Children's Audiobooks · Comedy
The Teacher's Funeral
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Recommendation DNA i
Early Evidence Profile
In rural Indiana in 1904, fifteen-year-old Russell Culver is eager to leave school behind and join a wheat-threshing crew in the wide-open Dakotas. When his teacher dies, he hopes the one-room schoolhouse will close for good—but instead, his older sister, Tansy, takes over as teacher and keeps him firmly in class. Russell must contend with the challenge of earning an eighth-grade education while observing the lively complications surrounding his sister. Several would-be suitors, including the rough-and-tumble Glenn, Russell’s best friend Charlie, and Eugene, a city slicker promoting the new automobile, compete for Tansy’s attention.
Meanwhile, the school year brings its own share of trouble, from stolen supplies and a privy fire to an alarming number of snakes. Told through Russell’s perspective, the story follows an eventful autumn of family tensions, classroom mishaps, romantic rivalry, and reluctant growth as brother and sister try to keep the school—and Russell’s future—on course.
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Narrator Experience
How Dylan Baker performs this particular recording.
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Performance summary
The narrator spoke at a deliberate pace with clear articulation and subtle intonational changes, presenting the narrative straightforwardly.
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Performance at a glance
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Evidence behind this section
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What the Story Feels Like
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Emotion plays a meaningful role in the experience, so character relationships and outcomes are likely to matter beyond the plot mechanics.
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What this means for you: There is a strong emotional pull, so the characters and their outcomes are likely to matter as much as the plot itself.
Built from the book and story evidence that speaks directly to these traits; it does not describe an unverified recording.
Is This Right for You?
Story and reader-fit guidance remains useful here. Recording-specific claims are limited to evidence matched to this exact edition.
You’ll probably enjoy this if…
- You are looking for a children's audiobooks story.
- You are looking for a middle grade story.
- You are looking for a historical fiction story.
- You want a story with strong emotional intensity.
It might not be the best fit if…
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Our Take
The book sits most naturally in children's audiobooks, comedy, and historical fiction territory, and the strongest supported details help set expectations for that kind of story. For the audiobook, there is enough recording-specific support to add a meaningful performance view for Dylan Baker in Narrator Experience. Verified recognition adds another positive point of context, although the recommendation still rests on the qualities of the work and, where supported, the recording itself.
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Runtime & Edition Details
- Runtime
- 4 hours and 42 minutes
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Publisher
- Listening Library
- Audiobook release date
- December 26, 2004
- Language
- English
- ASIN
- B0009JKV92
Why You Can Trust This Recommendation
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