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“it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair”
–Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
As the YA audiobook, Daughter of Smoke and Bone opens on a winter morning in Prague, we meet a blue-haired girl named Karou. Listeners will discover that her name means “hope” in another city and in another language. For Karou the winter will become one of despair as the secret of who she is is revealed at the same time as the war that has been kept secret from her. War creates divides of people, spirit, and beliefs as Dickens so brilliantly shows us in this Classic performance of A Tale of Two Cities. Yet in each war and in each of these audiobooks, a girl can stand for hope.
This Week’s Audiobooks:
Available to download free August 2 – August 8, 2012
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
By Laini Taylor
Read by Khristine Hvam
Published by Hachette Audio
(This title is available to listeners in the U.S. and Canada only)
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”; she speaks many languages–not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she?
“Hvam maneuvers her way through the fantastical characters smoothly, sharpening the contrast between ordinary and extraordinary events.” –AudioFile Magazine
A Tale of Two Cities
By Charles Dickens
Read by Simon Prebble
Published by Blackstone Audio
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .” Set before and during the French Revolution, a French aristocrat and an English lawyer compete in their love for Lucie in the menacing shadow of the guillotine.
“Here’s an undisputed classic given a fresh performance by a master audio-actor.” –AudioFile Magazine, Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
Thank you to Hachette Audio and Blackstone Audio for this week’s titles.
Available for a Limited Time:
Remember–grab these titles before they are replaced by a new pairing on August 9! While the title availability is time-limited, your listening time is not. Once you have downloaded the MP3 files, 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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Susan Baird
August 6, 2012 at 2:37 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This week we’re treated to two gems that have in common: epic stories of good versus evil, lush description of character and place, love stories! In DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE, blue haired Karou was raised by witches and falls in love with beautifully angelic Akiva. Narrator Khristina Hvam enhances the gorgeous language. Best of all, it’s to be continued. A TALE OF TWO CITIES is considered by many to be Dickens’ masterpiece. The main characters give up much for war and love in its many guises. Golden Voice Simon Prebble adds his brilliance to the classic.
Kristy Gale
September 4, 2012 at 4:33 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you so much for making the audiobook of DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE available. I LOVE this book, and I think I enjoyed it even more because of the narrator. I actually did a video booktalk for the audiobook on our teen book club blog, here:
http://teenbookclubtpl.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/kristys-first-video-booktalk/
I can’t wait for next summer’s free audiobooks!
afadmin
September 6, 2012 at 9:01 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
We are already working on it! Would love any title recommendations!!
Kristy Gale
September 6, 2012 at 9:19 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
BLOODY JACK: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy by L.A. Meyer, WHITE CAT by Holly Black (read by Jesse Eisenberg) and A MONSTER CALLS by Patrick Ness are some of my favorite YA titles on audiobook. I also really enjoyed WHERE SHE WENT by Gayle Forman. It’s a sequel that I think stands alone.
READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline is expertly read by Will Wheaton, and even though it’s an adult book, it won the Alex Award.
I hope that helps!
afadmin
September 6, 2012 at 9:34 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Fabulous selections! I will add them to our upcoming SYNC Next Listens!!