The Day My Mother Left Audiobook, by James Prosek Play Audiobook Sample

The Day My Mother Left Audiobook

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Read By: Joel Johnstone Publisher: Listening Library Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2007 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780739355589

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

71

Longest Chapter Length:

05:38 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:35 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

03:49 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

BONUS FEATURE: Exclusive interview with the author! When his mother leaves with the father of his worst enemy at school, nine-year-old Jeremy seeks to make sense of her abandonment. He throws himself into recreating the Book of Birds, a collection of drawings that his mother took with her on the day she left. While his father fights his own depression and his sister distances herself from their lives, Jeremy turns wholeheartedly to nature, and finds solace in the quiet comfort of drawing.

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"This book is amazing it maybe sad by its still awsome. READ IT JUST READ IT!!!"

— Caylah (5 out of 5 stars)

The Day My Mother Left Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.41666666666667 out of 53.41666666666667 out of 53.41666666666667 out of 53.41666666666667 out of 53.41666666666667 out of 5 (3.42)
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  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Closer to three stars but I disliked the characters enough to only give two. I seriously wanted to slap both parents throughout most of the book. "

    — Brandee, 1/16/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I really just felt like this was a nothing book. Nothing happened... "

    — Meryl, 11/24/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This book was just meh for me. The main character is a 10 year-old boy whose mother left the family for another man. He copes with the divorce by drawing and painting, mostly birds, which is what interested me in the novel. Evidently this book was semi-autobiographical for the author. "

    — Laura, 8/25/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " i learned that this book talks about how you should treasure someone "

    — minnie, 8/10/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " i find this book very interesting, this book! It has suspense and very interesting at the beginning. I really recommend you this book! "

    — Jose, 5/30/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A poignant and realistic look at divorce. "

    — Karla, 11/27/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Prosek tells a moving tale about a boy coping with his feelings of abandonment after his mother leaves and his parents divorce. Although it's a YA novel I think this book can be enjoyed by readers of all ages. "

    — Cathy, 10/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " It was crummy "

    — Addy, 8/13/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Read in 6th grade, SO good! pretty sad,, but exelent read! "

    — Liza, 4/27/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Sad. But good. I loved it. "

    — Courtney, 2/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I cried. That's all that needs to be said. It was beautiful. "

    — adi, 12/14/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I can't find fault with the writing here and I admired the paintings especially as related to the text. This was just so emotionally sad though that I found it draining and I spent a good portion of the book nervous for this character. "

    — Tracie, 8/9/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " really good book for artists. "

    — Rachel, 5/7/2011
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " This book was so stilted and stylistically weird, that I only got through about 30 pages. Done! "

    — Cory, 4/4/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This book was so very sad "

    — Karimah, 3/7/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " really good book for artists. "

    — Rachel, 1/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " i find this book very interesting, this book! It has suspense and very interesting at the beginning. I really recommend you this book! "

    — Jose, 12/3/2010
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A poignant and realistic look at divorce. "

    — Karla, 8/18/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Prosek tells a moving tale about a boy coping with his feelings of abandonment after his mother leaves and his parents divorce. Although it's a YA novel I think this book can be enjoyed by readers of all ages. "

    — Cathy, 7/6/2010
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This book was just meh for me. The main character is a 10 year-old boy whose mother left the family for another man. He copes with the divorce by drawing and painting, mostly birds, which is what interested me in the novel. Evidently this book was semi-autobiographical for the author. "

    — Laura, 6/28/2010
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " i learned that this book talks about how you should treasure someone "

    — minnie, 3/9/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Read in 6th grade, SO good! pretty sad,, but exelent read! "

    — Liza, 1/20/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Sad. But good. I loved it. "

    — Courtney, 9/20/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I cried. That's all that needs to be said. It was beautiful. "

    — adi, 3/31/2008

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.