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Upstate

A Novel

by Kalisha Buckhanon ...

Narrated by Chadwick Boseman, Heather Simms ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

This program is read by Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New York. Antonio and Natasha's world is turned upside down, and their young love is put to the ... Read more

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This program is read by Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New York. Antonio and Natasha's world is turned upside down, and their young love is put to the
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Angel in the Rubble

The Miraculous Rescue of 9/11's Last Survivor

by Genelle Guzman-McMillan ...

Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms ...

Series series An Inspiring Memoir
Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

The riveting story of the last survivor pulled from the 9/11 Ground Zero debris after twenty-seven hours and her journey from desperation to a miraculous salvation.In this moving true story, Genelle Guzman-McMillan reveals her harrowing experience trapped inside the collapsed Tower One on 9/11. Buried beneath concrete and steel for over a day, Genelle couldn’t help but reflect on her life and her ... Read more

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The riveting story of the last survivor pulled from the 9/11 Ground Zero debris after twenty-seven hours and her journey from desperation to a miraculous salvation.In this moving true story, Genelle Guzman-McMillan reveals her harrowing experience trapped inside the collapsed Tower One on 9/11. Buried beneath concrete and steel for over a day, Genelle couldn’t help but reflect on her life and her
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The Other Black Girl

A Novel

by Zakiya Dalila Harris ...

Narrated by Aja Naomi King, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Heather Alicia Simms, Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

13 hours 33 min

**Now a Hulu Original Series“Riveting, fearless, and vividly original” (Emily St. John Mandel, New York Times bestselling author), this instant New York Times bestseller explores the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing.**Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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**Now a Hulu Original Series“Riveting, fearless, and vividly original” (Emily St. John Mandel, New York Times bestselling author), this instant New York Times bestseller explores the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing.**Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee
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How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7

by Joanna Faber, Julie King ...

Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms, Michele Pawk, Candace Thaxton, January LaVoy, Rebekkah Ross, Gibson Frazier, Molly Pope ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

**OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLDA must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible.”**For nearly forty years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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**OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLDA must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible.”**For nearly forty years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
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Look Both Ways

A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

by Jason Reynolds ...

Narrated by Jason Reynolds, Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, Bahni Turpin, Kevin R. Free, JD Jackson, Guy Lockard, January LaVoy, Adenrele Ojo, David Sadzin0 ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!UK Carnegie Medal winnerA National Book Award FinalistCoretta Scott King Author Honor BookAn NPR Favorite Book of 2019A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019A Time Best Children’s Book of 2019A Today Show Best Kids’ Book of 2019A ... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!UK Carnegie Medal winnerA National Book Award FinalistCoretta Scott King Author Honor BookAn NPR Favorite Book of 2019A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019A Time Best Children’s Book of 2019A Today Show Best Kids’ Book of 2019A ...
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New Nigeria County

by Clare Brown ...

Narrated by Clare Brown, Ayanna Dookie, Korey Jackson, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Brittany Pressley, Emana Rachelle, Malika Samuel, Heather Alicia Simms, Diana Bustelo, Tyla Collier0, Alejandra Reynoso1, David Sadzin2, André Santana3, Shaun Taylor-Corbett4 ...

Unabridged

3 hours 33 min

“A stupendous full-cast, fully-realized production…Buffered in hilarity, Brown also provides a brilliant exposé of undeniable, inescapable inequity and injustice.” —Booklist (starred review)Written and performed by TikTok star Clare Brown, New Nigeria County is a whip-smart, full-cast satire tackling race, gender, and nationalism in today’s world. When a white family moves into an affluent Black ... Read more

$19.99 USD

“A stupendous full-cast, fully-realized production…Buffered in hilarity, Brown also provides a brilliant exposé of undeniable, inescapable inequity and injustice.” —Booklist (starred review)Written and performed by TikTok star Clare Brown, New Nigeria County is a whip-smart, full-cast satire tackling race, gender, and nationalism in today’s world. When a white family moves into an affluent Black
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Leslie

by Omar Tyree ...

Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms ...

Abridged

4 hours 55 min

To some she's intelligent and beautiful.To others she's proud and dangerous.At the historically black college of Dillard University in the lush mystical city of New Orleans, the beautiful and serious Leslie Beaudet is struggling with a dark secret of power in a world that is pulling her in many different directions.In the eyes of her Haitian immigrant father, Leslie is a queen who deserves more ... Read more

$17.99 USD

To some she's intelligent and beautiful.To others she's proud and dangerous.At the historically black college of Dillard University in the lush mystical city of New Orleans, the beautiful and serious Leslie Beaudet is struggling with a dark secret of power in a world that is pulling her in many different directions.In the eyes of her Haitian immigrant father, Leslie is a queen who deserves more
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American Like Me

by America Ferrera ...

Narrated by America Ferrera, Bambadjan Bamba, Joy Cho, Auli'I Cravalho, Tim Chiou, Janina Edwards, Jennifer Ikeda, Lameece Issaq, Eugene Kim, Jennifer Lim0, Sunil Malhotra1, Roxana Ortega2, Geena Rocero3, Martin Sensmeier4, Heather Alicia Simms5, Neela Vaswani6, Tanaya Winder7, Ramón de Ocampo8 ...

Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award–nominated actress and 2023 SeeHer award recipient America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures.America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents’ homeland and Honduran culture. ... Read more

$25.99 USD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award–nominated actress and 2023 SeeHer award recipient America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures.America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents’ homeland and Honduran culture.
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True Believer

by Virginia Euwer Wolff ...

Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Make Lemonade
Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

What's new in LaVaughn's life is Jody--a boy she knew as a child who's come back to the housing project where she lives. Jody is like a miracle: He smells like chlorine, he calls her "little buddy," he goes with her to the dance. It's just as if he's in love with her. Except not quite.As LaVaughn puzzles over Jody, as her best friends struggle with belief and acceptance, and as Jody wrestles with ... Read more

$12.50 USD

What's new in LaVaughn's life is Jody--a boy she knew as a child who's come back to the housing project where she lives. Jody is like a miracle: He smells like chlorine, he calls her "little buddy," he goes with her to the dance. It's just as if he's in love with her. Except not quite.As LaVaughn puzzles over Jody, as her best friends struggle with belief and acceptance, and as Jody wrestles with
... Read more
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Reaching for the Moon

The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

by Katherine Johnson ...

Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

“This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review)The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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“This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review)The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped
... Read more

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Make Lemonade

by Virginia Euwer Wolff ...

Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Make Lemonade
Unabridged

3 hours 33 min

Jolly is seventeen. She can’t really spell. She doesn’t have much of a job. And she has two little kids from two different, absent fathers.Jolly knows she can’t cope with Jilly and Jeremy all by herself. So she posts a notice on the school bulletin board: BABYSITTER NEEDED BAD. No one replies but Verna LaVaughn, who’s only fourteen. How much help can she be?For a while, Jolly, Jilly, Jeremy, and ... Read more

$15.00 USD

Jolly is seventeen. She can’t really spell. She doesn’t have much of a job. And she has two little kids from two different, absent fathers.Jolly knows she can’t cope with Jilly and Jeremy all by herself. So she posts a notice on the school bulletin board: BABYSITTER NEEDED BAD. No one replies but Verna LaVaughn, who’s only fourteen. How much help can she be?For a while, Jolly, Jilly, Jeremy, and
... Read more
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Grant Me Vision

A Journey of Family, Faith, and Forgiveness

by Sabrina Greenlee ...

Narrated by DeAndre Hopkins, Heather Alicia Simms ...

Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

Foreword by DeAndre HopkinsIn this extraordinary memoir, Sabrina Greenlee, the indomitable mother of NFL sensation DeAndre Hopkins, unveils her journey of triumph over adversity—a saga of tenacity, redemption, faith, and the profound reclamation of personal power.Sabrina Greenlee was born to teenage parents in the shadow of South Carolina’s Clemson University, and her story unfolds against the ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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Foreword by DeAndre HopkinsIn this extraordinary memoir, Sabrina Greenlee, the indomitable mother of NFL sensation DeAndre Hopkins, unveils her journey of triumph over adversity—a saga of tenacity, redemption, faith, and the profound reclamation of personal power.Sabrina Greenlee was born to teenage parents in the shadow of South Carolina’s Clemson University, and her story unfolds against the
... Read more

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