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Inspiring audiobooks for young listeners

Kids audiobooks from Black authors to inspire and educate. 
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  • Audiobook

    Ghost Boys

    by Jewell Parker Rhodes ...
    Narrated by Miles Harvey ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 51 min

    A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better.Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Freewater

    by Amina Luqman-Dawson ...
    Narrated by Cary Hite, Sisi Aisha Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    Debut author Amina Luqman-Dawson pens a lyrical, accessible historical middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they find freedom.Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there’s ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    One Crazy Summer

    by Rita Williams-Garcia ...
    Narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 9 min

    Eleven-year-old Delphine and her younger sisters Vonetta and Fern travel to Oakland to meet their mother, Cecile, who abandoned their family years earlier. But even when Cecile gets them to her house, she shows no interest and seems to view them as nothing but a nuisance. Cecile's cold, unloving attitude leaves the girls wishing for the mother-daughter connection they've never had. But Cecile acts ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Clean Getaway

    by Nic Stone ...
    Narrated by Dion Graham ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 56 min

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a timely middle-grade road-trip story through landmarks of the Civil Rights movement and the map they lay for contemporary race relations.How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma:Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got CANCELLED.Fasten Your Seatbelt: G'ma's never conventional, so this trip won't be ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Brown Girl Dreaming

    by Jacqueline Woodson ...
    Narrated by Jacqueline Woodson ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 55 min

    A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award winnerJacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Another Brooklyn, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse.Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Mo's Bows: A Young Person's Guide to Start-Up Success

    Measure, Cut, Stitch Your Way to a Great Business

    by Moziah Bridges, Tramica Morris ...
    Narrated by Moziah Bridges ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 19 min

    A Young Person's Guide to Starting Your Own Business Written by a Successful Kidpreneur!Running a successful business can be hard for anyone, but seventeen-year-old Moziah Bridges has becomes a pro at it. His company, Mo's Bow's, is what today's "kidpreneurs" dream of achieving--a successful business selling a product that one loves and is passionate about. In his book, Mo will share his BOWS of ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Hey Black Child

    by Useni Eugene Perkins ...
    Narrated by Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins.Hey black child,Do you know who you are?*Who really are?*Do you know you can beWhat you want to beIf you try to beWhat you can be?This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children ... ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Shuri: A Black Panther Novel (Marvel)

    by Nic Stone ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 42 min

    From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters Shuri, from Black Panther!An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the break-out character from the Black Panther comics and films: T'Challa's younger sister, Shuri! Crafted by New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone. Shuri is a skilled ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    This is the Rope

    by Jacqueline Woodson ...
    Narrated by Channie Waites ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    The story of one family's journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one summer. She has no idea the rope will become part of her family's history. But for three generations, that rope is passed down, used for everything from jump rope games to tying suitcases onto a car for the big move north to New York City, and even for a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Reaching for the Moon

    The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

    by Katherine Johnson ...
    Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 18 min

    “This rich volume is a national treasure.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Captivating, informative, and inspiring…Easy to follow and hard to put down.” —School Library Journal (starred review)The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Genesis Begins Again

    by Alicia D. Williams ...
    Narrated by Alicia D. Williams ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 48 min

    “Reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.” —The New York Times“One of the best books I have ever read…will live in the hearts of readers for the rest of their lives.” —Colby Sharp, founder of Nerdy Book Club“An emotional, painful, yet still hopeful adolescent journey…one that needed telling.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“I really loved this.” —Sharon M. Draper, author of ... ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Amari and the Great Game

    by B. B. Alston ...
    Narrated by Imani Parks ...
    Audiobook 2 - Supernatural Investigations

    Unabridged

    11 hours 55 min

    Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers!Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestselling Supernatural Investigations trilogy—perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor.After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Am... ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Patina

    by Jason Reynolds ...
    Narrated by Heather Alicia Simms ...
    Audiobook 2 - Track

    Unabridged

    5 hours 46 min

    A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this New York Times bestselling follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Ghost by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds.Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Look Both Ways

    A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

    by Jason Reynolds ...
    Narrated by Jason Reynolds, Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, Bahni Turpin, Kevin R. Free, JD Jackson, Guy Lockard, January LaVoy, Adenrele Ojo, David Sadzin0 ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 58 min

    One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019!UK Carnegie Medal winnerA National Book Award FinalistCoretta Scott King Author Honor BookAn NPR Favorite Book of 2019A New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019A Time Best Children’s Book of 2019A Today Show Best Kids’ Book of 2019A ... ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich

    by Ibi Zoboi ...
    Narrated by Ibi Zoboi ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 39 min

    National Book Award-finalist Ibi Zoboi makes her middle-grade debut with a moving story of a girl finding her place in a world that's changing at warp speed.Twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet has lived with her beloved grandfather Jeremiah in Huntsville, Alabama ever since she was little. As one of the first black engineers to integrate NASA, Jeremiah has nurtured Ebony-Grace’s love for all ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Infinite Hope

    A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace

    by Ashley Bryan ...
    Narrated by Dion Graham ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 17 min

    Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor AwardRecipient of a Bologna Ragazzi Non-Fiction Special Mention Honor AwardA Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army during World War II, and how love and the pursuit of art sustained him.In May of 1... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Last Last-Day-of-Summer

    by Lamar Giles ...
    Narrated by Ruffin Prentiss ...
    Audiobook 1 - Legendary Alston Boys

    Unabridged

    6 hours 47 min

    Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Betty Before X

    by Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson ...
    Narrated by Ilyasah Shabazz ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 16 min

    ***Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Award*"In clear, measured tones, the author recounts Betty's discomfort with her home life and her work with the Housewives League...Shabazz differentiates between Betty and her mother, Ollie Mae Sanders, through pitch and projects the latter's frequent annoyance, showing why Betty often felt underappreciated. An afterword helps young listeners understand ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    As Brave As You

    by Jason Reynolds ...
    Narrated by Guy Lockard ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 2 min

    Kirkus Award FinalistSchneider Family Book Award WinnerCoretta Scott King Author Honor BookIn this “pitch-perfect contemporary novel” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds explores multigenerational ideas about family love and bravery in the story of two brothers, their blind grandfather, and a dangerous rite of passage.... ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges

    by Ruby Bridges ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 12 min

    In November 1960, all of America watched as a tiny six-year-old black girl, surrounded by federal marshals, walked through a mob of screaming segregationists and into her school. An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history through her own words.This brand-new recording includes a special bonus interview with Ruby from her ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Feathers

    by Jacqueline Woodson ...
    Narrated by Sisi Aisha Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 52 min

    Frannie doesn't know what to make of the poem she's reading in school. She hasn't thought much about hope. There are so many other things to think about. Each day, her friend Samantha seems a bit more "holy." There is a new boy in class everyone is calling the Jesus Boy. And although the new boy looks like a white kid, he says he's not white. Who is he?During a winter full of surprises, good and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Black Brother, Black Brother

    by Jewell Parker Rhodes ...
    Narrated by Barrie Buckner ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 36 min

    From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition.Framed. Bullied. Disliked. But I know I can still be the best.Sometimes, 12-year-old Donte wishes he were invisible. ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Strong Voices

    Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing

    by Tonya Bolden, Cokie Roberts ...
    Narrated by Prentice Onayemi, Lisa Renee Pitts ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 5 min

    **"A wide-ranging collection of speeches and a worthwhile resource for students of American history." —Booklist**"A golden celebration of the multicultural voices who demand the U.S.—and the world—do better." —Kirkus**"An important addition to American history collections." *—*School Library JournalStrong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a colle... ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Firebird

    by Misty Copeland ...
    Narrated by Misty Copeland ...

    Unabridged

    6 min

    In her debut book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl--an every girl--whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. Misty encourages this young girl's faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and dedication, she too can become Firebird.Lyrical and affecting text makes Firebird perfect for aspiring ... Read more

    $5.99 USD