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Audie Award For Young Adult Title
The Audie Award for Young Adult Title is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a young adult A young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of ... audiobook intended for children ages 13 to 18 released in a given year. From 2009 to 2015 the award was given as the Audie Award for Teen Title. Before 2009 it was given as the Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Twelve and Up. It has been awarded since 2007, when it was separated from the more expansive Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Eight and Up. Winners and finalists 2000s 2010s 2020s References External links Audie Award winnersAudie Awards official website{{Audie Awards Young Adult Audiobook Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audie Awards
The Audie Awards (, rhymes with "gaudy"; abbreviated from ''audiobook''), or simply the Audies, are awards for achievement in spoken word, particularly audiobook narration and audiodrama performance, published in the United States of America. They are presented by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) annually in March. The Audies are commonly likened to the Academy Awards for their public recognition of merit in the audio industry. In order to win, works must be submitted for nomination. A panel of judges considers candidates based on consumer acceptance, sales performance, and marketing, and winners and finalists are chosen based on narration, production quality, and source content; formerly packaging was also evaluated. Awards Twenty-five Audies are currently awarded by the Audio Publishers' Association. The APA presently categorizes the awards as follows: ;Audiobook of the Year * Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year ;Narration * Audie Award for Audio Drama * Audie Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paper Towns
''Paper Towns'' is a novel written by John Green, primarily for an audience of young adults, and was published on October 16, 2008, by Dutton Books. The novel is about the coming-of-age of the protagonist, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen and his search for Margo Roth Spiegelman, his neighbor and childhood sweetheart. During his search, Quentin and his friends Ben, Radar, and Lacey discover information about Margo. John Green drew inspiration for this book from his experience and knowledge of " paper towns" during a road journey through South Dakota. It debuted at number five on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list for children's books and was awarded the 2009 Edgar Award for best young adult novel. A film adaptation was released on July 24, 2015. Plot summary ''Paper Towns'' mostly takes place in and around Jefferson Park, a fictional subdivision located in suburban Orlando, Florida and focuses on narrator and protagonist Quentin "Q" Jacobsen and his neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inheritance (Paolini Novel)
''Inheritance'' (or Vault of Souls) is a 2011 novel written by American author Christopher Paolini. It is the fourth and final novel in The Inheritance Cycle tetralogy. The Inheritance Cycle was originally intended to be a trilogy, but Paolini has stated that during writing, the length of ''Brisingr'' grew, and the book was split into two parts to be published separately. Because of this, many plot elements originally intended for ''Brisingr'' are in ''Inheritance''. Since the release of ''Inheritance'', Paolini has expressed his future interest in expanding upon Alagaësia and the Inheritance Cycle. In an interview, he talked about a potential "book five," a prequel centering on Brom, and said that he has planned "around seven more stories set in Alagaësia — and one of those is in fact a series." Development Decision for a fourth book In a video that was released on October 30, 2007, Christopher Paolini stated that during the work on the third book, he realized it would bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodger (novel)
''Dodger'' is a novel written by Terry Pratchett, set in early Victorian London, and inspired by Charles Dickens's character the Artful Dodger. The book was released on 13 September 2012 in the UK. Plot One night on the streets of London, a battered young woman leaps from a carriage, followed and assaulted by two men. The protagonist Dodger, a street urchin and tosher, emerging from a sewer drain, comes to her help and chases away the attackers. This is witnessed by two gentlemen, Charlie and Henry, who take the girl to the latter's nearby home, accompanied by Dodger. A doctor treats her injuries and discovers that she was pregnant and the child is lost. Dodger's actions impress the gentlemen, as does the genuine affection they quickly see growing between him and the girl, who is tentatively called Simplicity. Charlie gives Dodger the task of finding information on the streets about her and the carriage from which she escaped. During the next days, Dodger thwarts a robbery att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okay For Now
''Okay for Now'' is a children's novel by Gary D. Schmidt, published in 2011. It is a companion to Schmidt's 2007 novel ''The Wednesday Wars'' and features one of its supporting characters, Doug Swieteck. Plot summary Following the events of ''The Wednesday Wars'', Doug Swieteck is fourteen years old and living on Long Island in 1968 during the Vietnam War. After Doug's father is fired for mouthing off to his boss, the Swietecks move to the small town of Marysville, New York, where Doug feels out of place and unwelcome. In Marysville, Doug is fascinated by ''The Birds of America'', a book illustrated by John James Audubon, on display under glass at the local library. Doug starts to learn how to draw, starting with a copy of Audubon's Arctic Tern under the tutelage of Mr. Powell, a librarian. Doug also meets a girl named Lillian "Lil" Spicer, on whom he eventually has a crush. Lil's father owns a deli, and hires Doug as a delivery boy, which lets him get to know other residents o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Miles
Robin Miles is an American actor, casting director, audiobook narrator and audiobook director. Miles has acted in Broadway shows and on TV shows including ''Law & Order'' and ''Murder by Numbers''. She is best known for her audiobook narrations and narration director work for which she has won numerous awards, including Audie Awards, AudioFile Golden Voice, and Earphone Awards. Miles is revered in her field and is credited as one of the audiobook narrators saving the publishing industry. In 2017, Miles was inducted into Audible's Narrator Hall of Fame. Miles also has a voice training school, VOXpertise, for aspiring narrators. She has narrated over 300 books. Miles specializes in recreating "accents and speech patterns from around the globe." Life and career Robin Miles grew up in New Jersey and credits her immigrant neighborhood for immersing her in a rich world of accents, languages and cultures which she has been able to draw on for her narration work. Miles started in musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapture Of The Deep (novel)
''Rapture of the Deep'' is a historical novel by L.A. Meyer published in 2009. It is the seventh book in the '' Bloody Jack'' book series. It continues the events of ''Bloody Jack'', as Jacky returns from her 'history-defining' adventure as a Parisian nightclub spy and messenger for Napoleon Bonaparte. The series began in '' Bloody Jack'', ''Curse of the Blue Tattoo'', '' Under the Jolly Roger'', ''In the Belly of the Bloodhound'', ''Mississippi Jack'', and ''My Bonny Light Horseman'', and continues in ''The Wake of the Lorelei Lee'', ''The Mark of the Golden Dragon'', '' Viva Jacquelina!'', ''Boston Jacky'', and '' Wild Rover No More''. Plot summary On the day that Jacky Faber is to wed her true love, Jaimy, she is kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another mission for the Crown, searching for sunken Spanish gold off the coast of Havana. Along the way, Jacky and her mates find more than they have bargained for. Story Minutes after the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Levithan
David Levithan (born September 7, 1972) is an American young adult fiction author and editor."David Levithan". October 30, 2008. Gale Database. ''Contemporary Authors Online''. UWM Golda Meir Library, Milwaukee. July 1, 2009. He has written numerous works featuring strong male gay characters, most notably ''Boy Meets Boy (novel), Boy Meets Boy'' and ''Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List''. Six of Levithan's books have won or been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, making him the most celebrated author in the category. Early life and career Levithan was born and raised in the Short Hills, New Jersey, Short Hills section of Millburn, New Jersey, to a family of Jewish background, graduating in 1990 from Millburn High School. At nineteen, Levithan received an internship at Scholastic Corporation where he began working on ''The Baby-sitters Club'' series. Levithan still works for Scholastic as an editorial director. Levithan is also the founding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
''Will Grayson, Will Grayson'' is a novel by John Green and David Levithan, published in April 2010 by Dutton Juvenile. The book's narrative is divided evenly between two boys named Will Grayson, with Green having written all of the chapters for one and Levithan having written the chapters for the other, presented in an alternating chapter fashion. One boy is referred to with a capitalized letter at the start of his name, while the other is referred to in all lower case letters. The novel debuted on ''The New York Times'' children's best-seller list after its release and remained there for three weeks. It was the first LGBT-themed young adult novel to make it to that list. Collaboration In designing the plot for the book, the two authors decided to split it evenly in half. John Green wrote all the odd-numbered chapters (capitalized Will Grayson) while David Levithan wrote all the even-numbered chapters (lower case will grayson). This also held true for the main characters' names, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wintergirls
''Wintergirls'' (2009) is a realistic fiction novel by the American author Laurie Halse Anderson. The novel was published in 2009 by Viking. The story focuses on a girl, Lia Overbrook, who suffers from anorexia and self harm. Lia struggles to cope with her mental illness while balancing everything else going on in her life. Some months after a fall out with her best friend Cassie, Lia receives the news that she has died from bulimia. This complicates Lia's life even more and forces her to confront her own illness. Plot Lia Overbrook, an 18-year-old girl, just found out that her ex-best friend Cassie has died. Cassie had called Lia 33 times the night of her death. However, Lia never answered the phone. Cassie was found in a hotel room, killed by her illness, bulimia. Lia, who has a history of anorexia, falls into a downward spiral of self-harm and calorie counting. To hide her illness from her family, Lia's obsessive and destructive behavior worsens and recovery seems impossible. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi Jack
''Mississippi Jack'' is the fifth book in the critically acclaimed '' Bloody Jack'' book series. It continues after Jacky and her schoolmates return to Boston after being on a slave ship for several months. The Bloody Jack series begins with '' Bloody Jack'', ''Curse of the Blue Tattoo'', '' Under the Jolly Roger'', ''In the Belly of the Bloodhound'', and continues with ''My Bonny Light Horseman'', ''Rapture of the Deep'', ''The Wake of the Lorelei Lee'', ''The Mark of the Golden Dragon'', '' Viva Jacquelina!'', ''Boston Jacky'', and '' Wild Rover No More''. Plot summary In ''Mississippi Jack'', the fifth installment in the Bloody Jack series, the intrepid Jacky Faber, having once again eluded British authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of America. There she tricks the tall-tale hero Mike Fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casino-showboat, and heads south to New Orleans, battling murderous bandits, British soldiers, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Belly Of The Bloodhound
''In the Belly of the Bloodhound'' is a historical novel written by L.A. Meyer surrounding the adventures of a young girl named Jacky Faber, alias Bloody Jack, set in the early 19th century. It is the fourth installment in the Bloody Jack series and follows the heroine as she returns on land from her adventures on the seas in the previous novel, '' Under the Jolly Roger''. The story began in '' Bloody Jack'', ''Curse of the Blue Tattoo'', and '' Under the Jolly Roger'', and continues in ''Mississippi Jack'', ''My Bonny Light Horseman'', ''Rapture of the Deep'', ''The Wake of the Lorelei Lee'', ''The Mark of the Golden Dragon'', '' Viva Jacquelina!'', ''Boston Jacky'', and '' Wild Rover No More''. Story This novel follows Jacky Faber upon her return to Boston. In her small sailboat, the ''Morning Star'', she sneaks into port past two British ships. When she is out of sight, she finds a young boy, Jim Tanner, to watch her boat for her. She goes into town to talk with her lawyer, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
