Young Adult DAISY Audio Books and Online Digital Audio
Biography
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A girl from Yamhill: a memoir by Beverly Cleary.
1 disc. Narrated by Liz Jury.
This biography of the author's early years recounts how her family lost their farm during the Depression and were forced to move to the city. Her father, who loved the outdoors, spent years as a bank guard while her possessive and domineering mother devoted herself to Beverly. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.
Blindness & Visual Impairment
DC19368
Ray Charles: voice of soul by David Ritz.
1 disc. Narrated by Brian Conn.
Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.
Family Problems
DC13103
The face on the milk carton by Caroline B. Cooney.
1 disc. Narrated by June Carter.
The message on the milk carton reads, "Have you seen this child?" Three-year-old Jennie Spring was kidnapped twelve years earlier, but Janie Johnson, looking at the photo, suddenly knows that she is that child. Fragments of memory and other evidence accumulate until Janie demands to know about her early childhood. Her parents confess what they believe true, that she is their grandchild, but Janie remains unconvinced. Junior and senior high readers. c1990.
Fantastic Fiction
DC32888
Breathe by Penni Russon.
1 disc. Narrated by Melissa Eccleston.
Undine promised her mother that she won't use her magic in her final year of school, but her father, Prospero, thinks her promise is dangerous. Against the idyllic background of Corfu, home of her father's ancestors, conflict rages inside her and Undine must answer the most important question of all: is she the magic, or is she the girl? For senior high readers. Sequel to "Undine" (DC32908). 2005.
DC32908
Undine by Penni Russon.
1 disc. Narrated by Melissa Ecclestone.
Being sixteen is confusing and unpredictable enough for anyone. But if you're Undine, you also begin hearing voices calling you home in the middle of the night, and then you suddenly produce a storm out of thin air. Your best friend Trout insists on falling messily in love with you, while you end up with a crush on his older brother. Meanwhile, the ocean begins appearing in your inland bedroom, and your dead father turns out to be not so dead after all. For senior high readers. Followed by "Breathe" (DC32888). 2004.
General Fiction
DC33955
Alexandria of Africa by Eric Walters.
1 disc. Narrated by Valerie Wong.
Alexandria Hyatt wants to be glamorous and rich, but ends up being arrested for shoplifting and sent to Kenya, where she has been ordered to work for an international charity. Over 7,000 miles away from home with no hot water, no cell phone reception, no friends or family, Alexandria is confronted with a land as unfamiliar as it is unsettling. Over the course of her month in Africa, Alexandria will face a reality she could never have imagined, and will have to look inside herself to see if she has what it takes to confront it. For senior high readers. 2008.
Mysteries (Fiction)
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Over the edge by Norah McClintock.
1 disc. Narrated by Fiona Strachan.
Chloe doesn't fit in at her new high school, until football star Thomas Rennie starts paying attention to her. Then Chloe discovers startling truths about the in-crowd she had joined. For junior high readers. 2000.
Mythology
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Greek myths by Olivia E. Coolidge.
1 disc. Narrated by Andy Chappell.
A large selection of myths about early Greece and the gods, retold for young adults. 1949.
Religion (Christian)
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People and their religions. Part 1, Judaism, Christianity by Thomas J. Clarke.
1 disc. Narrated by John Stratton.
Discusses the histories, beliefs, practices and celebrations of Judaism and Christianity. Includes short quotations from the Christian and Jewish Bibles. Easy reading for junior and senior high and older readers. 1983.
Religions (other than Christian)
DC09714
People and their religions. Part 2, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism by Thomas J. Clarke.
1 disc. Narrated by John Stratton.
The histories, beliefs, practices and celebrations of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Includes short quotations from the Koran, the Upanishads, the Ghagavad Gita, and the teachings of Buddha. Easy reading for junior and senior high and older readers. 1983.
School Stories
DC32903
Stealing princes by Tyne O'Connell.
1 disc. Narrated by Nicky Talaco.
Back at her elegant English boarding school for another term, Californian Calypso Kelly continues her pursuit of Prince Freddy with style. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Pulling princes" (DC28228). Followed by "Dueling princes". 2005. (The Calypso chronicles ; 2)
Science Fiction
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The Lotus Caves by John Christopher.
1 disc. Narrated by Frank Taylor.
Life in the bubble on the moon is boring, but when Steve and Marty take a journey outside the bubble, their crawler breaks through the moon's surface into an eerie and impossible world below. For junior high readers. 1969. 1969.
DC13109
Dead water zone by Kenneth Oppel.
1 disc. Narrated by Karen Melville.
This futuristic novel follows a boy's search for his missing brother into the Dead Water Zone, where a micro-organism designed to destroy pollution mutates into something far more dangerous. Junior high and older. 1992.
DC10357
Heir to the empire by Timothy Zahn.
1 disc. Narrated by Chuck Benson.
Five years after the defeat of Darth Vader, Han Solo and Princess Leia, now married, are organizing the newly established Republic. Luke Skywalker, the first in a new line of Jedi Knights, hears a voice from his past, warning him to beware of the dark side. Followed by "Dark force rising" (DC33118). For junior and senior high and adult readers. 1991. (Star wars : The Thrawn trilogy ; 1)
Science
DC26436
Cloning edited by Nancy Harris.
1 disc. Narrated by Jennifer Hansell.
The issue of cloning gets in-depth treatment, with essays on early efforts at cloning and the creation and significance of Dolly the sheep. Current controversies are discussed, including the overriding question of whether humans should be cloned, to the pros and cons of regulating cloning technologies, therapeutic and reproductive cloning, and whether animals should be used in research. The future of cloning is also discussed. Some descriptions of sex and violence. For senior high readers. 2004
Supernatural Fiction
DC29374
On thin ice by Jamie Bastedo.
1 disc. Narrated by Deborah Kipp.
No one in the Northern hamlet of Nanurtalik has seen a polar bear in decades, but when a teenager's dismembered body is discovered, everyone fears they may have returned. As the community is thrown into chaos, Ashley Anowiak, with a special link to the animals, finds herself on the trail of a giant bear that has haunted her people for thousands of years. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2006.
War Stories
DC31056
Four steps to death by John Wilson.
1 disc. Narrated by Athena Brown.
Christmas 1942. Vasily is a Russian soldier determined to rid his country of the hated Nazi invaders - if he can stay alive long enough. Conrad is a German tank officer, part of the seemingly unstoppable force sweeping eastward over the steppe, expecting a quick victory over Stalin's ill-trained and badly equipped army. Between them is eight-year-old Sergei, whose home is the maze of rubble that used to be the city of Stalingrad. None of them can know that their fates will soon be intertwined. For junior high readers. Descriptions of violence. c2005.