Haters (Abridged) Audiobook, by Alisa Valdes-Rodríguez Play Audiobook Sample

Haters (Abridged) Audiobook

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Read By: Flora Diaz Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2006 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781594838019

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

76

Longest Chapter Length:

05:55 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

02:30 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

04:23 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

8

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Publisher Description

When Pasquala Rumalda Quintana de Archuleta (Paski)'s cartoonist father returns to Taos from a business trip wearing designer sunglasses and a velour Juicy men's track suit, she knows her life is taking a turn for the worse. Paski and her father move to Southern California, where his comic strip has been optioned for a movie.

At her new high school, money is everything and the haters rule - especially beautiful and cruel Jessica Nguyen. While Paski tries to concentrate on mountain biking and not thinking too much about ultra-hot Chris Cabrera, she is troubled by disturbing visions. Her psychic grandmother warned her that ignoring her gift of premonitory visions would lead to trouble. Can Paski ever find a home in the land of the glamorous haters?

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"This book was amazing i hated to finish it and literally sat on the edge of my seat till the end of this book. I didnt want to read this because of the bland description they gave but i found that i had owned this book and decided since i own it why not give it a shot and im soo soo glad that I did because it was so amazing and i think everyone can relate i loved the charecters expecially Paski and Chris and i even liked Andrew despite his imperfections personality wise. And the twins were very cute and funny and made me laugh at how silly they can be what can i say besides the fact that i really loved this book!"

— Charlee (5 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “Paski’s voice is breezy, adolescent, and somewhat Holden Caulfieldesque.”

    — Kliatt
  • “This modern fairy tale is filled with everything—an in-crowd, an out-crowd, life-threatening danger, perfect boyfriends, excitement, adventure, romance, the psychic/spiritual world, and a happy ending…Teen girls will love this book.”

    — VOYA
  • “Paski’s first-person narrative is lively and honest as she faces difficult situations and learns to trust her instincts.”

    — School Library Journal
  • “Haters is a welcome addition to any chick-lit reading pile…Paski’s strong, but feels vulnerable about her clothes and who’s really worth being friends with, making her character believable and likeable.” 

    — Chicago Sunday Sun-Times
  • “Fresh, original, and ulimately heartwarming, Haters will be passed from teen to teen as word of mouth spreads about this courageous coming-of-age story.”

    — BookPage
  • “Valdes-Rogriguez brilliantly captures the sometimes nasty ways girls act toward each other, and she also illustrates the importance of a girl finding her inner voice if she’s ever going to learn to respect herself and others.”

    — New York Post
  • “Exotic, well-defined characters clad in designer fashions, luxurious settings, dark foreshadowing, and intensely romantic scenes.”

    — Publishers Weekly
  • “So humorous and real that readers will be hooked after the first page.”

    — Library Media Connection

Haters Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.96551724137931 out of 53.96551724137931 out of 53.96551724137931 out of 53.96551724137931 out of 53.96551724137931 out of 5 (3.97)
5 Stars: 12
4 Stars: 7
3 Stars: 8
2 Stars: 1
1 Stars: 1
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " this book was actually really good! "

    — Markie, 2/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " LOVE THIS BOOK.READ IT NOW. "

    — Cassie, 2/17/2014
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " I'm a junior high school teacher and thus feel "highly qualified" to review such a book. And as one who is uniquely aware of the social challenges and "games" adolescents play, I can say this book is a terrible picture of what life is really like for these kids. Unfortunately, I think this book would give teenagers ideas for what rude and mean and down-right cruel things they think they should be doing to one another. I really did not enjoy even one page of this book. "

    — Megan, 1/26/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Paski is Mexican-American in name only. BMX, motorcross interest, and standing up to bullies, very fun, occasional serious issues mentioned "

    — Maggie, 1/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Amazing. I was able to get inside the main character and I didn't want to put it down. "

    — Hannah, 1/10/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " fantastic fabulus thee best "

    — Karrington, 12/31/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I read this book back in 8th grade and thought this book was amazing!! To this day I still consider it one of my fav books of all time!! Warning though this book does require maturity due to the small sex scene in the book. "

    — Alyssam, 12/24/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " it was an awesome read! my friend let me borrow it, and it was amazing! rated 5 stars! "

    — Jenny, 12/14/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " LUVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dis is a really good book, a little of a hispanic life with the city life, and the ending is really cute "you are so hot!!!!!" lol smetimes i do dat in da hallways at school its funni, but anyways its a good boook "

    — Sade, 12/1/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A good "easy" read that touches on about every teen subject imaginable. "

    — Tamara, 11/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Def. a High School Flash back kinda read. With different drama! She is a really fresh writer, current. Great fiction read for a junior or senior. "

    — Jill, 10/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " OMG I loved loved loved it! Paski is such a brave girl....but when it comes to the haters, she is pretty nervous. But I really liked it. "

    — $cяёaм, 10/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " very good book. Lots of detail. Disturbing at some parts. very good writing. Amazing book "

    — Vanessa, 8/26/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I AM CURRENTLY READING AND ITS OK I GUESS "

    — Izzie4life, 5/23/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " nice book and is very realiestic "

    — Michelle, 10/25/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This is a perfect summer/beach read. Read it in about a day. Super light. Mean girls meets charmed. Entertaining. "

    — Suzanne, 8/22/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " This book got my attention at the beginning but then when I started reading it. It was not my type of book, so I'm not sure if I would recommend this book to anyone "

    — ☆•Käthÿÿ•☆, 7/14/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This was really good for a young adult novel. The lead character seemed to be really level headed and approached all obstacles in the story with the right amount of rebellion. I liked her. Definitely a must-read. "

    — Xochilt, 5/29/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A wonderful young adult read. A hispanic girl from Taos moves to the OC and meets up with the popular crowd the "haters". Wonderflly honest about how teens think and feel without being preachy yet stll imparting good lessons. A wonderful first YA book highly reccomended to all. "

    — Abby, 11/30/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " was a great book but there was a sex scene in it that was a litte bit graphic. personally i didn't think it was needed, but hey other than that it was an ok boo. more of a teenager finds love type thing. And her journey. on finding love. err? "

    — Addie, 5/30/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " it was an awesome read! my friend let me borrow it, and it was amazing! rated 5 stars! "

    — Jenny, 3/28/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " this book was actually really good! "

    — Markie, 2/12/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " so far it is a really good book it realtes to alot of things tht are ging on now.. "

    — Jackelyn, 9/24/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " MY FAVE BOOK OF ALL TIME!! "

    — Theresa, 8/31/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This book was kind of like a serious case of mean girls. But I did enjoy it. But something i hated hated about it was how many times the main character said she was going to cry and never did. "

    — Kellie, 8/23/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I think the author did well hitting the right note of teen lingo and latino culture. It was an easy listen. I didn't like (SPOILER) that the main character sold out. She initially appreciated herself and people for their differences and then assimilated herself in every way. Boring. "

    — Mellissa, 8/9/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Paski is Mexican-American in name only. BMX, motorcross interest, and standing up to bullies, very fun, occasional serious issues mentioned "

    — Maggie, 3/15/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Def. a High School Flash back kinda read. With different drama! She is a really fresh writer, current. Great fiction read for a junior or senior. "

    — Jill, 3/1/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Best bk, i;ve read it 5 times "

    — Softballgirl128, 1/27/2010

About Alisa Valdes-Rodríguez

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Dirty Girls Social Club and Playing with Boys, among other novels. She is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist and Pulitzer-nominated former staff writer for both the Los Angeles Times and Boston Globe. She has written and sold pilot scripts to Nickelodeon, NBC, and Lifetime Television, as well as a teen crossover feature film based on The Kindred.