Short: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Short audiobook runs 6.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Tara Sands (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.6 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tara Sands
Tara Sands narrates 290 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,047 hours in all.
- Winning
- Flipped
- The Language of Flowers
- Dietland
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Tempest Runner
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
1,154 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Short is an audiobook by Holly Goldberg Sloan: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Tara Sands, released January 31, 2017, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tara Sands
- Released
- January 31, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9781524750299
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Short audiobook?
Short runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.
Is the Short audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Short?
Short is narrated by Tara Sands.