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The A-Word by Joy Preble

The A-Word: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Sweet Dead Life series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The A-Word runs 6.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Madeleine Lambert (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.4listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The A-Word 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 6.4 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

The A-Word is book 2 of Joy Preble's Sweet Dead Life series: a 6.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Madeleine Lambert, released March 3, 2015, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Non-fiction (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.4 hrs
Narrated by
Madeleine Lambert
Released
March 3, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy, Non-fiction (Kids)
Series
The Sweet Dead Life Series #2
ISBN
9781481510417

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The A-Word as an audiobook?

The A-Word runs 6.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.

Is The A-Word free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The A-Word?

The A-Word is narrated by Madeleine Lambert.