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MAYA AND THE ROBOT by Eve L. Ewing, read by Bahni Turpin

Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine

English - September 30, 2021 09:00 - 9 minutes - ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
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Narrator Bahni Turpin embraces every emotional moment in this inspiring story for middle grade science and IT enthusiasts. AudioFile’s Emily Connelly tells host Jo Reed about the fun of listening to Maya’s story all about friendship--and robots! Maya is excited to be starting 5th grade, until she discovers her best friends are in a different class. She struggles with loneliness and self-doubt, but she discovers a homemade robot named Ralph who helps inspire her to be herself and do good in the world. Turpin infuses the diverse characters with distinct and relatable personalities, creating a memorable listening experience. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Listening Library.
Listeners can enjoy Homer’s THE ILIAD, translated by Ian Johnston, and narrated by Anton Lesser, on AudioFile’s Audiobook Break podcast.
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Support for Behind the Mic comes from Naxos AudioBooks. James Joyce's Finnegans Wake: In the rich nighttime and the language of dreams, here are history, anecdote, myth, folk tale and, above all, a wondrous sense of humor, colored by a clear sense of humanity. In this exceptional reading by the Irish actor Barry McGovern, with Marcella Riordan, the world of the Wake is more accessible than ever before.
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Narrator Bahni Turpin embraces every emotional moment in this inspiring story for middle grade science and IT enthusiasts. AudioFile’s Emily Connelly tells host Jo Reed about the fun of listening to Maya’s story all about friendship--and robots! Maya is excited to be starting 5th grade, until she discovers her best friends are in a different class. She struggles with loneliness and self-doubt, but she discovers a homemade robot named Ralph who helps inspire her to be herself and do good in the world. Turpin infuses the diverse characters with distinct and relatable personalities, creating a memorable listening experience. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Listening Library.

Listeners can enjoy Homer’s THE ILIAD, translated by Ian Johnston, and narrated by Anton Lesser, on AudioFile’s Audiobook Break podcast.

Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com

Support for Behind the Mic comes from Naxos AudioBooks. James Joyce's Finnegans Wake: In the rich nighttime and the language of dreams, here are history, anecdote, myth, folk tale and, above all, a wondrous sense of humor, colored by a clear sense of humanity. In this exceptional reading by the Irish actor Barry McGovern, with Marcella Riordan, the world of the Wake is more accessible than ever before.

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