The Silent Boy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Silent Boy runs 4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Karen Allen (about 2.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 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 4 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 4,472 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Tough Topics shelf
168 Tough Topics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Silent Boy is an audiobook by Lois Lowry: a 4-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Allen, released May 13, 2003, on the Tough Topics and Historical (Teen & YA) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Karen Allen
- Released
- May 13, 2003
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Tough Topics, Historical (Teen & YA)
- ISBN
- 9780807216934
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Silent Boy as an audiobook?
The Silent Boy runs 4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.6 hours.
Is The Silent Boy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Silent Boy?
The Silent Boy is narrated by Karen Allen.