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The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson

The Best School Year Ever: Audiobook

Part of The Best Ever

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Best School Year Ever runs 2.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elaine Stritch (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.2listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.2 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 2.2 hours, it runs longer than 51% 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 Best School Year Ever is an audiobook by Barbara Robinson: a 2.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Elaine Stritch, released July 12, 2005, on the Non-fiction (Kids) and Humor shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.2 hrs
Narrated by
Elaine Stritch
Released
July 12, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids), Humor
Series
The Best Ever
ISBN
9780060873585

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Best School Year Ever as an audiobook?

The Best School Year Ever runs 2.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.

Is The Best School Year Ever free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Best School Year Ever?

The Best School Year Ever is narrated by Elaine Stritch.