The Dear One: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dear One runs 3.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shayna Small (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 3.5 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Shayna Small
Shayna Small narrates 115 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 996 hours in all.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
137 Tough Topics 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
The Dear One is an audiobook by Jacqueline Woodson: a 3.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Shayna Small, released May 26, 2026, on the Tough Topics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shayna Small
- Released
- May 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Tough Topics
- ISBN
- 9798217175765
How to listen to The Dear One free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dear One as an audiobook?
The Dear One runs 3.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.
Is The Dear One free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dear One?
The Dear One is narrated by Shayna Small.