YA Nonfiction bestsellers

Off The Map

The Journals of Lewis and Clark

By: Meriwether Lewis
Narrated by: Pat Grimes
Length: 57 minutes

Lewis and Clark's famous 1804 expedition was told with great detail by the explorers themselves in an eight-volume account. Now young historians have the opportunity to learn the thrills, challenges, and adventures in a version accessible for them. Two years' worth of entries are condensed into a flowing account that maintains the historical... Read more

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning

By: Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Jason Reynolds
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

“I will recommend this book over and over again because it is that amazing. I especially love the young adult adaptation because the information is so easy to absorb. The book is nonfiction but feels like a story is being told because of the incredible writing style. What's really special is that Ibram X. Kendi, one of the authors, narrates the... Read more

All Boys Aren't Blue

A Memoir-Manifesto

By: George M. Johnson
Narrated by: George M. Johnson
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

“Both a primer for teens eager to be allies, as well as a reassuring testimony for young queer men of color, All Boys Aren’t Blue covers topics such as gender identity, toxic masculinity, brotherhood, family, structural marginalization, consent and black joy. Johnson’s writing weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by black queer boys. If... Read more

SHOUT

By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by: Laurie Halse Anderson
Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

“Fantastic listen to lovely prose written about the important subject of rape. Important for adults and young adults alike. Read more

Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask

Young Readers Edition

By: Dr. Anton Treuer
Narrated by: Dr. Anton Treuer
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young listeners alike. Ranging from "Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for Halloween?" to "Why is it called a 'traditional Indian fry bread taco'?," "What's it like for... Read more

Evangelical Heroes

Volume 1

By: Joel R. Beeke & Douglas Bond
Narrated by: Helen Langford, Tim H. Dixon, Sarah Zimmerman, Jonathan St. John & Simon Bubb
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

What do George Whitefield, Elisabeth Elliot, and J. Gresham Machen have in common? They were all Evangelical Heroes. In Evangelical Heroes, Joel Beeke and Douglas Bond present thirty biographical sketches of faithful evangelical leaders from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. From George Whitfield to Charles Spurgeon to R.C.... Read more

Accountable

The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater
Narrated by: Ariel Blake
Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

"The audiobook brings to light the power of social dynamics, questions the role of personal responsibility, and examines the fallout that occurred long after the event, affecting all involved for years."- AudioFile

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The 57 Bus comes Accountable, a propulsive and thought-provoking new young adult... Read more

UFO of GOD

The Extraordinary True Story of Chris Bledsoe

By: Chris Bledsoe
Narrated by: Daniel Roueche
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

* * SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * *The case began 16 years ago and the government was the only one that listened. Why is that? “The Invisible College took notice…and so should you.” —Jim Semivan, CIAAre the biblical stories of angels in the Old Testament being witnessed today? Are UFOs messengers from God?Chris Bledsoe, a deeply religious... Read more

Branded by the Pink Triangle

By: Ken Setterington
Narrated by: Bill Marchant
Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

When the Nazis came to power in Europe, the lives of homosexuals came to be ruled by fear as raids, arrests, prison sentences and expulsions became the daily reality. When the concentration camps were built, homosexuals were imprisoned along with Jews. The pink triangle, sewn onto prison uniforms, became the symbol of their persecution.... Read more

The Truths We Hold

An American Journey (Young Readers Edition)

By: Kamala Harris
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Adapted for young readers, Vice President Kamala Harris's empowering memoir about the values and inspirations that guided her life.

With her Democratic presidential nomination, her election to the vice presidency, her election to the U.S. Senate, and her position as attorney general of California, Kamala Harris has blazed trails throughout her... Read more

Next Steps in Italian with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course

Italian Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach

By: Paul Noble
Narrated by: Paul Noble
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take your Italian to the next level with Paul Noble's simple, relaxed... Read more

My Life in Dog Years

By: Gary Paulsen
Narrated by: Gary Paulsen
Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs. In each chapter he tells of one special dog, among them Cookie, the sled dog who saved his life; Snowball, the puppy he owned as a boy in the Philippines; Ike, his mysterious hunting companion; Dirk, the grim protector; and his true friend Josh, a brilliant border collie. Read more

Where to Start

A Survival Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mental Health Challenges

By: Mental Health America
Narrated by: Max Meyers
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

A comforting and useful resource for anyone who’s struggling emotionally and looking for help, from the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness

It can be extremely hard to figure out what’s going on in our own heads when we are suffering—when we feel alone and unworthy and... Read more

Bite Back

A compassionate guide to navigating eating disorders

By: Genevieve Mora
Narrated by: Genevieve Mora
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

‘If you’d asked me at 10 what my plans were for the next few years, fighting an eating disorder would not have made the list.’ Gen’s early teenage years were the hardest of her life. Struggling with anorexia and poor mental health, she spent time in and out of hospitals and clinics, which also had a huge impact on her family. But with treatment... Read more

French Stories - Beginner And Intermediate Short Stories To Improve Your French

By: French Hacking
Narrated by: Elodie Nowodazkij
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Do you want to learn French without feeling like studying? Do you want to learn idioms and speak like a real Parisien? Do you want to read French stories without having to flick through a dictionary every other word?
Imagine how impressed your friends and family will be and how awesome you'll feel once you're able to have a fluent conversation... Read more

Tales from the Pizzaplex #8: B7-2: An AFK Book (Five Nights at Freddy's)

Five Nights At Freddy's

By: Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra & Andrea Waggener
Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this collection of three chilling stories that will haunt even the bravest player...How do you know what's imagined and what is not? . . . After spending most of his life trying to become an animatronic, Billy wakes up in the hospital to an entirely new reality. Travis can't shake the feeling that... Read more

Next Steps in Japanese with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course

Japanese Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach

By: Paul Noble
Narrated by: Paul Noble
Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

No books. No long lists of vocabulary. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a tried and tested language learning method that has been used by over 1 million people to speak fluently and confidently. Take your Japanese to the next level and further... Read more

The Gender Binary is a Big Lie

Infinite Identities Around the World (Queer History Project)

By: Lee Wind
Narrated by: Diontae Black
Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

What if you discovered that the whole concept of a gender binary is an illusion?




While many people identify as men or women, that is not all there is. The idea that all humans fall into one of two gender categories is largely a construct created by those who benefit from that belief. The reality is that gender is naturally diverse, falling inside... Read more

Beastly Brains

Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel

By: Nancy F. Castaldo
Narrated by: Charon Normand-Widmer
Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

In Beastly Brains, Nancy Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today's science is revolutionizing old theories and... Read more

Gender Queer

A Memoir

By: Maia Kobabe
Narrated by: Maia Kobabe, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Graybill, Phoebe Kobabe, Jeremy Carlisle Parker & Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

2020 ALA Alex Award Winner
2020 Stonewall — Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book

The ground-breaking, bestselling graphic novel is now available on audio.

In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only... Read more

The Lost Rainforests of Britain

By: Guy Shrubsole
Narrated by: Guy Shrubsole
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2023 The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year As seen on Countryfile ‘If anyone was born to save Britain’s rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole’... Read more

Beyond the Gender Binary

Pocket Change Collective

By: Alok Vaid-Menon
Narrated by: Alok Vaid-Menon
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Winner of the 2021 In The Margins Award
 
"When reading this book, all I feel is kindness."-- Sam Smith, Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer and songwriter
 
"Thank God we have Alok. And I'm learning a thing or two myself."--Billy Porter, Emmy award-winning actor, singer, and Broadway theater performer

"Beyond the Gender Binary will give readers... Read more

Flamboyants

The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known

By: George M. Johnson
Narrated by: George M. Johnson
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

““Change ain’t over night but is damn sure necessary.” George M. Johnson brings to life the stories of Black, queer icons of the Harlem Renaissance, shedding light on the deep intersections of race, sexuality, and identity. Through powerful reflections on racism and homophobia in spaces meant for refuge, this book speaks vital truths. A... Read more

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Monique Gray Smith
Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her bestselling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces... Read more

Learn French with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course

French Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach

By: Paul Noble
Narrated by: Paul Noble
Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has been... Read more

Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)

A True Story of the Fight for Justice

By: Bryan Stevenson
Narrated by: Bryan Stevenson
Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

The young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy--now a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an HBO documentary feature!

In this very personal work--adapted from the original #1 bestseller, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a... Read more

George Washington

True Patriot

Heroes of History

By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge
Narrated by: Tim Gregory
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Written for ages 10 and up -- enjoyed by adults!

Behind George were enemies; in front, a raging ice-packed river. Poling across had seemed his best chance, but now large blocks of ice slammed into his makeshift raft, twisting it off course. Just as George dug his pole in and pushed with all his might, a block of ice hit the raft -- the raft... Read more

Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course

Spanish Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach

By: Paul Noble
Narrated by: Paul Noble
Length: 13 hours 20 minutes

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. This course covers European and Latin American Spanish. Take a... Read more

Cheaper By the Dozen

By: Frank B. Gilbreth
Narrated by: Dana Ivey & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Count 'em–a dozen carrot topped, freckle-faced kids. Dad, a jovial optimist, successful inventor and efficiency expert is fond of doing his work at home. Mom, a psychologist, is busy putting everything she knows into practice.

Listen along and discover the strange things that happen when Dad's experiments run awry…how Frank Jr. gets left behind... Read more

Women in Science

50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

By: Rachel Ignotofsky
Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

The New York Times bestseller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. This fascinating collection contains information about relevant topics such as lab equipment and rates of women currently working in... Read more

We Are Not Broken

By: George M Johnson
Narrated by: George M Johnson
Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

George M. Johnson, activist and bestselling author ofAll Boys Aren't Blue, returns with a striking memoir that celebrates Black boyhood and brotherhood in all its glory.

This is the vibrant story of George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul -- four children raised by Nanny, their fiercely devoted grandmother. The boys hold one another close through early... Read more

Next Steps in French with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course

French Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach

By: Paul Noble
Narrated by: Paul Noble
Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take your French to the next level with Paul Noble's simple, relaxed... Read more

The 57 Bus

A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

By: Dashka Slater
Narrated by: Robin Miles
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

The riveting New York Times bestseller and Stonewall Book Award winner that will make you rethink all you know about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment. Artfully, compassionately, and expertly told, Dashka Slater's The 57 Bus is a must-read nonfiction book for teens that chronicles the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by... Read more

How to Be You

Stop Trying to Be Someone Else and Start Living Your Life

By: Jeffrey Marsh
Narrated by: Jeffrey Marsh
Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Too short. Too weird. Too quiet. Not true. Let Internet superstar Jeffrey Marsh help you end those negative thoughts and discover how wonderful you are.
 
An interactive experience, How to Be You invites you to make the audiobook your own through activities such as answering questions about how you do the things you do, and discovering patterns... Read more

World War 2 in the Pacific (Great Battles for Boys Series, Book 2)

Great Battles for Boys: Book #2

By: Joe & Sibella Giorello
Narrated by: Daniel Giorello
Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Does your child play video games for hours but dreads picking up a book? Do they think history is just a bunch of boring old facts? What if you could give them all the excitement of screen time but also spark their love of reading and history? You can with these exciting tales of military battles written especially for boys who are reluctant... Read more

French Conversation with Paul Noble

Learn to speak everyday French step-by-step

By: Paul Noble
Narrated by: Paul Noble
Length: 11 hours 53 minutes

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Improve your everyday French speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practising what you hear in the dialogues. We recommend you finish the Complete and Next Steps courses before starting French... Read more

Exploring Creation with Astronomy, 2nd Edition

By: Jeannie K. Fulbright
Narrated by: Jeannie K. Fulbright
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes

Apologia’s award-winning Astronomy curriculum is written for elementary students and has no prerequisites. Because young students learn best when they are interested in a topic, the Young Explorer Series was designed so that each course can be used in any order.Using hands-on activities to help your young scientist retain what they learn,... Read more

Notes from a Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults)

By: Kwame Onwuachi & Joshua David Stein
Narrated by: Malik Rashad
Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

This inspiring memoir, now adapted for young adults, chronicles Top Chef star and Forbes and Zagat 30 Under 30 phenom Kwame Onwuachi's incredible and odds-defying fame in the food world after a tough childhood in the Bronx and Nigeria.

Food was Kwame Onwuachi's first great love. He connected to cooking via his mother, in the family's modest Bronx... Read more

The Art of Public Speaking

By: Dale Carnegie
Narrated by: Joe Phoenix
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

What if the secret to captivating an audience wasn't just in the words you say, but in how you say them? Dale Carnegie's The Art of Public Speaking isn't just a book—it's a masterclass in unlocking the power of your voice, presence, and passion. Whether you're addressing a packed auditorium or making a toast at a wedding, Carnegie's insights... Read more

Queering Shantideva’s the Way of the Bodhisattva

A Buddhist Classic in Contemporary Queer Vernacular

Queer Dharma Library

By: David Franklin Sparks & Shantideva
Narrated by: Aaron Sills
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Class Has Been In Session For Over 1300 Years!When Shantideva first served these verses at Nalanda University in 8th Century India, he didn't just teach - he levitated, gagged and entire institution, and left behind a masterclass in spiritual awakening that has been slaying ever since.The Way of the Bodhisattva isn't just ancient tea - it's the... Read more

From Drama to Dharma

A Queer Buddhist Awakening

Queering the Path to Enlightenment

By: David Franklin Sparks
Narrated by: Juanelle Louise Holl
Length: 3 hours 38 minutes

Ready to serve enlightenment realness? From Drama to Dharma is the spiritual guide you never knew you needed – where ancient Buddhist wisdom meets modern queer culture in a fabulous explosion of insight, humor, and transformation. Forget dry, stuffy spiritual texts. This groundbreaking book interprets traditional Buddhist teachings through a... Read more

125 Curiosidades del Mundo

Datos Curiosos de Cultura General, Historia, Ciencia, Matemáticas y mucho más

By: Mentes Curiosas
Narrated by: Oscar Osorio
Length: 35 minutes

Este libro es mucho más que una simple colección de datos; es una puerta a las maravillas ocultas del conocimiento. A través de sus páginas, descubrirás hechos tan asombrosos como inesperados, que te harán repensar lo que crees saber sobre el mundo.
Cada curiosidad está diseñada para despertar tu imaginación y ofrecerte una nueva perspectiva... Read more

Say More

Consent Conversations for Teens

Unabridged edition

By: Kitty Stryker
Narrated by: Kitty Stryker
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Talking about consent can feel overwhelming, especially for young people who may be navigating their own boundaries for the first time. In Say More, consent culture activist Kitty Stryker guides teenagers in exploring what consent means to them. This timely and practical workbook allows the reader to work at their own pace and in their own way,... Read more

The (Young) Men We Need

God's Purpose for Every Guy and How You Can Live It Out

By: Brant Hansen
Narrated by: Brant Hansen
Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

The world needs young men to grow up into real men. But here's the problem: young men get so many conflicting messages about what it means to be a man, they find it hard to know what masculinity looks like when men are at their absolute best.



Into this cultural confusion Brant Hansen paints a refreshingly specific, compelling picture of what men... Read more

Interesting Facts For Sharp Minds

Mind-Blowing Facts About Animals, Universe, Science, Music & Many More | A Book for Whole Family

By: Sharp Minds Learning
Narrated by: Adam Schulmerich
Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

If you've ever wondered how you can get your entire family to enjoy something together then you are in luck. This book brings you mind-blowing fascinating facts - covering every subject from animals to sports, science to delicious food, politics to celebrities, past history to future, and many more. This book will definitely help your kid in... Read more

My Favorite Bedtime Stories from The Holy Quran

Teaching Children Stories & Lessons From the Holy Quran

By: The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection
Narrated by: Brad Grochowski
Length: 50 minutes

Stories of the Coran give us hope and comfort, knowing that people in the past went through similar experiences and struggles that we go through. Stories of the Holy Quran teach us morals and ethics. Stories of the Quran increase our Iman (Faith) in Allah (God), the Glorious.★★ My Favorite Bedtime Stories from The Holy Quran ★★ aims to share... Read more

The Lady and the Octopus

How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology

By: Danna Staaf
Narrated by: Suzie Althens
Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

"Jeanne Villepreux-Power was never expected to be a scientist. Born in 1794 in a French village more than 100 miles from the ocean, she pursued an improbable path that brought her to the island of Sicily. There, she took up natural history and solved the two-thousand-year-old mystery of how the argonaut octopus gets its shell. In an era when... Read more

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)

The Natural World of Animal Sexuality

By: Eliot Schrefer
Narrated by: Joel Froomkin, Dustin Ballard, Hope Newhouse & Neo Cihi
Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

This groundbreaking YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals.A quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex... Read more

Unequal

A Story of America

By: Michael Eric Dyson & Marc Favreau
Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson
Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Renowned, bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson makes his YA debut, with critically acclaimed author Marc Favreau, to deliver an urgent, enlightening account of racial inequality in America.
 
The true story of racial inequality—and resistance to it—is the prologue to our present. You can see it in where we live, where we go to school, where we... Read more

Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States

By: J. Albert Mann
Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

“A necessary history perfectly written for teens (and adults with short attention spans)!! A compilation of all the strikes and human effort that has gone into minimum wage and general working laws today. Inspiring and eye-opening, especially considering both how far and how LITTLE minimum wage has come amidst a rising cost of living. Read more