The Girl I Wanted to Be: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Girl I Wanted to Be runs 5.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marguerite Gavin (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.1 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 37,584 Kids audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Marguerite Gavin
Marguerite Gavin narrates 420 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,914 hours in all.
About as long, on the Kids shelf
2,380 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 Girl I Wanted to Be is an audiobook by Sarah Grace McCandless: a 5.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Marguerite Gavin, released January 1, 2006, on the Kids shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Marguerite Gavin
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Kids
- ISBN
- 9781481550918
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Girl I Wanted to Be as an audiobook?
The Girl I Wanted to Be runs 5.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.
Is The Girl I Wanted to Be free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Girl I Wanted to Be?
The Girl I Wanted to Be is narrated by Marguerite Gavin.