Listen with Pride: 8 Audiobooks with Heart for Middle Schoolers
June 8, 2026

Listen With Pride: 8 Big-Hearted Audiobooks for Middle Schoolers

By Penguin Random House Audio

In David Levithan’s Answers In the Pages, a young boy struggles with what to do when his mom tries to get a  book removed from the school curriculum. In Mariama J. Lockington’s In the Key of Us, two girls at music camp strike up a life-changing friendship. And in J. M. M. Nuanez’s Birdie and Me, grieving siblings search for home together. This Pride Month, we’re listening to audiobooks that center families and friendship, and give kids the courage to be their bravest, kindest, and silliest selves.

Hear clips from our recommended listens for ages 10 and up: