![]() ![]() ![]() Needless to say, he wants to ask the whispers for a lot. And, like a lot of kids his age, he has issues with bed-wetting that he wishes would vanish. He also has a crush that he wishes would like him back. As an eighth grader, Riley deals with bullies that he wishes weren’t around to make his life miserable. Here’s the problem: Riley has a ton of wishes. ![]() These tiny fairies, mentioned by Riley’s mother during story time on many nights, grant wishes to anyone who leaves them tributes. Get this titleįor 11-year-old Riley, the whispers are the key to happiness. Listeners of all ages will be sure to take some life lessons away from this touching story. Lambda Literary Award winner Alex Gino pens this can’t-miss story that touches on many contemporary issues that affect us today, from social justice to intersectionality and allyship. Now, Jilly must be an ally, a sister, and a friend to people whose life experiences are very different from her own, and she learns a lot about herself along the way. But since her new friend Derek is both deaf and Black, Jilly needs to learn how to practice empathy and understand the intersection of Derek’s lived experience…and she stumbles a lot along the way. Trying to learn all she can about how to help her younger sister, Jilly gets in touch with Derek, who is also deaf. But when Jilly’s sister, Emma, is born deaf, she has to reimagine everything she knew about both sisterhood and disability. From the fights, to the favoritism, to the shared everything, it can be difficult to navigate the lifelong responsibility. Get this titleīeing a big sister is not easy. In the story, a powerful group of astral women guides the children on their journey this group of narrators serves a similar purpose for listeners, and they do a stellar job of making it magical. The 2018 film adaptation ushered in a revival of the classic story for a new audience, and it’s only fitting that this new audiobook includes significant players from this new era: film director Ava DuVernay performs the introduction, author Madeleine L’Engle delivers the foreword, and her granddaughter, Charlotte Jones Voiklis, performs the afterword, while Tony-nominated actress Hope Davis performs the story itself. With their friend Calvin, the children embark on a magic-filled journey to find their father. A mysterious stranger gives them the tip they need-that time can, in fact, be manipulated. He was experimenting with time travel when he unexpectedly disappeared. Madeleine L’Engle’s tale follows Meg Murray and her little brother, Charles Wallace, whose father has been missing. Familiar reading voices like Meryl Streep, Claire Danes, and Amy Poehler only sweeten the deal.A Wrinkle in Time has been a childhood classic since it was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1963. If you happen to be on a road trip with the kids, we have plenty of family-friendly choices too. Our list of best books to read or a pick from our curated Front Porch Book Club is always a great place to start narrowing down your search, but this list has some perfect-on-audiobook selections (Matthew McConaughey's memoir narrated by the actor himself? Yes, please!). Gone are the days of switching out the CDs for your books on tape-now you just download them to your phone. The list of audiobooks is practically endless, and there's truly something for everyone. Once you've exhausted all of the car games, you might be looking for another form of entertainment. You know the feeling: You're driving down the highway, watching the country pass by, and singing along to your favorite songs, and then you look at your GPS and realize you have hours (and hours) left to drive. There's nothing quite like hitting the open road for a summer road trip. ![]()
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