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How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America audiobook runs 4.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Clint Smith (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.9listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 4.9 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf

1,109 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America is an audiobook by Clint Smith: a 4.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Clint Smith, released September 30, 2025, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.9 hrs
Narrated by
Clint Smith
Released
September 30, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9781668649145

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How long is the How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America audiobook?

How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America runs 4.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.

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Who narrates How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America?

How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America is narrated by Clint Smith.