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The First Magnificent Summer by R.L. Toalson

The First Magnificent Summer: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Magnificent Summer runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tara Sands (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Non-fiction (Kids)store shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The First Magnificent Summer at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it runs longer than 87% 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.

All Tara Sands audiobooks, measured

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

1,117 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

The First Magnificent Summer is an audiobook by R.L. Toalson: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Tara Sands, released May 30, 2023, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
Tara Sands
Released
May 30, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-fiction (Kids)
ISBN
9781797162638

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The First Magnificent Summer as an audiobook?

The First Magnificent Summer runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The First Magnificent Summer free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The First Magnificent Summer?

The First Magnificent Summer is narrated by Tara Sands.