Alejandro Antonio Ruiz on the Best YA Audiobooks of 2024
in conversation with AudioFile's Michele Cobb
Narrator Alejandro Antonio Ruiz joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to tell listeners all about narrating CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa, one of AudioFile’s picks for Best YA Audiobooks of 2024. It’s a vibrant audiobook full of emotions, and Alejandro tells us about how they bring all of the tension and rich feelings to life for listeners. They also explain the joys and challenges of narrating audiobooks for a teen audience.
Read AudioFile’s review of the audiobook: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/247779/
AudioFile’s 2024 Best Young Adult Audiobooks are:
CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa, read by Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
A CRANE AMONG WOLVES by June Hur, read by Greg Chun, Michelle H. Lee
HOW THE BOOGEYMAN BECAME A POET by Tony Keith, Jr., read by Tony Keith, Jr.
JUPITER RISING by Gary D. Schmidt, read by Christopher Gebauer
TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS FROM NOW… by Jason Reynolds, read by Guy Lockard
WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER by Jandy Nelson, read by Michael Crouch, Alex McKenna, Briggon Snow, Caitlin Kinnunen, Julia Whelan
Find the full list of 2024 Best Audiobooks on our website: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/best-audiobooks-2024/
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