The Great American Whatever Audiobook, by Tim Federle Play Audiobook Sample

The Great American Whatever Audiobook

The Great American Whatever Audiobook, by Tim Federle Play Audiobook Sample
FlexPass™ Price: $14.95
$9.95 for new members!
(Includes UNLIMITED podcast listening)
  • Love your audiobook or we'll exchange it
  • No credits to manage, just big savings
  • Unlimited podcast listening
Add to Cart
$9.95/m - cancel anytime - 
learn more
OR
Regular Price: $17.99 Add to Cart
Read By: Tim Federle Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: March 2016 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781442395015

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

39

Longest Chapter Length:

27:00 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

41 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

10:05 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

7

Other Audiobooks Written by Tim Federle: > View All...

Publisher Description

From the award-winning author of Five, Six, Seven, Nate! and Better Nate Than Ever comes “a Holden Caulfield for a new generation” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

Quinn Roberts is a sixteen-year-old smart aleck and Hollywood hopeful whose only worry used to be writing convincing dialogue for the movies he made with his sister Annabeth. Of course, that was all before—before Quinn stopped going to school, before his mom started sleeping on the sofa…and before the car accident that changed everything.

Enter: Geoff, Quinn’s best friend who insists it’s time that Quinn came out—at least from hibernation. One haircut later, Geoff drags Quinn to his first college party, where instead of nursing his pain, he meets a guy—okay, a hot guy—and falls, hard. What follows is an upside-down week in which Quinn begins imagining his future as a screenplay that might actually have a happily-ever-after ending—if, that is, he can finally step back into the starring role of his own life story.

Download and start listening now!

“Author Tim Federle’s genuine narration is just right—self-deprecating, heartfelt, a little snarky, and always authentic. He puts listeners squarely into Quinn’s point of view. We feel what Quinn feels—guilt, lust, fear, love, and the heat of a Pittsburgh summer—as he tries to figure out his place in the world…A lovely, winning match of novel and performance. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

— AudioFile 

Quotes

  • “Federle has triumphed. He’s written a moving tale about grief that’s also laugh-out-loud funny.”

    — New York Times Book Review
  • “A Holden Caulfield for a new generation.”

    — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
  • “Even under the weight of grief, Quinn’s conversational and charming narrative voice effervesces, mixing humor and vulnerability in typical Federle style.”

    — School Library Journal (starred review)
  • “Federle’s first foray into YA is an accomplished effort, dramatic and distinguished by carefully developed, appealing characters…whimsical, wry, and unfailingly funny.”

    — Booklist (starred review)
  • “The mix of vulnerability, effervescence, and quick wit in Quinn’s narration will instantly endear him to readers.”

    — Publishers Weekly
  • “Recommended for mature teens who want to be inspired.”

    — VOYA
  • "The Great American Whatever knocked me out. Tim Federle writes with a rare voice—original, authentic, engaging.”

    — Rob Thomas, author of Rats Saw God and creator of Veronica Mars

Awards

  • Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
  • A New York Times Editor’s Choice
  • A Kirkus Reviews Pick for Best Teen Books of 2016

The Great American Whatever Listener Reviews

Be the first to write a review about this audiobook!

About Tim Federle

Tim Federle is a former Broadway dancer turned award-winning writer whose works include the bestselling cocktail recipe books Tequila Mockingbird and Gone with the Gin; the novels Better Nate Than Ever and The Great American Whatever, each named New York Times Notable Books; and the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Tuck Everlasting.