

Across Five Aprils
Author: Irene Hunt
Narrator: Terry Bregy
Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 12/01/2011
Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories
Author: Irene Hunt
Narrator: Terry Bregy
Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 12/01/2011
Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories
Irene Hunt (1907–2001) was an American children’s writer best known for historical novels. Her first book, Across Five Aprils was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal, an award which she won for her second novel, Up a Road Slowly. She was a nominee in 1974 for the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition available to creators of children’s books.
Terry Bregy is a narrator of children’s and young adult books. Some of his published credits include Morning Girl, Paddle-to-the-Sea, and Across Five Aprils.
First published in 1964, this short (188 pages) novel was written for younger readers, but like other quality fiction for that demographic is also appreciable for adults. I first read it in the mid 60s and liked it, but had never reviewed it here because I felt that I first needed to reread it. This......more
First of all, anyone who gave this book a single star or complained "My lame teacher made me read this...." needs to be deleted. A few months ago, I was reminiscing about the mandatory reading that was required in junior and high school and one of the few I remembered was this story. I decided to re......more
“Outstanding” AudioFile