7/28/2023 0 Comments Books on tape for family road trip![]() ![]() I haven’t read an intimate character portrait so detailed and multi-faceted maybe, well, ever. The short fiction version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s that preceded the infamous movie is, by all accounts, a classic and a masterpiece that is one of my favorite books of all time and one of the best audiobooks of all time. Additionally, the emotional writing and spot-on vocal accents will leave you glued to your headphones and gasping. Part of what is so immersive about this audiobook is the shock of realizing it’s based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals in which poor children were kidnapped and sold. In present-day South Carolina, a privileged woman helping her sick father has a chance encounter that leaves her to uncover these mysteries of the past. Rill must then fight to keep her siblings together in the face of a deceitful director. When their father rushes their mother to the hospital on a stormy night, strangers abduct them and place them in the Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage. In Memphis in 1939, twelve-year-old Rill and her four siblings live on their family’s shanty boat along the Mississippi River. The voices of the characters, along with the story arc, tugged at my emotions so deeply that I have never since forgotten this story of a dark part of American history. But, I saw that it had consistently had great reviews, so I grabbed it on audio. Graffīest Audio Books of All Time Before We Were Yours by Lisa WingateĪ New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestsellerīefore We Were Yours is one of the best audiobooks of all time even though initially it wasn’t a book on my radar. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of Septemby Garrett M.Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote.When kids start annoying each other in the back seat (or their parents), on go the headphones. Travel games and reading out loud is fun, but at some point, everyone in the car is going to need a little private time. Noise-canceling headphones can be a lifesaver. Of course, elementary-aged children will still love getting a surprise travel backpack filled with goodies just like their younger sisters and brothers.Ĭhildren at this age are also learning to be responsible for their own possessions so they may be ready to take care of electronics. This is a great age to teach children how to pack, so they can help prepare for the trip. Kids in this age group probably have some toys and books they'll want to take along. ![]() That means that they'll probably be happy to share in family activities like car bingo or reading a chapter book out loud. They're still excited and enthusiastic but have grown out of temper tantrums (hopefully). Kids between the ages of six and twelve can be lots of fun to travel with. ![]()
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