Showing 1–10 of 10 titles

• Author: Bahni Turpin
• List: Notable Children's Recordings

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  Children of Blood and Bone

  By Tomi Adeyemi, Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin's powerful narration, voiced through three distinct perspectives, weaves a story of grit and determination in the face of persecution in this epic fantasy.

  • Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2019
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781529015201
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  Fighting Words

  By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Author, Narrator), Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin’s exemplary narration is emotionally moving in this powerful story about addiction, child sexual abuse, and the loving bond between two sisters.

  • Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2021, Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2021 (Honor Title)
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9780593214992
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  From the Desk of Zoe Washington

  By Janae Marks (Author), Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  With skill and compelling realism, Bahni Turpin gives voice to aspiring pastry chef Zoe Washington, as she sets out to try to prove the innocence of her incarcerated father.

  • Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2021
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9780062969279
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  The Hate U Give

  By Angie Thomas, Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin's gritty performance and deft code-switching make visceral and immediate the clash of Starr Carter's two worlds after she witnesses the police shooting of her unarmed friend.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2018
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780062677099
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  Jump Back, Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar

  By Dion Graham (Narrator), Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  The poet Paul Laurence Dunbar is warmly introduced by Bahni Turpin while Dion Graham deftly brings the poems to life.

  • Poetry, Biography, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2016
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9781491502211
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  On the Come Up

  By Angie Thomas, Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin skillfully captures Bri's struggle to balance her family's hardships with her aspiration to be a rapper.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781538496831
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  The Other Half of My Heart

  By Sundee Tucker Frazier, Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin's narration is flawless in this moving story about biracial twin sisters.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2012
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780307879639
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  The True Meaning of Smekday

  By Adam Rex, Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Turpin gives an unforgettable performance, seamlessly slipping into the voices of wiseacre eighth-grader, Gratuity “Tip” Tucci, and her alien Boov companion as they embark on a rollicking road trip to track down Tip's missing mother and save the planet. A laugh-out-loud presentation of Adam Rex's popular satire.

  • Science Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2011, Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2011 (Medal Winner)
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9780307711120
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  Unbound: A Novel in Verse

  By Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin's lyrical interpretation of righteous Grace and her cruel Missus are the heart of this poetic tale of an enslaved family who seeks freedom in the Great Dismal Swamp.

  • History, Historical Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2017
  • Middle, Older
  • ISBN: 9781338050950
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  When the Ground Is Hard

  By Malla Nunn, Bahni Turpin (Narrator)

  Bahni Turpin beautifully voices the emotional ups and downs of a teen girl at a 1960s Swaziland boarding school as she learns about her past and finds her true self.

  • Fiction, Audiobook
  • Notable Children's Recordings 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781984890689