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The Cloud Chamber Audiobook

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Read By: Joel Johnstone Publisher: Listening Library Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2005 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780307245601

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

75

Longest Chapter Length:

07:22 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:56 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

04:31 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

9

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Publisher Description

The minute the school bus carrying Nate Chance and his little sister, Junie, pulls up in front of his family’s farmhouse, Nate can tell something’s terribly wrong: Somehow his father has been wounded by a gunshot. Nate sees him stagger across the yard, then watches as the police take him away. Then, nothing. Nobody in the family will say what happened, or where Nate’s dad has gone. At school, his best friend, Larry, won’t talk to him, and kids whisper that his dad’s a “psycho.” Back home, police keep showing up with questions for his mom; and then there’s Junie, worried that Mom will sell her beloved pony and counting on her big brother to figure out a way to reach their dad. But the science fair is coming up, and Nate has a plan. If he can just win first prize with his amazing cloud chamber project, he’ll get to go to the state finals, near the hospital where his dad’s been locked away. And since it was his dad who taught him to love science–and the stars–it seems like maybe the magic of the cloud chamber can bring the family together again, too. Too bad he has to work on it with the weirdest, most unpopular girl in school, Naomi, with her goofy hair and nutty idea that the two of them should be best friends. The craziest part is, she just might be right.

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"This book is a page turner because you are wondering what will happen next. The book is about a kid who lost his father and there is a science fair coming up and if he wins it he can go to the city and see his father. His dad shot himself in the head. I would recommend this book to my friends."

— Blake (4 out of 5 stars)

The Cloud Chamber Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 53.5 out of 5 (3.50)
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  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Good adolescent fiction. "

    — Kathy, 12/7/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I found the reactions of most of the adult characters to be frustratingly unrealistic, and the time period that it was set in seemed really random (and really randomly conveyed). However, it had a sassy/sweet kid sister character, which is one of my favorites, and she saved the book for me. "

    — Cory, 11/30/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " omg i loved this book!!!!!!! it was such a sad touching book! you felt so many different emotions, you could feel the pain the kids felt, i loved it! "

    — Cierra, 11/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Too sad. But not bad. "

    — Erica, 11/18/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Laurel Rain's review hits the nail on the head! It gets in your mind and won't leave -- especially if you have any history with suicide or attempted suicide! "

    — Lela, 11/3/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This was great!!! Slow at the beginning, but very good middle/end. A fantastic story of determination and the deep bond of father and son. :) "

    — Csdoglover, 8/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Good, quick read. Only took me 2 days. It was a cute story about a boy who tries to win the science fair to "make things better" with their father who is in a mental hospital from because he attempted to commit suicide. I guess I reccomend it :) "

    — Katie, 4/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I read this book a few years ago. It's kind of depressing, but it's interesting to read how kid's minds work and the reasons they come up with for why adults do the things they do, which is usually way off base. "

    — Karen, 4/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Did not know what to expect and really enjoyed this. A sort of dark tale about a family going through a rough time.... "

    — Kerry, 7/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " omg i loved this book!!!!!!! it was such a sad touching book! you felt so many different emotions, you could feel the pain the kids felt, i loved it! "

    — Cierra, 1/6/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " My Goodreads account seems to be misbehaving and has removed ALL my books! But suffice to say that I really liked this book and have actually read it four times. It's a true coming-of-age novel where things end believably, not happily-ever-after. "

    — Ilsa, 4/18/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I read this book a few years ago. It's kind of depressing, but it's interesting to read how kid's minds work and the reasons they come up with for why adults do the things they do, which is usually way off base. "

    — Karen, 12/16/2008
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Did not know what to expect and really enjoyed this. A sort of dark tale about a family going through a rough time.... "

    — Kerry, 12/4/2008
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Good, quick read. Only took me 2 days. It was a cute story about a boy who tries to win the science fair to "make things better" with their father who is in a mental hospital from because he attempted to commit suicide. I guess I reccomend it :) "

    — Katie, 3/17/2008

About Joyce Maynard

Joyce Maynard first came to national attention with the publication of her New York Times cover story “An Eighteen-Year-Old Looks Back on Life” in 1973, when she was a freshman at Yale. Since then, she has been a reporter and columnist for the New York Times, a syndicated newspaper columnist whose “Domestic Affairs” column appeared in more than fifty papers nationwide, and a regular contributor to NPR. Her writing has also been published in national magazines, including O, The Oprah Magazine; Newsweek; the New York Times magazine; USA Weekly; and many more. Her novel The Usual Rules—a story about surviving loss—has been a favorite of book club audiences of all ages and was chosen by the American Library Association as one of the ten best books for young readers for 2003. Joyce also runs the Lake Atitlan Writing Workshop in Guatemala, founded in 2002.

About Joel Johnstone

Gary D. Schmidt is the bestselling author of Okay for Now, the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, and the Newbery Honor book The Wednesday Wars. He is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.