Audiobooks for summer road trips

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The Brothers K
The Brothers K By Duncan, David James (Audiobook CD - 2008)
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods By Bryson, Bill (Audiobook CD - 1998)
The Hobbit
The Hobbit By Tolkien, J. R. R. (Audiobook CD - 1991)

Annotation:"Rob Inglis (the narrator) rules," says one Seattle reader.

A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns By Hosseini, Khaled (Audiobook CD - 2007)
The Red Door
The Red Door By Todd, Charles (Downloadable Audiobook - 2010)
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father By Obama, Barack (Audiobook CD - 2005)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Help
The Help By Stockett, Kathryn (Audiobook CD - 2009)
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone By Rowling, J. K. (Audiobook CD - 1999)

Annotation:Many readers suggest all the books in the Potter series, read by Jim Dale, for road trips and family entertainment.

The Hungry Tide
The Hungry Tide By Ghosh, Amitav (Downloadable Audiobook - 2005)
Catherine, Called Birdy
Catherine, Called Birdy By Cushman, Karen (Audiobook CD - 1996)

Annotation:A children's novel for family listening.

The Goose Girl
The Goose Girl By Hale, Shannon (Downloadable Audiobook - 2005)

Annotation:A teen novel for family listening.

The Throne of Fire
The Throne of Fire By Riordan, Rick (Audiobook CD - 2011)

Annotation:A children's novel for family listening.

Life
Life By Richards, Keith (Audiobook CD - 2010)
In A Sunburned Country
In A Sunburned Country By Bryson, Bill (Audiobook CD - 2004)
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle By Follett, Ken (Audiobook CD - 1990)

Annotation:"I never would have read it, but the audio recording won an Audie, so I tried it out. So glad I did!" a Seattle reader tells us. Also available as downloadable audio.

The Passage
The Passage [a Novel] By Cronin, Justin (Downloadable Audiobook - 2010)
The Gunslinger
The Gunslinger By King, Stephen (Audiobook CD - 2003)
Gods in Alabama
Gods in Alabama By Jackson, Joshilyn (Downloadable Audiobook - 2005)
Beauty Queens
Beauty Queens By Bray, Libba (Audiobook CD - 2011)

Annotation:A teen novel. A Seattle reader tells us that this title "is immensely entertaining on audio. I think it's another one of thsoe cases where a really good book is made extraordinary when produced on audio."

The Amulet of Samarkand
The Amulet of Samarkand By Stroud, Jonathan (Audiobook CD - 2004)
Leviathan
Leviathan By Westerfeld, Scott (Audiobook CD - 2009)

Annotation:A Seattle reader recommends all of the audio books in this teen series.

Wicked Lovely
Wicked Lovely By Marr, Melissa (Book - 2008)

Annotation:A teen novel.

Sleepwalk with Me Live
Sleepwalk with Me Live By Birbiglia, Mike (Audiobook CD - 2011)

Annotation:"In fact, anything by him! If you want a laugh," says a Seattle reader.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy By Le Carré, John (Audiobook CD - 2010)

Annotation:A Seattle reader writes that he's "been listening to the John Le Carre 'Karla Trilogy' books (read by Frederick Davidson) while running. They are so engrossing it takes away the pain."

The Book of Lost Things
The Book of Lost Things By Connolly, John (Audiobook CD - 2006)
In the Belly of the Bloodhound
In the Belly of the Bloodhound [being An Account of A Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber] By Meyer, L. A. (Audiobook CD - 2008)
The Time Traveler's Wife
Malcolm X
Malcolm X [a Life of Reinvention] By Marable, Manning (Audiobook CD - 2011)

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Seattle readers' suggestions for audiobooks for road trips! These suggestions came in through The Seattle Public Library's Facebook page. Thanks, Seattle readers!


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