
Intermediate    Scholastic Audio    Rev. 3/22
45 min.    978-1-338-79411-3    $6.99

 

From Dust, A Flame
by Rebecca Podos; read by Hope Newhouse
High School    HarperAudio    Rev. 3/22
11 hr. 7 min.    978-0-06-322073-7    $26.99

 

The Hollow Heart
by Marie Rutkoski; read by Justine Eyre
High School    Macmillan Young Listeners    Rev. 11/21
9 hr. 10 min.    978-1-250-81552-1    $26.99

 

Omar Rising
by Aisha Saeed; read by Vikas Adam
Intermediate, Middle School    Listening Library    Rev. 1/22
4 hr. 46 min.    978-0-593-45433-6    $18.00

 

Gallant
by Victoria Schwab; read by Julian Rhind-Tutt
Intermediate    HarperAudio    Rev. 5/22
7 hr. 41 min.    978-0-06-322075-1    $23.99

 

Anatomy: A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz; read by Mhairi Morrison and Tim Campbell
High School    Macmillan Young Listeners    Rev. 3/22
9 hr.    978-1-250-84057-8    $19.99

 

I Must Betray You
by Ruta Sepetys; read by the author and Edoardo Ballerini
Middle School, High School    Listening Library    Rev. 5/22
7 hr. 10 min.    978-0-593-50228-0    $25.00

 

All My Rage
by Sabaa Tahir; read by Deepti Gupta, Kamran R. Khan, and Kausar Mohammed
High School    Listening Library    Rev. 5/22
10 hr. 25 min.    978-0-593-50222-8    $27.50

 

Cold
by Mariko Tamaki; read by Katharine Chin and Raymond J. Lee
High School    Macmillan Young Listeners    Rev. 3/22
7 hr. 48 min.    978-1-250-83156-9    $19.99

 

Love Is a Revolution
by Renée Watson; read by the author
High School    Bloomsbury    Rev. 3/21
6 hr. 31 min.    978-1-5476-0629-0    $18.99

 

The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin
by Kip Wilson; read by Juliette Goglia
High School    HarperAudio    Rev. 5/22
4 hr. 24 min.    978-0-358-66925-8    $17.99

 

Private Label
by Kelly Yang; read by Natalie Naudus and David Lee Huynh
High School    HarperAudio    Rev. 7/22
8 hr. 31 min.    978-0-06-325022-2    $24.99

 

Maizy Chen’s Last Chance
by Lisa Yee; read by Yu-Li Alice Shen
Intermediate, Middle School    Listening Library    Rev. 1/22
4 hr. 42 min.    978-0-593-50574-8    $15.00

 

Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
by Ibi Zoboi; read by the author and Robin Miles
Intermediate, Middle School    Listening Library    Rev. 3/22
1 hr. 30 min.    978-0-593-50232-3    $23.00

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