Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Listening Library, . 18 hours, 33 minutes. $49.95 (on iTunes) ISBN
Plot Summary: Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts proves to be an interesting year. He is not only under stress due to Voldemort's rise to power, but his classes get harder as well. He has help in the mysterious Half-Blood Prince, past owner of his Potions textbook. The Prince covered the book in notations, spells and tips which provide Harry with the means of being a star Potions pupil. Harry also has Quiddich to worry about, as he is the new Griffyndor captain. With everyone on edge due to the dark forces coming to power, it seems hard to find any joy. But love blossoms around Hogwarts, as Harry, Ron and Hermione quickly find out. Once again it is up to Harry to defeat Voldemort in any way he can.
Critical Evaluation: This is my favorite audio book of the series. Jim Dale is a superb narrator and keeps the listener engaged through the entire 18.5 hours. Jim's voice, the character voices he creates and the overall mood of the book help make this audio book one of the best. Although the subject matter gets darker in this book, it is certainly acceptable for tweens.
Reader's Annotation: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes to life thanks to Jim Dale and his award winning voice.
Author Bio: Jim Dale is an award winning narrator, who has also done much work in both American and British theater and films. He has won several awards including two Grammys for audio books, several theater awards, the Guinness World Record for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for creating the most character voices (134) for one audio book, broke his previous Guinness World Record in 2007 for 146 character voices in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and finally a Guinness World Record for holding the first six places on the "Top Ten Audio Books of America and Canada in 2005."
Genre: Fantasy
Curriculum Ties: None.
Booktalking Ideas: All that is necessary for a successful book talk for HPHBP is to simply put on the first CD and have them listen to Jim Dale read. They will become entranced by his voice and all the characters he creates.
Reading Level/Interest Age: Ages 9 and up.
Challenges: The dark subject matter may cause issues, as well as the fact that it centers on witchcraft.
Reason for including: In all honesty, I love Jim Dale. He is by far the best audio book narrator out there. I check out any book he has narrated, and end up loving it.
Critical Evaluation: This is my favorite audio book of the series. Jim Dale is a superb narrator and keeps the listener engaged through the entire 18.5 hours. Jim's voice, the character voices he creates and the overall mood of the book help make this audio book one of the best. Although the subject matter gets darker in this book, it is certainly acceptable for tweens.
Reader's Annotation: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes to life thanks to Jim Dale and his award winning voice.
Author Bio: Jim Dale is an award winning narrator, who has also done much work in both American and British theater and films. He has won several awards including two Grammys for audio books, several theater awards, the Guinness World Record for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for creating the most character voices (134) for one audio book, broke his previous Guinness World Record in 2007 for 146 character voices in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and finally a Guinness World Record for holding the first six places on the "Top Ten Audio Books of America and Canada in 2005."
Genre: Fantasy
Curriculum Ties: None.
Booktalking Ideas: All that is necessary for a successful book talk for HPHBP is to simply put on the first CD and have them listen to Jim Dale read. They will become entranced by his voice and all the characters he creates.
Reading Level/Interest Age: Ages 9 and up.
Challenges: The dark subject matter may cause issues, as well as the fact that it centers on witchcraft.
Reason for including: In all honesty, I love Jim Dale. He is by far the best audio book narrator out there. I check out any book he has narrated, and end up loving it.
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