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CHILDREN SHOULD BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD

What is in the voice of a child? Is it innocence, honesty, hope? Playfulness, a sense of wonder, an openness to learning? What happens to that voice when the child is met with disappointment? How does the voice change as realities unfurl, as dreams are squandered, as adult intentions become clear, as the bright shield of youth begins to dull and thin, scrubbed away by the grit of circumstance?

When a child experiences trauma, how do we react? Perhaps, we feel guilty. We look away. Turn it off. Make it stop—for us, at least.

While fictional, these spot-on interpretations of kids' internal narratives challenge our resolve by illuminating the incorrigible strength of the littlest hearts. Have your tissues handy.

x Rachael Xerri, Audible Editor
Kivlighan de Montebello made his film debut in Runoff and has since starred in A Scientist's Guide to Living and Dying as well as multiple short films, including Eat, Ink, and Last. Kivlighan also performed in a French opera at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Hear a sample of Only Child by Rhiannon Navin, narrated by Kivlighan de Montebello.
Lista de productos
  • Bastard Out of Carolina Audiolibro Por Dorothy Allison arte de portada

    • Bastard Out of Carolina

    • De: Dorothy Allison
    • Narrado por: Elizabeth Evans
    • Duración: 11 h y 13 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-13-12
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,566 calificaciones
    • Born out of wedlock to a single mother, tenacious Ruth Anne Boatwright, known simply as Bone, is the sole target of her stepfather, Daddy Glenn’s vicious abuse. In this tragic tale set in rural Greenville County, South Carolina, Bone’s only weakness is her circumstance, and a mother who makes an unimaginable choice—over, and over. Written by Dorothy Allison, Bastard out of Carolina has been the topic of banned book lists and public condemnation. In this expert performance, Elizabeth Evans ensures that Bone’s story—and others like hers—endures.
  • Little Bee Audiolibro Por Chris Cleave arte de portada

    • Little Bee

    • A Novel
    • De: Chris Cleave
    • Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
    • Duración: 10 h y 41 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 05-03-16
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 498 calificaciones
    • Little Bee is a teenage Nigerian girl who has seen too much, first in war, then in the two years she spent in a refugee center in the UK. When she is finally released from holding under dubious legal circumstances, she seeks help from a British magazine editor, Sarah, who she once met on a beach in her native country. On the day that Little Bee shows up on Sarah’s doorstep, Sarah is seeking her own release from grief, following the recent death of her four-year-old son. This is a story about the global experience of grief, and is especially relevant in today’s climate.
  • In the Shadow of the Banyan Audiolibro Por Vaddey Ratner arte de portada

    • In the Shadow of the Banyan

    • A Novel
    • De: Vaddey Ratner
    • Narrado por: Greta Lee
    • Duración: 13 h y 19 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 08-07-12
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 521 calificaciones
    • Well-to-do seven-year-old Raami’s life is upended the night civil war erupted in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh in 1974. Following that fateful night, Raami’s family is violently separated and forced to spend four years of hard labor in the infamous Khmer Rouge Cambodian Killing Fields. Her only solace is the lasting comfort of her father’s poetry and storytelling. Hauntingly performed by Greta Lee, this semi-autobiographical story offers an innocent lens to the brutality of humankind.
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Audiolibro Por John Boyne arte de portada

    • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    • De: John Boyne
    • Narrado por: Michael Maloney
    • Serie: Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Libro 1
    • Duración: 4 h y 57 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-20-06
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,035 calificaciones
    • Nine-year-old Bruno, performed by the utterly convincing Michael Maloney, is a curious child trying to understand the world around him. The adults in his life, the conversations they hear, and the mysterious boy in the striped pajamas. To preserve the naïve perspective, that is all there is to give away about this expertly crafted narrative by John Boyne.
  • Orphan Train Audiolibro Por Christina Baker Kline arte de portada

    • Orphan Train

    • A Novel
    • De: Christina Baker Kline
    • Narrado por: Jessica Almasy, Suzanne Toren
    • Duración: 8 h y 21 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 04-02-13
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 27,257 calificaciones
    • Seventeen-year-old Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is about to “age out” of the foster care system. Still very much in need of guidance but wanting to avoid trouble, Molly takes on the position of caregiver to 91-year-old Vivian. As events unfold, Molly realizes that she has more in common with the elderly woman she’s working for than she thinks—Vivian had entered the foster care system in the 1920s at the age of nine when she boarded the “Orphan Train” carrying immigrant children to the Midwest where their fates were uncertain. Narrated by Jessica Almasy, Suzanne Toren, Molly and Vivian’s stories run parallel until they converge in an unlikely friendship, their courage and strength crossing generation and circumstance.
  • This Dark Road to Mercy Audiolibro Por Wiley Cash arte de portada

    • This Dark Road to Mercy

    • A Novel
    • De: Wiley Cash
    • Narrado por: Jenna Lamia, Erik Bergmann, Scott Sowers
    • Duración: 7 h y 53 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 01-28-14
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 309 calificaciones
    • Wiley Cash’s distinctively southern tale follows twelve-year-old Easter Quillby and her six-year-old sister, Ruby as they enter the foster care system in the Appalachian town of in Gastonia, North Carolina. Placed into the home of their court-appointed caretaker Brady Weller, life begins to normalize for the grieving siblings dealing with the recent death of their mother. But when the kids’ father, Wade, unexpectedly turns up and takes Easter and Ruby from their room, Brady finds himself thrown into more than he was bargaining for, and Easter and Ruby have to put their emotions on hold in order to survive. Jenna Lamia, Erik Bergmann, and Scott Sowers perform the three distinct perspectives of innocent Easter, good willed Brady, and the hit man on the hunt for Brady, Robert Pruitt, to deliver one unique story about trust, love, and family.
  • Room Audiolibro Por Emma Donoghue arte de portada

    • Room

    • A Novel
    • De: Emma Donoghue
    • Narrado por: Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer, Robert Petkoff, Suzanne Toren
    • Duración: 10 h y 45 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 09-13-10
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,288 calificaciones
    • Five-year-old Jack has never known a world outside of Room. Room is his world. He lives there with his Ma, and spends nights when Old Nicks visits tucked into a closet. Though Ma has done everything in her power to create a life for Jack inside of Room, she knows it is not enough and formulates a plan for escape. Told through Jack’s eyes, we learn of the power of a mother’s love, and the strength of a child’s trust.
  • The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet Audiolibro Por Reif Larsen arte de portada

    • The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet

    • De: Reif Larsen
    • Narrado por: Christopher Gebauer
    • Duración: 15 h y 12 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 10-10-14
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 31 calificaciones
    • Twelve-year-old T.S. Spivet is a genius cartographer, but his gift for mapmaking often comes at a price. Seldom understood by those around him, he struggles to make friends. To make matters worse, T.S. is still mourning the recent death of his brother, finding it difficult to make sense of his loss in a mind that finds connections in everything else around him. When T.S. is awarded the prestigious Baird Award by the Smithsonian, T.S. embarks on a wild journey cross-country, setting events in motion that will alter the way he sees the world.
  • I'm Not Scared Audiolibro Por Niccolò Ammaniti arte de portada

    • I'm Not Scared

    • De: Niccolò Ammaniti
    • Narrado por: Dennis Olsen
    • Duración: 5 h y 4 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 11-15-17
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4 out of 5 stars 32 calificaciones
    • Nine-year-old Michele Amitrano is just an energetic kid living in a tiny village in Southern Italy surviving a heatwave when he makes a shocking discovery. What’s to follow is a thrilling story of family secrets, deceit, and the loss of a childhood. Niccolò Ammaniti doesn’t shy away from placing our unfortunate protagonist in tough decisions, and though told by the hearty voice of Dennis Olsen, Michele’s innocence propels this compelling listen.
  • The Secret Life of Bees Audiolibro Por Sue Monk Kidd arte de portada

    • The Secret Life of Bees

    • De: Sue Monk Kidd
    • Narrado por: Jenna Lamia
    • Duración: 9 h y 54 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 03-30-09
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,929 calificaciones
    • Sue Monk Kidd's debut novel set in 1964 in the segregated South follows Lilly Owens, a fourteen-year-old girl who witnessed her mother’s death and has to deal with a neglectful and abusive father known only as T. Ray. When her “stand in mother” Rosaleen insults three of the town’s most prominent racists, Lilly and Rosaleen escape to Tiburon, South Carolina where Lilly learns secrets about bees, the Black Madonna, and her mother. Performed by the talented Jenna Lamia, The Secret Life of Bees is a story that will stick with you like honey.
  • Life of Pi Audiolibro Por Yann Martel arte de portada

    • Life of Pi

    • De: Yann Martel
    • Narrado por: Vikas Adam
    • Duración: 12 h y 53 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 02-27-18
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,150 calificaciones
    • The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel, is an unusual sixteen-year-old who practices Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity, much to his parents chagrin. When Pi’s family boards a Japanese cargo ship headed from India to North America, Pi was not prepared for what was about to unfold. The ship sinks, ultimately leaving Pi alone on a lifeboat with Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. When the unlikely duo reach Japan, Richard Parker runs away into the forest, leaving Pi to explain to authorities the true story of what happened. Life of Pi is a story about survival, loss, and faith. As always, Vikas Adams delivers a flawless performance.
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Audiolibro Por Betty Smith arte de portada

    • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    • De: Betty Smith
    • Narrado por: Kate Burton
    • Duración: 14 h y 55 m
    • Fecha de lanzamiento: 12-26-04
    • Idioma: Inglés
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8,020 calificaciones
    • This list would not be complete without Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Eleven-year-old Francie Nolan is a child of Irish immigrants growing up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at the turn of the twentieth century. Living in poverty, Francie and her siblings are spend their days looking for scrap metal to sell for pennies, all while their lovable-but-incapable father, Johnny, battles alcohol addiction and their mother, Katie, overworks herself as a cleaner, just to keep food on the table. Matters decline when Francie’s father dies leaving her mother pregnant, and without a plan. Kate Burton’s tear-jerking performance of Francie will leave you counting your blessings, every day.