YA Nonfiction audiobooks

Mountains Beyond Mountains (Adapted for Young People)

By: Tracy Kidder & Michael French

Narrated by: Lincoln Hoppe

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •“[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today
 
“If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains]... Read more

Who Is My Neighbor? (And Why Does He Need Me?)

By: David Webb & John Hay

Narrated by: Marissa Leinart

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Recommended by Chuck Colson on BreakPoint! The third book in the award-winning What We Believe series helps children understand what it means to be salt and light to the world (Matthew 5:13-14). This study will encourage kids to develop a Christlike servant attitude based on these biblical truths: God created me to be a blessing to the world;... Read more

Funny, You Don't Look Autistic

By: Michael McCreary

Narrated by: Michael McCreary

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to point out in this memoir, autism “looks” different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary... Read more

Father Water, Mother Woods

By: Gary Paulsen

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Survival in the wilderness – Gary Paulsen writes about it so powerfully in his novels Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter, Brian's Return, and Brian's Hunt because he’s lived it. These essays recount his adventures alone and with friends, taking listeners through the seasons. In Paulsen’s north country, every expedition is a major one, and often... Read more

Dear Teen Me

By: E. Kristin Anderson & Miranda Kenneally

Narrated by: Julia Whelan & MacLeod Andrews

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing pains are an essential part of teenage life, for better and for worse. Some “mistakes” turn into positive, life-changing experiences, and some apparent triumphs seem, in retrospect, like low points. Some first kisses leave you feeling on top of the world, and others can make you want to hide under a rock. In Dear Teen Me, your favorite... Read more

In 80 Tagen um die Welt - Abridged

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: Philipp Moog

Length: 4 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Der reiche Engländer Phileas Fogg sorgt im ganzen Land für Aufsehen: Er wettet, dass er es schafft, in 80 Tagen um die Welt zu reisen, und setzt dabei sein ganzes Vermögen aufs Spiel. Niemals kann das gelingen, meinen seine Freunde. Doch Fogg veranlasst seinen Diener zum Packen der nötigsten Sachen und schon sitzen beide im Zug Richtung Dover.... Read more

Blizzard of Glass

By: Sally M. Walker

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

December 6, 1917, started like any other day in Halifax. But everything stopped shortly before nine o’clock that morning, when two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One of the ships was loaded with munitions for the troops fighting in Europe; the other was preparing to collect medical supplies for the war’s victims.

The resulting disaster was... Read more

The Notorious Benedict Arnold

By: Steve Sheinkin

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

On a bitter cold day in January 1741 Benedict Arnold was born. Little did anyone know that he would grow up to become the most infamous villain in American history. But first, he would be one of the country’s greatest war heroes. Fearless in the line of fire, a genius at strategy and motivating his men, General Arnold was America’s first action... Read more

Master of Deceit

By: Marc Aronson

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

“King, there is only one thing left for you to do....Take it before your filthy, abnormal, fraudulent self is bared to the nation.”Dr. Martin Luther King received this demand in an anonymous letter in 1964. He believed that the letter was telling him to commit suicide. Who wrote this anonymous letter? Most likely William Sullivan, an assistant... Read more

We All Fall Down

By: Nic Sheff

Narrated by: Charles Carroll

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In his follow-up to his bestselling memoir Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines, Nic Sheff reveals a brutally honest account of a young person's struggles with relapse and rehab.

In his bestselling memoir Tweak, Nic Sheff took readers on an emotionally gripping roller-coaster ride through his days as an addict. In this powerful follow-up... Read more

Who Is God? (And Can I Really Know Him?)

By: David Webb & John Hay

Narrated by: Marissa Leinart

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Our children are bombarded daily with competing messages. Every song, movie, book, TV show, blog, and game is full of ideas -- ideas about God, people, truth, beauty, and right and wrong. Not all of these ideas are true. Some are deceptive and even destructive. The What We Believe series helps children learn to discern the truth by using God's... Read more

Who Am I? (And What Am I Doing Here?)

By: David Webb & John Hay

Narrated by: Marissa Leinart

Length: 10 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Our children are bombarded daily with competing messages. Every song, movie, book, TV show, blog, and game is full of ideas -- ideas about God, people, truth, beauty, and right and wrong. Not all of these ideas are true. Some are deceptive and even destructive. The What We Believe series helps children learn to discern the truth by using God's... Read more

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different

By: Karen Blumenthal

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"Your time is limited. . . . have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."--Steve Jobs

From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of twenty, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Then came the core... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Madeline Cla...

Narrated by: Ellen Grafton & Tom Parks

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Middle school is hard. Your bodies are changing, your friends are changing, classes are harder, and tough things happen. This “support group in a book” is specifically geared to you. Listen to stories written by kids just like you, about their middle school years, and:• true friends and new friends
• mean girls…and boys
• embarrassing moments
•... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christian Teen Talk

By: Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen

Narrated by: Nick Podehl & Kate Rudd

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christian Teen Talk provides support to teens who care about their faith and are navigating their teenage years.This book will have fresh appeal to Christian teenage readers and their parents.Devout Christian teens care about their connection and relationship with God, but they are also experiencing all the normal ups... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk High School

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark ...

Narrated by: Nick Podehl & Kate Rudd

Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Teens in high school have mainly moved past worrying about puberty and cliques, and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk High School focuses onissues and topics that matter to older teens.Teens talk high school, sharing their stories about sports and clubs, driving, curfews, self-image and self-acceptance, dating and sex, family, friends,... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Tough Times

By: Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen

Narrated by: Nick Podehl & Kate Rudd

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Being a teenager is difficult even under idyllic circumstances. But when bad things happen, the challenges of being a teenager can be overwhelming, leading to self-destructive behavior, eating disorders, substance abuse, and other challenges. In addition, many teens are faced with illness, car accidents, loss of loved ones, divorces, or other... Read more

Martin Luther, The Champion of the Lord

By: E. G. White

Narrated by: Lauren Mazzio & Nicholas Mazzio

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Dangers multiplied before him; his enemies seemed about to triumph, and the powers of darkness to prevail. Luther trembled as he looked upon himself – one man opposed to the mightiest powers of earth. In anguish of spirit he threw himself with his face upon the earth and poured out those broken, heart-rending cries, which none but God can fully... Read more

My Life in Dog Years

By: Gary Paulsen

Narrated by: Gary Paulsen

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

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

Thalia Book Club: Zombies vs. Unicorns

By: Holly Black, Naomi Novik, Alaya Dawn Johnson, L...

Narrated by: Justine Larbalestier

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Justine Larbelustier moderates an all-star panel (Holly Black, Naomi Novik, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, Scott Westerfeld, and Libba Bray) to celebrate the book that decides the ultimate battle: Zombies vs. Unicorns. Read more

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream

By: Tanya Lee Stone

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever heard of the “Mercury 13” women? Did you know that nearly twenty years before the first women were let into NASA’s astronaut program, there were others who tried?What are the requirements for being shot into space, piloting a hunk of metal while carrying the hopes and fears of your nation? Mastery of flying, as well as courage,... Read more

The War to End All Wars

By: Russell Freedman

Narrated by: Zach McLarty

Length: 3 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Nonfiction master Russell Freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of World War I. The tangled relationships and alliances of many nations, the introduction of modern weaponry, and top-level military decisions that resulted in thousands upon thousands of casualties all contributed to the "great war," which... Read more

Thalia Book Club: David Levithan and John Green's Will Grayson, Will Grayson

By: David Levithan & John Green

Narrated by: David Levithan & John Green

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Green (An Abundance of Katherines) and Levithan (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Executive Editorial Director at Scholastic) discuss their collaborative novel with teens ages 14 and up. In the book, they alternate chapters, each lending his own unique voice to two teens named Will Grayson, one of them gay and one of them straight. The event... Read more

Leaving Glorytown

By: Eduardo Calcines

Narrated by: Eduardo Calcines

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Eduardo F. Calcines was a child of Fidel Castro’s Cuba; he was just three years old when Castro came to power in January 1959.  After that, everything changed for his family and his country, and over the next few years, it was hard for Eduardo to understand why soldiers now stood on every street corner, food was strictly rationed, and adults... Read more