22 Best Depression & Mental Illness, Juvenile Fiction Books
Depression & Mental Illness, Juvenile Fiction is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Depression & Mental Illness, Juvenile Fiction audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 22 Depression & Mental Illness, Juvenile Fiction audiobooks below.
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Rain Rising
- By: Courtne Comrie
- Narrator: Angel Pean
- Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: September 27, 2022
- Language: English
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4.43(157 ratings)
4.43(157 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDAn inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party. Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, andAn inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party. Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, and hope.
“A gorgeous debut: a necessary, cathartic, immersive healing experience.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Rain is keeping a big secret from everyone around her: She’s sad. All the time. Rain struggles with her image and feels inferior to her best friend, Nara. Not even her all-star student-athlete big brother (and personal superhero), Xander, can help Rain with her dark thoughts and low self-esteem.
And when Xander becomes the victim of violence at a predominantly white university, Rain’s life and mind take a turn for the worse. But when her favorite teacher, Miss Walia, invites her to an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal.
Like the rain, she is both gentle and a force, finding strength to rise again.
“You can’t help but fall in love with this book. Heartbreaking, emotional, and a ride well worth taking.” –Marie Arnold, author of The Year I Flew Away and I Rise
“Everyone who reads this will be inspired by Rain’s dedication to finding healing.” –Elisabet Velasquez, author of When We Make It
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The Summer of June
- By: Jamie Sumner
- Narrator: Lillie Ricciardi
- Length: 4 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.26(403 ratings)
4.26(403 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFrom the acclaimed author of Tune It Out and Roll with It comes a “needed, hopeful” (Booklist) middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to overcome her anxiety over the course of one life-changing summer.Twelve-year-old JuneFrom the acclaimed author of Tune It Out and Roll with It comes a “needed, hopeful” (Booklist) middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to overcome her anxiety over the course of one life-changing summer.
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Twelve-year-old June Delancey is kicking summer off with a bang. She shaves her head and sets two goals: she will beat her anxiety and be the lion she knows she can be, instead of the mouse everyone sees. And she and her single mama will own their power as fierce, independent females.
With the help of Homer Juarez, the poetry-citing soccer star who believes in June even when she doesn’t believe in herself, she starts a secret library garden and hatches a plan to make her dreams come true. But when her anxiety becomes too much, everything begins to fall apart. It’s going to take more than a haircut and some flowers to set things right. It’s going to take courage and friends and watermelon pie. Forget second chances. This is the summer of new beginnings. -
The Wild Path
- By: Sarah R. Baughman
- Narrator: Caitlin Kelly
- Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.19(176 ratings)
4.19(176 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDThe Line Tender meets The Secret Horses of Briar Hill in this hopeful, heartfelt story about one girl’s search for legendary horses and her quest to piece her family back together.Twelve-year-old Claire Barton doesn’t like theThe Line Tender meets The Secret Horses of Briar Hill in this hopeful, heartfelt story about one girl’s search for legendary horses and her quest to piece her family back together.... Read more
Twelve-year-old Claire Barton doesn’t like the “flutter feeling” that fills her chest when she worries about the future, but she knows what she loves: the land that’s been in her family for three generations; her best friend Maya; her family’s horses, Sunny and Sam; and her older brother Andy. That’s why, with Andy recently sent to rehab and her parents planning to sell the horses, Claire’s world feels like it might flutter to pieces.
When Claire learns about equine therapy, she imagines a less lonely future that keeps her family together, brother and horses included. But, when she finds what seem to be mysterious wild horses in the woods behind her house, she realizes she has a bitmore company than she bargained for. With this new secret–and a little bit of luck–Claire will discover the beauty of change, the power of family, and the strength within herself. -
Beginners Welcome
- By: Cindy Baldwin
- Narrator: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 7 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Quill Tree Books
- Publish date: February 11, 2020
- Language: English
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4.17(221 ratings)
4.17(221 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThe acclaimed author of Where the Watermelons Grow is back with a story perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Ali Benjamin, about finding friendship after a tragic loss. It’s been eighty-three days since Annie Lee’s daddy died, butThe acclaimed author of Where the Watermelons Grow is back with a story perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Ali Benjamin, about finding friendship after a tragic loss.
It’s been eighty-three days since Annie Lee’s daddy died, but she still sees reminders of him everywhere. His record player mysteriously plays his favorite songs, there’s shaving cream in the sink every morning, and the TV keeps flipping to the Duke basketball games he loved.
She knows Mama notices it too, but Mama’s been working around the clock to make ends meet. To make matters worse, Annie Lee’s friends ditched her over the summer. She feels completely alone–until she meets Mitch.
Though Mitch is tough and confident on the outside, she may need a friend just as badly as Annie Lee. But after losing so much, Annie Lee is afraid to let anyone get too close.
And Mitch isn’t the only friend trying to break through Annie Lee’s defenses. Ray, an elderly pianist who plays at a local mall, has been giving her piano lessons. His music is pure magic, and Annie Lee hopes it might be the key to healing her broken heart. But when Ray goes missing, searching for him means breaking a promise to Mitch.
Faced with once again losing those who mean the most to her, Annie Lee must make a choice: retreat back into her shell, or risk admitting how much she needs Mitch and Ray–even if it means getting hurt all over again.
Just like in her debut, Where the Watermelons Grow, Cindy Baldwin brings her signature twist of magic to this authentically heartfelt story.
A Whitney Award finalist
An AML Award finalist
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The Clackity
- By: Lora Senf
- Narrator: Kimberly Woods
- Length: 6 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.15(955 ratings)
4.15(955 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDReminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces, this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows) middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who must rescue her aunt by entering aReminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces, this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows) middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who must rescue her aunt by entering a world of ghosts, witches, and monsters to play a game with deadly consequences.
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Evie Von Rathe lives in Blight Harbor–the seventh-most haunted town in America–with her Aunt Desdemona, the local paranormal expert. Des doesn’t have many rules except one: Stay out of the abandoned slaughterhouse at the edge of town. But when her aunt disappears into the building, Evie goes searching for her.
There she meets The Clackity, a creature who lives in the shadows and seams of the slaughterhouse. The Clackity makes a deal with Evie to help get Des back in exchange for the ghost of John Jeffrey Pope, a serial killer who stalked Blight Harbor a hundred years earlier. Evie reluctantly embarks on a journey into a strange otherworld filled with hungry witches, penny-eyed ghosts, and a memory-thief, all while being pursued by a dead man whose only goal is to add Evie to his collection of lost souls. Will she ever find Des, or is The Clackity planning something far more sinister? -
How I Saved the World in a Week
- By: Polly Ho-Yen
- Narrator: Waleed Akhtar
- Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.14(106 ratings)
4.14(106 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDA brilliantly imagined new 8+ adventure about resilience, family and hope. From the bestselling and Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted author of BOY IN THE TOWER. Perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Lisa Thompson and Onjali Rauf.RuleA brilliantly imagined new 8+ adventure about resilience, family and hope. From the bestselling and Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted author of BOY IN THE TOWER. Perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Lisa Thompson and Onjali Rauf.
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Rule number one: Always be prepared . . .
Billy’s mum isn’t like other mums. All she wants is to teach him the Rules of Survival – how to make fire, build shelter and find food. She likes to test Billy on the rules until one day she goes too far, and Billy is sent to live with a dad he barely knows.
Then the world changes forever as people begin to be infected with a mysterious virus that turns their skin grey. As chaos breaks out, Billy has to flee the city. Suddenly he realises that this is what his mum was preparing him for – not just to save his family, but to save the whole world.
Praise for How I Saved the World in a Week:
‘This tense, haunting zombie thriller perfectly balances terrifying peril with emotional depth.’ – Guardian
‘A fabulous page-turner’ – Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song
‘A compelling and timely survivalist journey’ – Sita Brahmachari, author of Where the River Runs Gold
‘A brave and powerful story’ – Jasbinder Bilan, author of Asha & the Spirit Bird
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Good Enough
- By: Jen Petro-Roy
- Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: February 19, 2019
- Language: English
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4.12(1245 ratings)
4.12(1245 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDBefore she had an eating disorder, twelve-year-old Riley was many things: an aspiring artist, a runner, a sister, and a friend. But now, from inside the inpatient treatment center where she’s receiving treatment for anorexia, it’s easyBefore she had an eating disorder, twelve-year-old Riley was many things: an aspiring artist, a runner, a sister, and a friend. But now, from inside the inpatient treatment center where she’s receiving treatment for anorexia, it’s easy to forget all of that. Especially since under the influence of her eating disorder, Riley alienated her friends, abandoned her art, turned running into something harmful, and destroyed her family’s trust. If Riley wants her life back, she has to recover. Part of her wants to get better. As she goes to therapy, makes friends in the hospital, and starts to draw again, things begin to look up. But when her roommate starts to break the rules, triggering Riley’s old behaviors and blackmailing her into silence, Riley realizes that recovery will be even harder than she thought. She starts to think that, even if she does recover, there’s no way she’ll stay recovered once she leaves the hospital and is faced with her dieting mom, the school bully, and her gymnastics-star sister.
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Buster
- By: Caleb Zane Huett
- Narrator: Pete Cross
- Length: 6 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 11, 2021
- Language: English
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4.09(117 ratings)
4.09(117 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDBuster’s in big trouble. He’s been dragged to Dog Court for breaking one of the most sacred of all dog rules: Never ever talk to a human, or let a human know how smart you really are. But he swears he had a good reason! The boyBuster’s in big trouble. He’s been dragged to Dog Court for breaking one of the most sacred of all dog rules: Never ever talk to a human, or let a human know how smart you really are. But he swears he had a good reason! The boy he’s been taking care of, Tonio, needed his help in a big way. You see, Tonio is afraid all the time–afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing, afraid of making a fool of himself or (even worse) hurting someone else’s feelings. His doctor thinks having a therapy dog will help his anxiety–and Buster wants to help. He really wants to help. Even if it means breaking the rules…
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After Zero
- By: Christina Collins
- Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 18, 2018
- Language: English
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4.05(1110 ratings)
4.05(1110 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDIn this poignant and lyrical middle-grade debut, Elsie has to decide what to do when she realizes that words can be more isolating than silence. -
The Night Animals
- By: Sarah Ann Juckes
- Narrator: Imogen Wilde
- Length: 4 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2023
- Language: English
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4.04(45 ratings)
4.04(45 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDUncover the ghost animals within in this moving and uplifting story about finding help where you need it, from the highly acclaimed author and illustrator of The Hunt for the Nightingale. Nora’s mum has good days and bad days, but the badUncover the ghost animals within in this moving and uplifting story about finding help where you need it, from the highly acclaimed author and illustrator of The Hunt for the Nightingale.
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Nora’s mum has good days and bad days, but the bad days are getting worse. It’s been just the two of them for always, and they don’t need anyone else. When the rainbow-shimmering ghost animals Nora used to see when she was small start to reappear, she’s convinced that they hold all the answers. Along with new friend Kwame, Nora follows a glittering ghostly fox, hare, raven and otter on the adventure of a lifetime, helping her to find the strength she needs to help her family.
In a heartbreaking and hopeful narrative, Sarah Ann Juckes’ stunning novel, illustrated by the award-winning Sharon King-Chai sees a brave young girl face down her ghosts. For fans of The Last Bear and Julia and the Shark.
Praise for Hunt for the Nightingale
‘Full of hope, beauty & ultimately a healing song to nature’ Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
‘An incredibly moving story of feeling lost and finding your way again’ Lisa Thompson, author of Rollercoaster Boy
‘Will break your heart and mend it back together again’ Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild
‘This poignant exploration of grief and denial seen through the eyes of a child is underpinned by lessons about kindness, acceptance and nature’ Daily Mail -
Taylor Before and After
- By: Jennie Englund
- Narrator: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 7 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2023
- Language: English
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4.03(226 ratings)
4.03(226 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDIn journal entries alternating between two timelines–before and after a tragic accident–Jennie Englund’s heartfelt coming-of-age story follows the year that changes one girl’s life forever. Before, Taylor Harper is finallyIn journal entries alternating between two timelines–before and after a tragic accident–Jennie Englund’s heartfelt coming-of-age story follows the year that changes one girl’s life forever.
Before, Taylor Harper is finally popular, sitting with the cool kids at lunch, and maybe, just maybe, getting invited to the biggest, most exclusive party of the year.
After, no one talks to her.
Before, she’s friends with Brielle Branson, the coolest girl in school.
After, Brielle has become a bully, and Taylor’s her favorite target.
Before, home isn’t perfect, but at least her family is together.
After, Mom won’t get out of bed, Dad won’t stop yelling, and Eli …
Eli’s gone.
Through everything, Taylor has her notebook, a diary of the year that one fatal accident tears her life apart. In entries alternating between the first and second semester of her eighth-grade year, she navigates joy and grief, gain and loss, hope and depression.
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The Peacock Detectives
- By: Carly Nugent
- Narrator: Candice Moll
- Length: 6 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: January 14, 2020
- Language: English
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3.98(141 ratings)
3.98(141 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0020.99 USDPerfect for fans of The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and Waiting for Normal, this charming middle grade mystery is full of heart, humor, and more than a few surprises. Eleven-turning-twelve-year-old Cassie is an expert Peacock Detective. Her sharpPerfect for fans of The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and Waiting for Normal, this charming middle grade mystery is full of heart, humor, and more than a few surprises.
Eleven-turning-twelve-year-old Cassie is an expert Peacock Detective.
Her sharp eye for details is why the Hudsons from across the street call her every time their pet peacocks wander away.
But there are some things even the greatest Peacock Detective can’t figure out, like why her best friend is so angry lately; why her older sister is cutting her hair off; or why her parents are acting like they don’t know each other anymore.
Cassie is an expert at solving things. But what’s a master detective to do when her whole world is changing, and all the answers are out of reach?
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The Great Jeff
- By: Tony Abbott
- Narrator: Josh Hurley
- Length: 6 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 19, 2019
- Language: English
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3.97(148 ratings)
3.97(148 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDPerfect for fans of Gary D. Schmidt comes the companion to the modern classic Firegirl from acclaimed writer Tony Abbott. Life hasn’t been great for Jeff Hicks. After years at his beloved St. Catherine’s, he’s forced to spendPerfect for fans of Gary D. Schmidt comes the companion to the modern classic Firegirl from acclaimed writer Tony Abbott.
Life hasn’t been great for Jeff Hicks. After years at his beloved St. Catherine’s, he’s forced to spend eighth grade in the public middle school, which he hates. He’s no longer speaking to his former best friend, Tom Bender, because of “that burned girl” Jessica Feeney. But worst of all, his family is changing, and it’s not for the better.
When his mom comes home announcing that she’s lost her job, Jeff begins to worry about things far beyond his years: How will they pay the rent? Will his absentee dad step up and save the day? Is his mom drinking too much? And ultimately, where will they live?
The Great Jeff is a powerful look at the life of a troubled boy who finds his life spiraling out of control.
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Boy21
- By: Matthew Quick
- Narrator: Ben Lukens
- Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: June 10, 2014
- Language: English
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3.96(6508 ratings)
3.96(6508 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.98 USDYou can lose yourself in repetition–quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age. Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, andYou can lose yourself in repetition–quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.
Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, his dad works nights, and Finley is left to take care of his disabled grandfather alone. He’s always dreamed of getting out someday, but until he can, putting on that number 21 jersey makes everything seem okay.
Russ has just moved to the neighborhood, and the life of this teen basketball phenom has been turned upside down by tragedy. Cut off from everyone he knows, he won’t pick up a basketball, but answers only to the name Boy21–taken from his former jersey number.
As their final year of high school brings these two boys together, a unique friendship may turn out to be the answer they both need.
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Courage for Beginners
- By: Karen Harrington
- Narrator: Casey Holloway
- Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: August 12, 2014
- Language: English
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3.95(2022 ratings)
3.95(2022 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.98 USDTwelve-year-old Mysti Murphy wishes she were a character in a book. If her life were fictional, she’d magically know how to deal with the fact that her best friend, Anibal Gomez, has abandoned her in favor of being a “hipster.”Twelve-year-old Mysti Murphy wishes she were a character in a book. If her life were fictional, she’d magically know how to deal with the fact that her best friend, Anibal Gomez, has abandoned her in favor of being a “hipster.” She’d be able to take care of everyone when her dad has to spend time in the hospital. And she’d certainly be able to change her family’s secret.... Read moreSeventh grade is not turning out the way Mysti had planned. With the help of a hot-air balloon, her new friend Rama Khan, and a bright orange coat, can she find the courage to change? -
Sure Signs of Crazy
- By: Karen Harrington
- Narrator: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: May 20, 2014
- Language: English
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3.92(3119 ratings)
3.92(3119 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.98 USDA poignant and powerful coming of age story perfect for fans of Wonder and The Thing about Jellyfish You’ve never met anyone exactly like twelve-year-old Sarah Nelson. While most of her friends obsess over Harry Potter, she spends her timeA poignant and powerful coming of age story perfect for fans of Wonder and The Thing about Jellyfish
You’ve never met anyone exactly like twelve-year-old Sarah Nelson. While most of her friends obsess over Harry Potter, she spends her time writing letters to Atticus Finch. She collects trouble words in her diary. Her best friend is a plant. And she’s never known her mother, who left when Sarah was two.
Since then, Sarah and her dad have moved from one small Texas town to another, and not one has felt like home.
Everything changes when Sarah launches an investigation into her family’s Big Secret. She makes unexpected new friends and has her first real crush, and instead of a “typical boring Sarah Nelson summer,” this one might just turn out to be extraordinary.
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Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future
- By: A.S. King
- Narrator: Christine Lakin
- Length: 7 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: October 14, 2014
- Language: English
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3.8(8037 ratings)
3.8(8037 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.98 USDIn this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last–a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs herIn this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last–a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.
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Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities–but not for Glory, who has no plan for what’s next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she’s never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way…until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person’s infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions–and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying: A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women’s rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she’ll do anything to make sure this one doesn’t come to pass. -
The Girl with the Wrong Name
- By: Barnabas Miller
- Narrator: Barnabas Miller
- Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: November 03, 2015
- Language: English
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3.79(603 ratings)
3.79(603 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDEver since The Night in Question left her with a hideous scar and no memory of what happened, Theo Lane has been hiding. An aspiring filmmaker, she uses a hidden button cam to keep the world at bay. She spends the entire summer in a Manhattan cafe,Ever since The Night in Question left her with a hideous scar and no memory of what happened, Theo Lane has been hiding. An aspiring filmmaker, she uses a hidden button cam to keep the world at bay. She spends the entire summer in a Manhattan cafe, secretly documenting random “subjects.” Once school starts, Theo finds her best friend has morphed into a flirtatious, short-skirt-clad stranger. Everyone ignores the scar. As if that will make it go away. The cafe remains her lunchtime refuge. Her most interesting subject is the Lost Boy, a stranger who comes in every day at the same time. When she finally gets up the courage to talk to him she discovers why: the Lost Boy, Andy, is waiting for someone who said she’d meet him there . . . four days ago. Intoxicated by Andy’s love for this mystery girl, Theo agrees to help him find her, and her unhealthy obsession pulls her into a perilous, mind-bending journey. But is it really Andy’s world she’s investigating? Or is it her own?
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Brightwood
- By: Tania Unsworth
- Narrator: Tania Unsworth
- Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: September 27, 2016
- Language: English
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3.78(128 ratings)
3.78(128 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDWhen Daisy Fitzjohn’s mother leaves their crumbling Gothic home early one morning and doesn’t return, Daisy, with no one to help her but her imaginary friends, must fight to save her home and her life from a dangerous and mysteriousWhen Daisy Fitzjohn’s mother leaves their crumbling Gothic home early one morning and doesn’t return, Daisy, with no one to help her but her imaginary friends, must fight to save her home and her life from a dangerous and mysterious stranger. Daisy Fitzjohn knows there are two worlds: the outside world and the world of Brightwood Hall, her home–and the only place she’s ever been. Daisy and her mother have everything they need within its magnificent, half-ruined walls. They may not have a computer or phone, but Daisy has all the friends she could want, including a mischievous talking rat named Tar and the ghostly presence of a long-ago explorer who calls herself Frank. When Daisy’s mother leaves one morning, a strange visitor arrives on the estate, claiming to be a distant cousin, James Gritting. But as the days tick by and Daisy’s mother doesn’t return, Gritting becomes more and more menacing. He wants Brightwood for himself, and he will do anything to get it, unless Daisy, with only her imaginary companions to help her, can stop him. Tania Unsworth takes readers on a twisting, heart-pounding journey through dark corridors and wild, untamed gardens in this novel perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Coraline.
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Wildlife
- By: Fiona Wood
- Narrator: Candice Moll
- Length: 8 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 16, 2014
- Language: English
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3.74(2335 ratings)
3.74(2335 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.98 USDDuring a semester in the wilderness, sixteen-year-old Sib expects the tough outdoor education program and the horrors of dorm life, but friendship drama and an unexpected romance with popular Ben Capaldi? That will take some navigating. New girlDuring a semester in the wilderness, sixteen-year-old Sib expects the tough outdoor education program and the horrors of dorm life, but friendship drama and an unexpected romance with popular Ben Capaldi? That will take some navigating.... Read moreNew girl Lou has zero interest in fitting in, or joining in. Still reeling from a loss that occurred almost a year ago, she just wants to be left alone. But as she witnesses a betrayal unfolding around Sib and her best friend Holly, Lou can’t help but be drawn back into the land of the living.
Fans of Melina Marchetta, Rainbow Rowell, and E. Lockhart will adore this endearing and poignant story of first love, true friendship, and going a little bit wild.
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Eleven and Holding
- By: Mary Penney
- Narrator: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 5 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: June 07, 2016
- Language: English
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3.74(282 ratings)
3.74(282 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDMacy Hollinquest is eleven years old, and don’t count on her to change that anytime soon. Her birthday is just days away, but she has no intention of turning twelve without her dad by her side. He’d promised to be there for her big day,Macy Hollinquest is eleven years old, and don’t count on her to change that anytime soon.
Her birthday is just days away, but she has no intention of turning twelve without her dad by her side. He’d promised to be there for her big day, and yet he’s been gone for months–away after his discharge from the army, doing some kind of top secret, “important work.”
So Macy’s staying eleven, no matter what–that is, until she meets Ginger, a nice older lady who is searching for her missing dog. Ginger’s dog search is the perfect cover for Macy’s attempt to locate her dad. But her hunt puts her on a path to a head-on collision with the truth, where she discovers that knowing can sometimes be a heavy burden. And that change, when finally accepted, comes with an unexpected kind of grace.
Mary Penney’s earnest, heartfelt story of change, loss, and new beginnings will resonate with young readers on the cusp of new beginnings, and stay in their hearts long after it’s done.
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The Memory Wall
- By: Lev AC Rosen
- Narrator: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 11 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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3.69(142 ratings)
3.69(142 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDThere’s a fine line between real life and video games in this engrossing novel that’s part Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird, part Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls. Severkin is an elf who slinks through the shadows ofThere’s a fine line between real life and video games in this engrossing novel that’s part Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird, part Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls.
Severkin is an elf who slinks through the shadows of Wellhall’s spiraling stone towers, plundering ancient ruins and slaying mystical monstrosities with ease.
He’s also a character in a video game–a character that twelve-year-old Nick Reeves plays when he needs a break from the real world. And lately Nick has really needed a break. His mother had an “incident” at school last year, and her health has taken a turn for the worse.
Nick is convinced his mother’s illness has been misdiagnosed, but no one believes him. His only escape is the online world of Wellhall, where, as the elf character Severkin, he can face any problem. But when Nick finds himself fighting alongside another elf who reminds him of someone he knows in real life, his worlds begin to collide.
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