Sunshine State Sue Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Appropriate for mom, dad, & 12yo boy. I'll be driving one-way with 12yo and dad will be driving home with us. I like to listen to women's issues and/or inspiration or historical fiction or humorous fiction just fiction. I've enjoyed books by Erma Bombeck and Marianne Williamson. I listened to A Quiet Strength recently and wished that I had brought it along for a similar long drive. I tried to read A Walk in the Woods once, but couldn't make it very far. I've ordered that one from the library - maybe I'll get farther listening. Thanks for the ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Here's a pretty long thread from a couple days ago. Lots of ideas for your trip http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36219&highlight=audio+books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamasteff Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I'm currently regretting Harry Potter, because it is ALL dd can talk about. But it is entertaining, Jim Dale does a wonderful job with all the characters (any of the books). Laugh out loud funny: Stockard Channing doing Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Yes it is a children's book, but very very funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Appropriate for mom, dad, & 12yo boy. I'll be driving one-way with 12yo and dad will be driving home with us. I like to listen to women's issues and/or inspiration or historical fiction or humorous fiction just fiction. I've enjoyed books by Erma Bombeck and Marianne Williamson. I listened to A Quiet Strength recently and wished that I had brought it along for a similar long drive. I tried to read A Walk in the Woods once, but couldn't make it very far. I've ordered that one from the library - maybe I'll get farther listening. Thanks for the ideas. Cheaper by the Dozen was wonderful to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, if you haven't already listened to those. Peter Pan in Scarlet is excellent! Tim Curry reads it, and he's wonderful. It's a very engrossing story that my ds11 and I both enjoyed. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlashine Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the first that comes to mind that fits in with most of your likes in regards to genre/content. Now excuse me while I go to Libravox and download it for myself.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 The Tale of Despereaux--a many-level story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Whales on Stilts, by MT Anderson. HILARIOUS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubilee Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 The Mysterious Benedict Society and the sequel:O) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (we're getting ready to start the 4th one) We just finished listening (along with my almost 8 yo daughter) Elizabeth Peters' first Amelia Peabody book, "Crocodile on a Sandbank". There's an entire series. Barbara Rosenblatt is the reader and she is spot on for it :) It's aimed at adults, but funny in a dryly English way (set in Egypt in 1880--think Victorian British archaeologists). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ticklbee Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My recommendations are: A Wrinkle in Time Where the Red Fern Grows Caddie Woodlawn The Black Stallion These were all very enjoyable to listen to with my dc's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 :iagree: Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (we're getting ready to start the 4th one) We just finished listening (along with my almost 8 yo daughter) Elizabeth Peters' first Amelia Peabody book, "Crocodile on a Sandbank". There's an entire series. Barbara Rosenblatt is the reader and she is spot on for it :) It's aimed at adults, but funny in a dryly English way (set in Egypt in 1880--think Victorian British archaeologists). We just drove from Vermont to Maryland to Ohio and back with these. Actually, didn't even get to Elizabeth Peters, but my sister recommends the whole series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSMP Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I haven't read all the way through to see if it was suggested.....but my soon to be 15, 13 and 11 year olds all recommended Focus on the Families "Radio Theatre version of the Chronicles of Narnia....... If you get the complete CD version it has all of the books and it fantastic. We saw the whole set for $29....It has come down in price since we bought our sets. If is performed like the old radio theatre shows and is very dramatic. I couldn't recommend that one high enough. I would actually say it is even better than the 2 movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in MD Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Try A long Way From Chicago and it's sequal A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck. They're stories about some of the wackiest people you've ever met, based in southern IL during the 30's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I fear it doesn't meet your criteria; however, we all enjoyed listening to Dracula on a long car trip. My teen is currently enjoying The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman on cassette tape. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2tbcnm Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 OK, You wrote about humourous fiction. How about the Hank the Cowdog series? Now, this is for the younger crowd, maybe 9-12 yr old reading level, but I just think they are hilarious. We listened to these on the way to CO for a family vacation. The kids fell asleep, but dh and I had to keep listening. The author and reader is an ex-rancher and has this great voice. Hank is a very stupid dog who thinks he is the best ranch dog around. It would be a good in-between book on cd between any deeper literature. It keeps you awake, and makes you laugh. Anyway, Hank is definitely not deep, but for books on cd, I always recommend them. Have a great trip, Katty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 The first one I thought of was A Walk in the Woods. THe audio is both hilarious and informative. The only caveat is the heavy use of the "f" word when Katz is speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I have to agree with Hank the Cowdog-hilarious even for adults. We started listening to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on a recent road trip and it went over well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (we're getting ready to start the 4th one) This! And check out: Septimus Heap series The Phantom Tollbooth A Wrinkle in Time (series) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 There's also Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising sequence and Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSDCY Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Come On, Seabiscuit! by Ralph Moody It's about the famous American race horse Seabiscuit. The story is very inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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