Keeping You a Secret – Julie Anne Peters Free Audiobook
Description
Written by
Read by Rebekah Levin
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 32 Kbps
Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:06-11-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Number of Files 1
FileType M4B Chapterized
Bitrate 32kb Mono
Sample Rate 22,050kHz
Audible Editor Reviews
Author Julie Anne Peters is best known for writing young adult books about gender queer youth, and Keeping You a Secret is penned in the same vein. In this audiobook, popular Holland Jaeger’s life (and sexuality) is thrown into question by the arrival of a new girl in the corridors of her high school.
Rebekah Levin performs this coming-out story in the authentic voice of a conflicted teenager. She is able to capture the exaggerated theatricality of high school students, as well as the shrill, authoritarian tones of teachers and parents. The overt drama of the performance complements the action-packed storyline in a way that deepens the listener’s understanding of the obstacles facing queer youth.
Publisher’s Summary
First time I saw her was in the mirror on my locker door. I’d kicked my swim gear onto the bottom shelf and was reaching to the top for my calc book when she opened her locker across the hall. She had a streaked blonde ponytail dangling out the back of her baseball cap…. We slammed our lockers in unison and turned. Her eyes met mine. “Hi,” she said, smiling. My stomach fluttered. “Hi,” I answered automatically. She was new. Had to be. I would’ve noticed her. She sauntered away, but not before I caught a glimpse of her T-shirt. It said: IMRU? Am I what?