Today is serious business. Despite all my blog posts about family travel, I was more than a little hesitant about our 14 drive to the Yellowstone region. So much so that I almost cancelled our trip. Fortunately, I had some friends who walked me through some thoughts on our itinerary, we made some adjustments, and I felt excited for the adventure again. I knew we needed a good audiobook. My kids keep up on the more popular book series so we were in need of some fresh ideas. I turned to fellow mothers and readers on Facebook and was so excited with the response I received.
Whether it’s for listening in the car, reading together as a family, or for a child to read on their own, here are the top recommendations we received for kids ages 10-16. Now I have not listened to every single one of these titles. Please—that’s a lot of listening, but each of these comes highly recommended. I didn’t want to keep this list to myself. Enjoy! Thank you to Facebook friends who shared your wisdom to create this list!
If you are looking for a more specific age range or wonder about language, violence, or sexual content, check out commonsensemedia.org. They not only review the book, but rate it based on specific content. When we are looking to please a variety of ages, this is a tool I love.
Sideways Stories from Wayside School – Louis Sachar
Leven Thumps – Obert Skye
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
Little Britches – Ralph Moody
Laddie – Gene Stratton-Porter
Carry on Mr. Bowditch – Jean Lee Latham
To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
Code Talker – Jospeh Bruchac
The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas
The Work and the Glory – Gerald N. Lund
Fablehaven – Brandon Mull
Beyonders – Brandon Mull
Harry Potter – JK Rowling
Chicken in the Headlights – Matthew Buckley
Bullies in the Headlights – Matthew Buckley
Janitors – Tyler Whitesides
Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites Series - Chris Heimerdinger
The Gravity Keeper – Simon Bloom
Candy Shop Wars – Brandon Mull
The Rithmatist – Brandon Sanderson
The Ascendance Trilogy – Jennifer Nielsen
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – Kamkwamba
Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand YA version
Percy Jackson and related Rick Riordan titles
The Enchanted Collection (Audible)
The Adventure Collection (Audible)
The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
Nick of Time Series – Ted Bell
Incident at Hawk’s Hill – Allan W Eckert
Brighty of the Grand Canyon- Marguerite Henry
Cheaper by the Dozen - Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Charlie Bone Series – Jenny Nimmo
Magyk series – Angie Sage
Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Sweetness at the Bottom of my Pie – Alan Bradley
Whether it’s for listening in the car, reading together as a family, or for a child to read on their own, here are the top recommendations we received for kids ages 10-16. Now I have not listened to every single one of these titles. Please—that’s a lot of listening, but each of these comes highly recommended. I didn’t want to keep this list to myself. Enjoy! Thank you to Facebook friends who shared your wisdom to create this list!
If you are looking for a more specific age range or wonder about language, violence, or sexual content, check out commonsensemedia.org. They not only review the book, but rate it based on specific content. When we are looking to please a variety of ages, this is a tool I love.
Sideways Stories from Wayside School – Louis Sachar
Leven Thumps – Obert Skye
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
Little Britches – Ralph Moody
Laddie – Gene Stratton-Porter
Carry on Mr. Bowditch – Jean Lee Latham
To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
Code Talker – Jospeh Bruchac
The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas
The Work and the Glory – Gerald N. Lund
Fablehaven – Brandon Mull
Beyonders – Brandon Mull
Harry Potter – JK Rowling
Chicken in the Headlights – Matthew Buckley
Bullies in the Headlights – Matthew Buckley
Janitors – Tyler Whitesides
Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites Series - Chris Heimerdinger
The Gravity Keeper – Simon Bloom
Candy Shop Wars – Brandon Mull
The Rithmatist – Brandon Sanderson
The Ascendance Trilogy – Jennifer Nielsen
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – Kamkwamba
Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand YA version
Percy Jackson and related Rick Riordan titles
The Enchanted Collection (Audible)
The Adventure Collection (Audible)
The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
Nick of Time Series – Ted Bell
Incident at Hawk’s Hill – Allan W Eckert
Brighty of the Grand Canyon- Marguerite Henry
Cheaper by the Dozen - Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Charlie Bone Series – Jenny Nimmo
Magyk series – Angie Sage
Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Sweetness at the Bottom of my Pie – Alan Bradley
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