Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Juvie Author: Steve Watkins Narrator: Whitney Dykhouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Heart-wrenching and real, Juvie is the story of two sisters grappling with sacrifice, accountability—and who’ll be there to help you up after you take the fall. Sadie Windas has always been the responsible one — she’s the star player on her AAU basketball team, she gets good grades, she dates a cute soccer player, and she tries to help out at home. Not like her older sister, Carla, who leaves her three-year-old daughter, Lulu, with Aunt Sadie while she parties and gets high. But when both sisters are caught up in a drug deal — wrong place, wrong time — it falls to Sadie to confess to a crime she didn’t commit to keep Carla out of jail and Lulu out of foster care. Sadie is supposed to get off with a slap on the wrist, but somehow, impossibly, gets sentenced to six months in juvie. As life as Sadie knew it disappears beyond the stark bars of her cell, her anger — at her ex-boyfriend, at Carla, and at herself — fills the empty space left behind. Can Sadie forgive Carla for getting her mixed up in this mess? Can Carla straighten herself out to make a better life for Lulu, and for all of them? Can Sadie survive her time in juvie with her spirit intact?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/199078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coaltown Jesus Author: Ron Koertge Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 18 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: “I would have been here sooner, but traffic on I-55 was awful.”Walker shouldn’t be so surprised to find Jesus standing in the middle of his bedroom. After all, he prayed for whoever was up there to help his mom, who hasn’t stopped crying since Noah died, two months ago. But since when have prayers actually been answered? And since when has Jesus been so...irreverent?As astounding as Jesus’ sudden appearance is, it’s going to take more than divine intervention for Walker to come to terms with his brother’s death. Why would God take seventeen-year-old Noah when half of the residents in his mom’s nursing home are waiting to die? And why would he send Jesus to Coaltown, Illinois, to pick up the pieces? If he really wanted to help, why couldn’t he have kept Noah from dying?In a spare, weighty, and often humorous text, renowned poet Ron Koertge tackles some of life’s biggest questions—and humanizes the savior in a way that highlights the divinity in all of us.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196770 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All You Never Wanted Author: Adele Griffin Narrator: Annalie Gernert, Erin Mallon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 8, 2013 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: With my eyes closed and Alex's core friends all around me, it was like I'd become my big sister, or something just as good. And so who cared if they were calling it Alex's party? One thing I knew: it would be remembered as mine. Alex has it all—brains, beauty, popularity, and a dangerously hot boyfriend. Her little sister Thea wants it all, and she's stepped up her game to get it. Even if it means spinning the truth to win the attention she deserves. Even if it means uncovering a shocking secret her older sister never wanted to share. Even if it means crying wolf. Told in the alternating voices of Alex and Thea, Adele Griffin's mesmerizing new novel is the story of a sibling rivalry on speed.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Confessions: The Private School Murders Series: #2 of Confessions Author: Maxine Paetro, James Patterson Narrator: Emma Galvin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 7, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.71 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: In the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Confessions of a Murder Suspect, James Patterson keeps the confessions coming breathlessly as Tandy Angel delves deeper into her own dark history. Wealthy young women are being murdered on Manhattan's exclusive Upper West Side, and the police aren't looking for answers in the right places. Enter Tandy Angel. The first case she cracked was the mystery of her parents' deaths. Now, while she's working to exonerate her brother of his glamorous girlfriend's homicide, she's driven to get involved in the West Side murder spree. One of the recent victims was a student at Tandy's own elite school. She has a hunch it may be the work of a serial killer, but the NYPD isn't listening to her . . . and Tandy can't ignore the disturbing fact that she perfectly fits the profile of the killer's targets. Can she untangle the mysteries in time? Or will she be the next victim?

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/198035 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stained Author: Cheryl Rainfield Narrator: Emily Bauer, Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 1, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: An intensely powerful account of a teen, bullied for her port-wine stain, who must summon her personal strength to survive abduction and horrific abuse at the hands of a deranged killer Sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for 'normal.' Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, she has been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust all her life. But when she's abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her face to find the beauty and strength she has inside. It's that—or succumb to a killer.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Paradox of Vertical Flight Author: Emil Ostrovski Narrator: MacLeod Andrews Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 32 minutes Release date: September 24, 2013 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Good morning! Today is Jack's eighteenth birthday. Here's what's happened so far— He woke up from a dream about dissecting frogs and measuring the bubbles produced by llamas. He just missed a call from Bob, his grandmother. He's not sure she'll remember he exists—which makes him sad, because he really loves her. He's thought about jumping out of the window. Not because he wants to die, mind you, but some attention would be nice. He's had a nonsensical conversation with his roommate, who is still asleep. While in the dorm bathroom, he popped a zit and listened to some guy (who should not be singing) singing in the shower. Jack's cell phone rings a second time. He recognizes the number. Jess. He never thought he'd hear from her again. Guess what? Jack's day is about to get epic.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/195095 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homicidal Aliens and Other Disappointments Series: #2 of Alien Invasion Author: Brian Yansky Narrator: Alexander Cendese Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 10, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Jesse is having the worst year.First a race of homicidal (but very polite) aliens invaded Earth, killing pretty much everyone and enslaving the few people left behind, including Jesse; his best friend, Michael; his sort-of girlfriend, Lauren; and the girl of his dreams, Catlin. Then he and the other survivors discovered that they had some sort of latent telepathic abilities that made them dangerous to the aliens, so their only hope for survival was to run away. But not everyone made it out alive.Now Jesse is revered as some sort of Chosen One because he managed to kill one of the alien lords—even though he’s not really sure how he did it and even though he swears he’s just your average seventeen-year-old telepath. But with thousands of aliens already on Earth and thirty million more about to arrive, Jesse has to decide whether to embrace his maybe-destiny or turn his back on all he has left.The reluctant hero from Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences is back in all his droll glory—and this time, the fate of humankind is on the line.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/197436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Somebody Up There Hates You Author: Hollis Seamon Narrator: Noah Galvin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 3, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Smart-mouthed, funny, and sometimes crude, Richard Casey is in most ways a typical seventeen-year-old boy. Except Ritchie has cancer, and he’s spending his final days in a hospice unit. His mother, his doctors, and the hospice staff are determined to keep Ritchie alive as long as possible. But in this place where people go to die, Richie has plans to make the most of the life he has left. Fifteen-year-old Sylvie, the only other hospice inmate under sixty, has plans of her own. What begins as camaraderie soon blossoms into love, and the star-crossed pair determine together to live life on their own terms in whatever time they have. Hollis Season has created one of the most original voices in young adult literature, narrating a story that is unflinching, graphic, heart-breaking, funny, and above all, life-affirming.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/196634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Four: The Transfer Series: #1 of Divergent Series Story Author: Veronica Roth Narrator: Aaron Stanford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 17 minutes Release date: September 3, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Complete your Divergent library with the Four stories! Fans of the Divergent series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be captivated by ''Four: The Transfer,'' the first of four stories, each between fifty and seventy-five pages long, set in the world of Divergent and told from Tobias's perspective. In ''The Transfer,'' readers witness Tobias's aptitude test, Choosing Day, and the moment he is given the infamous nickname ''Four.'' And don't miss The Fates Divide, Veronica Roth's powerful sequel to the bestselling Carve the Mark!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skin Author: Donna Jo Napoli Narrator: Whitney Dykhouse Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 3, 2013 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: My lips are white. Sixteen-year-old Sep stares into the bathroom mirror on the first day of school. It’s not some weird lipstick (she never wears lipstick), she didn’t bump her lips or chew on ice. Her lips are just—white. In a panic, she digs up an old lipstick and smears it on her colorless lips. But soon, more and more white spots begin to bloom, spreading their chalky tendrils across her olive brown skin. Does she have a disease? Is she turning into some kind of freak? Sep is usually the one who knows all the answers. With a quicksilver mind and a supple body, she’s happiest when she’s delving into the mysteries of animal biology or giving herself over to sweet, hot moves in Jazz Dance Club. Unlike her best friend, Devon, she’s never been in a rush to get a boyfriend. But as the white blotches spread, her dating days—like the endangered species she studies—seem numbered. So when Josh, a boy she’s always liked, makes a flirty advance, she wonders: why not grab pleasure while she can? Frank, funny, and full of passion, this compelling novel tells the empowering story of a strong, gifted teen who, as her life spins out of control, desperately tries to prove to the world—and herself—that she is deeper than skin.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story Author: Sonya Sones Narrator: Kate Rudd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: My name is Colette. This book is about me. Who am I? To be perfectly honest, I’m not exactly sure who I am. I guess you could say I’m the fifteen-year-old daughter of an annoyingly famous movie star. Or maybe I’m the eighteen-year-old daughter of a famous movie star’s stand-in. Or maybe I’m the thousand-year-old daughter of a vampire.... Having trouble guessing which one of these stories is true? Join the club. My friends have a joke about me: How can you tell if Colette is lying? Her mouth is open.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Two Boys Kissing Author: David Levithan Narrator: David Levithan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date: August 27, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • STONEWALL HONOR BOOK  •  LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER  •  NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST 'You have to read this.” —Rainbow Rowell, bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and Carry On From the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, this love story of shared humanity and history Hypable calls 'an interconnecting web that will leave you emotionally exhausted and absolutely thrilled to have read something so beautiful and unique.'  Based on true events—and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS—Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love, identity, and belonging.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194823 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twice Lost Series: #3 of The Lost Voices Trilogy Author: Sarah Porter Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: In the exciting final installment of the Lost Voices trilogy, mermaid Luce swims to the San Francisco Bay where she finds a group of renegade mermaids who become an army under her leadership when war breaks out between humans and mermaids. Mermaids have been sinking ships and drowning humans for centuries, and now the government is determined to put an end to the mermaid problem—by slaughtering them all. Luce, a mermaid with exceptionally threatening abilities, becomes their number-one target, hunted as she flees down the coast toward San Francisco. There she finds hundreds of mermaids living in exile under the docks of the bay. They are the Twice Lost: once-human girls lost first when a trauma turned them into mermaids and lost a second time when they broke mermaid law and were rejected by their tribes. Luce is stunned when they elect her as their leader. But she won't be their queen. She'll be their general. And they will become the Twice Lost Army—because this is war.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194572 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Asylum Series: #1 of Asylum Author: Madeleine Roux Narrator: Michael Goldstrom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 20, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 3.63 of Total 8 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy novel that Publishers Weekly called ''a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place.'' For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dorm. The dorm was formerly a sanatorium, more commonly known as an asylum. And not just any asylum—a last resort for the criminally insane. As Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on at Brookline . . . secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. Because Brookline was no ordinary asylum, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried. Flled with chilling mystery and suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Don't miss any of the books in the Asylum series, or Madeleine Roux's shivery fantasy series, House of Furies!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194525 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fire with Fire Series: #2 of Burn for Burn Author: Siobhan Vivian, Jenny Han Narrator: Rebekkah Ross, Madeleine Maby, Joy Osmanski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 5 minutes Release date: August 13, 2013 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Secrets prove deadly in book two of the Burn for Burn trilogy from New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a major motion picture!), Jenny Han, and New York Times bestselling author of The List, Siobhan Vivian. Lillia, Kat, and Mary had the perfect plan. Work together in secret to take down the people who wronged them. But things didn’t exactly go the way they’d hoped at the Homecoming Dance. Not even close. For now, it looks like they got away with it. All they have to do is move on and pick up the pieces, forget there was ever a pact. But there is something seriously wrong with sweet, little Mary. If she can’t control her anger, she’s sure someone will get hurt. Mary understands now that it’s not just that Reeve bullied her—it’s that he made her love him. It seems once a fire is lit, the only thing you can do is let it burn…

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gated Series: #1 of Gated Series Author: Amy Christine Parker Narrator: Alicyn Packard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 6, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: A fast-paced, nerve-fraying contemporary thriller that questions loyalties and twists truths.   Appearances can be deceiving.   Lyla Hamilton is a loyal member of the Community. Her family was happy to be chosen by Pioneer to join such an lovely gated neighborhood. Here, life seems perfect.   But after meeting Cody, an outsider boy, Lyla starts questioning Pioneer, her friends, her family--everything. And if there's one thing not allowed in the Community, it's doubt. As Pioneer cleverly manipulates his flock toward disaster, the real question is: Will Lyla follow her heart or follow Pioneer over the edge? From the outside looking in, it's hard to understand why anyone would join a cult. But Gated tells the story from the inside looking out, and from behind the gates things are not quite so simple. Amy Christine Parker's beautiful writing creates a chilling, utterly unique YA story. Perfect for fans of creepy thrillers and contemporary fiction alike. 'A tense psychological thriller that will leave you gasping for breath as you race to the very last page.' --Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten HelloGiggles.com, August 3, 2013: 'When I found out that there was a YA book about cults, of course I had to read it. As it turns out, Amy Christine Parker’s Gated is an awesome, creepy book that reminds me of my favorite cult films while still being surprising.' Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, June 15, 2013: 'Parker doesn’t pull punches, indicating a level of brutality that will appropriately disturb even as it successfully conveys Lyla’s complete entrapment in the Community. Compelling and not that distant from real-world cults that have ended in tragedy.' Publishers Weekly, June 10, 2013: 'Parker skillfully explores the mindset and inner workings of an apocalyptic cult, steadily building toward the inevitable moment of truth...As for the apocalypse itself, Parker keeps things suitably ambiguous, resulting in a complex, intriguing tale rooted in real-world events.' School Library Journal, October 2013: 'This well-plotted tale will allow readers a glimpse into the possible world of a doomsday cult...The language is accessible, making it a good choice for reluctant readers. After the last page is turned, the question will linger: 'Could I ever be deceived like this?'' Examiner.com 'A well-rounded and thorough look into cults while still remaining entertaining throughout. I look forward to reading more of Parker's works in the future.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/192943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lying Game #6: Seven Minutes in Heaven Series: #6 of Lying Game Author: Sara Shepard Narrator: Cassandra Morris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: July 30, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: From Sara Shepard, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, comes the nail-biting, shocking conclusion to The Lying Game. Sutton Mercer had the perfect life, great friends, and a gorgeous boyfriend—until she was murdered. Then the killer forced Sutton's long-lost twin sister, Emma, to pretend to be her. Emma has been living Sutton's life for weeks now, frantically trying to figure out who killed her sister and why. But when Sutton's body is discovered, Emma suddenly becomes the number-one suspect in her twin's murder. Now she needs to find the killer before she ends up behind bars—or worse. In this stunning finale to the beloved series The Lying Game, Emma finally solves her sister's murder—but the killer will do anything to make sure that the truth dies with her.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/175870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Samurai Summer Author: åke Edwardson Narrator: Nick Podehl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 12 minutes Release date: June 25, 2013 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Looked at from the outside, the annual summer camp in the countryside seems idyllic. But for Kenny, a boy with a Samurai soul, it is no more than a prison camp, run by a sadistic woman who is sometimes helped by her salacious son, Christian. To escape the adults, Kenny and his “samurai” friends sneak out to the forest to build a secret castle. It’s off-limits to the girls, but a female camper named Kerstin begs Kenny to show her the castle. But suddenly she disappears, and Kenny realizes something terrible must have happened to her. Something that points to the old woman who runs the camp but even more so to her strange, creepy son.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/177924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Deviant Author: Helen Fitzgerald Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: When sixteen-year-old Abigail's mother dies in Scotland—leaving a faded photo, a weirdly cryptic letter, and a one-way ticket to America—she feels nothing. Why should she? Her mother abandoned her as a baby to grow up on an antinuclear commune and then in ugly foster homes. But the letter is a surprise in more ways than one: her father is living in California. What's more, she has an eighteen-year-old sister, Becky. And the two are expecting Abigail to move in with them. While struggling to overcome her natural suspicions of a note from beyond the grave—not to mention anything positive—Abigail tries to fit in with her strange, new American family: a distant father with a closed past, a too-perfect stepmother, and most puzzling of all, her long-lost sister. Becky sweeps Abigail into a shadowy underground movement involving clandestine street art, jailbreaks, and a bizarre double life. Soon Abigail uncovers something unimaginable: a plot with vast implications—one that is aimed not only at controlling her sister, but the behavior of rebellious teens across the globe.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/178579 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gym Candy Author: Carl Deuker Narrator: Kyle McCarley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 26 minutes Release date: June 11, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.18 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Running back Mick Johnson has dreams: dreams of cutting back, finding the hole, breaking into the open, and running free with nothing but green grass ahead. He has dreams of winning and of being the best. But football is a cruel sport. It requires power, grace, speed, quickness, and knowledge of the game. It takes luck, too. One crazy bounce can turn a likely victory into sudden defeat. What elite athlete wouldn't look for an edge? A way to make him bigger, stronger, faster? This novel explores the dark corners of the heart of a young football player as he struggles for success under the always glaring—and often unforgiving—stadium lights.