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Guys Read: True Stories

By: Jon Scieszka, Jim Murphy, Elizabeth Partridge, Nathan Hale, James Sturm, Candace Fleming, Douglas Florian, Sy Montgomery, Steve Sheinkin, T. Edward Nickens, Thanhhà Lai
Narrated by: Bruce Thomas, Hillary Huber, Robin Weigert, P.J. Ochlan
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Publisher's Summary

Visiting the dentist - in ancient Egypt

Spending a night in the jungle - with giant tarantulas

Wrestling with a grizzly bear - and living to tell the tale 

The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features 10 stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable - and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every listener, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, travelogues, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.

The full list of narrators includes: Bruce Thomas, Hillary Huber, Robin Weigert, Thaao Penghilis, Greg Itzin, Freda Foh Shen, George Newbern, MacLeod Andrews, Jim Beaver, Jack Garrett, Ethan Sawyer, and Adam Conner.

©2014 John Scieszka (P)2014 HarperCollinsPublishers

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