

Go Big or Go Home
Author: Will Hobbs
Narrator: Charles Carroll
Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 03/01/2012
Author: Will Hobbs
Narrator: Charles Carroll
Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 03/01/2012
Will Hobbs is the author of many outdoor adventure novels for upper elementary, middle school, and young adult readers, as well as a few picture book stories. Several of his novels have been named Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association, and Ghost Canoe, his first mystery, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. The ALA’s list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of the Twentieth Century includes two of Will’s titles: Far North and Downriver. A graduate of Stanford University and a former reading and language arts teacher, he lives with his wife in Durango, Colorado.
Charles Carroll is an actor and voice-over artist residing in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He is an avid film buff and stays active in the local film community.
“Hobbs is in great form here, combining his love of the outdoors and extreme sports with the fantastic element of an invader from space…The sense of place is powerful, with bits of lore about the region making the reader feel immersed in the story and its setting, and the characterizations are especially strong in Brady and Quinn—two teens the reader really wants to know.”
VOYA
“This book is exciting and a lot of fun. It is a must-read for those who love nature, the stars, and a challenge.”
Children’s Literature
“Something to tantalize nearly every boyish taste, this title is a great choice for reluctant readers.”
School Library Journal
“This fast-moving tale by an author known for exciting survival stories…is full of sports action, from basketball to biking and fishing…The premise is intriguing and adventure fans will appreciate all the boys’ escapades.”
Kliatt
“Hobbs captures young teen dialogue well, and the characters are all easy to like in this solid adventure. Reluctant readers who’d rather be airborne than chair-bound will appreciate the two young boys’ penchant for pushing the envelope, and the postulations involving extremophile organisms is a neat twist with just a hint of science behind it.”
Booklist
“With convincing, first-person narration, a fast pace and plenty of suspense, this is a welcome addition to Hobbs’s extremely reader-pleasing work.”
Kirkus Reviews