Saturday, May 17, 2014

FREE YA (and Classic) Audiobooks this Summer!!

Want a chance to check out some awesome YA books (and classics!) for free this summer?  

Charlie over at Girl of 1000 Wonders pointed out this amazing deal and I needed to
share it too!

Head over to SYNC, an outreach program that's sponsored by AudioFile Magazine.  This program is designed to introduce teens to audiobooks, which I think is a fantastic idea!

Every week during the summer, SYNC is providing two FREE audiobooks -- one YA book and one classic.  The books are free for anyone (in the US and Canada) to download and you get to keep them forever!  Great deal, right?

There are some great books being offered, so be sure to check it out!  The first two books are available now (only until the 21st, so head on over there soon!)

SUMMER 2014 SYNC TITLE LINEUP

May 15 – May 21
  • WARP: THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN by Eoin Colfer, Narrated by Maxwell Caulfield (Listening Library)
  • THE TIME MACHINE by H.G. Wells, Narrated by Derek Jacobi (Listening Library)
May 22 – May 28
  • CRUEL BEAUTY by Rosamund Hodge, Narrated by Elizabeth Knowleden (Harper Audio) (Check out my review of Cruel Beauty HERE!)
  • OEDIPUS THE KING by Sophocles, Performed by Michael Sheen and a full cast (Naxos AudioBooks)
May 29 – June 4
  • CONFESSIONS OF A MURDER SUSPECT by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, Narrated by Emma Galvin (Hachette Audio)
  • MURDER AT THE VICARAGE by Agatha Christie, Narrated by Richard E. Grant (Harper Audio)
June 5 – June 11
  • ALL OUR YESTERDAYS by Cristin Terrill, Narrated by Meredith Mitchell (Tantor Audio)  (Check out my review of All Our Yesterdays HERE!)
  • JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare, Performed by Richard Dreyfuss, JoBeth Williams, Stacy Keach, Kelsey Grammer, and a full cast (L.A. Theatre Works)
June 12 – June 18
  • CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein, Narrated by Morven Christie and Lucy Gaskell (Bolinda Audio)
  • THE HIDING PLACE by Corrie Ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill, Narrated by Bernadette Dunne (christianaudio)
June 19 – June 25
  • I’D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I’D HAVE TO KILL YOU by Ally Carter, Narrated by Renée Raudman (Brilliance Audio)
  • ANNE OF GREEN GABLES by Lucy Montgomery, Narrated by Colleen Winton (Post Hypnotic Press)
June 26 – July 2
  • FORGIVE ME LEONARD PEACOCK by Matthew Quick, Narrated by Noah Galvin (Hachette Audio)
  • OCTOBER MOURNING: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Lesléa Newman, Narrated by Emily Beresford, Luke Daniels, Tom Parks, Nick Podehl, Kate Rudd, Christina Traister (Brilliance Audio)
July 3 – July 9
  • TORN FROM TROY by Patrick Bowman, Narrated by Gerard Doyle (Post Hypnotic Press)
  • PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Narrated by Jim Dale (Brilliance Audio)
July 10 – July 16
  • CLAUDETTE COLVIN: Twice Toward Justice by Philip Hoose, Narrated by Channie Waites (Brilliance Audio)
  • WHILE THE WORLD WATCHED by Carolyn Maull McKinstry with Denise George, Narrated by Felicia Bullock (Oasis Audio)
July 17 – July 23
  • THE CASE OF THE CRYPTIC CRINOLINE by Nancy Springer, Narrated by Katherine Kellgren (Recorded Books)
  • THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES II by Arthur Conan Doyle, Narrated by David Timson (Naxos AudioBooks)
July 24 – July 30
  • HEADSTRONG by Patrick Link, Performed by Deidrie Henry, Ernie Hudson, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine and Scott Wolf (L.A. Theatre Works)
  • THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson, Narrated by Scott Brick (Tantor Audio)
July 31 – August 6
  • DIVIDED WE FALL by Trent Reedy, Narrated by Andrew Eiden (Scholastic Audio)
  • THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE by Stephen Crane, Narrated by Frank Muller (Recorded Books)
August 7 – August 13
  • LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS by Ben Lesser, Narrated by Jonathan Silverman and Ben Lesser (Remembrance Publishing)
  • THE SHAWL by Cynthia Ozick, Narrated by Yelena Shmulenson (HighBridge Audio)
Looking forward to these books as much as I am?  Hope you enjoy!

8 comments:

  1. His is a great idea! I love that someone is promoting audio books. They're great for when your on long drives or working out or yard work! I would have used them more if they were more readily available when I was a teen! Thanks for letting us know. I'm interested in majority of these!

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    1. Totally agree with you. I love to listen to audiobooks when I'm in the car or doing chores around the house!

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  2. This is awesome, thanks for letting me know about it!
    Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings

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  3. This sounds like a lot of fun! I read Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series, but I haven't gotten around to his other books. I love his writing, so I'm sure they are fantastic!

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    1. I haven't read any Eoin Colfer yet and I'm excited to listen to this book!

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  4. This is AWESOME! I love love love audio books!!!! Thanks so much for sharing :)

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