Young Adult AudioBooks You'll Like

Hello Teens,

We hope you all made it through the winter weather safe and sound. As we wind down the month of February, I thought we would take a look at some of the latest audiobooks we have acquired for your listening pleasure. Sometimes we find ourselves with limited time to sit down and physically hold a book to read. Audiobooks are a great way to fill the time when traveling or waiting for that next event to begin. Listed below are a few of the latest audiobooks in our system. Give them a try and you might find your next best way to engage with a good book.

Here’s the link to our CMRLS YA AUDIOBOOK COLLECTION FEB 2021 which list the books below along with many others.

Don't call the wolf [CD] Author: Ross, Aleksandra, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 11 audio discs (approximately 14 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: A fierce young queen, neither human nor lynx, who fights to protect a forest humans have long abandoned. An exhausted young soldier, last of his name, who searches for the brother who disappeared beneath those trees without a trace. A Golden Dragon, fearsome and vengeful, whose wingbeats haunt their nightmares and their steps. When these three paths cross at the fringes of a war between monsters and men, shapeshifter queen and reluctant hero strike a deal that may finally turn the tide against the rising hordes of darkness. Ren will help Lukasz find his brother, if Lukasz promises to slay the Dragon. But promises are all too easily broken.

Subject Term: Shapeshifting -- Fiction. Monsters -- Fiction. Dragons -- Fiction.

Genre: Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

Hostile territory [CD] Author: Greci, Paul, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 8 audio discs (9 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: A catastrophic earthquake strands four teens in the Alaskan wilderness, and leaves them without a civilization to return to.

Subject Term: Earthquakes -- Fiction. Wilderness survival -- Alaska -- Fiction. Young adult fiction. Wilderness survival -- Fiction. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense. Geographic Term: Alaska -- Fiction.

Genre:  Audiobooks. Apocalyptic fiction.

Ruthless Gods: a novel [CD] Author: Duncan, Emily A., author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 13 audio discs (16:0:0) : CD audio, digital; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: Nadya doesn't trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn't belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who, and what, he's become. As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined

Subject Term: Magic -- Fiction. Princes -- Fiction.  Gods -- Fiction. Fairy tales. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic.

Genre: Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

 Just breathe [CD] Author: McGovern, Cammie, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 8 audio discs (9 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: 

David Scheinman is the popular president of his senior class, battling cystic fibrosis. Jamie Turner is a quiet sophomore, struggling with depression. The pair's unlikely friendship starts to turn into something so much more. But neither Jamie nor David can bring themselves to reveal the secrets that weigh most heavily on their hearts-and their time for honesty may be running out.

Subject Term: Cystic fibrosis -- Fiction. Depression, Mental -- Fiction. Teenagers -- Fiction. Honesty -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. Young adult fiction. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Disabilities & Special Needs. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Depression.

Genre: Love stories. Audiobooks. Romance fiction.

The electric heir [CD] Author: Lee, Victoria (Author of young adult fantasy), author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 12 audio discs (14 hr., 58 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.. Compact discs.

Abstract: Six months after Noam Álvaro helped overthrow the despotic government of Carolinia, the Atlantians have gained citizenship, and Lehrer is chancellor. But despite Lehrer's image as a progressive humanitarian leader, Noam has finally remembered the truth that Lehrer forced him to forget, that Lehrer is responsible for the deadly magic infection that ravaged Carolinia. Now that Noam remembers the full extent of Lehrer's crimes, he's determined to use his influence with Lehrer to bring him down for good. If Lehrer realizes Noam has evaded his control and that Noam is plotting against him, Noam's dead. So he must keep playing the role of Lehrer's protégé until he can steal enough vaccine to stop the virus. Meanwhile, Dara Shirazi returns to Carolinia, his magic stripped by the same vaccine that saved his life. Dara fears Noam has only gotten himself more deeply entangled in Lehrer's web. Sooner or later, playing double agent might cost Noam his life.

Subject Term: Magic -- Fiction. Government, Resistance to -- Fiction. Gay teenagers -- Fiction. Virus diseases -- Fiction. Young adult fiction. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBT. Genre: Young adult fiction. Dystopias. Science fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

Dystopian fiction. Gay fiction.

Where dreams descend [CD] Author: Angeles, Janella, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 12 audio discs (approximately 14.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: In a city covered in ice and ruin, a group of magicians faces off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the Conquering Circus, only to find themselves under the threat of an unseen danger striking behind the scenes. As each act becomes more and riskier and the number of missing magicians piles up, three are forced to reckon with their secrets before the darkness comes for them next. The Star: Kallia, a powerful showgirl out to prove she₂s the best no matter the cost The Master: Jack, the enigmatic keeper of the club, and more than one lie told The Magician: Demarco, the brooding judge with a dark past he can no longer hide.

Subject Term: Magic -- Fiction. Contests -- Fiction. Missing persons -- Fiction. Ability -- Fiction. Secrecy -- Fiction.

Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

Wicked as you wish [CD] Author: Chupeco, Rin, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 11 audio discs (13 hr., 17 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in..Compact discs.

Abstract: "Many years ago, the magical Kingdom of Avalon was left desolate and encased in ice when the evil Snow Queen waged war on the powerful country. Its former citizens are now refugees in a world mostly devoid of magic. Which is why the crown prince and his protectors are stuck in...Arizona. Prince Alexei, the sole survivor of the Avalon royal family, is in hiding in a town so boring, magic doesn't even work there. Few know his secret identity, but his friend Tala is one of them. Tala doesn't mind--she has secrets of her own. Namely, that she's a spellbreaker, someone who negates magic. Then hope for their abandoned homeland reignites when a famous creature of legend, and Avalon's most powerful weapon, the Firebird, appears for the first time in decades. Alex and Tala unite with a ragtag group of new friends to journey back to Avalon for a showdown that will change the world as they know it." -- Amazon.

Subject Term: Magic -- Fiction. Princes -- Fiction. Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction. Friendship in adolescence -- Fiction.

Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction. Characters in literature -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Identity -- Fiction.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary. Genre: Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Audiobooks.

 96 words for love [CD] Author: Roy, Rachel, author.

Edition: Unabridged.

Physical Description: 

8 audio discs (approximately 540 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. Compact discs.

Abstract: A modern retelling of a classic Indian legend, that is a touching coming-of-age story that reads like Eat, Pray, Love for teens.

Subject Term: Ashrams -- Fiction. Cousins -- Fiction. East Indian Americans -- Fiction. Human trafficking -- Fiction.

Geographic Term: India -- Fiction. Genre: Young adult fiction. Romance fiction. Audiobooks.

 

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Winter Wonders @ Brandon

Hello Teens!

Winter is finally here! It has brought some interesting happenings at Brandon along with it. For the months of December and January, the bookshelves in the Young Adult section will be sporting some wacky winter hats. Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to vote on your favorite of the bunch. The winning hat will be worn by Ms. Beth (yes, me...I will probably look like Eeyore) at the January Family Night...actually the entire day...all day. So, vote wisely!

This coming Monday night (November 25) at 5:00 pm, we will be hosting our teen version of Graham Cracker House Wars! Be ready to build an amazing cracker cottage with delectable decorations. Bring your decorating skills and an old shirt, because this will get messy! Villages will be consumed immediately following the judging.

Reminders: 

• We will be closing @ noon Wednesday, November 27 and will be closed the remainder of that week.
• Don't forget to find your ducks in the duck hunt at the library! Drawing for the $100 gift card will be @ the Christmas Puppet Show and Doughnut Wreath program December 7 @ 1:00 pm.

See you soon!

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Young Adult Mississippi Book Recommendations

As part of our Mississippi History display, we're sharing some awesome recommendations for young adult fiction and nonfiction! Swing by the Brandon Library for more.

YA Fiction

Revolution by Deborah Wiles

It's 1964, and Sunny's town is being invaded. Or at least that's what the adults of Greenwood, Mississippi are saying. All Sunny knows is that people from up north are coming to help people register to vote. They're calling it Freedom Summer. Meanwhile, Sunny's life--and family--is getting complicated. And things get even trickier when Sunny and her brother are caught sneaking into the local swimming pool, where they bump into a mystery boy whose life is going to become tangled up in theirs.

Find it in the CMRLS here!

Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected invitation from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving for the lavish Wyndriven Abbey in the heart of Mississippi.
Sophie has always longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, Sophie knows she’s trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressac’s intoxicating world.

Find it in the CMRLS here!

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the “wastelands” of Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new stepmom. Before the dust has a chance to settle, she learns her mother is sick back in Cleveland.  So she ditches her new life and hops aboard a northbound Greyhound bus to her real home and her real mother, meeting a quirky cast of fellow travelers along the way. But when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane.

Find it in the CMRLS here!

YA Non-Fiction

The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell

In June of 1964, three idealistic young men (one black and two white) were lynched by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi. They were trying to register African Americans to vote as part of the Freedom Summer effort to bring democracy to the South. Their disappearance and murder caused a national uproar and was one of the most significant incidents of the Civil Rights Movement, and contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. THE FREEDOM SUMMER MURDERS will be the first book for young people to take a comprehensive look at the brutal murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, through to the conviction in 2005 of mastermind Edgar Ray Killen. 

Find in the CMRLS here!

A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson

In 1955, people all over the United States knew that Emmett Louis Till was a fourteen-year-old African American boy lynched for supposedly whistling at a white woman in Mississippi. The brutality of his murder, the open-casket funeral, and the acquittal of the men tried for the crime drew wide media attention. Award-winning poet Marilyn Nelson reminds us of the boy whose fate helped spark the civil rights movement. This martyr’s wreath, woven from a little-known but sophisticated form of poetry, challenges us to speak out against modern-day injustices, to “speak what we see.”

Find it in the CMRLS here!

Events That Changed the Course of History: Mississippi Becoming a State 200 Years Later by Amanda Hutchins

Two hundred years ago, on Dec. 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state to join the Union. Follow Mississippi on its long path to statehood, from the habitation of the Chickasaw, Choctaw and other tribes dating all the way back to 10,000 B.C., to its first European settlement in 1699, to eventually becoming a U.S. territory after the Revolutionary War.

However, Mississippi only enjoyed its status as a state for about 43 years before its citizens voted to secede from the Union in early 1861, just a few short months before the beginning of the Civil War. In this book, you will learn just why Mississippi seceded, how the state fared during the war, and how it dealt with reconstruction after the Confederacy was dissolved.

From the development of the Blues, to the Civil Rights Movement, to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, there have been a great number of changes, both good and bad, in Mississippi in the past century, and there are sure to be more to come. Take a closer look at the Magnolia State's history and learn how its past has shaped the culture and people of Mississippi today.

Find in in the CMRLS here!

All summaries acquired via Goodreads.

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