-
Black Girl Unlimited
- The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
- Narrated by: Echo Brown
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $14.99
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's summary
This program is read by the author.
"Just brilliant." (Kirkus Reviews)
Heavily autobiographical and infused with magical realism, Black Girl Unlimited fearlessly explores the intersections of poverty, sexual violence, depression, racism, and sexism - all through the arc of a transcendent coming-of-age story for fans of Renee Watson's Piecing Me Together and Ibi Zoboi's American Street.
Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is magic...everywhere. New portals begin to open when Echo transfers to the rich school on the West Side, and an insightful teacher becomes a pivotal mentor.
Each day, Echo travels between two worlds, leaving her brothers, her friends, and a piece of herself behind on the East Side. There are dangers to leaving behind the place that made you. Echo soon realizes there is pain flowing through everyone around her, and a black veil of depression threatens to undo everything she’s worked for.
Christy Ottaviano Books
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Grown
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields? Before there was a dead body, Enchanted’s dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey’s charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he’s dead, the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted.
-
-
or so she thought
- By LATOYA LEWIS on 10-16-20
-
Root Magic
- By: Eden Royce
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won’t stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn 11 - and their uncle, Doc, tells them he’s going to train them in rootwork. And Jez soon finds out that her family’s true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs…and not a moment too soon.
-
-
Amazing!!!
- By Kindle Customer on 05-10-21
By: Eden Royce
-
Butterfly 5
- By: Ashley Antoinette
- Narrated by: Nicole Small
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Morgan and Messiah share many things. Love, hate, lust, trauma, and children. They are bonded forever by the gift of parenthood, but Morgan's attachment to Messiah comes with immense pain. After the discovery of Messiah's condition, Morgan's conflict is intensified. She knows how healing the M&M bubble can be, but she also knows that Messiah has the ability to ruin her. Will Morgan finally take her second chance with her first love? Or will she make the hardest decision of all and let go of the past?
-
-
Sunshine Anderson
- By sheila king on 10-02-23
-
A Song Below Water
- A Novel
- By: Bethany C. Morrow
- Narrated by: Andrea Lang, Jennifer Haralson
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Nevermind she's also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes.
-
-
Thank you.
- By Amazon Customer on 06-30-20
-
With the Fire on High
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago’s life has been about making the tough decisions - doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Even though she dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, Emoni knows that it’s not worth her time to pursue the impossible. Yet despite the rules she thinks she has to play by, once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free.
-
-
Whole life is slayed...
- By AudioBookHoe on 05-16-19
-
White Smoke
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Marcella Cox
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty 10-year-old stepsister, Piper.
-
-
So Much Potential
- By J. on 10-26-21
-
Grown
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields? Before there was a dead body, Enchanted’s dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey’s charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he’s dead, the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted.
-
-
or so she thought
- By LATOYA LEWIS on 10-16-20
-
Root Magic
- By: Eden Royce
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won’t stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn 11 - and their uncle, Doc, tells them he’s going to train them in rootwork. And Jez soon finds out that her family’s true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs…and not a moment too soon.
-
-
Amazing!!!
- By Kindle Customer on 05-10-21
By: Eden Royce
-
Butterfly 5
- By: Ashley Antoinette
- Narrated by: Nicole Small
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Morgan and Messiah share many things. Love, hate, lust, trauma, and children. They are bonded forever by the gift of parenthood, but Morgan's attachment to Messiah comes with immense pain. After the discovery of Messiah's condition, Morgan's conflict is intensified. She knows how healing the M&M bubble can be, but she also knows that Messiah has the ability to ruin her. Will Morgan finally take her second chance with her first love? Or will she make the hardest decision of all and let go of the past?
-
-
Sunshine Anderson
- By sheila king on 10-02-23
-
A Song Below Water
- A Novel
- By: Bethany C. Morrow
- Narrated by: Andrea Lang, Jennifer Haralson
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Nevermind she's also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes.
-
-
Thank you.
- By Amazon Customer on 06-30-20
-
With the Fire on High
- By: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Acevedo
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago’s life has been about making the tough decisions - doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Even though she dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, Emoni knows that it’s not worth her time to pursue the impossible. Yet despite the rules she thinks she has to play by, once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free.
-
-
Whole life is slayed...
- By AudioBookHoe on 05-16-19
-
White Smoke
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Marcella Cox
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty 10-year-old stepsister, Piper.
-
-
So Much Potential
- By J. on 10-26-21
-
Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
- A Novel (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, Book 1)
- By: Jayne Allen
- Narrated by: Marcella Cox
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tabitha Walker is a black woman with a plan to "have it all." At 33 years old, the checklist for the life of her dreams is well underway. Education? Check. Good job? Check. Down payment for a nice house? Check. Dating marriage material? Check, check, and check. With a coveted position as a local news reporter, a "paper-perfect" boyfriend, and even a standing Saturday morning appointment with a reliable hairstylist, everything seems to be falling into place. Then Tabby receives an unexpected diagnosis, jeopardizing the keystone she took for granted: having children.
-
-
Not What I Expected
- By R. Cartwright on 10-16-21
By: Jayne Allen
-
It's Not All Downhill from Here
- A Novel
- By: Terry McMillan
- Narrated by: Terry McMillan
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Loretha Curry’s life is full. A little crowded sometimes, but full indeed. On the eve of her 68th birthday, she has a booming beauty-supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband whose moves still surprise. True, she’s carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but Loretha is not one of those women who think her best days are behind her - and she’s determined to prove wrong her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong. It’s not all downhill from here.
-
-
terry McMillan is in her own way
- By Jestina M Spaine on 04-12-20
By: Terry McMillan
-
Ace of Spades
- By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- Narrated by: Jeanette Illidge, Tapiwa Mugweni
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.
-
-
Not for me
- By Bee on 10-29-21
-
Black Girl, Call Home
- By: Jasmine Mans
- Narrated by: Jasmine Mans
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From spoken word poet Jasmine Mans comes an unforgettable poetry collection about race, feminism, and queer identity. With echoes of Gwendolyn Brooks and Sonia Sanchez, Mans writes to call herself - and us - home. Each poem explores what it means to be a daughter of Newark, and America - and the painful, joyous path to adulthood as a young, queer Black woman. Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering Black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing.
-
-
Brilliant Delicious
- By erica on 04-22-21
By: Jasmine Mans
-
Monday's Not Coming
- By: Tiffany D. Jackson
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable - more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried. When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone?
-
-
Suspenseful with twists!
- By Teresa on 12-18-18
-
Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.
-
-
The Other Side of Idaho's Mountains
- By Darwin8u on 03-28-18
By: Tara Westover
-
Skin of the Sea
- Skin of the Sea, Book 1
- By: Natasha Bowen
- Narrated by: Yetide Badaki
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata—a mermaid—collecting the souls of those who die at sea and blessing their journeys back home. But when a living boy is thrown overboard, Simi goes against an ancient decree and does the unthinkable—she saves his life. And punishment awaits those who dare to defy the gods.
-
-
Black history AND black mermaids!!! LOVE IT
- By Kamaya on 02-05-22
By: Natasha Bowen
-
Slay
- By: Brittney Morris
- Narrated by: Kiersey Clemons, Michael Boatman, Alexandra Grey, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
By day, 17-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds of thousands of black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online role-playing card game Slay. When a teen in Kansas City is murdered over a dispute in the Slay world, news of the game reaches mainstream media, and Slay is labeled a racist, exclusionist, violent hub for thugs and criminals. Even worse, an anonymous troll infiltrates the game.
-
-
Decent read, great universe.
- By Adam S. Walter on 09-09-20
By: Brittney Morris
-
Black Candle Women
- A Novel
- By: Diane Marie Brown
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Generations of Montrose women—Augusta, Victoria, Willow—have lived together in their quaint two-story bungalow in California for years. They keep to themselves, never venture far from home, and their collection of tinctures and spells is an unspoken bond between them. But when seventeen-year-old Nickie Montrose brings home a boy for the first time, their quiet lives are thrown into disarray. For the other women have been withholding a secret from Nickie that will end her relationship before it’s even begun: the decades-old family curse that any person they fall in love with dies.
-
-
Easy Listen
- By Precious T. on 06-14-23
-
The War That Saved My Life
- By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn't waste a minute - she sneaks out to join him. So begins a new adventure of Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan.
-
-
Great historical Fiction -- 2016 Newbery Honor
- By Mel on 01-05-17
-
Legendborn
- By: Tracy Deonn
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 18 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After her mother dies in an accident, 16-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC - Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape - until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A flying demon feeding on human energies. A secret society of so called “Legendborn” students that hunt the creatures down. And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin” and who attempts - and fails - to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw.
-
-
A well done debut
- By LexiLikesLiterature on 01-27-21
By: Tracy Deonn
-
The Book Woman's Daughter
- A Novel
- By: Kim Michele Richardson
- Narrated by: Katie Schorr
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the ruggedness of the beautiful Kentucky mountains, Honey Lovett has always known that the old ways can make a hard life harder. As the daughter of the famed blue-skinned Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian, Honey and her family have been hiding from the law all her life. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey realizes she must fight to stay free, or risk being sent away for good.
-
-
Good read!
- By Oh Sugar on 09-12-22
Critic reviews
School Library Best Books of the Year 2020
YALSA William C. Morris Finalist 2021
Featured Article: The Best Vacation Listens for the Dwindling Days of Summer
Warm days and lazy afternoons—there’s nothing like summer vacation. And unwinding on the deck, beside the pool, or on the beach with a good audiobook is simply one of life’s greatest pleasures. As autumn rapidly approaches, we’ve been trying to squeeze in just a little bit more summer before the leaves begin to brown. There’s still plenty of time for enjoying a vacation—and finding the perfect listen to accompany you!
Related to this topic
-
The Witch of Little Italy
- By: Suzanne Palmieri
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When young Eleanor Amore gets pregnant, she returns to her estranged family in the Bronx, called by the "Sight" they share. It is the first time she has been back since she was 10, and while everyone else remembers that summer, Eleanor can’t recall anything earlier than the moment she left. With her past coming back to her in flashes, she becomes obsessed with recapturing those memories. Aided by her childhood sweetheart, she learns the secrets still haunting her magical family.
-
-
Kept me entertained......
- By Barbara on 05-25-13
By: Suzanne Palmieri
-
Finding Fish
- A Memoir
- By: Antwone Q. Fisher
- Narrated by: Thomas Penny
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his midteens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself. Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born.
-
-
This book will not disappoint you.
- By Joseph on 10-16-16
-
The Sweet By and By
- A Novel
- By: Todd Johnson
- Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker, Adriane Lenox, Robin Miles, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Among the longleaf pines and family farms of eastern North Carolina, days seem to pass without incident for Margaret Clayton and Bernice Stokes until they discover each other in a friendship that will take them on the most important journey of their lives. Margaret, droll and whip smart, has a will of iron that never fails her even when her body does, while Bernice, an avid country-music fan, is rarely lucid.
-
-
Great 2/3 of a book.
- By Tracy on 07-09-12
By: Todd Johnson
-
Inside a Silver Box
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Walter Mosley's talent knows no bounds. Inside a Silver Box continues to explore the cosmic questions entertainingly discussed in his Crosstown to Oblivion. From life's meaning to the nature of good and evil, Mosley takes listeners on a speculative journey beyond reality. In Inside a Silver Box, two people brought together by a horrific act are united in a common cause by the powers of the Silver Box.
-
-
Another good Mosley book
- By James Ford on 03-04-15
By: Walter Mosley
-
An Ordinary Wonder
- By: Buki Papillon
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Oto leaves for boarding school with one plan: Excel and escape his cruel home. Falling in love with his roommate was certainly not on the agenda, but fear and shame force him to hide his love and true self. Back home, weighed down by the expectations of their wealthy and powerful family, the love of Oto's twin sister wavers, and, as their world begins to crumble around them, Oto must make drastic choices that will alter the family's lives for ever.
-
-
Intriguing
- By Mary P Browne on 09-20-21
By: Buki Papillon
-
Ziggy, Stardust and Me
- By: James Brandon
- Narrated by: Tom Picasso
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And homosexuality is still officially considered a mental illness. In the midst of these trying times is 16-year-old Jonathan Collins, a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an alcoholic father and his sympathetic neighbor and friend Starla, is completely alone. To cope, Jonathan escapes to the safe haven of his imagination, where his hero David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and dead relatives, including his mother, guide him through the rough terrain of his life.
-
-
Finally
- By Demonte Dandridge on 09-18-19
By: James Brandon
-
The Witch of Little Italy
- By: Suzanne Palmieri
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When young Eleanor Amore gets pregnant, she returns to her estranged family in the Bronx, called by the "Sight" they share. It is the first time she has been back since she was 10, and while everyone else remembers that summer, Eleanor can’t recall anything earlier than the moment she left. With her past coming back to her in flashes, she becomes obsessed with recapturing those memories. Aided by her childhood sweetheart, she learns the secrets still haunting her magical family.
-
-
Kept me entertained......
- By Barbara on 05-25-13
By: Suzanne Palmieri
-
Finding Fish
- A Memoir
- By: Antwone Q. Fisher
- Narrated by: Thomas Penny
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his midteens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself. Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born.
-
-
This book will not disappoint you.
- By Joseph on 10-16-16
-
The Sweet By and By
- A Novel
- By: Todd Johnson
- Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker, Adriane Lenox, Robin Miles, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Among the longleaf pines and family farms of eastern North Carolina, days seem to pass without incident for Margaret Clayton and Bernice Stokes until they discover each other in a friendship that will take them on the most important journey of their lives. Margaret, droll and whip smart, has a will of iron that never fails her even when her body does, while Bernice, an avid country-music fan, is rarely lucid.
-
-
Great 2/3 of a book.
- By Tracy on 07-09-12
By: Todd Johnson
-
Inside a Silver Box
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Walter Mosley's talent knows no bounds. Inside a Silver Box continues to explore the cosmic questions entertainingly discussed in his Crosstown to Oblivion. From life's meaning to the nature of good and evil, Mosley takes listeners on a speculative journey beyond reality. In Inside a Silver Box, two people brought together by a horrific act are united in a common cause by the powers of the Silver Box.
-
-
Another good Mosley book
- By James Ford on 03-04-15
By: Walter Mosley
-
An Ordinary Wonder
- By: Buki Papillon
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Oto leaves for boarding school with one plan: Excel and escape his cruel home. Falling in love with his roommate was certainly not on the agenda, but fear and shame force him to hide his love and true self. Back home, weighed down by the expectations of their wealthy and powerful family, the love of Oto's twin sister wavers, and, as their world begins to crumble around them, Oto must make drastic choices that will alter the family's lives for ever.
-
-
Intriguing
- By Mary P Browne on 09-20-21
By: Buki Papillon
-
Ziggy, Stardust and Me
- By: James Brandon
- Narrated by: Tom Picasso
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And homosexuality is still officially considered a mental illness. In the midst of these trying times is 16-year-old Jonathan Collins, a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an alcoholic father and his sympathetic neighbor and friend Starla, is completely alone. To cope, Jonathan escapes to the safe haven of his imagination, where his hero David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and dead relatives, including his mother, guide him through the rough terrain of his life.
-
-
Finally
- By Demonte Dandridge on 09-18-19
By: James Brandon
-
We Are Not from Here
- By: Jenny Torres Sanchez
- Narrated by: Marisa Blake
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala through Mexico, they follow the route of La Bestia, the perilous train system that might deliver them to a better life - if they are lucky enough to survive the journey.
-
-
this book broke my heart and I love it.
- By Anonymous User on 03-29-22
-
The Good Luck of Right Now
- By: Matthew Quick
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For 38 years, Bartholomew Neil has lived with his mother. When she gets sick and dies, he has no idea how to be on his own. His redheaded grief counselor, Wendy, says he needs to find his flock and leave the nest. But how does a man whose whole life has been grounded in his mom, Saturday Mass, and the library learn how to fly? Bartholomew thinks he's found a clue when he discovers a "Free Tibet" letter from Richard Gere hidden in his mother's underwear drawer. In her final days, Mom called him Richard - there must be a cosmic connection.
-
-
AMAZING
- By JoAnn on 02-17-14
By: Matthew Quick
-
Finding Me
- A Memoir
- By: Viola Davis
- Narrated by: Viola Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me.
-
-
Absolutely beautifully Written❤️
- By Latwhit22 on 05-02-22
By: Viola Davis
-
Finding Amos
- By: J. D. Mason, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Bernice L. McFadden
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Three daughters, connected only through their relationship to Amos, a now elderly ex-musician struggling with Alzheimer's disease, find their lives intertwining as a car accident reunites them at Amos' bedside - bringing some long-buried issues to light.
-
-
Soulful
- By D. Stokes on 11-11-15
By: J. D. Mason, and others
-
American Street
- By: Ibi Zoboi
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie - a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola's mother is detained by US immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins - Chantal, Donna, and Princess - the grittiness of Detroit's West Side, a new school, and a surprising romance all on her own.
-
-
A lot to unpack
- By AudioBookHoe on 07-18-17
By: Ibi Zoboi
-
I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying
- Essays
- By: Bassey Ikpi
- Narrated by: Bassey Ikpi
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying, Bassey Ikpi explores her life - as a Nigerian-American immigrant, a black woman, a slam poet, a mother, a daughter, an artist - through the lens of her mental health and diagnosis of bipolar II and anxiety. Her remarkable memoir in essays implodes our preconceptions of the mind and normalcy as Bassey bares her own truths and lies for us all to behold with radical honesty and brutal intimacy.
-
-
Full, poignant, purposeful
- By Bree on 08-21-19
By: Bassey Ikpi
-
Going to Meet the Man
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
"There's no way not to suffer. But you try all kinds of ways to keep from drowning in it." The men and women in these eight short fictions grasp this truth on an elemental level, and their stories, as told by James Baldwin, detail the ingenious and often desperate ways in which they try to keep their heads above water.
-
-
Punch in the gut
- By Rebecca on 05-08-17
By: James Baldwin
-
Sittin' in the Front Pew
- By: Parry Brown
- Narrated by: Patricia R Floyd
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This spirited tale of love, family, and honoring loved ones is filled with sharp insights. As four sisters prepare for their father's funeral, they examine what he meant to them. But they are all thrown off balance when they discover the secret their father carried to his grave.
-
-
Amateur, at best
- By N. Hall on 11-18-06
By: Parry Brown
-
Loving Day
- By: Mat Johnson
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On his first night in his new home, Warren spies two figures in the grass outside; when he screws up the nerve to confront them, they disappear. The next day he encounters ghosts of a different kind: In the face of the teenage girl he meets at a comics convention, he sees the mingled features of his white father and his black mother, both now dead. The girl is his daughter, and she thinks she's white.
-
-
Teen lit with heavy erotic imagery
- By Itinerant T on 08-26-15
By: Mat Johnson
-
Other Words for Home
- By: Jasmine Warga
- Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US - and her new label of “Middle Eastern”, an identity she’s never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises.
-
-
Great story for students!
- By Anonymous User on 12-10-19
By: Jasmine Warga
-
Lifted by the Great Nothing
- By: Karim Dimechkie
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Max doesn't remember his mother, who was murdered by burglars before they emigrated from Beirut to New Jersey. He lives with his father, Rasheed, who is enamored of his concept of American culture - baseball and barbeques - and tries to shed his Lebanese heritage completely.
-
-
Excellent
- By Cheyenne on 06-13-15
By: Karim Dimechkie
-
The Last House on the Street
- A Novel
- By: Diane Chamberlain
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Architect Kayla Carter and her husband designed a beautiful house for themselves in Round Hill’s new development, Shadow Ridge Estates. It was supposed to be a home where they could raise their three-year-old daughter and grow old together. Instead, it’s the place where Kayla’s husband died in an accident - a fact known to a mysterious woman who warns Kayla against moving in. The woods and lake behind the property are reputed to be haunted, and the new home has been targeted by vandals leaving threatening notes.
-
-
✫✫ 5 Stars ✫✫
- By ❤️Cyndi Marie❤️🎧Audiobook Addicts🎧 on 01-12-22
People who viewed this also viewed...
-
Slay
- By: Brittney Morris
- Narrated by: Kiersey Clemons, Michael Boatman, Alexandra Grey, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
By day, 17-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds of thousands of black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online role-playing card game Slay. When a teen in Kansas City is murdered over a dispute in the Slay world, news of the game reaches mainstream media, and Slay is labeled a racist, exclusionist, violent hub for thugs and criminals. Even worse, an anonymous troll infiltrates the game.
-
-
Decent read, great universe.
- By Adam S. Walter on 09-09-20
By: Brittney Morris
-
Piecing Me Together
- By: Renee Watson
- Narrated by: Renee Watson
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jade believes she must get out of her neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother says she has to take every opportunity. She has. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for "at-risk" girls. Except really, it's for black girls. From "bad" neighborhoods. But maybe there are some things Jade could show these successful women about the real world and finding ways to make a real difference.
-
-
Should be Required Reading
- By Rashelle on 06-07-18
By: Renee Watson
-
Calling My Name
- By: Liara Tamani
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This unforgettable novel tells a universal coming-of-age story about Taja Brown, a young African American girl growing up in Houston, Texas, and deftly and beautifully explores the universal struggles of growing up, battling family expectations, discovering a sense of self, and finding a unique voice and purpose. Told in 53 short, episodic, moving, and iridescent chapters, Calling My Name follows Taja on her journey from middle school to high school.
-
-
Real Gem
- By shanta watson on 11-26-17
By: Liara Tamani
-
The Black Kids
- By: Christina Hammonds Reed
- Narrated by: Kiersey Clemons
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy Black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.
-
-
The Black Kids
- By Ms. B on 06-20-21
-
Bright Red Fruit
- By: Safia Elhillo
- Narrated by: Safia Elhillo
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Bad girl. No matter how hard Samira tries, she can’t shake her reputation. She’s never gotten the benefit of the doubt—not from her mother or the aunties who watch her like a hawk. Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet—until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus.
-
-
AMAZING LIKE ALL HER WORK!
- By Arthur P. Dickerson, Jr. on 08-22-24
By: Safia Elhillo
-
Nubia: The Awakening
- By: Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes
- Narrated by: Amir Abdullah, Emana Rachelle, Jeorge Bennett Watson
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho, Nubia is a mystery. Before they were born, a massive storm destroyed their ancestral homeland, forcing their families to flee across the ocean to New York City. Nubia, a utopic island nation off the coast of West Africa, was no more, and their parents’ sorrow was too deep for them to share much of their history beyond the folklore. But New York, ravaged by climate change and class division, is far from a safe haven for refugees, and Nubians live as outcasts.
-
-
Too much cursing
- By Maxine on 01-24-23
By: Omar Epps, and others
-
Slay
- By: Brittney Morris
- Narrated by: Kiersey Clemons, Michael Boatman, Alexandra Grey, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
By day, 17-year-old Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds of thousands of black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online role-playing card game Slay. When a teen in Kansas City is murdered over a dispute in the Slay world, news of the game reaches mainstream media, and Slay is labeled a racist, exclusionist, violent hub for thugs and criminals. Even worse, an anonymous troll infiltrates the game.
-
-
Decent read, great universe.
- By Adam S. Walter on 09-09-20
By: Brittney Morris
-
Piecing Me Together
- By: Renee Watson
- Narrated by: Renee Watson
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jade believes she must get out of her neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother says she has to take every opportunity. She has. She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities. But some opportunities feel more demeaning than helpful. Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for "at-risk" girls. Except really, it's for black girls. From "bad" neighborhoods. But maybe there are some things Jade could show these successful women about the real world and finding ways to make a real difference.
-
-
Should be Required Reading
- By Rashelle on 06-07-18
By: Renee Watson
-
Calling My Name
- By: Liara Tamani
- Narrated by: Imani Parks
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This unforgettable novel tells a universal coming-of-age story about Taja Brown, a young African American girl growing up in Houston, Texas, and deftly and beautifully explores the universal struggles of growing up, battling family expectations, discovering a sense of self, and finding a unique voice and purpose. Told in 53 short, episodic, moving, and iridescent chapters, Calling My Name follows Taja on her journey from middle school to high school.
-
-
Real Gem
- By shanta watson on 11-26-17
By: Liara Tamani
-
The Black Kids
- By: Christina Hammonds Reed
- Narrated by: Kiersey Clemons
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy Black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.
-
-
The Black Kids
- By Ms. B on 06-20-21
-
Bright Red Fruit
- By: Safia Elhillo
- Narrated by: Safia Elhillo
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Bad girl. No matter how hard Samira tries, she can’t shake her reputation. She’s never gotten the benefit of the doubt—not from her mother or the aunties who watch her like a hawk. Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet—until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus.
-
-
AMAZING LIKE ALL HER WORK!
- By Arthur P. Dickerson, Jr. on 08-22-24
By: Safia Elhillo
-
Nubia: The Awakening
- By: Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes
- Narrated by: Amir Abdullah, Emana Rachelle, Jeorge Bennett Watson
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho, Nubia is a mystery. Before they were born, a massive storm destroyed their ancestral homeland, forcing their families to flee across the ocean to New York City. Nubia, a utopic island nation off the coast of West Africa, was no more, and their parents’ sorrow was too deep for them to share much of their history beyond the folklore. But New York, ravaged by climate change and class division, is far from a safe haven for refugees, and Nubians live as outcasts.
-
-
Too much cursing
- By Maxine on 01-24-23
By: Omar Epps, and others
-
Accidentally in Love
- By: Danielle Jackson
- Narrated by: Zenzi Williams
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As office manager of the city’s leading luxury boudoir and pinup photography studio, lovable grump Samantha Sawyer has everything under control. With an eventful summer season on the horizon, Sam is balancing a hectic workload while preparing the Buxom Boudoir “Photobus,” a vintage coach bus converted into a mobile photobooth and meeting space, to make the rounds at Chicago’s bustling summer street festival roster. Sam’s busy schedule makes avoiding the difficult parts of her life much easier, but there’s one person who can see right through her to-do lists and icy façade, really see her.
-
-
Amazing Follow Up
- By Robyn F on 09-19-23
By: Danielle Jackson
-
Hurricane Summer
- A Novel
- By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield
- Narrated by: Asha Ashanti Bromfield
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her own life as she learns about the dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradise - all in the midst of an impending hurricane.
-
-
Hurt People, hurt people 😢
- By Tara on 02-11-22
-
Remember Me Now
- A Journey Back to Myself and a Love Letter to Black Women
- By: Faitth Brooks
- Narrated by: Faitth Brooks
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Remember Me Now, Faitth grapples with the answer, charting the story of her activist grandparents and ancestors, as well as chronicling her own journey as the first-generation suburbs kid who becomes an activist and organizer herself. Part manifesto, part love letter to Black women, Remember Me Now shows us how we learn to celebrate the fullness of ourselves—a holy, defiant, and necessary move in a world determined to silence us.
-
-
Relatable and Truly Gifted Narrator
- By Jordan Pierson on 03-06-23
By: Faitth Brooks
-
One Blood
- A Novel
- By: Denene Millner
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Tina Lifford
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Raised by her beloved grandmother in tension-filled, post-segregation Virginia, Grace is barely a teenager when she loses her Maw Maw. Shellshocked, she is shipped up North to live with her formidably ambitious Aunt Hattie—a woman who firmly left behind her “undesirable” Southern roots in pursuit of upward mobility. Thrust into the world of the Black and socially ambitious, Grace finds herself trapped in a society of stifling respectability, fancy teas, and coveted debutante balls.
-
-
Awesome, talented writer
- By Deb Hepburn on 09-12-23
By: Denene Millner
-
The Black Girls Left Standing
- By: Juliana Goodman
- Narrated by: Ariel Blake
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sixteen-year-old Beau Willet has dreams of being an artist and one day leaving the Chicago projects she’s grown up in. But after her older sister, Katia, is killed by an off-duty police officer, Beau knows she has to clear her sister’s name by finding the only witness to the murder; Katia’s no-good boyfriend, Jordan, who has gone missing. If she doesn't find him and tell the world what really happened, Katia's death will be ignored, like the deaths of so many other Black women who are wrongfully killed.
By: Juliana Goodman
-
The Autobiography of My Mother
- By: Jamaica Kincaid
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Powerful, disturbing, and stirring, Jamaica Kincaid's novel is the deeply charged story of a woman's life on the island of Dominica. Xuela Claudette Richardson, the daughter of a Carib mother and a half-Scottish, half-African father, loses her mother to death the moment she is born and must find her way on her own. The Autobiography of My Mother is a story of love, fear, loss, and the forging of character, an account of one woman's inexorable evolution, evoked in startling and magical poetry.
-
-
Classic Jamaica Kincaid
- By K. Akua Gray on 12-11-20
By: Jamaica Kincaid
-
Early Departures
- By: Justin A. Reynolds
- Narrated by: A. J Beckles, Preston Butler III
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jamal’s best friend, Q, doesn’t know that he died, and that he’s about to die...again. He doesn’t know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they haven’t been friends for two years is because Jamal blames Q for the accident that killed his parents. But what if Jamal could have a second chance? A new technology allows Q to be reanimated for a few weeks before he dies...permanently. And Q’s mom is not about to let anyone ruin this miracle by telling Q about his impending death. So how can Jamal fix everything if he can’t tell Q the truth?
-
-
The performance was good but did not match
- By Amanda Garcia on 08-05-21
-
Meg and Jo
- By: Virginia Kantra
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus, Karissa Vacker
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The March sisters - reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy, and shy Beth - have grown up to pursue their separate dreams. When Jo followed her ambitions to New York City, she never thought her career in journalism would come crashing down, leaving her struggling to stay afloat in a gig economy as a prep cook and secret food blogger. Meg appears to have the life she always planned - the handsome husband, the adorable toddlers, the house in a charming subdivision. But sometimes getting everything you’ve ever wanted isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
-
-
A good reimagining of a classic
- By P. Hudson on 12-14-19
By: Virginia Kantra
-
Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans
- By: Isi Hendrix
- Narrated by: Caroline Sorunke
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Life is tough for twelve-year-old orphan Adia. Her aunt and uncle believe she’s an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child that brings misfortune wherever they go, and Adia can’t disagree—especially when she suddenly manifests mysterious powers that she can’t control, causing an earthquake in her village. So when Adia is offered a kitchen apprenticeship at the faraway Academy of Shamans, she flees with nothing but a pouch of change, her cat Bubbles, and the hope that someone there can figure out what's wrong with her—and fix it.
-
-
Shamanic powers oh my!
- By Trenton on 12-21-23
By: Isi Hendrix
-
Hold You Down
- A Novel
- By: Tracy Brown
- Narrated by: Patryce Williams
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mercy and Lenox Howard have always only had each other. Growing up on the mean streets of Harlem with an absentee mother meant that they had to have each other's backs. Now young, smart mothers they are determined to survive in New York City while raising their two sons, who have bright futures ahead of them.
-
-
Horrible Narrating
- By Kingdom Faith Services on 02-28-23
By: Tracy Brown
-
Saving Savannah
- By: Tonya Bolden
- Narrated by: Robin Eller
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Savannah is lucky. The daughter of upper-class African-American parents in Washington DC in 1919, she lives luxuriously, with an elite education and her pick of the young men in her set. But lately the structure of her society - the croquet games, the Sunday teas, the pretentiousness - has felt suffocating. When she meets a young man from the working class named Lloyd, Savannah has a chance to see how the “other half” lives. Saddened by their situation, she is motivated to make a true difference.
By: Tonya Bolden
-
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me
- By: Jamison Shea
- Narrated by: Kristolyn Lloyd
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood. The primordial power Laure gains promises influence and adoration, everything she’s dreamed of and worked toward. With retribution on her mind, she surpasses her bitter and privileged peers, leaving broken bodies behind her on her climb to stardom.
-
-
Phenomenal
- By Anonymous User on 09-06-23
By: Jamison Shea
What listeners say about Black Girl Unlimited
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kenice
- 07-30-20
I love it
I love this book it everything. This book features a teenager of color and how she navigates life and deals with some of the challenges she had no choice or say in. It is beautifully written and relatable.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Andrew Sorley
- 04-12-22
Can’t stop listening
This book touched me. This inspiring story gives hope to all. Echo-you are amazing. Thank you for being brave to shed light on hour story to inspire others. Keep on, keepin’ on.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kathryn B.
- 01-30-22
So impactful
This book is incredibly well written, raw and honest. It goes through so much without ever losing sight of what matters. Someday when my children are old enough, we will read this together.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kari Hampton
- 09-04-24
Heartfelt and heartbreaking at the same time
The narrator did an AMAZING job brining this story to life. It was beautiful yet sad all in one. I really enjoyed it. Such a moving story
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Catherine Hicks
- 11-01-21
Must Read for All
To the author. Thank you. I am so grateful for this story.
To everyone else, read. Read. READ.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Nikki
- 08-18-22
Overall
Powerful black young women story about hardships the the new light in the end story.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Blair
- 01-13-21
Raw, Fantastical, Magical!
I am recommending this book to Black women of all ages. The srory tells the tale of a wise, yet still niave, young girl who blossoms into a wiser yound woman. We follow her throughout her childhood as she tells the story of how she saved herself from the darkness that so many of us have been known to fall prey to. Her relationships with friends and family are relatable in many ways. The imagery and wording makes one feel like they're right in the story. The underlying but very loud subcontext of magic and mental health is a refreshing and beautiful take on the matter. There is inclusivity of other cultures without taking the Black woman away from the main stage. The story is so addictive I read it in a mere just over two days and could absolutely see myself giving it another listen. So many powerful quotes and sayings lie within this text. Definite must read!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- 1975 Bliss
- 02-16-21
10/10
I ENJOYED LISTENING TO YOUR SOOTHING STORY. I’m glad that you could share your experiences. This book is sooooo gooood and I can hear the heart and soul in your voice. KEEP WRITING with passion.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kiltubrid
- 12-03-20
Highly original!
This moving, singular story is extraordinarily beautiful and heartbreaking. Kudos to Echo Brown for her words and her narration.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- ALEGITWOMAN
- 02-02-22
Read this book!
I didn't know what to expect when u selected this title. this is a must read for young ladies that are struggling in their environments, trying to be heard, acknowledged, and desiring to be protected.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!