Welcome Listeners to the first week of free audiobook downloads from SYNC!
Download the SYNC pair here!
This week we have a Young Adult dystopian title by the riveting writer, Jeff Hirsch paired with the classic, The Grapes of Wrath. What theme unites this pairing? Well, the R.E.M. lyric, “It’s the end of the world as we know it…” comes to mind. Let us know what YOU think connects the two.
This Week’s Audiobooks:
Available to download free June 14 – June 20
The Eleventh Plague
Published by Scholastic Audio
In an America devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving.
“Each outburst, each emotional shutdown, each request for help is perfectly believable when presented in Bittner’s even but emotionally layered delivery…” –AudioFile Magazine
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The Grapes of Wrath
Published by L.A. Theatre Works
Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma.
“…bringing heart, soul, and tears to every line. A fine introduction to Steinbeck’s world.” –AudioFile Magazine
Thank you to Scholastic Audio and L.A. Theatre Works for this week’s titles.
Available for a Limited Time:
Remember–Grab these titles before they are replaced by a new pairing on 6/21/12! While the title availability is time-limited, your listening time is not. Once you have the resulting MP3, the audiobook is yours to listen to at your leisure.
Downloading Tips:
The OverDrive Media Console will deliver SYNC summer audiobooks to you via Overdrive Media Software installed on your computer (compatible with Windows and Mac) or through an Overdrive App on your mobile device (compatible with iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7). Visit the OverDrive website to download the App or Software.
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Dorothy
June 14, 2012 at 6:17 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Awesome way to start off the Sync Summer of 2012! I look forward to listening!
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afadmin
June 14, 2012 at 7:58 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks Dorothy! And thanks for sharing on your blog!!
Tom Sobieski
June 14, 2012 at 7:47 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
using ubuntu, screwed
afadmin
June 14, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Sorry!! The publishers and OverDrive are offering the titles and the delivery system for free as a commitment to build teen audio literacy–QUITE generous. Although, we would love to be Ubuntu/Linux friendly, we have to be content with what has been shared with us. We will certainly pass on to OverDrive your hope for compatibility.
Susan Baird
June 18, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Bravo to Sync, AudioFile and the publishers for this launch! It definitely bears repeating—no one should ignore these riches. What a formidable combination, the ability to download for FREE summer reading and an outstanding companion title.
The pairing of The Grapes of Wrath with The Eleventh Plague chillingly illustrate how drastically things can change. L.A. Theatre Works never misses a beat in this fantastic rendering of life during the Dust Bowl. While Dan Bittner single-handedly conveys the horror and hope as 15-year-old Stephen must go it alone in an unrecognizable U.S.
Barb
June 18, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Downloaded stories for my grand daughter but am enjoying them too! Thanks for giving us the opportunity to enjoy these authors!
Miss K
June 19, 2012 at 12:51 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you for this amazing and generous service!
afadmin
June 19, 2012 at 3:02 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank YOQU for listening and sharing!
DGorton
June 19, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I always love free books in any format. Looking forward to a summer filled with reading.
afadmin
June 19, 2012 at 3:01 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks for listening!
Tressy Hart
June 21, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! It is so wonderful to not only have great FREE audiobooks, but to have titles that are currently popular AND classics that still need to be shared. Never doubt that this matters and is appreciated.
afadmin
June 21, 2012 at 11:59 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
You just made our morning! Thank you!
Lissa Smith
July 21, 2012 at 8:34 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I was on an emotional roller costar with both these books. With “The Eleventh Plague”, I was shell shocked with what the past present and future could hold for us. In “The Grapes of Wrath” I was an emotional train wreck, every word was laced with an undercurrent of emotion. On an educational note it brought the tragedy of mankind’s past in a whole different light. When I study history when I return to school, things will not be the same for me. And when I look at my family, I see them differently.
Thanks, for these two reads!
Macy Smith
12, Rocky Face, GA
afadmin
July 22, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Macy, you know how I can tell you are a good reader? Because you write beautifully!! Thank you for this. ~Kirsten
Lissa Smith
August 3, 2012 at 12:14 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
@Kristen: You made my heart smile and eyes water. Thank you so much for the complement. I do enjoy reading and I love the FREE program you offer. It fits my of $0.00 budget perfectly!!
I should be thanking you for opening the door of former authors that inspire those of today. One day I hope I can weave such beautifully lyrical masterpieces as such, as you have introduced to me.
THANKS Kristen and THANKS Sync!!!
Macy 12
Rocky Face, GA
afadmin
August 7, 2012 at 3:45 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Okay, now MY eyes are watering! Yes, you will no doubt follow these authors to the bookstore shelves. Cannot wait to read my first Mact novel!
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