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YALSA names 2009 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults

Recorded Books wins 2009 Odyssey Award for "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written and read by Sherman Alexie (Recorded Books)

Booklist announces prestigious 2008 Top of the List selections - Top of the List: The Best of Editors' Choice (Jan 2009)
- Audio: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, written by David Wroblewski, read by Richard Poe (Recorded Books)

   For Children

• Booklist Editors' Choice: Media (scroll down to the bottom of the page for the Audio for Youth section; younger grade levels indicated)

• Notable Children's Recordings

  Previous Notable Children's Recordings Lists (1996 to the present only available online)

   For Young Adults/Teens

• Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
  (all previous lists available online, from 1999 to the present)

• Booklist Editors' Choice: Media (scroll down to the bottom of the page for the Audio for Youth section; older grade levels indicated)

   ALSC/Booklist/YALSA Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production

• Odyssey Award Winner and Honor Audiobooks

   For Adults

• Booklist Editors' Choice: Media (scroll down to the center of the page for the Audio for Adults section)

   Resources and Publications for Librarians and Educators

• Balkin, Dr. Al. Tune Up to Literacy: Original Songs and Activities for Kids. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009.

• Book Links Web Connections for March 2009 -- scroll down to the last section, Voices in My Head: The Future of Audiobook Formats, which includes the online article (PDF), The Power of Audiobooks: Research and Resources.

• Fling, R. Michael. Guide to Developing a Library Music Collection. Chicago: American Library Association, 2008.

• Reid, Rob. Children's Jukebox, Second Edition: The Select Subject Guide to Children's Musical Recordings. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007.

• Reid, Rob. Something Musical Happened at the Library: Adding Song and Dance to Children's Story Programs. Chicago: American Library Association, 2007.

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