• The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold, Read by the Author

    Fly with Gabrielle from Haiti to Brooklyn

    Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens.

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    Author and narrator Marie Arnold shines in this enchanting audiobook about immigrating from Haiti to Brooklyn in 1985, The Year I Flew Away. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Arnold’s lively narration of the funny and bold Gabrielle, a ten-year-old who has moved to America ahead of her parents. Gabrielle is struggling to fit in amongst her bullying classmates and her already settled family. She jumps at a witch’s offer to make a simple trade to become the “perfect American girl.” Of course, nothing goes as planned, and she relies on new friends and her own wits to recover what was lost. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website.

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    AudioFile is hosting a webinar at 12 ET on May 6th featuring children’s and teen audiobooks to inspire conversations around immigration in schools and at home. Join to hear live readings and discussions with narrators Priya Ayyar, Marisa Blake, and Anthony Rey Perez, and Kirsten Cappy of I’m Your Neighbor Books. Sponsored by Dreamscape Audio. Register here: https://bit.ly/2QmY4pl

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