SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for TEENS. Returning April 28, 2022, SYNC will give away two complete audiobooks a week – pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes.
*NOTE: Terms of use, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are listed below the SUMMER 2022 SYNC TITLE PAIRINGS.
SUMMER 2022 SYNC TITLE PAIRINGS
Summer 2022 SYNC poster with dates
Week 1, April 28 – May 4, 2021: Pulse Pounders
- BLACK PANTHER: TALES OF WAKANDA by Jesse J. Holland | Read by JD Jackson, Joy Sunday – Dreamscape [Science Fiction]
- FOUR SHORT STORIES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Read by Carl Rigg – Naxos AudioBooks [Classics]
Week 2, May 5 – May 11, 2022: African Stories, African Voices
- THE PERFECT NINE: THE EPIC OF GIKUYU AND MUMBI by Ngugi wa Thiong’o | Read by Benjamin A. Onyango – Brilliance Audio [Fiction]
- THIS BOOK BETRAYS MY BROTHER by Kasigo Lesogo Molope | Read by Jacqui Du Toit – ECW Press [Young Adult]
Week 3, May 12 – May 18, 2022: Classic Roots
- NEVER LOOK BACK by Lilliam Rivera | Read by Almarie Guerra, Samuel Maria Gomez – Recorded Books [Young Adult]
- WHEN MORNING COMES by Arushi Raina | Read by JAmie Bloch, John Fleming, Patience Mpumiwana, Tony Ofori – ECW Press [Young Adult]
Week 4, May 19 – May 25, 2022: Political Reckoning
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF FASCIST LIES by Federico Finchelstein | Read by Edoardo Ballerini – Post Hypnotic Press [History]
- NO-NO BOY by Ken Narasaki | Read by Kurt Kanazawa, Emily Kuroda, John Miyasaki, Ken Narasaki, Sharon Omi, Joy Osmanski, Sab Shimono, Greg Watanabe, Paul Yen – L.A. Theatre Works [Poetry & Drama]
Week 5, May 26 – June 1, 2022: Life Stories
- THE REAL HERGE: THE INSPIRATION BEHIND TINTIN by Sian Lye | Read by Simon Vance – Oasis Audio [Biography & Memoir]
- SOMEONE LIKE ME: HOW ONE UNDOCUMENTED GIRL FOUGHT FOR HER AMERICAN DREAM by Julissa Acre | Read by Julissa Arce – Hachette Audio [Children]
Week 6, June 2 – June 8, 2022: American Experiences
- SINGLED OUT: THE TRUE STORY OF GLENN BURKE by Andrew Maraniss | Read by Kevin R. Free – Listening Library [Young Adult]
- A TIME OF FEAR: AMERICA IN THE ERA OF RED SCARES AND COLD WAR by Albert Marrin | Read by Jason Culp – Listening Library [Young Adult]
Week 7, June 9 – June 15, 2022: Theater Tickets
- PARADISE by Laura Maria Censabella | Read by Medalion Rahimi, Jeff Marlow – L.A. Theatre Works [Poetry & Drama]
- TANGENT KNIGHTS 1: CAPRICE OF FATE by Christopher L. Bennett | Read by Richard Rohan, Elaine Yuko Qualter, Blanca Bryan, and a Full Cast – GraphicAudio [Science Fiction]
Week 8, June 16 – June 22, 2022: Southern Suspense
- BACCHANAL by Veronica G. Henry | Read by Robin Miles – Brilliance Audio [Fantasy]
- CEMETARY GIRL: BOOK ONE: THE PRETENDERS by Charlaine Harris, Christopher Golden | Read by a Full Cast – GraphicAudio [Young Adult]
Week 9, June 23 – June 29, 2022: Take Pride
- FENCE: STRIKING DISTANCE by Sarah Rees Brennan, Johanna the Mad, C. S. Pacat | Read by Will Collyer – Hachette Audio [Young Adult]
- HONESTLY BEN: OPENLY STRAIGHT, BOOK 2 by Bill Konigsberg – Scholastic Audiobooks [Young Adult]
Week 10, June 30 – July 6, 2022: Justice for All
- MISSISSIPPI TRIAL, 1955 by Chris Crowe | Read by Victor Bevine – Listening Library [Young Adult]
- THIS IS MY AMERICA by Kim Johnson | Read by Bahni Turpin – Listening Library [Young Adult]
Week 11, July 7 – July 14, 2022: Crime and Crime Again
- TRULY DEVIOUS by Maureen Johnson | Read by Kate Rudd – Harper Audio [Young Adult]
- WE WERE KINGS by Court Stevens | Read by McKenzie Fetters – Thomas Nelson [Young Adult]
Week 12, July 15 – July 21, 2022: Epic Stories
- PARADISE LOST by John Milton | Read by Simon Vance – Tantor Media [Classics]
- THE SNOW FELL THREE GRAVES DEEP: VOICES FROM THE DONNER PARTY by Allan Wolf | Read by Bahni Turpin, Whitney Dykhouse, Teri Schnaubelt, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Lauren Ezzo, Eric G. Dove, Ramón de Ocampo, Shaun Taylor-Corbett – Brilliance Audio/Candlewick [Young Adult]
Week 13, July 21 – July 27, 2022: Outsiders
- SISTERS OF THE SNAKE by Sasha Nanua, Sarena Nanua | Read by Soneela Nankani – Harper Audio [Young Adult]
- YESTERDAY IS HISTORY by Kosoko Jackson | Ready by Ron Butler – Dreamscape [Young Adult]
Week 14, July 28 – August 3, 2022: Resistance
- 28 DAYS: A NOVEL OF REISTANCE IN THE WARSAW GHETTO by David Safier | Read by Amanda Dolan – Recorded Books [Young Adult]
- THE WHITE ROSE: MUNICH, 1942-1943 by Inge Scholl | Read by Elizabeth Wiley, Heather Henderson, Edoardo Ballerini, Kaylee Harwood, David Skulski, Dion Graham, Josh Bloomberg, Paul Strikwerda – Post Hypnotic Press [History]
Week 15, August 4 – 10, 2022: Believe, Become
- AS FAST AS HER: DREAM BIG, BREAK BARRIERS, ACHIEVE SUCCESS by Kendall Coyne, Estelle Laure | Read by Kendall Coyne – Zonderkidz [Young Adult]
- CITY BOY: THE ADVENTURES OF HERBIE BOOKBINDER by Herman Wouk | Read by Peter Berkrot – Tantor Media [Fiction]
Week 16, August 11 – 17, 2022: People We Meet on the Way
- THE MEMORY OF LIGHT by Francisco X. Stork | Read by Frankie Corzo – Scholastic Audiobooks [Young Adult]
- TEVYE THE MILKMAN by Sholem Aleichem | Read by Neville Jason – Naxos AudioBooks [Classics]
* TERMS OF USE:
- SYNC audiobooks are intended for personal use only and may not be copied and distributed under any circumstances.
- Titles in the SYNC program appeal to a wide range of interests, maturity, and ability levels. Please preview the materials to decide if the titles match your personal needs.
* IMPORTANT: SYNC is sponsored by AudioFile Magazine and titles are delivered through Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive. In advance of accessing the program, download the app from Apple or Google, to the device you anticipate listening on and be ready to go!
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