Play Audiobook Sample
(S)Kin Audiobook
Play Audiobook Sample
(0.00) - 0 listener ratings
Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
Longest Chapter Length:
Shortest Chapter Length:
Average Chapter Length:
Audiobooks by this Author:
Publisher Description
A FINALIST FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
SIX STARRED REVIEWS
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her groundbreaking contemporary fantasy debut—a novel in verse based on Caribbean folklore—about the power of inherited magic and the price we must pay to live the life we yearn for.
“Our new home with its
thick walls and locked doors
wants me to stay trapped in my skin—
but I am fury and flame.”
Fifteen-year-old Marisol is the daughter of a soucouyant. Every new moon, she sheds her skin like the many women before her, shifting into a fireball witch who must fly into the night and slowly sip from the lives of others to sustain her own. But Brooklyn is no place for fireball witches with all its bright lights, shut windows, and bolt-locked doors.… While Marisol hoped they would leave their old traditions behind when they emigrated from the islands, she knows this will never happen while she remains ensnared by the one person who keeps her chained to her magical past—her mother.
Seventeen-year-old Genevieve is the daughter of a college professor and a newly minted older half sister of twins. Her worsening skin condition and the babies’ constant wailing keep her up at night, when she stares at the dark sky with a deep longing to inhale it all. She hopes to quench the hunger that gnaws at her, one that seems to reach for some memory of her estranged mother. When a new nanny arrives to help with the twins, a family secret connecting her to Marisol is revealed, and Gen begins to find answers to questions she hasn’t even thought to ask.
But the girls soon discover that the very skin keeping their flames locked beneath the surface may be more explosive to the relationships around them than any ancient magic.
Finalist for the National Book Award
Download and start listening now!
“Myths come to life through Bahni Turpin and Robin Miles’s stellar narration of this young adult fantasy…It’s no surprise that both Turpin and Miles are Golden Voice narrators. Their skills bring Genevieve’s and Marisol’s stories to life…Simply magical. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
Quotes
-
“Narrator stars Robin Miles and Bahni Turpin had their work cut out for them, and the results left us in awe. Close your eyes, and you’ll think you’re in a theater with a live play in progress. “
— Barnes&Noble.com (audio review) -
“Bold and exciting.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“A vividly creative, heart-pounding poetic journey.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) -
“Skillfully captures the complexities of identity and belonging.”
— Horn Book (starred review) -
“[A] searing exploration of personal growth and self-discovery.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“[A] rich modern take paying homage to classic portrayals from Caribbean folklore.”
— BookPage (starred review) -
“The stage is set for secrets and supernatural discoveries…[in] sharp verse narrative.”
— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) -
“The verse format offers a rhythmic and accessible read.”
— School Library Journal (starred review)
Awards
-
A Barnes & Noble Pick of the Month's Best Audiobooks
-
An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick in Young Adult Books
-
A Junior Library Guild Selection
-
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
(S)Kin Listener Reviews
Be the first to write a review about this audiobook!
About Ibi Zoboi
Ibi Zoboi is an author whose novel American Street was a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book. She is also the author of Pride and My Life As an Ice Cream Sandwich, a New York Times bestseller. She is the editor of the anthology Black Enough. She holds an MFA degree from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Born in Haiti and raised in New York City, she now lives in New Jersey. You can find her online at www.ibizoboi.net.
About the Narrators
Bahni Turpin, winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several prestigious Audie Awards for her narrations, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. Publishers Weekly magazine named her Narrator of the Year for 2016. She is an ensemble member of the Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles. She has guest starred in many television series, including NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Six Feet Under, Cold Case, What about Brian, and The Comeback. Film credits include Brokedown Palace, Crossroads, and Daughters of the Dust. She is also a member of the recording cast of The Help, which won numerous awards.
Robin Miles, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, has twice won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, an Audie Award for directing, and many Earphones Awards. Her film and television acting credits include The Last Days of Disco, Primary Colors, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order, New York Undercover, National Geographic’s Tales from the Wild, All My Children, and One Life to Live. She regularly gives seminars to members of SAG and AFTRA actors’ unions, and in 2005 she started Narration Arts Workshop in New York City, offering audiobook recording classes and coaching. She holds a BA degree in theater studies from Yale University, an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama, and a certificate from the British American Drama Academy in England.