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The Door of No Return Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

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From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winning author Kwame Alexander, comes the first book in a searing, breathtaking trilogy that tells the story of a boy, a village, and the epic odyssey of an African family.

In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves his family, playing oware with his grandfather and swimming in the river Offin. He’s warned though, to never go to the river at night. His brother tells him ”There are things about the water you do not know. “ Like what? Kofi asks. “The beasts.” His brother answers.

One fateful night, the unthinkable happens and in a flash, Kofi’s world turns upside down. Kofi soon ends up in a fight for his life and what happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves.

This spellbinding novel by the author of The Crossover and Booked will take you on an unforgettable adventure that will open your eyes and break your heart.

The Door of No Return is an excellent choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, book groups, and homeschooling.

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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  1. Book 1 of 2
    The Door of No Return
  2. Listening Length
    3 hours and 35 minutes
  3. Author
    Kwame Alexander
  4. Narrator
    Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
  5. Audible release date
    Sept. 27 2022
  6. Language
    English
  7. Publisher
    Little, Brown Young Readers
  8. ASIN
    B09QF3LHKC
  9. Version
    Unabridged
  10. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Book 1 of 2 The Door of No Return
Listening Length 3 hours and 35 minutes
Author Kwame Alexander
Narrator Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Audible.ca Release Date September 27 2022
Publisher Little, Brown Young Readers
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B09QF3LHKC
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Top reviews from Canada

  • Simone
    3.0 out of 5 stars Poetry book
    Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2023
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    Not what expected. However it’s a great poetry book
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  • Heidi Grange
    5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful historical fiction book.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2022
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    Kwame Alexander has written a book that I will be thinking about for a long time to come. I suspected what might happen going in to the book from what I'd been hearing about it, but it was still devastating when it happened. As the story opens, readers meet Kofi, an 11-year-old Ashante boy from Upper Kwanta. He goes to school where he is taught English, and punished when he does wrong. He likes Ama, a girl in his class who must work for her aunt and uncle to keep a roof over her head. He loves to swim with his best friend Ebo, even if Ebo has a big mouth. And his loud-mouth, bullying cousin drives him to distraction. He admires his brothers athleticism and loves to listen to his grandfather's stories.

    The book is divided into seven chapters which begin with prose told in the voice of Kofi's grandfather. Each chapter is made up of poems through which Kofi tells his story. The first half of the story revolves around Kofi's home and family. When his family attends the Kings Festival in which his brother is to wrestle, things go tragically wrong. Sadly, tragedy leads to more tragedy and Kofi's whole life is ripped apart. As I read the beautiful verses, my heart broke for Kofi and his struggle to find hope in his changed circumstances.

    While written for older middle grade readers, this is a book that teens and adults could benefit from as well. Not only is the writing beautiful in the stunning poetry that Alexander presents, but the imagery and themes are powerful as well. The ugliness of what Kofi sees and experiences makes this most appropriate for older middle grade readers and up. Especially sensitive readers might have a hard time with some of the content. Those who do pick it up will find Kofi a great character to root for especially at the end where he has to make a choice to keep fighting or to give up. And while the ending is a bit of a cliffhanger, it does end on a hopeful note. I eagerly await the rest of the trilogy to find out where Kofi ends up and how he choses to follow his dreams in the face of great difficulties.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully told tale.Viewed
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2023
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    My heart burns with the shame of my ancestors as I read this tale. A story full of love, loss and hope. I recommend for the world to read.
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  • Sam 70
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2023
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    Lyrical and heartbreaking and hopeful and devastating and beautiful and, and, and... I don't have words adequate to say what this story is.
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  • Malcohm
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Quick Read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2022
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    I originally bought this book for me. Then I bought another copy for a teen cousin who is just learning the joy of reading.

    This story is great! I could stop there, but since I read the 398-page story portion in less that two sittings, great is not a good enough adjective.
    The Door of No Return is either a children's book written for adults, or an adult book written for children. The style is very different with each heading designed to pull the reader to the next page and then the next.
    It is a universal story about growing up and tradition and what we learn from our elders. It is about family through a child's eye and how early relationships develop.
    It is about young love and how life can change like a river, from just flowing along one minute then changing to white-water rapids in an instant.
    Even though I knew based on the title what had to happen, I talked out loud and kept telling Kofi to stay away from that darn river at night. Listen to your maame Kofi.
    Read it before it becomes a movie and all the best parts are left out or changed.
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  • Dorothy Brown Soper
    4.0 out of 5 stars African history
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2022
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    The Door of No Return depicts well the harrowing violence and tragedy of the Atlantic slave trade. Readers travel from a peaceful community in the Asante Kingdom of 1860 to the “door of no return” in Cape Coast Castle. For me the strength of a work of historical fiction is knowing that the story could really happen at the date and in the setting depicted. The Door of No Return doesn’t meet this standard.

    The castle and door remain for visitors to see and contemplate the slave trade in present day Ghana. But the story could not have taken place in 1860 as the author states. The governments of Britain and the United States outlawed their citizens’ participation in the Atlantic slave trade in 1807. Within ten years all northern European countries had done the same although illegal trading continued for some time. In 1860 the British government had authority over Cape Coast Castle. There was no slave trading at the castle then nor had there been for decades.

    A second discrepancy is the depiction on the map of Volta Lake in Ghana. The lake was created by the Akosombo Dam built across the Volta River and completed in 1965. The Volta River existed in 1860 but not the lake.

    Accuracy in historical fiction is fundamental so readers may fully integrate a story with their knowledge of the history of the cultures described. I hope these discrepancies will be corrected.
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