Audio Playlist from MizVTigers

The Weight of Blood

By: Tiffany D. Jackson
Narrated by: JD Jackson, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Joy Nash, Christopher Salazar & Karen Malina White
Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

“A massacre happens at a high school prom leaving few survivors. This book incorporates podcasts episodes and news reports of the events leading up to the massacre. The producers of this audio book took great care in crafting an immersive experience. By giving the different characters their own voice actors the story comes to life and the... Read more

The Measure

A Novel

By: Nikki Erlick
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

“I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the premise of this book! While reading I found myself very thought provoked as I imagined if something like this were to occur in real life. The setting of the book is modern time, so it’s easier to relate to. I really enjoyed how the author told the story from eight different characters'... Read more

The Gravity of Us

By: Phil Stamper
Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Jonathan Davis, Gabra Zackman, January LaVoy, Angelo Di Loreto, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Dorothy Dillingham Blue, Cynthia Farrell, Soneela Nankani, Sullivan Jones, Bahni Turpin & Phil Stamper
Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Teen boys find love when their parents' NASA mission uproots their lives in this sweet debut perfect for Adam Silvera fans.

As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing his life online. But when his pilot father is selected for a highly publicized NASA mission to Mars, Cal and... Read more

Tornado Brain

By: Cat Patrick
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

In this heartfelt and powerfully affecting coming of age story, a neurodivergent 7th grader is determined to find her missing best friend before it's too late.

Things never seem to go as easily for thirteen-year-old Frankie as they do for her sister, Tess. Unlike Tess, Frankie is neurodivergent. In her case, that means she can't stand to be... Read more

All My Rage

A Novel

By: Sabaa Tahir
Narrated by: Deepti Gupta, Kamran R. Khan & Kausar Mohammed
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes

“Amazing and intense! Not light subject matter (note the long trigger warning) but such a rewarding read because of its depiction of the immigrant experience, Pakistani culture, and a willingness to tackle tough issues. Friendships and characters are heartwarming. AMR never loses its sense of optimism even when dealing with tragedy. Read more

Enter the Body

By: Joy McCullough
Narrated by: Joy McCullough, Valerie Rose Lohman, Annie Q & Victoria Villarreal
Length: 4 hours 22 minutes

“Talk about flipping the script. The girls of the Bard (Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, etc.) - none over 18 years old - call each other in and raise each other up as they each revise their own story, on their own terms. Huzzah! The full cast on this recording was magnificent, delivering iambic pentameter in a modern, chatty fashion. Brava! Read more

Dear Medusa

(A Novel in Verse)

By: Olivia A. Cole
Narrated by: Olivia A. Cole
Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse as she grapples with how to reclaim her story, her anger, and her body in a world that seems determined to punish her for the sin of surviving.

"This is more than a story about sexual violence—this book is about race, sexuality, love, and how anger... Read more

From Here

By: Luma Mufleh
Narrated by: Luma Mufleh
Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee.

With no word for “gay” in Arabic, Luma may not have known what to call the feelings she had growing up in Jordan during the 1980s, but she knew well enough to keep... Read more

A Well-Trained Wife

My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

By: Tia Levings
Narrated by: Tia Levings
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes

“This book was a little triggering because while I was not deep into fundamentalism, some of my friends were. I always resisted and this book gives a bit more insight into growing up fundamentalist and the slippery slope between a relationship with Christ and a cult. Read more

It's Not Hysteria

Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told)

By: Dr. Karen Tang
Narrated by: Dr. Karen Tang
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

This program is read by the author.

An inclusive and essential new resource for reproductive health—including period problems, pelvic pain, menopause, fertility, sexual health, vaginal and urinary conditions, and overall wellbeing—from leading expert and fierce advocate Dr. Karen Tang

Did you know that up to 90% of women experience menstrual... Read more

Warrior Girl Unearthed

By: Angeline Boulley
Narrated by: Isabella Star LaBlanc
Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

“I am blown away by the author and narrator. Both this book and Firekeeper's Daughter are important and enthralling stories. Read more

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria!
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)

Dive into the award-winning, internationally renowned book that is a “tender, honest exploration of identity” (Publishers Weekly) and distills lyrical truths about family and friendship—featuring images from the film!

Aristotle... Read more

How the Word Is Passed

A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

By: Clint Smith
Narrated by: Clint Smith
Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

“Smith has crafted a resource, narrative and detailed explanation into how we teach the legacy of slavery. He recounts visits from everywhere from NYC to the Whitney Plantation, integrating stories of people and visitors today. This book is lays a beautiful written foundation for interrogating the history we've been taught. Particularly... 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

“This “not history, history book” is a remix of Ibram X. Kendi’s adult book, Stamped From the Beginning. In Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, Jason Reynolds tells the narrative of racism throughout time with a young adult audience in mind. From the first racist, to slavery, to modern politics, Reynolds revelations surrounding the history of... Read more

Myth America

Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

By: Kevin M. Kruse & Julian E. Zelizer
Narrated by: Allan Aquino, Maleah Woodley, Todd Menesses & Sasha LaPointe
Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

America’s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation’s past 
 
The United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of Americans to believe in fictions over facts, making constructive dialogue impossible... Read more

The Last Cuentista

By: Donna Barba Higuera
Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

“Twelve year old Petra Peña has always dreamed of becoming a Cuentista (a storyteller). When she wakes up from 500 years in cryosleep to a community of brainwashed people, Petra is different; she still has her memories from Earth, and she is full of stories from the past...The Last Cuentista demonstrates the importance of learning from ancestors'... Read more

Obsessed

A Memoir of My Life with OCD

By: Allison Britz
Narrated by: Emily Ellet
Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home. But after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a... Read more

Too Dumb for Democracy?

Why We Make Bad Political Decisions and How We Can Make Better Ones

By: David Moscrop
Narrated by: David Moscrop
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

David Moscrop asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age. In this accessible and compelling investigation narrated by the author, Moscrop explains what’s going wrong in today’s political landscape and how individuals, societies, and institutions can work... Read more

Tigers, Not Daughters

By: Samantha Mabry
Narrated by: Luis Moreno
Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

“Tigers, Not Daughters is the stunning tale of four young Latina sisters in Texas, told through the eyes of the naïve, voyeuristic boys across the street, and from the girls’ own perspectives as well. A year after the death of the eldest sister, Ana, her sisters are hollow, their spirits choked by their unreliable and emotionally abusive father.... Read more

The Legend of the Last Library

By: Frank L. Cole
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
Length: 8 hours 1 minute

In a world where paper is extremely scarce and books are priceless, Juni undertakes a dangerous quest to find a legendary lost treasure—the last library. Juni lives in a world without books. The Blight killed off all the trees, and since then, paper is worth more than just about anything else. Juni’s parents were killed in an archeological dig... Read more