I cannot tell a lie–I really love this annual post, or perhaps I just love doing the “listening” research to find fabulous recommendations. It seems like audiobooks are more popular than ever, but it is still a challenge to find something that works for a family of varying ages all jammed in a car together. Here is what we dug up for this year’s recommendations.
To see full literary review and content analysis, please click on book covers below.
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
- Adventure
- Magic
- Funny (Tar Baby will crack you up)
- If you like Percy Jackson, you will probably like this one
- All ages will enjoy
- First book in a series
Listening Length: 10 hours 57 minutes
Legends of the Sky
- Classic, high fantasy
- Likeable and strong heroine
- Dragons…of course
- Cast of female and male characters
- First book in a series
Listening Length: 9 hours 16 minutes
Refugee
- A mix: Historical Fiction and Contemporary Fiction
- Three different time periods and stories
- A unique reader for each story
- Characters that will suck you in
Listening Length: 7 hours 57 minutes
Slacker
- Multiple readers
- Oh so funny–with a whole lot of irony sprinkled on top
- Gamers take notice
- There is something for every age here from elementary school to high school
Listening Length: 5 hours 34 minutes
When Stars are Scattered
- Amazing!
- Might be a life-changing listen
- Themes around family, refugees, and immigration
- Ageless appeal
Listening Length: 3 hours 42 minutes
The Crossover
- Novel in free verse–trust me it is perfect for an audiobook
- Especially great for teenage listeners
- Good for sports lovers
Listening Length: 2 hours 16 minutes
The Wild Huntsboys
- Action and adventure galore
- Dash of dystopian
- Those fairies are quite blood-thirsty so might be a little much for the kindergartner in the car
- Strong male ensemble characters
- Reader has a great accent
