Jen Bryant has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is Above the Rim.
Feed Your Mind
Summary
August Wilson (1945-2005) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who had a particular talent for capturing the authentic everyday voice of black Americans. As a child, he read off soup cans and cereal boxes, and when his mother brought him to the library, his whole world opened up. After facing intense prejudice at school from both students and some teachers, August dropped out. However, he continued reading and educating himself independently. He felt that if he could read about it, then he could teach himself anything and accomplish anything. Like many of his plays, Feed Your Mind is told in two acts, revealing how Wilson grew up to be one of the most influential American playwrights.
©2019 Jen Bryant (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Having a Ball
Summary
Jenny Benson plays for the pros in soccer!
©2015 Highlights for Children, Inc. (P)2015 Highlights for Children, Inc.
Above the Rim
Summary
Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players - an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was Black. One night, Elgin had enough and staged a one-man protest that captured the attention of the press, the public, and the NBA. Winner of the 2021 Orbis Pictus Award, Above the Rim is a poetic, exquisite telling of the life of an underrecognized athlete and a celebration of standing up for what is right.
©2020 Jen Bryant (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC