Author Holiday Gift Picks!

Something to Say

By: Lisa Moore Ramée
Narrated by: Sisi A. Johnson
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

From the author of A Good Kind of Trouble, a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book, comes another unforgettable story about finding your voice—and finding your people. Perfect for fans of Sharon Draper, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds. Eleven-year-old Jenae doesn’t have any friends—and she’s just fine with that. She’s so good at being invisible in school,... Read more

A Good Kind of Trouble

By: Lisa Moore Ramée
Narrated by: Imani Parks
Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what’s right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds.Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules.... Read more

MapMaker

By: Lisa Moore Ramée
Narrated by: Nile Bullock
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

From Lisa Moore Ramée, author of the Walter Honor Award–winning A Good Kind of Trouble, comes her debut middle grade fantasy—an absorbing, imaginative adventure about a Black boy who has the magical ability to bring maps to life. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and A Tale of Magic. When Walt and his family relocate... Read more

Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles
Narrated by: Nile Bullock & Chrystal D. Giles
Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!
Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him?

Find out in this powerful novel about family, forgiveness, and figuring out who you are when you don’t make the rules—just right for middle-grade fans of Nic Stone and Jason Reynolds.

*“Essential... Read more

All the Sinners Bleed

A Novel

By: S. A. Cosby
Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
Length: 13 hours 42 minutes

“Truly excellent read. Great writing and perfect pacing. Definitely couldn't put it down! I listened to the audio and the narrator, Adam Lazarre-White, did an amazing job. Read more

That's Not My Name

By: Megan Lally
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss & Robb Moreira
Length: 9 hours

“This is a great YA thriller that I think most teens would love. It has just enough suspense to keep you reading, but not enough gruesome scenes to make you lose sleep. The two narrators do a great job and have engaging voices. Read more

The Guardian Herd: Starfire

Guardian Herd: Book #1

By: Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Riders of the Realm author Jennifer Lynn Alvarez “will lift the reader on the wings of danger and destiny, magic and hope”* in this first book in an action-packed fantasy adventure series. Perfect for fans of the Warriors and Guardians of Ga’Hoole series.Once every hundred years, a black foal is born, prophesied to either unite or destroy the... Read more

Friends Like These

By: Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Narrated by: Maria Liatis, Max Meyers, Chelsea Kwoka & Angel Pean
Length: 12 hours 26 minutes

A razor-sharp thriller packed with dark secrets and explosive twists, it “raises the stakes at every turn (Kirkus) and is “full of atmospheric thrills” (Paste).

When a girl goes missing and a body is found, everyone is a suspect.

"Sharp, atmospheric, and wildly fast-paced"—Jessica Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of They'll Never Catch... Read more

Lies Like Wildfire

By: Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Narrated by: Holly Linneman
Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

An intense high-stakes story about five friends and the deadly secret that could send their lives up in flames, perfect for fans of Karen McManus and E. Lockhart.

In Gap Mountain, California, everyone knows about fire season. And no one is more vigilant than 18-year-old Hannah Warner, the sheriff's daughter and aspiring FBI agent. That is until... Read more

The Comfort of Crows

A Backyard Year

By: Margaret Renkl
Narrated by: Margaret Renkl
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

“Listening to this meditation on nature is like sitting down to coffee with the author, who is also the narrator. Embark on a long walk outside with this one, or at least sit near a large window to gaze out while you listen. Read more

Wave

By: Diana Farid
Narrated by: Diana Farid
Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Dare the ocean to dance and it’ll
flow
flip
throw
me back,
tease with swells so I keep
watching
waiting
hoping
for the bigger wave,
that might take me all
the way to
the shore.

Thirteen-year-old Ava loves to surf and to sing. Singing and reading Rumi poems settle her mild OCD, and catching waves with her best friend, Phoenix, lets her fit in—her... Read more

It's Elementary

By: Elise Bryant
Narrated by: Aure Nash
Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

A fast-paced, completely delightful new mystery about what happens when parents get a little too involved in their kids' schools, from NAACP Image Award nominee Elise Bryant.

Mavis Miller is not a PTA mom. She has enough on her plate with her feisty seven-year-old daughter, Pearl, an exhausting job at a nonprofit, and the complexities of a... Read more

I Wish You Would

By: Eva Des Lauriers
Narrated by: Max Meyers & Victoria Villarreal
Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets You’ve Reached Sam—with all the feels of a Taylor Swift song—in this love story in which explosive secrets threaten to tear everyone apart, including best friends (or maybe more?), Natalia and Ethan.

"One of the best YA novels I've read in a long time." —Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight... Read more

The Princess Diaries, Volume I: The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries Series: Book #1

By: Meg Cabot
Narrated by: Anne Hathaway
Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

She's just a New York City girl living with her artist mom…

News flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that's why a limo always meets her at the airport!)
Downer: Dad can't have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.)
Shock of the century: Like it or not, Mia is prime princess material.
The worst part: Princess lessons from her dreaded grandmere,... Read more

We Are Not Alone

By: Katryn Bury
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

From award-winning author Katryn Bury of the Drew Leclair series, this hopeful coming-of-age middle grade novel follows the unlikely friendship between Sam, a recent cancer survivor, and a popular girl at school as they come together on a quest to uncover the truth about alien life in honor of Sam’s best friend’s final wishes. This powerful... Read more

Drew Leclair Crushes the Case

By: Katryn Bury
Narrated by: Devon Hales
Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Fan-favorite detective Drew Leclair returns to crack the case of a sneaky locker thief in this heartfelt sequel to the critically acclaimed middle grade mystery series that’s been called “the perfect story for readers ready to progress from Nancy Drew.” (SLJ, starred review). After breaking school rules the last time she solved a mystery, Drew... Read more

Drew Leclair Gets a Clue

By: Katryn Bury
Narrated by: Devon Hales
Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

In this modern take on Harriet the Spy, twelve-year-old Drew uses her true crime expertise to catch the cyberbully in her school—only to discover that family, friendship, and identity are the hardest mysteries to solve.Drew Leclair knows what it takes to be a great detective. She’s pored over the cases solved by her hero, criminal profiler Lita... Read more