The Ghosts of Ashbury High Audiobook, by Jaclyn Moriarty Play Audiobook Sample

The Ghosts of Ashbury High Audiobook

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Read By: Anushka Carter, Colin Moore, Leonard Parry, various narrators, Charlotte Parry, Andy Paris, Bianca Amato, Toby Leonard Moore, Colin McPhillamy Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 9.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Ashbury / Brookfield Series Release Date: February 2010 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781449843427

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

22

Longest Chapter Length:

45:00 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:38 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

37:48 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

12

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Publisher Description

Best-selling novelist Jaclyn Moriarty has garnered critical acclaim for brilliantly interweaving letters, journal entries, blog postings, and homework assignments into contemporary tales brimming with mystery. Amelia and Riley have transferred to Ashbury for their senior year. In love since they were 14, they dance their nights away and sleepwalk their way through school. Their fellow students long to be drawn into their cool, self-contained world. But when Riley fears he's losing Amelia to the past and asks his peers for help, things take an ominous turn.

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"Oh! Another recent fantastic YA find (see Kelly Link). I'll review this properly later, but I really loved reading it. Slow, enjoyably constructed, neat gimmicks and some really solid and likeable characters. Very cool - not sure I'd recommend it to all, takes a bit of patience."

— Danielle (4 out of 5 stars)

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  • “Moriarty has found a winning formula for her thoroughly enjoyable, deceptively simple Ashbury High novels: she takes a clever, sophisticated epistolary format, adds sparkling, effervescent wit, and applies them to a mash-up of literary genres...The Ghosts of Ashbury High should satisfy diehard fans and bring new ones into the fold.”

    — Horn Book (starred review)
  • “This novel is an absolute gem—the sort of book you really can’t put down.”

    — Family Circle
  • “For a gothic novel, Moriarty’s tale boasts a major sense of humor.”

    — RT Book Reviews
  • “Fans of the previous books will enjoy clever references to past events, but this book more than stands on its own...A compelling collective portrait of adolescence—the limbo between childhood and the shadowed future.”

    — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  • “Moriarty has done it again...Another winner, sure to please old fans and create new ones.”

    — Kirkus Reviews

The Ghosts of Ashbury High Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " This is my favorite! The story ended somewhere completely different than I predicted, so that was a definite plus. I love books by Jaclyn Moriarty. I love her humorous, sarcastic voice throughout all of her books. I highly recommend reading this book, as well as all her others! "

    — Michaela, 2/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " It's a very good thing that Jaclyn Moriarty decided to be an author. Just sayin'. "

    — Zoë, 1/21/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " very surprising and twisted ending :o loved this series <3 "

    — Bianca, 1/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " AWESOME!!!!! The only thing >.....what happened to Cassie? She had disappeared from the book so noticeably, I thought it was a part of the plot.....I guess she just wasn't in the spotlight this time.... OH WELL!!! It was an amazing end to the series.... "

    — Hattie, 1/8/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This was a great book!!! (I love Jaclyn Moriarty)The surreal aspect was fortunately concluded reasonably. (not the biggest fan of ghost stuff). The characters were interesting and caught my attention immediately. I love how the perspective changes throughout the book! Luv! "

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

    " This book wasn't as great as the Year of Secret Assignments; it was a bit too wordy, too long. However there were some surprises and as always the book was funny especially the charater Emily, she cracks me up!! I have to say too that Jaclyn Moriarty's books are always smartly written. "

    — Cali, 12/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I love how intricate Jaclyn Moriarty's books are--they never turn out the way you expect them to. The characters are lovely and the descriptions lyrical. Makes me think of Jodi Picoult on caffeine. "

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

    " This is not as amazing as Moriarty's last two novels, but I'm still in awe of these fat, sprawly, ebullient and witty YA books "

    — Bethany., 11/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Not my favorite Ashbury book, but it was nice to continue Lydia, Emily, and Cassie's (even if she was barely in it) story. Plots tied up well. However, I really assumed there'd be more of a connection to Gothic literature. "

    — KC, 8/8/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " if you have read any other Jaclyn Moriarty books, you will love this book. Dramatic, funny, great plot and interesting characters. I recommend this book if you have enough time to commit to this book since its close to 400 pages. "

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

    " the book gets really good then boring then good it was like an emotional roller coaster....little disappointed that there was no real ghost it was just a metaphor so to say but overall not bad at all =) "

    — Nikky_18, 3/27/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This was a great book!!! (I love Jaclyn Moriarty)The surreal aspect was fortunately concluded reasonably. (not the biggest fan of ghost stuff). The characters were interesting and caught my attention immediately. I love how the perspective changes throughout the book! Luv! "

    — Maria, 3/22/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Just as good as the other three. "

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

    " I love this book! In fact, I love all of Jaclyn Moriarty's books. To explain why it's so great it's both tricky and hard, but she just gets it. And every single tiny event happening, she has a bigger plan for that comes clear in the end. Amazing story. "

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

    " It started a bit too slow for me. Liked the last third of it - when it all started coming together and got really interesting. Not one of Moriarty's best. "

    — Tina, 1/29/2011

About Jaclyn Moriarty

Jaclyn Moriarty grew up in Sydney, Australia, with four sisters, one brother, two dogs, and twelve chickens. She studied law at the University of Sydney, Yale, and Cambridge and worked as an entertainment lawyer before she wrote the Ashbury High novels. She still lives in Sydney, with her little boy, Charlie.

About the Narrators

Anushka Paris Carter is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.

Charlotte Parry is an actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator. She made her Broadway debut in the 2000 Tony Award–winning revival of The Real Thing and has also appeared in stage productions of As You Like It, Pygmalion, and The Importance of Being Earnest. She has performed in several Broadway plays, including the revival of The Winslow Boy and The Importance of Being Earnest.

Neil Hellegers grew up in New Jersey and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a BA in theater arts and a minor in psychology before getting an MFA in acting from the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to New York City in 2003 and, since then, has made a career of theatrical performance, percussion, theater education, and audiobook narration. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.

Charlotte Parry is an actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator. She made her Broadway debut in the 2000 Tony Award–winning revival of The Real Thing and has also appeared in stage productions of As You Like It, Pygmalion, and The Importance of Being Earnest. She has performed in several Broadway plays, including the revival of The Winslow Boy and The Importance of Being Earnest.

Andy Paris is an actor and writer. His audio narration have earned him the prestigious Audie Award, as well as AudioFile Earphones Awards. A member of the Tectonic Theater Project, he and others wrote The Laramie Project, which was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 and in which he played Stephen Belber. He has also appeared in Law & Order.

Bianca Amato, winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the Audie Award for best narration, is an actress born and raised in South Africa. Trained at the University of Cape Town’s Drama school, she went on to work in theater and television in South Africa before moving to New York in 2002.

Toby Leonard has worked extensively as a television, film, and voice actor. His acting credits include several appearances on the television series Underbelly and The Pacific, as well as the voice of Richard in the video Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

Charlotte Parry is an actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator. She made her Broadway debut in the 2000 Tony Award–winning revival of The Real Thing and has also appeared in stage productions of As You Like It, Pygmalion, and The Importance of Being Earnest. She has performed in several Broadway plays, including the revival of The Winslow Boy and The Importance of Being Earnest.