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CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY

This sweet and encouraging story is brought to life by narrator Logan Rozos, who voices Carey Parker. Carey is a genderqueer Mariah Carey-loving teen who is navigating first love, discrimination, and family illness while trying to follow their passion of singing. Rozos's narration captures Carey's hopes and doubts, expressing their thoughts with just the right amount of emotion to sound both genuine and entertaining. Listeners will enjoy this heartening story; the romantic plot is endearing, and Rozos does a good job following the poignant ups and downs as Carey learns to trust themself, connect with others, and stand up for their rights.

(Fiction. 13-18)

Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2021

Duration: 8 hrs

Publisher: N/A

Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026

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    WHEN THE WORLD WAS HAPPY

    Muñoz’s narration allows glints of humor and family love to balance the horrors of trauma.

    Narrator Javier Muñoz’s voice is light, almost giddy, as he describes the loving, joyful, book-filled family life of 17-year-old Mexican American twins Emma and CheChe. The story is told from the perspective of CheChe, who relishes his good life. After CheChe’s El Paso high school is attacked and he is shot and loses a leg, Muñoz’s narration changes dramatically. Sounding slower, subdued, and saddened, CheChe tries to comprehend the shattering of his idyllic life. Listeners will be struck by the sweetness of CheChe’s developing relationship with Placido, his first boyfriend, and the evolution of his path to healing.

    Muñoz’s narration allows glints of humor and family love to balance the horrors of trauma. (Fiction. 14-18)

    Pub Date: today

    Duration: 10 hrs, 56 mins

    DD ISBN: 9781668185834

    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

    Review Posted Online: today

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      THE SECRET TO BELONGING

      Eloquent and hauntingly spare.

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      Freeman performs her novel in verse with a sensitivity to lines and rhythms, carefully conveying the immense spectrum of feelings in this poignant audiobook. The unnamed narrator, in her junior year of high school, is counting the days until she can escape a fragmented family where she feels invisible. The concise writing accentuates the rapid-fire drama as her parents take her allocated tuition funds to support her brother in rehab. Freeman expresses the desperation and despair that drive the heroine to apply for and receive a scholarship to study in Norway, even though she knows none of the country’s culture or language. Freeman describes a caring Norwegian family, a first love, and the places and people that help the protagonist discover true belonging.

      Eloquent and hauntingly spare. (Verse fiction. 14-18)

      Pub Date: Sept. 15, 2026

      Duration: 2 hrs, 33 mins

      DD ISBN: 9781668184332

      Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

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