Summer 2012
June14 – June 20, 2012
The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch, Read by Dan Bittner (Scholastic Audiobooks)
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Frank Galati [Adapt.], Read by Shirley Knight, Jeffrey Donovan, and a Full Cast (L.A. Theatre Works)
June 21 – June 27, 2012
Irises by Francisco X. Stork, Read by Carrington MacDuffie (Listening Library)
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, Read by Wanda McCaddon (Tantor Media)
June 28 – July 4, 2012
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud, Read by Simon Jones
(Listening Library)
Tales from the Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang, Read by Toby Stephens
(Naxos AudioBooks)
July 5 – July 11, 2012
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake, Read by August Ross (AudioGO)
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, Read by Ian Holm (AudioGO)
July 12 – July 18, 2012
Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scieszka [Ed.] et al., Read by Michael Boatman, Kate DiCamillo, John Keating, Jon Scieszka, Bronson Pinchot (HarperAudio)
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories by Mark Twain, Read by Norman Dietz (Recorded Books)
July 19 – July 25, 2012
Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter, Read by Kirsten Potter (Oasis Audio)
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, Read by a Full Cast (AudioGO)
July 26 – August 1, 2012
Pinned by Alfred C. Martino, Read by Mark Shanahan (Listen & Live Audio)
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson (Brilliance Audio)
August 2 – August 8, 2012
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, Read by Khristine Hvam (Hachette Audio)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Read by Simon Prebble (Blackstone Audio)
August 9 – August 16, 2012
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, Read by Rupert Degas (Harper Audio)
Dead Men Kill by L. Ron Hubbard, Read by Jennifer Aspen and a Full Cast
(Galaxy Press)
August 23 – August 29, 2012
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, Read by Jay Laga’aia (Bolinda Audio)
The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Read by William Roberts (Naxos AudioBooks)
Summer 2011
6/23/11 – 6/29/11
Shiver By Maggie Stiefvater
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
6/30/11-7/6/11
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
The Trial by Franz Kafka
7/7/11-7/13/11
Where the Streets Had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
7/14/11-7/20/11
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
Beowulf by Francis B. Gummere [Trans.]
7/21/11-7/27/11
Chanda’s Secrets by Allan Stratton
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
7/28/11-8/3/11
Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari
Rescue: Stories of Survival From Land and Sea by Dorcas S. Miller [Ed.]
8/4/11-8/10/11
Immortal by Gillian Shields
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
8/11/11-8/17/11
Storm Runners by Roland Smith
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Summer 2010
The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Over the End Line by Alfred C. Martino
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Handbook for Boys by Walter Dean Myers
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
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Miriam Kahn
April 19, 2012 at 9:13 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Can’t wait to enjoy a summer of listening and parallel stories.
Thanks to all the audiobook publishers.
afadmin
April 20, 2012 at 1:58 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
The audio pubs have been SO generous and cannot wait to listen myself!
Sara
April 19, 2012 at 11:56 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
So excited to see the list for this year! Passing it on to my librarian and teacher friends!!
afadmin
April 20, 2012 at 1:58 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks Sara! So grand to have teachers and librarians as pals!
Marketing
April 20, 2012 at 3:19 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I will right away snatch your rss as I can not to find your email subscription hyperlink or e-newsletter service. Do you have any? Please allow me realize in order that I may subscribe. Thanks.
afadmin
April 20, 2012 at 9:16 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Look on the right hand side of each page and voila!
J.J. Johnson
April 20, 2012 at 7:21 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Fantastic resource! I’ll definitely share this info with my readers and author friends.
afadmin
April 20, 2012 at 9:16 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks for sharing!
Joanna
April 22, 2012 at 11:42 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
In the southern hemisphere, I use this resource to encourage winter reading in an alternative format. It’s a shame the text reminders don’t extend this far…
afadmin
April 23, 2012 at 1:49 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Yes, I’m afraid the text service only works in the US and Canada! They can sign up by email, however!
Kathleen
April 25, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
So psyched that the Rupert Degas reading of Skulduggery Pleasant is one of the available Recordings! It’s a terrific performance.
afadmin
April 25, 2012 at 8:29 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
It is one of my absolute favorites as well!
Michelle
May 7, 2012 at 1:02 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Yes! Love the Skulduggery Pleasant series. Hooray!
Lisa
May 1, 2012 at 2:43 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Wow! What an awesome list. I can’t wait to hear some of my favorite reads!
Joan
May 7, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This is going to be promoted on my school library website!
afadmin
May 8, 2012 at 8:58 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you!!
Satsukinob
May 12, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Its gonna be an all day listening to these audiobooks.. Excited for it . Thanks.
Victoria
May 21, 2012 at 12:27 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you sooo much!! I want to listen to read Grapes of Wrath And other classics but am just to occupied by other books.
afadmin
May 21, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Download them and save them for later. They don’t expire!
Hope
May 21, 2012 at 6:03 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
wow i can’t wait to get reading
Joanna
May 30, 2012 at 5:41 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I wonder whether there could be a more gender-balanced list next year? Near as I can tell, of the 20 authors on offer, only 4 of them are female. Perhpas it was weighted theother in previous years…?
afadmin
May 30, 2012 at 1:02 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks for your comment, Joanna. The gender of the author has not come into play with our decisions in the past. In the Young ADult Category, there are in fact 6 male authors and 4 female authors. What I DO look at is the balance of characters. I was worried on the opposite side that we have 6 strong female leads, and only 4 male main characters. As for the Classic pairings, one struggles for both female authors and characters there, but so goes the cannon…
Jaclyn
June 2, 2012 at 6:45 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
How do you sign up for this?
afadmin
June 7, 2012 at 8:14 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
You can sign up for ALERTS on SYNC title releases via text message or via email in the right hand column, but otherwise the titles will be start rolling on 6/14 and there is no need to sign up to revive them, they will simply be on this site.
Sana @ Breathing Books
June 7, 2012 at 7:56 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This is by far the best thing i’ve heard about since the summers officially began. This is going to be awesome!
afadmin
June 7, 2012 at 8:09 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
We are also QUITE excited!
Savannah
June 7, 2012 at 3:54 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Will these downloads require a credit card? I’d like to tell our local teens about them, but don’t want them to get sucked into ordering things they might not intend to.
afadmin
June 7, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks for your note! There is no credit card needed. They will need to enter an email to verify themselves as an individual, but no personal information and certainly no credit card info will be taken.
KAT
June 11, 2012 at 9:12 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
What format will the audiobooks come in? I hope my daughter’s Kindle Fire can play them….
afadmin
June 11, 2012 at 9:16 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Ultimately a MP3…
Samantha Jean
June 12, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I am so excited! If it hadn’t been for Stephen King, I would probably not have fallen so in love with audiobooks. But, in his On Writing book, he said audiobooks count as reading and that he never goes anywhere without a book in one format or another. I figured, if it’s good enough for Stephen King…
Well, I fell in love! I can’t get enough of audiobooks and am super psyched about downloading these audiobooks, several of which have been in my TBR pile for way too long. Thank you SO much!
afadmin
June 12, 2012 at 12:42 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
If you are a King fan, I think you will love the richness of THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND and SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT. Don’t miss them!
Heather
June 14, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Great program. I have downloaded my first audiobooks this morning. I wrote a post on my blog, and have schedualed reminders for my readers for the rest of the summer. I don’t want to miss a book. I’ll be out of the country for a couple of weeks and am hoping the books will be available there. won’t be bringing my laptop but should be able to download them to my Blackberry Playbook.
Will there be a forum where we can comment/discuss these audio books and where we can make comments on the program in general? I’d like to add a link to my blog in the event that my readers want to have their say.
Link to my post:
http://www.heatherpearson.com/2012/06/free-audiobooks-from-sync-all-summer.html
afadmin
June 14, 2012 at 4:44 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Heather, you are a SYNC heroine! We are SO very pleased that you are listening are you are bringing your readers along for the ride. As for discussion, we have left the Comments field open on every page and title. We are hoping to conversation happens there…
As for travel, we do block IP addresses of certain countries when the publisher requires it. You can see if the country you are visiting is blocked from the particular vacation week title here:
http://www.audiobooksync.com/free-syn-downloads/non-u-s-listener/
BUT, we THINK your Blackberry will let you in regardless.
Leigh Ann
June 15, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This is an amazing offer!! I love audiobooks and usually find myself in the middle of multiple books, 1 paper/ebook and 1 audio. I have a book review blog and I will be updating weekly to remind my readers to download these books. You can’t beat free, especially when it’s something you’ve had on your wish list already!
afadmin
June 15, 2012 at 10:47 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks for listening AND a zillion thanks for sharing it!
Joanna
June 18, 2012 at 12:56 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
On the schedule of downloads is a TBA for the week of 26th July – 8th August and on the list of restrictions there’s “Romeo and Juliet”. I wonder whether this is the TBA title for that week. I ask because a teacher wants resources on Shakespeare and this would be a great addition for us.
We have now distributed a version of the student reminder cards to the pigeon holes of all our staff members and regular notices into our school Bulletin will encourage students to download the books.
afadmin
June 19, 2012 at 3:06 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thanks for noticing! All the materials have been updated on the Toolkit to reflect the addition of LOCOMOTION by Jacqueline Woodson fo 7/26-8/8. ROMEO & JULIET is free to those who sign-up for email updates. Look for that announcement soon.
Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com
July 18, 2012 at 2:46 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you for this. It’s truly amazing. I can’t wait to listen and review all of these.
afadmin
July 19, 2012 at 3:29 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
“truly amazing” indeed! The production quality and voice talent on these audiobooks floors me!
Lissa Smith
July 21, 2012 at 8:12 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
My 12-year-old is an avid reader of today’s young-adult books. I have never before been able to get her to show interest in classic books. However, for the second year in a roll SYNC has achieved the impossible. Not only is Macy being exposed to classic literature but she is enjoying it! Her only complaint is that the program runs only during the summer.
As a mother on a very limited budget, your program is a God send. Also it’s also a wonderful program that keep the children’s mind stimulated during the summer.
Again, thank you so much for the wonderful program!
afadmin
July 22, 2012 at 7:36 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Lissa, you just made a year’s worth of work on this program worth it. That is EXACTLY what we hope happens…
Lissa Smith
July 21, 2012 at 8:14 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I love to read and I love the summer reading program you have. The cost of free fits my finances considering I don’t have any. I think what you are doing is awesome! My mom’s always on me about being exposed to more classic books. I just found them boring. But the way you pair them up with a related current book enhances my reading experience and get my mom off my back. Not to mention they are fun to listen to while walking or just sitting around the house with nothing to do. I can let my mind wonder and develop the scenes in my mind’s eyes as the audio plays. It bring the book more to life. So like my mom said;
Thank you so very much!
My only suggestion,
could you start a school year program? Maybe one that cost very little to join so that we could enjoy a modern tale combined with an enhancing classic during the school year as well? You could continue it weekly or on a bi-weekly basics! All I am asking is you keep your mind open to the idea! 
!
I <3 SYNC!
Macy Smith
Age 12, Rocky Face, GA
afadmin
July 22, 2012 at 7:37 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Macy, because of your fabulous note, we WILL consider it.
Nic
July 31, 2012 at 4:26 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I love Sync, and recommend it all the time to patrons at the library where I work! I’ve been impressed by the quality of your recordings in the past, and am eagerly snapping up this summer’s titles. Thanks, and keep up the awesomeness!
afadmin
August 11, 2012 at 6:31 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Thank you for the awesomeness of your compliment!
Jan
August 2, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
This is the second year I have participated in this program and love it! I wish at the end they offered a day where you could download any that you missed but I can’t complain because the publishers are being extremely generous as it is. Thank you!
afadmin
August 7, 2012 at 3:52 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Oh, that would be a great idea! But…sadly, we only have two delivery download slots per day/week so currently it would not be possible. Are you getting email or text reminders? Sign-up in the right column so you do nto miss out on any new titles!
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