

Gem & Dixie
Author: Sara Zarr
Narrator: Julia Whelan
Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/04/2017
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Family, Social Themes
Author: Sara Zarr
Narrator: Julia Whelan
Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/04/2017
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Family, Social Themes
Sara Zarr is the author of six acclaimed novels for young adults, including Story of a Girl, The Lucy Variations, and Gem & Dixie. She's a National Book Award finalist and two-time Utah Book Award winner. Her novels have been variously named to annual best books lists of the American Library Association, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, the Guardian, the New York Public Library, and the Los Angeles Public Library and have been translated into many languages. She splits her time between Utah and California. You can visit her online at www.sarazarr.com.
Julia Whelan is a screenwriter, lifelong actor, and award-winning audiobook narrator. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. While she was in England, her flirtation with tea blossomed into a full-blown love affair, culminating in her eventual certification as a tea master.
I've read a lot of books with this narrative, and it didn't really do anything new or outstanding for me. The characters felt real and were well developed, it had some solid quotes, good messages, but it fell apart a little by the end and overall there was nothing overly impressive or memorable abou......more