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Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis

Bucking the Sarge: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bucking the Sarge audiobook runs 6.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Boatman (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.2listening hrs
Tough Topicsstore shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Bucking the Sarge at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.2 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Michael Boatman

Michael Boatman narrates 43 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 418 hours in all.

All Michael Boatman audiobooks, measured

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Bucking the Sarge is an audiobook by Christopher Paul Curtis: a 6.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Boatman, released September 14, 2004, on the Tough Topics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.2 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Boatman
Released
September 14, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Tough Topics
ISBN
9781400090372

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bucking the Sarge audiobook?

Bucking the Sarge runs 6.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.

Is the Bucking the Sarge audiobook free?

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Who narrates Bucking the Sarge?

Bucking the Sarge is narrated by Michael Boatman.