Tuesday, August 28, 2007
A BRIEF CHAPTER IN MY IMPOSSIBLE LIFE by Dana Reinhardt, read by Mandy Siegfried
Mandy Siegfried has the voice to bring this 16-year-old’s coming-of-age story to life--funny, confused, searching, self-absorbed. Chosen for recommended reading and listening for mature teens, Reinhart's first novel deals with pervasive contemporary issues including family and friendship.
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ELSEWHERE by Gabrielle Zevin, read by Cassandra Morris
Among recent teen books dealing with the afterlife this is a gem. Fifteen-year-old Liz Hall, the victim of a hit-and-run driver, wakes up on a ship to Elsewhere. Cassandra Morris portrays Lizzie as complex and believable, communicating a whole range of emotions.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
THE WEE FREE MEN SERIES by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
One has to wonder who had more fun with this project--Terry Pratchett, writer of the comic fantasy Discworld series, or Stephen Briggs, the narrator. Both are masters of the high art of wordplay. The escapades of Tiffany Aching, the wise and perceptive 9-year-old heroine, and the zany Wee Free Men make great listening.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007
STOP THE TRAIN! by Geraldine McCaughrean, read by Ellen Myrick and the Full Cast Family
In this rollicking story of pioneer times, the Full Cast Family delivers all the emotions of families struggling to build a new life in a new land. At the start of the 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush, settlers discover that it is up to them to create the community that currently is just a dream in the dust. Humor and hope mix in a delightful adventure.
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