Young Adult Audiobooks

Young adult fiction, commonly known as YA, centers around stories that feature protagonists aged 12–21. Though originally intended for teens, the genre has found an audience among adults who gravitate toward the mix of coming-of-age tales, diverse social themes, and powerful moments of hope.

Young adult fiction, commonly known as YA, centers around stories that feature protagonists aged 12–21. Though originally intended for teens, the genre has found an audience among adults who gravitate toward the mix of coming-of-age tales, diverse social themes, and powerful moments of hope.

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Hot Boy Summer
Hot Boy Summer
Hot Boy Summer
Hot Boy Summer
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Hot Boy Summer

byJoe Jiménez

Four gay teens in Texas have the summer of their lives while discovering important truths about realness, belonging, and friendship in this joyful young adult contemporary novel for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli. Mac has never really felt like he belonged. Definitely not at home—his dad’s politics and toxic masculinity make a real connection impossible. He thought he fit in on the baseball team, but that’s only because he was pretending to be someone he wasn’t. Finding his first gay friend, Cammy, was momentous; finally, he could be his authentic self around someone else. But as it turned out, not really. Cammy could be cruel, and his “advice” often came off way harsh. And then, Mac meets Flor, who shows him that you can be both fierce and kind, and Mikey, who is superhot and might maybe think the same about him. Over the course of one hot, life-changing summer, Mac will stand face-to-face with desire, betrayal, and letting go of shame, which will lead to some huge discoveries about the realness of truly belonging. Told in Mac’s infectious, joyful, gay AF voice, Hot Boy Summer serves a tale as important as hope itself: four gay teens doing what they can to connect and have the fiercest summer of their lives. New friendships will be forged, hot boys will be kissed…and girl, the toxic will be detoxed.

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About Young Adult

So many listeners just can’t get enough of young adult (often abbreviated as YA) audiobooks, adoring them for the often extraordinary and engaging storylines, vivid characters, and engrossing plots, no matter their age. The young adult genre is fiction written, published, and marketed to teens and young adults, aged roughly 13 to 18. Young adult audiobooks, whether novels or short stories, have distinct qualities that distinguish them from fiction created for other age groups. Adolescence is the primary focus of nearly all YA novels. Young adult stories can be found in a wide variety of genres, but the main character's age and experience tend to influence the content and storylines. Some of the most popular New York Times bestselling YA titles include The Hunger Games trilogy, The Hate U Give, and To All the Boys I loved Before. Some are romance, some are action and adventure, some are fantasy, and some are many other diverse subgenres. ‘Coming-of-age novels’ are a common descriptor for YA stories because of their focus on adolescence's trials and tribulations. YA stories can be written in a variety of styles, from literary to simple and direct. With its distinct features, YA fiction shares the fundamental elements of fiction: character, plot, setting and theme.

So many listeners just can’t get enough of young adult (often abbreviated as YA) audiobooks, adoring them for the often extraordinary and engaging storylines, vivid characters, and engrossing plots, no matter their age. The young adult genre is fiction written, published, and marketed to teens and young adults, aged roughly 13 to 18. Young adult audiobooks, whether novels or short stories, have distinct qualities that distinguish them from fiction created for other age groups. Adolescence is the primary focus of nearly all YA novels. Young adult stories can be found in a wide variety of genres, but the main character's age and experience tend to influence the content and storylines. Some of the most popular New York Times bestselling YA titles include The Hunger Games trilogy, The Hate U Give, and To All the Boys I loved Before. Some are romance, some are action and adventure, some are fantasy, and some are many other diverse subgenres. ‘Coming-of-age novels’ are a common descriptor for YA stories because of their focus on adolescence's trials and tribulations. YA stories can be written in a variety of styles, from literary to simple and direct. With its distinct features, YA fiction shares the fundamental elements of fiction: character, plot, setting and theme.