spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade

HEATHER WELLS
MYSTERIES
BY MEG CABOT
SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT
read by Justine Eyre
8 CDs • 978-1-4159-4548-3 • $110.00
10 hrs. 7 mins.
SIZE 14 IS NOT
FAT EITHER
read by Kirsten Kairos
8 CDs • 978-1-4159-3748-8 • $80.00
9 hrs. 9 mins. • Download not available
BIG BONED
read by Justine Eyre
7 CDs • 978-1-4159-4502-5 • $90.00
7 hrs. 59 mins.
HEART-SHAPED BOX
by Joe Hill
read by Stephen Lang
Author Joe Hill (son of Stephen King)
immediately vaults to the top with a bloodchilling
roller-coaster ride of a novel about
a middle-aged rock star’s ghostly encounter.
“The behind-the-scenes look at stardom
alongside the frightening pyrotechnics of
McDermott’s ghost will draw in teens who
really enjoy a good scare.”
—School Library Journal
9 CDs • 978-1-4159-3755-6 • $100.00
11 hrs. 3 mins. • Download not available
Young fans of suspense will
be completely engaged by
this Koontz trilogy.
read by David Aaron Baker
ODD THOMAS
9 CDs • 978-0-7366-9682-1 • $99.00
10 hrs. 48 mins.
FOREVER ODD
7 CDs • 978-1-4159-2492-1 • $90.00
8 hrs. 30 mins.
BROTHER ODD
8 CDs • 978-1-4159-3246-9 • $90.00
9 hrs. 27 mins.
FORTUNATE SON
by Walter Mosley
read by Lorraine Toussaint
“Mosley’s FORTUNATE SON explores
America’s racial divide, but it does so in
a fairy tale or parable.”—Booklist
★“Toussaint’s honeyed voice…is lovely
but forbidding, the sound of effortless
social grace underscored by the threat
of steely authority...”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
8 CDs • 978-1-4159-3001-4 • $81.00
9 hrs. 26 mins. • Download not available
See page 6 for 47.
POWERHOUSE
FEMALE AUTHORS
INES OF MY SOUL
by Isabel Allende; read by Blair Brown
★“Allende's novel broadens and deepens
into a richly drawn depiction of the
harshness of New World colonial life.
She is an exquisite handler of historical
detail.”—Booklist, starred review
10 CDs • 978-1-4159-3602-3 • $100.00
12 hrs. 42 mins. • Download not available
The Remarkable
Maya Angelou
read by the Author
CELEBRATIONS
GRAMMY
®
NOMINEE:
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
“These are poems that are meant to
be read aloud, and who better than the
author?”—AudioFile
1 CD • 978-1-4159-3256-8 • $18.00
43 mins.
LETTER TO MY
DAUGHTER
“If you don’t know [Maya Angelou] yet,
now is as good a time as any to jump in
and partake of her bounteous wisdom.”
—The Los Angeles Times
4 CDs • 978-1-4159-5725-7 • $40.00
2 hrs. 30 mins.
A SONG FLUNG
UP TO HEAVEN
GRAMMY
®
AWARD
“She’s telling YOU her story...Listeners
are treated to a unique experience and
can revel in what audio does best.”
—AudioFile
4 CDs • 978-0-7366-8606-8 • $36.00
4 hrs. 42 mins.
LOOSE WOMAN,
WOMAN HOLLERING
CREEK, AND THE HOUSE
ON MANGO STREET
by Sandra Cisneros
read by the Author
An exclusive audiobook edition from
BOT featuring introspective poems, a
collection of acclaimed Mexican-American
stories, and Cisneros’ bestselling novel.
9 CDs • 978-1-4159-2414-3 • $81.00
10 hrs. 8 mins.
LIKE WATER FOR
CHOCOLATE
by Laura Esquival
read by Kate Reading
A romantic and poignant tale of family
life and cultural traditions in turn-of-thecentury
Mexico.
5 CDs • 978-1-4159-3610-8 • $54.00
5 hrs. 54 mins. • Download not available
The Sensational Sapphire
THE KID
New!
reader to be announced
In THE KID, New York Times bestselling
author Sapphire tells the electrifying
story of artist Abdul Jones, the son of the
unforgettable heroine, Precious.
10 CDs • 978-0-3079-3997-5 • $39.95
Approx. 12 hrs.
PRECIOUS
New!
read by Bahni Turpin
When Precious Jones, 16 years old and
pregnant by her father, meets a determined
and radical teacher, listeners follow her on
a journey of education and enlightenment.
“[An] outstanding performance given by
narrator Bahni Turpin...”—AudioFile
4 CDs • 978-1-4159-6717-1 • $30.00
5 hrs. 5 mins.
AudioFile Earphones Award
YALSA Amazing Audiobook
The Incomparable
Toni Morrison
read by the Author
New!
THE BLUEST EYE
THE BLUEST EYE, the remarkable
first novel fromToni Morrison, is a powerful
examination of our obsession with
beauty and conformity.
7 CDs • 978-0-3079-4113-8 • $45.00
Approx. 8 hrs.
1ST TIME ON AUDIO
A MERCY
A powerful tragedy distilled into a small
masterpiece by the Nobel Prize-winning
author of Beloved, set two centuries earlier.
5 CDs • 978-1-4159-5681-6 • $40.00
6 hrs. 38 mins.
BELOVED
PULITZER PRIZE
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a spellbinding
and dazzlingly innovative portrait
of an ex-slave haunted by the past.
10 CDs • 978-1-4159-3535-4 • $99.00
12 hrs. 4 mins.
LOVE
The profound exploration of the nature
of love among six women who are obsessed
with the same man.
7 CDs • 978-0-7366-9620-3 • $56.00
8 hrs. 24 mins.
SULA
At the heart of SULA is a bond between
two women, a friendship whose intensity
first sustains, then injures.
AudioFile Earphones Award
5 CDs • 978-0-7366-8731-7 • $45.00
6 hrs.
SPORTS
THE LAST HERO
A Life of Henry Aaron
by Howard Bryant
read by Dominic Hoffman
“Bryant evokes the apparently distant
world marked by cruel segregation,
racism, and poverty of the soul, as well
as reliving some of the greatest moments
of baseball. A most welcome book, most
highly recommended.”
—Library Journal
17 CDs • 978-0-3077-3690-1 • $50.00
21 hrs. 50 mins.
THE BLIND SIDE
Evolution of a Game
by Michael Lewis
read by Stephen Hoye
ALEX AWARD
In football, as in life, the value we place
on people changes with the rules of the
games they play.
“…a moving portrait of the positive
effect love, family, and education can
have in reversing the path of a life that
was destined to be lived unhappily.”
—Booklist
A Major Motion Picture
10 CDs • 978-1-4159-3304-6 • $81.00
11 hrs. 47 mins.
RUNNING THE TABLE
by Jon L.Wertheim
read by Butch Engle
A high-stakes story about the most unlikely
of phenoms: a heavyset, bipolar, and
endlessly charming pool hustler named Kid
Delicious, the last of great pool hall legends.
8 CDs • 978-1-4159-4260-4 • $80.00
9 hrs. 48 mins.
OUTER SPACE & SCI-FI
THE HITCHHIKER'S
GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
by Douglas Adams
read by Stephen Fry
5 CDs • 978-1-4159-2255-2 • $45.00
5 hrs. 52 mins.
THE RESTAURANT
AT THE END OF
THE UNIVERSE
read by Martin Freeman
8 CDs • 978-1-4159-3050-2 • $63.00
5 hrs. 48 mins.
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE
AND EVERYTHING
read by Martin Freeman
8 CDs • 978-1-4159-3052-6 • $72.00
5 hrs. 49 mins.
MOSTLY HARMLESS
read by Martin Freeman
8 CDs • 978-1-4159-3318-3 • $72.00
6 hrs. 37 mins.
SO LONG AND THANKS
FOR ALL THE FISH
read by Martin Freeman
4 CDs • 978-1-4159-3322-0 • $48.00
4 hrs. 39 mins.
MAKERS
by Cory Doctorow
read by Bernadette Dunne
MAKERS tells the story of a group of
hardware hackers who reinvent the American
economy. Along the way, they find
themselves swimming with sharks, and
leading a band of technorevolutionaries.
★ “…one of the most brilliant reimaginings
of the near future.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
15 CDs • 978-0-3077-1453-4 • $100.00
18 hrs. 30 mins.
See pages 70 & 73 for more Doctorow.
MAX: A MAXIMUM
RIDE NOVEL
by James Patterson
read by Jill Apple
While Max and her team are exploring
the depths of the ocean, their every move is
being carefully tracked by Mr. Chu—a
criminal mastermind with his own plans
for the flock.
5 CDs • 978-1-4159-6109-4 • $50.00
5 hrs. 45 mins.
THE FINAL WARNING
A Maximum Ride Novel
by James Patterson
read by Justine Eyre
“Patterson, an accomplished storyteller,
once again demonstrates his ability to
write page-turning action scenes...”
—Booklist
5 CDs • 978-1-4159-5417-1 • $80.00
5 hrs. 25 mins.
ROBOPOCALYPSE New!
by Daniel H.Wilson
read by Mike Chamberlain
Through a series of narratives, video
feeds, interrogations and reports, Daniel
H. Wilson vividly creates the complex
and unforgettable epic struggle against the
machines. ROBOPOCALYPSE will be the
most creative, exciting, and talked about
breakout hit of 2011. Steven Spielberg to
direct film, opens in 2013!
7 CDs • 978-0-3079-1392-0 • $35.00
Approx. 8 hrs.
All titles listed above are available at a 10% discount—Standing Order Plan discounts do not apply.
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