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Audio Books for Teens on Summer Vacation
You've still got one more month of freedom and you've been meaning to read this summer but the beach is just too much fun…
You've still got one more month of freedom and you've been meaning to read this summer but the beach is just too much fun or your summer job takes up all your time. You can still catch up on your favorite authors and impress the teachers back at school but listening to audio books. Check back each week for a new audio book excerpt, featuring the opening passages of the following four audio books sure to make your summer vacation more fun.
Long Shot
Pedro is a team player on the school basketball team and when he decides to run for class president experiences another side of one of his team mates.
The Eternal Ones
In a story of paranormal suspense, Haven gets wrapped up in a lover from her past lives and who may also have been her killer.
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
John Grisham's new YA series starts with a court room drama and a thirteen year old with a desire for justice.
Along for the Ride
During a long summer, two lonely people find a connection.
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Along for the Ride
In her signature pitch-perfect style, Sarah Dessen explores the hearts of two lonely people learning to connect.
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A Discovery of New Women's Literature
Celebrate Women's History Month with new works from contemporary female authors.
Listen to selections from In The Company of Others, Getting to Happy, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, and Changing My Mind
Selections from How to be Rich, The How of Happiness, The Art of Conversation, and The Artist's Way.
Featuring selections from Long Shot, The Eternal Ones, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, and Along for the Ride
Selections from How Did You Get This Number, The Left Hand of God, The Pillars of the Earth and Eat, Pray, Love
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A poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including LeBron James's own.
Ron Currie, Jr.'s first full length novel, Everything Matters! asks if the everyday things in life matter when the world is about to end.
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Twelve-year-old boy Love Liu wonders what life is like beyond the region of Xinjiang in China's remote northwest in English.
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