Audiofile Magazine reviews MIDNIGHT AT THE ELECTRIC (Earphones Award)

"A trio of narrators portrays the three heroines in this novel, which nicely integrates its subplots. Jorjeana Marie animates cold 17-year-old Adri, who is orphaned and bound for Mars in 2065. While living with a distant cousin, Adri discovers the writings of two ancestors, and her prickly detachment turns to curiosity, then caring. Bailey Carr reads the emotional journal of Cat, written during the Dustbowl era. Cat is desperate to save her sister from lung disease, passionately in love with the farm's handyman, and angry with her mother for something Adri can't figure out. That anger is linked to Leonore's letters. Fiona Hardingham brings out Lenore's vivacity and consuming grief after her brother's death in WWI. Re-listening is recommended for this compelling audio with its evocative writing, parallel stories, and strong performances.

S.W. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2017]"

Audiofile Magazine reviews WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS

Raviv Ullman and Bailey Carr infuse their narrations with wonder and awe befitting a tale full of strange and beautiful things. Steeped in magical realism, it's the story of a girl who grows roses from her wrists and turns pumpkins to glass and a boy who paints moons and keeps secrets. A blossoming romance ensues. Ullman's tone is one of reverence, as if he's delivering a ballad oft recounted, while Carr's is one of desperate yearning. Their approaches are well balanced and reflect the way the narrative is shared equally between both characters. This mix of quiet and passion serves the story, which is fast paced but also possesses a poetic quality. A rich, layered performance.

E.M.C. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2016]

Audiofile Magazine reviews FEVER 1793

Narrator Bailey Carr gives a contemporary edge to 14-year-old Mattie in this new production of a stellar historical novel. Mattie's story starts out in familiar territory as she navigates chores, parental expectations, dreams of the future, and growing interest in boys. Carr mines Anderson's talent for going deep into the hearts and minds of teens, giving Mattie a touch of defiant sass and dreamy hope. It's almost a jolt to hear the post-Revolutionary War diction in the dialogue, complete with accents and airs communicating the ethnic and social diversity of Philadelphia in 1793. When Mattie is plunged into the horror of the most severe yellow fever epidemic in U.S. history, Carr's gentle voice guides listeners through what seems like an apocalypse.

S.T.C. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2018]

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Sixteen-year-old Day Connor views life through the lens of her camera. But photographs never tell the whole story. After Day crosses paths with Julian, the world she pictures and the truths she believes begins to blur.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

With one uncharacteristically sassy tweet to her longtime celebrity crush, Zoe Miller’s life turns upside down.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Kansas, 1934. The Dust Bowl. A dust storm blows through, and Catherine wants to ask Mama about an old postcard.

YOUNG ADULT FICTION

Jordan and Lydia talk about the Spring Musical, and Jordan can't stop thinking about old memories with Michael.

MIDDLE GRADE

Bismark the sugar glider shows off a cape to his new friends Tobin the pangolin and Dawn the fox.