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Featured Article: Best of the Year—The 11 Best Kids Listens of 2022
This year marked the most competitive, immersive, and important year of children’s listens in recent memory. There’s a ton of compelling variety on display here, and each entry in this list deserves your listening time. For us, Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King stands above the rest for its timeliness, whip-smart storytelling, and standout narration. This list is part of our Best of the Year collection of editors' and listeners' favorite audio in 2022.
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The Crossover
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Jalyn Hall
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning middle grade bestseller! Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse.
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Losing is apart of life what you do after a loss is important part.
- By Amazon Customer on 08-13-24
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The Crossover
- Narrated by: Jalyn Hall
- Series: The Crossover [Alexander], Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 12-13-22
- Language: English
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Booked
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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Soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as 12-year-old Nick learns the power of words when he wrestles with problems at home and stands up to a bully....
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Amazing
- By TAMALA on 07-21-18
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Booked
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 04-06-16
- Language: English
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Rebound
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, the dynamic prequel to his Newbery Award-winning novel in verse, The Crossover....
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Book
- By Cookie crumbs on 07-09-19
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Rebound
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Series: The Crossover [Alexander], Book 0
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-02-18
- Language: English
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The Door of No Return
- The Door of No Return, Book 1
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
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Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets. He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, West Africa, where he lives.
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The Door of No Return
- The Door of No Return, Book 1
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Series: Door of No Return, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 07-04-24
- Language: English
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Swing
- By: Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
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When America is not so beautiful, or right, or just, it can be hard to know what to do. Best friends Walt and Noah decide to use their voices to grow more good in the world, but first they've got to find cool....
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Powerful and important read especially for boys
- By The Mrs. on 11-07-18
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Swing
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 10-02-18
- Language: English
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The Playbook
- 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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A companion book to his best-selling and Newbery winning book The Crossover, The Playbook is Kwame Alexander's dynamic, sports-infused guide to life....
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GREAT!!
- By Anonymous User on 04-12-18
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The Playbook
- 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
- Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 02-14-17
- Language: English
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Why Fathers Cry at Night
- A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
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This powerful memoir from a #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry, letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with....
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Loved it.
- By Tonja on 06-01-23
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Why Fathers Cry at Night
- A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 05-23-23
- Language: English
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The Door of No Return
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
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In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves his family, playing oware with his grandfather and swimming in the river Offin. He’s warned though, to never go to the river at night. His brother tells him ”There are things about the water you do not know. “ Like what? Kofi asks.
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Beautiful and heartbreaking
- By Anonymous User on 03-03-24
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The Door of No Return
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Series: Door of No Return, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 09-27-22
- Language: English
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Solo
- By: Kwame Alexander, Mary Rand Hess
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander, Randy Preston - music
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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Solo tells the story of 17-year-old Blade Morrison, who knows the life of a rock star isn't really about the glitz and glamour....
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Phenomenal Book
- By Rachael Street on 06-06-18
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Solo
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander, Randy Preston - music
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-01-17
- Language: English
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This Is the Honey
- An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Mahogany L. Brown, Joel Damany Steingold
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
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In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout....
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This spoke to me.
- By Kimberlee Johnson on 07-12-24
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This Is the Honey
- An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets
- Narrated by: Mahogany L. Brown, Joel Damany Steingold
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 01-30-24
- Language: English
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Becoming Muhammad Ali
- By: James Patterson, Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
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Two heavy-hitters in children's literature deliver a critically acclaimed, bestselling biographical novel of cultural icon Muhammad Ali....
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Amazing
- By M. Greenberg on 09-27-21
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Becoming Muhammad Ali
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 10-05-20
- Language: English
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He Said, She Said
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss, Carra Patterson
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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Sparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance, from Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author Kwame Alexander....
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Not much to be said.
- By Max Dorisca on 04-29-24
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He Said, She Said
- Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss, Carra Patterson
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 07-11-19
- Language: English
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How to Read a Book
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 5 mins
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Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander brings you How to Read a Book, a poetic journey about the experience of reading....
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A delightful poem
- By Teresa on 06-19-23
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How to Read a Book
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 5 mins
- Release date: 06-18-19
- Language: English
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Black Star
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Angel Pean, Nile Bullock, Karen Chilton, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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In this thrilling second book of the Door of No Return trilogy, set during the turbulent segregation era, and the beginning of The Great Migration, Kwame Alexander weaves a spellbinding story of struggle, determination, and the unflappable faith of an American family....
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Black Star
- Narrated by: Angel Pean, Nile Bullock, Karen Chilton, Aaron Goodson, Dominic Hoffman
- Series: Door of No Return, Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 09-24-24
- Language: English
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Alone Together
- Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19
- By: Kwame Alexander, Andre Dubus III, Nikki Giovanni, and others
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, January LaVoy, Dion Graham, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19 is a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of isolation as well as a historical perspective....
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wow
- By Ally Beauchamp on 09-09-20
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Alone Together
- Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, January LaVoy, Dion Graham, Julia Whelan, Thérèse Plummer
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
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How Sweet the Sound
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 01-14-25
- Language: English
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Black Star
- The Door of No Return, Book 2
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Angel Pean, Nile Bullock, Karen Chilton, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
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Twelve-year-old Charley Cuffey is many things: a granddaughter, a best friend, and probably the best pitcher in all of Lee's Mill. Set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional ball, Charley doesn't need reminders from her friend Cool Willie Green to know that she has lofty dreams.
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Black Star
- The Door of No Return, Book 2
- Narrated by: Angel Pean, Nile Bullock, Karen Chilton, Dominic Hoffman, Aaron Goodson
- Series: Door of No Return, Book 2
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-03-24
- Language: English
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An American Story
- By: Kwame Alexander, Dare Coulter
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 11 mins
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New York Times Bestselling author Kwame Alexander pens a powerful picture book that tells the story of American slavery through the voice of a teacher struggling to help her students understand its harrowing history....
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An American Story
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 01-03-23
- Language: English
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Light for the World to See
- A Thousand Words on Race and Hope
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 13 mins
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From NPR correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, comes a powerful and provocative collection of poems that cut to the heart of the entrenched racism and oppression in America and eloquently explores ongoing events....
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Powerful
- By SH on 11-04-23
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Light for the World to See
- A Thousand Words on Race and Hope
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
- Length: 13 mins
- Release date: 11-17-20
- Language: English
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How to Sing a Song
- By: Kwame Alexander, Randy Preston
- Narrated by: Randy Preston
- Length: 10 mins
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Surrounded by nature’s chorus and guided by words that vibrate like thunder, let the groove lead you on, until you can’t help but sing out from your soul!
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How to Sing a Song
- Narrated by: Randy Preston
- Length: 10 mins
- Release date: 10-01-24
- Language: English
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