Tough Topics Audiobooks

Sharkman

"Kwan Wilson was a high school basketball star living in San Diego when a tragic accident changed his life in ways no one could predict. He only looked at his phone for a few seconds, but that was all the time it took to crash his car into a telephone pole, killing his mother and paralyzing him from the waist down. After the accident his father, Admiral Douglas Wilson, sent him off to live with his maternal grandmother in South Florida. Kwan’s new principal, anticipating his depression and isolation, tells him about an internship at a genetics lab in Miami that is testing shark stem cells on rats in an effort to cure cancer and repair spinal injuries. Kwan declines until he learns the beautiful Anya Patel is an intern at the lab. When Kwan takes the internship, he learns that the good news is that the stem cells are curing their rat subjects; the bad news is it alters their DNA so much it kills them. But after a promising breakthrough is made, Kwan risks his life and injects himself with the experimental stem cells, forever altering his destiny and the lives of millions in the process."

Steve Alten (Author), Andrew Eiden (Narrator)

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Rebellion

"Book four in the New York Times bestselling series The 100. Now a hit TV show on the CW! It's been a month since the new dropships landed and the rest of the Colonists joined the hundred on the ground. The teens, once branded juvenile delinquents, are now leaders among their people. It should be a time for celebration and togetherness, but a new threat appears before long: a fanatical cult determined to grow its ranks and 'heal' the war-ravaged planet...by eliminating everyone else on it. After scores of their friends are captured, Clarke sets off to retrieve them, certain that she can come to an understanding with these strangers. Bellamy has a different plan; he won't let anything--or anyone--get in the way of saving the people he loves. Meanwhile, in captivity and scared for their lives, Glass falls under the spell of the cult's magnetic message, and Wells has to learn how to lead again. Unless the rescue party arrives soon, the teen captives will face a fate more terrifying than anything they could imagine. If the hundred ever want to call this dangerous planet home, they'll need to put aside their differences and fight to protect themselves and their world."

Kass Morgan (Author), Justin Torres, Phoebe Strole (Narrator)

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The Odds of Loving Grover Cleveland

"According to sixteen-year-old Zander Osborne, nowhere is an actual place—and she’s just fine there. But her parents insist that she get out of her head—and her home state—and attend Camp Padua, a summer camp for at-risk teens. Zander does not fit in—or so she thinks. She has only one word for her fellow campers: crazy. In fact, the whole camp population exists somewhere between disaster and diagnosis. There’s her cabinmate Cassie, a self-described manic-depressive-bipolar-anorexic. Grover Cleveland (yes, like the president), a cute but confrontational boy who expects to be schizophrenic someday, odds being what they are. And Bek, a charmingly confounding pathological liar. But amid group “share-apy” sessions and forbidden late-night outings, unlikely friendships form, and as the Michigan summer heats up, the four teens begin to reveal their tragic secrets. Zander finds herself inextricably drawn to Grover’s earnest charms, and she begins to wonder if she could be happy. But first she must come completely unraveled to have any hope of putting herself back together again."

Rebekah Crane (Author), Caitlin Kelly (Narrator)

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Unnatural Deeds

"Victoria Zell doesn’t fit in, not that she cares what anyone thinks. She and her homeschooled boyfriend, Andrew, are inseparable. All they need is each other. That is, until Zachary Zimmerman joins her homeroom. Within an hour of meeting, he convinces good-girl Vic to cut class. And she can’t get enough of that rush. Despite Vic’s loyalty to Andrew, she finds her life slowly entwining with Z’s. Soon she’s lying to everyone she knows in an effort to unravel Z’s secrets. Except Z’s not the only one with a past. Victoria’s hiding her own secrets, secrets that will come back to haunt her—and destroy everything in her path."

Cyn Balog (Author), Pamela Lorence (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Un monstruo viene a verme

"Merecedora de numerosos premios y distinciones, Un monstruo viene a verme es la novela más aclamada de Patrick Ness. Escucha esta historia emocionante y extraordinaria sobre un niño, su madre enferma y el monstruo que viene a visitarle. Siete minutos después de la medianoche, Conor despierta y se encuentra un monstruo en la ventana. Pero no es el monstruo que él esperaba, el de la pesadilla que tiene casi todas las noches desde que su madre empezó el arduo e incansable tratamiento. No, este monstruo es algo diferente, antiguo... Y quiere lo más peligroso de todo: la verdad. Maliciosa, divertida y conmovedora, Un monstruo viene a verme nos habla de nuestra dificultad para aceptar la pérdida y de los lazos frágiles pero extraordinariamente poderosos que nos unen a la vida. Las mejores historias en formato audiolibro. La crítica ha dicho... «Excepcional... He aquí cómo debería ser siempre la narrativa: desgarradora, lírica y trascendente.» Meg Rosoff «Valiente y hermoso, lleno de compasión, Un monstruo viene a verme funde lo doloroso y lo intuitivo, lo simple y lo profundo. El resultado tiembla de vida.» TheIndependent «Las ilustraciones de Kay, amenazadoras y llenas de energía, y la manera en que interactúan con el texto, junto a la generosidad de los materiales con que está hecho el libro, hacen que sea una verdadera alegría tan solo sostenerlo en la mano.» The Guardian «Imprescindible... Apasionante, conmovedor, brillante.» The Times «Excepcional... Destaca por su compasión.» Daily Mail Los lectores dicen... «Es muy emocionante. Una historia demasiado tierna como para dejarla escapar». «Patrick Ness, con un estilo enternecedor, ha conseguido crear una historia valiente y sumamente desgarradora»."

Patrick Ness (Author), Carlos Manuel Vesga (Narrator)

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Pushing Perfect

"Kara Winters is always striving for perfection. But when her anxiety takes over, the price of perfection spirals out of control… 'Perfect' Kara Winters has always hated her nickname. Especially now that she no longer lives up to it. She used to have normal friends, she used to be normal. Now all she wants is to get into Harvard and leave high school behind. So when the pressure to ace her exams finally gets to her, Kara does one tiny bad thing, just to help out, to ease the stress. If it will help Kara get a perfect exam score and one step closer to a new life, it’s a price she’s willing to pay. But she never expects to get caught out. Or that Alex, Raj and her other not-so-perfect new friends might get embroiled in a horrible mess that could ruin all of their futures. Sometimes perfection isn't what it's cracked up to be."

Michelle Falkoff (Author), Kathryn Griffiths (Narrator)

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A Tragic Kind of Wonderful

"The heart-rending and inspiring novel from the critically acclaimed author of NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST. How can you have a future if you can’t accept your past? Mel Hannigan doesn’t have it easy. Mourning the death of her firework of a brother, facing the loss of three friendships that used to mean everything to her and struggling to deal with a condition that even her closest friends don’t know about. To protect herself and everyone else, Mel tries to lock away her heart, to live quietly without pain – but also without hope. Until the plight of an old friend, and meeting someone new, shows her that the risk is worth taking, that opening up to life – and who you really are – is what can make everything glorious… And that maybe Mel can discover a tragic kind of wonderful of her very own. A beautiful, captivating story about living with mental illness, and loving – even with a broken heart."

Eric Lindstrom (Author), Katharine Mangold (Narrator)

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The Sun is Also a Star

"#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • An all-encompassing, whirlwind romance that's "beautifully crafted" (People) and "full of intelligence, understanding and hope" (Los Angeles Times) ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library • A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Century Natasha: I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I'm definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won't be my story. Daniel: I've always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents' high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store-for both of us. The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?"

Nicola Yoon (Author), Bahni Turpin, Dominic Hoffman, Raymond Lee (Narrator)

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Rebuttal

"The Grand Prize winner of HarperCollins's audio drama contest. ''By turns amusing and angst-filled, this well-paced production is a good choice for fans of full-cast audios'' (AudioFile). All Alex Dassan needs to do is win second place in the debate team finals. The second place prize is a trip to the Nottingshire Retreat in London where she’ll have a chance to take a class with her writing idol, Mary Noelle Simmons. Alex knows that once she meets Mary her life will fall into place and her dreams of becoming a writer will be possible (and less scary). Nothing is going to stand in Alex’s way—especially not a dad who’s never home and a mom who left to go ''find herself'' in India. The only problem: with minutes before the competition and a missing debate partner, Alex is feeling a little desperate. All Jeremy Beekman needs to do is pass AP Biology. If Jeremy passes then he can get into medical school, become a doctor in 10 years, and keep his family together--he won’t disappoint his parents the way his brother did. The only problem: Jeremy spends more time on art and the AV Club than on his homework. When Alex and Jeremy run into each other (literally!) before the debate team competition, they make an arrangement—if Jeremy helps Alex win the debate team finals then Alex will tutor Jeremy in biology. What could go wrong? What starts as an academic arrangement soon turns into a friendship where absent parents and burdensome expectations are confronted, dreams are dreamed bigger, and the debate team competition stakes are even higher. You may now begin your rebuttal."

Jyotsna Hariharan (Author), Dan Bittner, Michael Crouch, Nina Mehta, Peter Ganim, Phoebe Strole (Narrator)

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All in Pieces

"From New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young comes a "tremendously moving" (Booklist) novel about a girl struggling to deal with anger issues while taking care of her younger brother with special needs. "Anger-management issues." That's how they classified Savannah Sutton after she drove a pencil into her ex-boyfriend's hand because he mocked her little brother, Evan, for being disabled. That's why they sent her to Brooks Academy—an alternative high school that's used as a temporary detention center. The days at Brooks are miserable, but at home, life is far more bleak. Savvy's struggling to take care of her brother since her mom left years ago, and her alcoholic dad can't be bothered. Life with Evan is a constant challenge, but he's also the most important person in the world to Savvy. Then there's Cameron, a new student at Brooks with issues of his own; a guy from a perfect family that Savvy thought only existed on TV. Cameron seems determined to break through every one of the walls Savvy's built around herself, except if she lets herself trust him, it could make everything she's worked so hard for fall apart in an instant. And with her aunt seeking custody of her brother and her ex-boyfriend seeking revenge, Savvy's fighting to hold all the pieces together. But she's not sure how much tighter she can be pulled before she breaks completely."

Suzanne Young (Author), Arden Hammersmith (Narrator)

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Sea Change

"Bestselling author Aimee Friedman is back, with her signature combination of warmth and humor. And with this book, she adds a touch of fantasy. . . Lifetime Original Movie!New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman is back, with her signature combination of warmth and humor. And with this book, she adds a touch of fantasy. . .Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science. . .and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she's happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother's estate.There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can't make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship. . .and reality."

Aimee Friedman (Author), Nora Hunter (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Will Grayson, Will Grayson

"Dos chicos, dos vidas, un nombre. Dos autores, dos personajes, un gran libro. El mejor Young adultdisponible en formato audiolibro. Will Grayson tiene dos reglas en la vida: guardar silencio y no implicarse en nada. Sin embargo, su mejor amigo, Tiny Cooper, está decidido a buscarle novia y a montar su musical autobiográfico:Tiny Dancer. Muy cerca de él hay otro Will Grayson: un chico melancólico que no tiene nada bueno a lo que agarrarse. Lo único que hace que su vida merezca la pena es su relación online con Isaac, al que nunca ha visto en persona. Una fría noche de invierno, los dos Will Grayson se cruzarán en una esquina cualquiera de Chicago. Por suerte para ambos, Tiny está decidido a empujarlos hacia la felicidad, el amor y, por supuesto, el musical más fabuloso jamás representado en un instituto. Divertidísima, conmovedora y profundamente perspicaz, la novela de John Green y David Levithan reflexiona sobre la amistad y la identidad con todo el humor y la emoción propios de dos maestros del género. Los bloggers, la prensa y otros autores opinan... «Es curioso: este es el tercer libro de John Green que leo y le adoro... y este es el tercer libro de David Levithan que leo y también le adoro, sabía que algo escrito entre los dos sería buenísimo. Bien, pues me quedo corta.» Polly en plumaespadayvarita.blogsopot.com.es «Una arrolladora historia de amor.» Booklist «¡Alucinante! La que une a Will G. y Tiny Copper es una de las amistades literarias más bonitas de todos los tiempos.» Rainbow Rowell, autora de Eleanor & Park «Cuando dos escritores de la talla de John Green y David Levithan se alían para llevar a cabo un proyecto conjunto, el resultado solo puede ser bueno. [...] Empecé esta historia con las expectativas muy altas y os aseguro que las ha rebasado de manera airosa.» Hermochi, masalladelaspalabras.com «Con Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green y David Levithan demuestran que la unión hace la fuerza, pues han logrado combinar sus formas de narrar para crear una historia que cala hondo. Si buscáis romance fácil esta no es vuestra novela, pero si os apetece leer una interesante reflexión sobre la amistad con personajes fantásticos, adelante.» Mike Lightwood, alaspapel.com «Una lectura ágil, positiva, refrescante y muy, muy conmovedora.[...] Una novela enternecedora, llena de sensibilidad, de dudas de agobios. Por no hablar de los desternillantes diálogos. [...] Si queréis reír, si queréis llorar, si queréis emocionaros. Una de las novelas más conmovedoras de amor y amistad que he leído en muchísimo tiempo.» Sebas G. Mouret, El coleccionista de mundos «Un libro que desde hace muchísimo tiempo estaba deseando leer. [...] Dos de los mejores autores de literatura juvenil que hay ahora mismo en Estados Unidos van y se juntan y escriben una novela juntos. Esto es maravilloso...» Javier Ruescas en Youtube «De las lecturas más divertidas y que más me han hecho reír. Un libro maravilloso que todo el mundo debería leer. Will Grayson, Will Grayson lo primero.» La estancia de los libros"

David Levithan, John Green (Author), Aldo Escalante, Miguel ángel Ruíz (Narrator)

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