Listen To: Family Favorites
If you're taking the family on a road trip be sure to check out one or more of these audiobook titles. Our staff has come up with a number of suggestions which are suitable for kids ages 10 and above and can be enjoyed by both kids and adults.
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. (Youth Junior High Fiction ALE).
Baccalario, Pierdomenico. The Door to Time.
(Youth Fiction BAC). Also available: eAudiobook
Baker, E.D. The Frog Princess. (Youth Fiction BAK).
Balliett, Blue. Chasing Vermeer. (Youth Fiction BAL).
Also available: eAudiobook
Balliett, Blue. The Danger Box. (Youth Fiction BAL).
Barker, Clive. Abarat. (Youth Jr. High Fiction BAR).
Also available: eAudiobook
Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan. (Youth Fiction BAR).
Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatchers.
(Youth Fiction BAR). Also available: eAudiobook
Benioff, David. City of Thieves. (Adult Fiction BEN). Also available: eAudiobook
Bradley, Alan. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.
(Adult Mystery BRA). Also available: eAudiobook
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden.
(Youth Fiction BUR).
Also available: eAudiobook, Digital Player
Cabot, Meg. Moving Day. (Youth Fiction CAB).
Also available: eAudiobook and Digital Player
Chabon, Michael. Summerland. (Youth Fiction CHA).
Colfer, Eoin. Airman. (Youth Fiction COL).
Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl. (Youth Jr. High Fiction COL).
Also available: eAudiobook
Cooper, Susan. Over Sea, Under Stone. (Youth Fiction COO).
Also available: eAudiobook
Daley, Brian. Star Wars; The Empire Strikes Back; The Return of the Jedi: Original Radio Dramas. (Adult 791.4472 S7957st). Also available: eAudiobook
DiCamillo, Kate. Tale of Despereaux. (Youth Fiction DIC).
Also available: eAudiobook, Digital Player
DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Spiderwick Chronicles. (Youth Fiction DIT).
Dixon, Franklin W. Hardy Boys Mysteries. (Youth Fiction DIX).
Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother. (Youth Jr. High Fiction DOC).
Also available: eAudiobook
Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir. Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen.
(Adult 791.446556 D).
Family Fun Pack. (Adult 791.4475 F).
Family Vacations. (Adult 791.4475 F).
Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart. (Youth Fiction FUN). Also available: eAudiobook
Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord. (Youth Jr. High Fiction FUN).
Also available: eAudiobook
Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys. (Adult Fiction GAI). Also available: eAudiobook
Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book. (Youth Fiction GAI).
Grogan, John. Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog.
(Adult 636.752 L126gr). Also available: Digital Player
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
(Adult Fiction HAD). Also available: Digital Player
Herriot, James. James Herriot’s Treasury for Children.
(Youth Fiction HER).
Hiaasen, Carl. Hoot. (Youth Jr. High Fiction HIA). Also available: eAudiobook
Howe, James. The Bunnicula Collection. (Youth Fiction HOW).
Also available: eAudiobook
Ihimaera, Witi. Whale Rider. (Youth Fiction IHI).
Jones, Diana Wynne. Charmed Life. (Youth Fiction JON).
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth. (Youth Fiction JUS).
Keene, Carolyn. Nancy Drew Mysteries. (Youth Fiction KEE).
Kerr, Philip. The Akhenaten Adventure. (Youth Fiction KER).
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. (Adult Fiction LEE).
L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. (Youth Fiction LEN).
Also available: eAudiobook, Digital Player
Levin, Larry. Oogy: the Dog Only a Family Could Love. (Adult 636.700929 L).
Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. (Youth Fiction
LEV).
Also available: eAudiobook
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. (Adult 791.44615 L).
Also available: eAudiobook, Digital Player
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. (Adult LON). Also available: eAudiobook
Lowry, Lois. The Giver. (Youth Fiction LOW).
Also available: eAudiobook, Digital Player
Lutz, Lisa. The Spellman Files. (Adult Mystery LUT).
Masked Marvels. (Adult 791.447 M).
McCall Smith, Alexander. Akimbo and the Lions. (Youth Fiction McC).
Meyer, L. A. Bloody Jack Adventures. (Youth Jr. High Fiction MEY).
Also available: eAudiobook
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables. (Youth Fiction MON).
Also available: Digital Player
Mortenson, Greg. Three Cups of Tea. (Adult 371.82209549).
Also available: eAudiobook, Digital Player
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers. (Youth Fiction NOR).
NPR Funniest Driveway Moments. (Adult 791.4475 N).
O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. (Youth Fiction OBR).
Orr, Wendy. Nim’s Island. (Youth Fiction ORR).
Paolini, Christopher. Eragon. (Yourh Jr. High Fiction
PAO).
Also available: eAudiobook, Digital Player
Peck, Richard. Fair Weather. (Youth Fiction PEC).
Peck, Richard. A Long Way from Chicago. (Youth Fiction PEC).
Pratchett. Tery. Nation. (Adult Fiction PRA). Also available: eAudiobook
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. (Youth Jr. High
Fiction PUL).
Also available: eAudiobook
Riordan, Rick. Lost Hero. (Youth Fiction RIO).
Rosoff, Meg. The Bride’s Farewell. (Adult Fiction ROS).
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. (Youth Fiction ROW).
Sachar, Louis. Holes. (Youth Fiction SAC). Also available: eAudiobook
Sage, Angie. Magyk. (Youth Fiction SAG). Also available: eAudiobook
Smith, Betty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. (Adult Fiction SMI).
Snicket, Lemony. The Bad Beginning. (Youth Fiction SNI).
Also available: eAudiobook
Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery.
(Youth Fiction SPR).
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. (Youth Fiction
STE).
Also available: eAudiobook
Tell Me a Story. 3, Women of Wonder.. (Youth 398.2 CD).
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit (radio dramatization).
(Adult 791.44615 T). Also available: eAudiobook
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings (radio dramatization).
(Adult 791.44615 T). Also available: eAudiobook
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Adult Fiction TWA).
Also available: eAudiobook
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House on the Prairie. (Youth Jr. High Fiction WIL).
Woodson, Jacqueline. Peace, Locomotion. (Youth Fiction WOO).
Wrede, Patricia. Dealing with Dragons. (Youth Fiction WRE).
Wyss, Johann David. The Swiss Family Robinson. (Adult Fiction
WYS).
Also available: eAudiobook, Digital Player
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. (Youth Jr. High Fiction
ZUS).
Also available: eAudiobook