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Audiobooks are more important than ever as a unique format for storytelling that makes books accessible to readers, wherever they may be. With many people working…
Review: Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis
Their histories buried, the Edelweiss Pirates’ story shares the bold accounts of youths whose resistance to oppressive forces were seen as the actions of rebels rather…
Review: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
If you were assigned a senior capstone project, what would you focus on? Well, if you’re Pippa Fitz-Amobi, you decide your project will be to prove…
Nonfiction Roundup
Colleen spent the last half of 2019 doing a deep dive into listening to nonfiction audiobooks for teens. Here’s a handful of titles that show the…
2020 Winners Round Up
Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction, produced by Scholastic Audiobooks, written by Jarrett J. Krosoczka and narrated…
Wrap Up and End of Year thoughts 2020
Hi happy listeners – here are our 2020 award/ end-of-the-year thoughts! Don’t forget to join us for the Youth Media Awards for the announcement of this…
Review: Hey Kiddo
“We all have our stories of how we came to be, ya know?” – Leslie shares with teenage Jarrett as he helps her move into her…
Review: Butterfly Yellow
Gorgeous writing meets expert narration in this one of a kind story. Listeners’ meet Hằng, a teenaged Vietnam War refugee, searching to reconnect with her brother…
Review: We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
Live Oak Media’s production of We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frané Lessac, exudes the celebratory joy and beauty of this readalong picture…
Interview: We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
Ears on the Odyssey reviewer Eti Berland recently interviewed award-winning producer Arnie Cardillo, together with talented author Traci Sorell to discuss Live Oak Media’s stunning production…
