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\"\"Benjamin Dreyer is delightful \u2013 as both author and narrator. His witty charm, his utter devotion to his craft (despite his comical protestations of \u201cI hate grammar\u201d!) are as immediately, joyfully recognizable in the ears as on the page.<\/p>\n

But, so much of Dreyer\u2019s exacting erudition needs to be seen not just heard.<\/p>\n

Take Chapter 2, \u201c56 ASSORTED THING TO DO (AND NOT TO DO) WITH PUNCTUATION\u201d: periods, commas, even maybe apostrophes are recognizable enough to imagine as he presents various examples; now consider hyphens, dashes (\u201cin two flavors: em and en,\u201d ahem) as they\u2019re placed in the correct parts of phrases and sentences (six-year-old, New York\u2013to\u2013Chicago flight, \u201chow to type them\u2014I\u2019m happy to reveal the secret\u201d). Then imagine numbers\/numerals, diacritics, italics, common spelling mistakes. Oof. Confused much?<\/p>\n

Verdict<\/strong>: The ideal option? Choose the print with<\/em> the audio. Dreyer absolutely is that engaging.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201c22 Noteworthy Audiobook Adaptations of Young Readers Editions,\u201d\u00a0School Library Journal<\/em>, June 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

From the introduction:\u00a0<\/strong>All the titles here are nonfiction; most feature difficult subjects including history, climate change, systemic racism. Some might ask, why expose younger readers to challenging, unpleasant, haunting truths? One of the featured writers, Hilary Beard, provides the consummate answer back in her introduction to\u00a0The Burning<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026the fact that something is upsetting to us doesn\u2019t mean that we should not engage it. Facing the truth empowers us to understand our self, our neighbors, and our world more accurately; to make appropriate choices and decisions; to heal the past and present and build a more promising future. Together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Young Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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