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The American Library Association's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults is a recommendation list of audiobooks presented yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division.

To be eligible, the audiobook "must have been produced or released within the 24 months previous to the list’s release."[1] The audiobooks cover a range of topics and are targeted toward individuals between the ages of 12 and 18.[1]

To land a place on the list, audiobooks are judged on the following criteria:[1]

  • The audiobooks must appeal to young adults age 12 to 18. This includes book whose text versions may not be suitable to this demographic.
  • If the material is adapted, it "must remain true to, expand, or complement the original work"
  • The audiobook must effectively use voice, music, sound effects, and/or language
  • The audiobook must be appropriate for audio presentation
  • The audiobook must have a suitable match between the performer and the text.
  • The audiobook must be professionally produced.
  • All words within the audiobook must be pronounced correctly.
  • The audiobook must be clearly recorded.
  • The audiobook must include informative packaging.

Honorees

American Library Association's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (Top 10 Audiobooks per Year)
Book Title Author Reader(s) Genre Award Year
Cemetery Boys Aiden Thomas Avi Roque Fiction 2021[2]
Clap When You Land Elizabeth Acevedo Melania-Luisa Marte and Elizabeth Acevedo Fiction 2021[2]
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson Bailey Carr, Melissa Calin, Michael Crouch, Gopal Divan, Robert Fass, Kevin R. Free, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Carol Monda, Patricia Santomasso, Shezi Sardar and Amanda Thickpenny Fiction 2021[2]
Kent State Deborah Wiles Christopher Gebauer, Lauren Ezzo, Christina Delaine, Johnny Heller, Roger Wayne, Korey Jackson, and David de Vries Nonfiction 2021[2]
Legendborn Tracy Deonn Joniece Abbott-Pratt Fantasy 2021[2]
Raybearer Jordan Ifueko Joniece Abbott-Pratt Fantasy 2021[2]
The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party Allan Wolf Bahni Turpin, Whitney Dykhouse, Teri Schnaubelt, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Lauren Ezzo, Eric G. Dove, Ramón de Ocampo, and Shaun Taylor-Corbett Historical fiction 2021[2]
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Nonfiction 2021[2]
We Are Not Free Traci Chee Scott Keiji Takeda, Dan Woren, Ryan Potter, Ali Fumiko, Sophie Oda, Andrew Kishino, Christopher Naoki Lee, Grace Rolek, Erika Aishii, Brittany Ishibashi, Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa and Terry Kitagawa Historical fiction 2021[2]
When Stars Are Scattered Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Full Cast Biography, Graphic Novel 2021[2]
Becoming Michelle Obama Michelle Obama Memoir 2020[3]
Dig A.S. King A.S. King, Mike Chamberlain, Tonya Cornelisse and Kirby Heyborne Fantasy 2020[3]
The Fountains of Silence Ruta Sepetys Maite Jáuregui, with Richard Ferrone, Neil Hellegers, Joshua Kane, Liza Kaplan, and Oliver Wyman Historical fiction 2020[3]
Heroine Mindy McGinnis Brittany Pressley Fiction 2020[3]
Hey Kiddo Jarrett J. Krosoczka Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Richard Ferrone, and Jenna Lamia Memoir, Graphic novel 2020[3]
Internment Samira Ahmed Soneela Nankani Science Fiction 2020[3]
Let Me Hear a Rhyme Tiffany D. Jackson Adenrele Ojo, Korey Jackson, Adam Lazarre-White, and Nile Bullock Fiction 2020[3]
On the Come Up Angie Thomas Bahni Turpin Fiction 2020[3]
Shout Laurie Halse Anderson Laurie Halse Anderson Memoir, Poetry 2020[3]
With the Fire on High Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo Fiction 2020[3]
Akata Witch Nnedi Okorafor Yetide Badaki Fantasy 2019[4]
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge MT Anderson and Eugene Yelchin Gildart Jackson Fantasy 2019[4]
Educated Tara Westover Julia Whelan Memoir 2019[4]
I Have Lost My Way Gayle Forman Nicole Lewis, Michael Crouch, and Sunil Malhotra Fiction 2019[4]
Lu Jason Reynolds Guy Lockard Fiction 2019[4]
The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo Poetry, Fiction 2019[4]
Quidditch Through the Ages J.K. Rowling and Kennilworthy Whisp Andrew Lincoln Fantasy 2019[4]
Sadie Courtney Summers Rebecca Soler, Fred Berman, Dan Bittner, Gabra Zackman, and a Full Cast Fiction 2019[4]
Sunny Jason Reynolds Guy Lockard Fiction 2019[4]
Thunderhead Neal Shusterman Greg Trembley Fantasy 2019[4]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them J.K. Rowling and Newt Scamander Eddie Redmayne Fantasy 2018[5]
Flying Lessons and Other Stories Ellen Oh (editor) Various Fiction 2018[5]
Honor Girl Maggie Thrash Ensemble Cast Memoir, Graphic novel 2018[5]
Scythe Neal Shusterman Greg Tremblay Fantasy 2018[5]
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Mackenzi Lee Christian Coulson Historical fiction 2018[5]
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas Bahni Turpin Fiction 2018[5]
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life Benjamin Alire Sáenz Robbie Daymond Fiction 2018[5]
The Pearl Thief Elizabeth Wein Maggie Service Fiction 2018[5]
The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon Dominic Hoffman, Raymond Lee, and Bahni Turpin Fiction 2018[5]
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March Lynda Blackmon Lowery, as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley Damaras Obi Memoir 2018[5]
Anna and the Swallow Man Gavriel Savit Allan Corduner Fiction 2017[6]
Beast Brie Spangler Andrew Eiden Fiction 2017[6]
Gemina Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Carla Corvo, MacLeod Andrews, Steve West, and a full cast Fiction 2017[6]
Kill the Boy Band Goldy Moldavsky Barrett Wilbert Weed Fiction 2017[6]
Nimona Noelle Stevenson Marc Thompson, Rebecca Soler, January LaVoy, Peter Bradbury, Jonathan Davis, David Pittu, and Natalie Gold Fiction 2017[6]
Orbiting Jupiter Gary D. Schmidt Christopher Gebauer Fiction 2017[6]
Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, Cassandra Morris, and Michael Crouch Fiction 2017[6]
Star Wars: Ahsoka E.K. Johnston Ashley Eckstein Fiction 2017[6]
Traffick Ellen Hopkins Kirby Heyborne, Julia Whelan, Madeleine Maby, Rebekkah Ross, and Jacques Roy Fiction 2017[6]
Wink Poppy Midnight April Genevieve Tucholke Michael Crouch, Alicyn Packard, and Caitlin Davies Fiction 2017[6]
Waistcoats & Weaponry Gail Carriger Moira Quick Fiction 2016[7]
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Randall Munroe Wil Wheaton Nonfiction 2016[7]
The Dead House Dawn Kurtagich Charlotte Parry and Christian Coulson Fiction 2016[7]
Echo Pam Munoz Ryan Mark Bramhall, David De Vries, Macleod Andrews, and Rebecca Soler Fiction 2016[7]
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces Isabel Quintero Kyla Garcia Fiction 2016[7]
Half Wild Sally Green Carl Prekopp and Kyla Garcia Fiction 2016[7]
lluminae: The Illuminae Files_01 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lincoln Hoppe, and Jonathan McClain Fiction 2016[7]
Lair of Dreams Libba Bray January LaVoy Fiction 2016[7]
Library of Souls Ransom Riggs Kirby Heyborne Fiction 2016[7]
Trollhunters Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Kirby Heyborne Fiction 2016[7]
ACID Emma Pass Fiona Hardingham with Nicholas Guy Smith and Suzan Crowley Fiction 2015[8]
Curtsies and Conspiracies Gail Carriger Moira Quick Fiction 2015[8]
Define Normal Julie Anne Peters Christine Lakin Fiction 2015[8]
Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders Geoff Herbach Nick Podehl Fiction 2015[8]
Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future A.S. King Christine Lakin Fiction 2015[8]
Half Bad Sally Green Carl Prekopp Fiction 2015[8]
Love Letters to the Dead Ava Dellaira Julia Whelan Fiction 2015[8]
Revolution Deborah Wiles Stacey Aswad and Francois Battiste with J.D. Jackson and Robin Miles Fiction 2015[8]
Skink--No Surrender Carl Hiaasen Kirby Heyborne Fiction 2015[8]
William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Collection Ian Doescher Danny Davis, Jonathan Davis, Ian Doescher, Jeff Gurner, January LaVoy, and Marc Thompson Fiction 2015[8]
Zombie Baseball Beatdown Paolo Bacigalupi Sunil Malhotra Horror, Fantasy 2014[9]
Etiquette & Espionage Gail Carriger Moira Quirk Fantasy 2014[9]
William Shakespeare's Star Wars Ian Doeschera full cast Science-Fiction 2014[9]
If You Could Be Mine Sara Farizan Negin Farsad Fiction 2014[9]
Scowler Daniel Kraus Kirby Heyborne Horror, Thriller 2014[9]
The Boy on the Wooden Box Leon Leyson Danny Burstein Biography 2014[9]
Viva Jacquelina!: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away (A Bloody Jack Adventure) L.A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Historical Fiction 2014[9]
Crap Kingdom D.C. Pierson D.C. Pierson Fantasy 2014[9]
Dodger Terry Pratchett Stephen Briggs Fantasy 2014[9]
Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra Fiction 2014[9]
Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein Morven Christie and Lucy Gaskell Historical fiction 2013[10]
Crusher Niall Leonard Daniel Weyman Mystery, Thriller 2013[10]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Jeff Kinney Ramon de Ocampo Fiction 2013[10]
The Diviners Libba Bray January LaVoy Fantasy 2013[10]
Inheritance Christopher Paolini Gerard Doyle Fantasy 2013[10]
The Isle of Blood Rick Yancey Steven Boyer Fantasy 2013[10]
Personal Effects E.M. Kokie Nick Podehl Fiction 2013[10]
Warriors Don’t Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High Melba Patillo Beals Lisa Renee Pitts Autobiography 2013[10]
The Watch That Ends the Night Allan Wolf Michael Page, Phil Gigante, Christopher Lane, Laurel Merlington, and Angela Dawe Historical fiction 2013[10]
Wonder R.J. Palacio Diana Steele, Nick Podehl, and Kate Rudd Fiction 2013[10]
Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? Louise Rennison Stina Nielson Fiction 2012[11]
Beauty Queens Libba Bray Libba Bray Fiction 2012[11]
Carter’s Big Break Brent Crawford Nick Podehl Fiction 2012[11]
Chime Franny Billingsley Susan Duerden Historical fantasy 2012[11]
Curse of the Wendigo Rick Yancey Steven Boyer Fantasy 2012[11]
Fever Crumb Philip Reeve Philip Reeve Fantasy 2012[11]
How They Croaked Georgia Bragg L.J. Ganser Biography 2012[11]
Marbury Lens Andrew Smith Mark Boyett Fantasy 2012[11]
Ring of Solomon Jonathan Stroud Simon Jones Fantasy 2012[11]
Wake of the Lorelei Lee L.A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Historical fiction 2012[11]
The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had Kristin Levine Kirby Heyborne Historical fiction 2011[12]
Dreamdark Silksinger Laini Taylor Cassandra Campbell Fantasy 2011[12]
Finnikin of the Rock Melina Marchetta Jeffrey Cummings Fantasy 2011[12]
The Knife of Never Letting Go Patrick Ness Nick Podehl Fantasy, Science-Fiction 2011[12]
Muchacho Louanne Johnson Ozzie Rodriguez Fiction 2011[12]
One Crazy Summer Rita Garcia Williams Sisi Aisha Johnson Historical fiction 2011[12]
Precious Sapphire Bahni Turpin Fiction 2011[12]
Rapture of the Deep L. A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Historical fiction 2011[12]
The Rock and the River Kekla Magoon Dion Graham Historical fiction 2011[12]
Will Grayson, Will Grayson John Green and David Levithan MacLeod Andrews and Nick Podehl Fiction 2011[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2021-01-04). "2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2020-01-06). "2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2019-01-10). "2019 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2018-01-09). "2018 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2017-01-25). "2017 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2016-01-11). "2016 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2015-02-03). "2015 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2014-01-30). "2014 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top Ten". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2013-01-31). "2013 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top Ten". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2012-01-24). "2012 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top Ten". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) (2010-12-27). "2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-04-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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