New Talking Books for Teens at the Andrew Heiskell Library, March & April 2024

Check out these Young Adult reads, newly available as audiobooks from the Andrew Heiskell Library! 

Here are all of the books for junior and/or senior high readers listed in the March-April issue of Talking Book Topics, a bi-monthly publication by the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) that lists a selection of titles recently added to the NLS collection. We sifted through and picked out all of the teen books so you don’t have to! 

Already a member of the Andrew Heiskell Library and like what you see? Call us at 212-206-5400 or email us at talkingbooks@nypl.org to request titles on cartridge, or download them directly to your device using BARD. 

Not a member, but have trouble reading standard print? The Andrew Heiskell Library’s talking books are available to residents of all ages in New York City and Long Island who are blind, low vision, or otherwise unable to read standard print. For more information about eligibility and to apply for free library service, visit our Eligibility and Applications page: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/heiskell/eligibility. 

DB (digital talkingbook) / BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download)

The Right Side of Reckless DB, BARD

by Whitney D. Grandison

read by Adenrele Ojo

“Working at the local community center, Guillermo Lozano meets the one girl who is off limits, and as friendship—and something more—blossoms between them, he decides to break the rules and be a little bit reckless.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2021.

Lola at Last DB, BARD

by J.C. Peterson

read by Sara Sheckells

“Move over, Elizabeth Bennet. The most infamous Bennet sister is here to tell her story. Join Lola Barnes, a.k.a. a modern Lydia Bennet, at the beginning of a summer gone truly wrong: where a boat party-turned-fiery-fiasco ends with the ship, Lola’s summer plans, and her reputation truly sunk. (The boat was barely on fire, for the record—and all the partygoers were just fine.) Luckily, this disaster of a summer has another thing in store for her: a path of self-discovery she never saw coming. Given an ultimatum—jail time, or spending the summer with the nonprofit Hike Like a Girl—she laces up her hiking boots and takes to the wilderness. Along the way, she’ll encounter unexpected friends, a sweet romance, strength she didn’t know she had—and herself, Lola, at last.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers. 2023.

The Big Backyard: The Solar System beyond Pluto DB, BARD

by Ron Miller

read by Andrew Randall

“Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets. The cold, dark world that lies at the farthest reaches of our solar system holds a vast collection of secrets. For the most of human history, we had no idea anything was out there. Utilizing photographs from NASA probes and telescopes, Miller takes us on a tour into the darkest corners of the solar system, to places beyond the limits of the human eye. Discover answers to age-old questions—and encounter new mysteries—at the edge of the solar system.” — Provided by publisher. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2023.