spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
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Young Adult CD Library<br />
72<br />
HOPE WAS HERE<br />
by Joan Bauer; read by Jenna Lamia<br />
NEWBERY HONOR<br />
When Hope and her Aunt Addie move from<br />
New York City to rural Wisconsin to run a<br />
diner, Hope doesn’t expect to feel at home<br />
there, nor does she expect to get caught up in<br />
town politics.<br />
“Jenna Lamia becomes each character as she<br />
generously shares them with listeners...This<br />
warm and unusual story should appeal to<br />
nearly everyone.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
Christopher Award: Books for Young People<br />
4 CDs • 978-1-4000-8615-3 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.1 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 710 • 4 hrs. 31 mins.<br />
See pages 60, 66, and 75 for more titles by Bauer<br />
HOW I LIVE NOW<br />
by Meg Rosoff; read by Kim Mai Guest<br />
MICHAEL L. PRINTZ AWARD<br />
GUARDIAN PRIZE<br />
Daisy is sent to England to visit her aunt and<br />
cousins. The next day bombs go off as London<br />
is attacked. As power and systems fail, Daisy<br />
and her cousins must cope with the war.<br />
“Guest’s voice is perfect.”<strong>—</strong>The Horn Book<br />
“This is a mesmerizing production.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
Booklist Editors’ Choice<strong>—</strong>Media<br />
Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss<br />
Kirkus Editors’ Choice<strong>—</strong>Audiobooks<br />
KLIATT Editors’ Choice<strong>—</strong>Audiobooks<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-3072-0723-4 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.7 • IL: 9-12 • LL: 1620 • 4 hrs. 15 mins.<br />
See page 81 for THE BRIDE’S FAREWELL<br />
I AM THE MESSENGER<br />
by Markus Zusak; read by Marc Aden Gray<br />
MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR<br />
Meet Ed<strong>—</strong>underage cabdriver, pathetic card<br />
player, and useless at romance. His life is one of<br />
routine, until he stops a bank robbery.<br />
“Narrator Gray is brilliant…His mesmerizing<br />
performance…will stay with listeners for a<br />
long, long time.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
“This is an audio experience not to be<br />
missed.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
7 CDs • 978-0-7393-3692-2 • $55.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.9 • IL: 9-12 • LL: 640 • 8 hrs. 40 mins.<br />
See page 66 for THE BOOK THIEF<br />
IF I STAY<br />
by Gayle Forman; read by Kirsten Potter<br />
Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of<br />
the accident. Then, in a blink, she finds herself<br />
watching as her own damaged body.<br />
“This is an excellent translation from print to<br />
audio.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
★“Narrator Kirsten Potter is exceptional in her<br />
range of attitudes, from deep remorse to dripping<br />
sarcasm and everything in between.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal, starred review<br />
“This relatively short audio will leave an indelible<br />
mark on listeners, their hearts, and their<br />
souls. Not to be missed.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Sound Commentary Best Audiobook<br />
Sound Commentary’s Best Audiobooks<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-8084-0 • $45.00<br />
Grade: RL: NA • IL: 9-12 • LL: 830 • 4 hrs. 48 mins.<br />
IN THE PATH OF<br />
FALLING OBJECTS<br />
by Andrew Smith<br />
read by Mike Chamberlain<br />
In 1970, after their brother is sent to<br />
Vietnam, sixteen-year-old Jonah and his<br />
<strong>young</strong>er brother, Simon go looking for their<br />
father. They soon find themselves hitching a<br />
ride with a violent killer and a lost girl.<br />
“A brutal but mesmerizing road trip that steers<br />
an unswerving course toward tragedy…Older<br />
teens will be riveted.”<strong>—</strong>Kirkus Reviews<br />
“Mike Chamberlain expresses the boy’s reactions<br />
as they move from annoyance to fear,<br />
and, finally, to determination to survive.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
9 CDs • 978-0-3075-7974-4 • $60.00<br />
Grade: RL: NA • IL: 9-12 • LL: 840 • 10 hrs. 33 mins.<br />
See page 71 for GHOST MEDICINE<br />
IN MY HANDS<br />
Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer<br />
by Irene Gut Opdyke & Jennifer Armstrong<br />
read by Hope Davis<br />
Irene Gut Opdyke recounts the experiences<br />
of being a <strong>young</strong> Polish girl who hid and saved<br />
Jews during the Holocaust.<br />
★“Actress Davis’s voice is a compelling mix of<br />
fragility and strength; she is utterly believable<br />
as the <strong>young</strong> protagonist.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly, starred review<br />
“The author’s own voice reading the prologue<br />
and the afterward of this memoir anchors and<br />
authenticates it.”<strong>—</strong>The Horn Book<br />
Christopher Award: Books for Young People<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-3077-0576-1 • $50.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 890 • 7 hrs. 7 mins.<br />
KING DORK<br />
by Frank Portman; read by Lincoln Hoppe<br />
Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork) is a<br />
typical high school loser until he discovers the<br />
book The Catcher in the Rye.<br />
“Hoppe’s narrative style is soft, cool, and<br />
confiding.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
BONUS FEATURE<strong>—</strong>Author interview and original music<br />
performed by the Author<br />
10 CDs • 978-0-7393-3123-1 • $70.00<br />
Grade: RL: 7.3 • IL: 9-12 • LL: 1060 • 12 hrs. 10 mins.<br />
See page 65 for ANDROMEDA KLEIN<br />
KING OF THE MILD FRONTIER<br />
An Ill-Advised Autobiography<br />
by Chris Crutcher READ BY THE AUTHOR<br />
MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD<br />
Chris Crutcher shares stories from his<br />
childhood in a small Idaho town.<br />
“[Crutcher’s] gravelly voice, self-deprecating<br />
reminiscences, and candid comments provide<br />
listeners with a better understanding of the<br />
man behind the books.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
“Hearing Chris Crutcher relate his own<br />
personal story makes for an intimate listening<br />
experience.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
4 CDs • 978-1-4000-9500-1 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.8 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 1180 • 4 hrs. 54 mins.<br />
See page 79 for WHALE TALK<br />
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INCARCERON<br />
by Catherine Fisher; read by Kim Mai Guest<br />
Incarceron is a sealed prison so big it has<br />
cells, dilapidated cities, and a vast wilderness.<br />
Finn, a teen prisoner, believes he came from<br />
Outside the prison. Claudia, the daughter of<br />
the Warden of Incarceron, and Finn each have<br />
a crystal key that allows them to communicate<br />
with each other. Finn is determined to escape<br />
and Claudia believes she can help him.<br />
★“A crisp, quick-moving narrative.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly, starred review<br />
“Guest delivers a stellar performance, building<br />
the tension to a pulse-poundingconclusion.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
★“With some well-timed shocking twists and a<br />
killer ending, this is a must-have.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
“Kim Mai Guest delivers an amazing, fullyvoiced<br />
performance...she delivers a one-two<br />
punch that will leave listeners breathless for the<br />
sequel, Sapphique.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
10 CDs • 978-0-3077-0709-3 • $65.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.6 • IL: 6-12 • LL: 600 • 11 hrs. 37 mins.<br />
SAPPHIQUE<br />
by Catherine Fisher; read by Kim Mai Guest<br />
Finn escaped the living prison, Incarceron,<br />
but his brother Keiro is still inside. Outside,<br />
Claudia insists he must be king, but Finn<br />
doubts his true identity.<br />
★“Fisher further explores themes of reality,<br />
illusion, and freedom without losing her<br />
intensely original world building and authentic<br />
characters.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
“Listeners will be left breathless hoping for<br />
another installment.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
“Guest skillfully alternates the complicated<br />
story lines of the sentient prison, with its shining<br />
red eyes, and the Realm.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
10 CDs • 978-0-3077-0713-0 • $48.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.4 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 970 • 11 hrs. 59 mins.