Odyssey Award winners and honor audiobooks, 2008-present

PDF of Award Winners & Honor Audiobooks, 2008-Present

2021

Award Winner

Kent State, produced by Paul R. Gange, Scholastic Audio, written by Deborah Wiles, and narrated by Christopher Gebauer, Lauren Ezzo, Christina DeLaine, Johnny Heller, Roger Wayne, Korey Jackson, and David de Vries.

Honor Audiobooks

Clap When You Land, produced by Caitlin Garing for HarperAudio, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, written by Elizabeth Acevedo, and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa Marte
Fighting Words, produced by Karen Dziekonski for Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio, written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, and narrated by Bahni Turpin
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, produced by Robert Van Kolken for Hachette Audio, written by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, and narrated by Jason Reynolds with an introduction by Ibram X. Kendi 
When Stars Are Scattered, produced by Kelly Gildea and Julie Wilson for Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio, written by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, and narrated by Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi, and a full cast

Members of the 2021 Odyssey Award Committee are Chair Maryanne Olson, Queens Public Library, Queens, New York; Kelsey Bates, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri; Scott Businsky, New Castle County Libraries, New Castle, Delaware; Sharon Deeds, Utah State Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; Paige Bentley-Flannery, Deschutes Public Library, Bend, Oregon; Doris Gebel, Rutgers University, Melfa, Virginia; Jeanette Johnson, Oak Avenue Intermediate School, Temple City, California; Rita King, Baker & Taylor, Spring Lake, Michigan; Maryann H. Owen, Oak Creek Public Library, Oak Creek, Wisconsin; Suzanne Temple, NoveList, Durham, North Carolina; and Margaret Tice, Magen David Yeshivah, Brooklyn, New York.

2020

Award Winner

Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction, produced by Scholastic Audiobooks, written by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, and narrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Jenna Lamia, Richard Ferrone, and a full cast. 

Honor Audiobooks

Redwood and Ponytail, produced by Hachette Audio, written by K.A. Holt, and narrated by Tess Netting and Cassandra Morris
Song for a Whale, produced by Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio, written by Lynne Kelly, and read by Abigail Revasch with the author
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, produced by Live Oak Media, written by Traci Sorell, and narrated by Lauren Hummingbird, Agalisiga (Choogie) Mackey, Ryan Mackey, Traci Sorell, and Tonia Weavel
We’re Not from Here, produced by Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio, written by Geoff Rodkey, and narrated by Dani Martineck

Members of the 2020 Odyssey Award Committee are: Chair Sharon Haupt, Cuesta College Library, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Robin Brenner, Brookline (Mass.) Public Library; Shari Fesko, Southfield (Mich.) Public Library; Robin Gibson, Westerville (Ohio) Public Library; Martha Karavitis, Summit Elementary School, Casper, Wy.; Beth Klein, Prospect Heights (Ill.) Public Library; Kristin Olivarez, Monterey Park (Calif.) Bruggemeyer Library; Beth Rosania, Boise (Idaho) Public Library; and Drue Wagner-Mees, Los Angeles Public Library.

2019

Award Winner

Sadie, produced by Macmillan Audio from Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s, written by Courtney Summers, narrated by Rebecca Soler, Fred Berman, Dan Bittner, Gabra Zackman, and more. 

Honor Audiobooks

Du Iz Tak, produced by Weston Woods Studios/Scholastic, written by Carson Ellis, and narrated by Eli and Sebastian D’Amico, Burton, Galen and Laura Fott, Sarah Hart, Bella Higginbotham, Evelyn Hipp and Brian Hull.
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist, produced by Live Oak Media, written by Susan Wood, and narrated by Brian Amador
The Parker Inheritance, produced by Scholastic Audiobooks, written by Varian Johnson, and narrated by Cherise Boothe
The Poet X, produced by HarperAudio/HarperCollins, written and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo 

Members of the 2019 Odyssey Award Committee are  Chair Stephanie R. Charlefour, Monadnock Regional School District, Swanzey, N.H.; Elizabeth Bast, Racine Unified School District - Starbuck Middle School, Racine, Wis.; Melanie Koss, Northern Illinois University Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Dekalb, Ill.; Jennifer L. Longee, Durham (N.C.) Academy Middle School; Andrea Lynn Pavlik, Huntington (N.Y.) Public Library; Jennie Grubb Randolph, Knox County Schools, Knoxville, Tenn.; Lynda Salem Poling, Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, CA; Sara Saxton, Wasilla (Alaska) Public Library; and Ness Clarke Shortley, Horton Middle School, Pittsboro, N.C.

2018

Award Winner

The Hate U Give, produced by HarperAudio, written by Angie Thomas, and narrated by Bahni Turpin

Honor Audiobooks

The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, produced by Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio, written by Philip Pullman, narrated by Michael Sheen 
A Boy Called Christmas, produced by Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio, written by Matt Haig, and narrated by Stephen Fry
Long Way Down, produced by Simon & Schuster Audio, written and narrated by Jason Reynolds
Trombone Shorty, produced by Live Oak Media, written by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, and narrated by Dion Graham
The Wizards of Once, produced by Hachette Audio, written by Cressida Cowell, and narrated by David Tennant
Members of the 2018 Odyssey Award Committee are: Chair Joan Schroeder Kindig, James Madison University, Charlottesville, Va.; Lucia Acosta, Princeton, N.J.; Sarah Bean Thompson, Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield, Mo.; Eti Berland, Lincolnwood Public Library District, Lincolnwood, Ill.; Elizabeth A. Burns, N.J. State Library, Talking Book & Braille Center, Trenton, N.J.; Jennifer Marie Kendall, Prescott (Ariz.) Public Library; Karen Kessel, Apalachicola, Fla.; Beth McGuire, Wendover Middle School, Greensburg, Pa.; and Darla R. Salva Cruz, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, N.Y. 

2017

Award Winner 

Anna and the Swallow Man, produced by Listening Library/Penguin Random House Audio, written by Gavriel Savit, and narrated by Allan Corduner.

Honor Audiobooks 

Ghost, produced by Simon & Schuster Audio, written by Jason Reynolds, and narrated by Guy Lockard.
Dream On, Amber, produced by recorded Books, written by Emma Shevah, and narrated by Laura Kirman. 
Nimona, produced by HarperAudio, written by Noelle Stevenson, and narrated by Rebecca Soler, Jonathan Davis, Marc Thompson, January LaVoy, Natalie Gold, Peter Bradbury, and David Pittu. 

Members of the 2017 Odyssey Award Committee are: Chair Lynn Piper Carpenter, Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, Ala.; Kelley Beeson, Western Allegheny Community Library, Pittsburg, Pa.; Roxanne Hsu Feldman, The Dalton School, New York; Sarah Hashimoto, Jackson District Library, Jackson, Mich.; Christina Keasler, Glen Ellyn Public Library (Ill.);  Natalie Marshall, Flint River Regional Library, Griffin, Ga.; Amanda L. S. Murphy, Warren-Trumbull County  Public Library (Ohio); Lizzie Nolan, San José Public Library (Calif.); Toby Rajput, National Louis University Library, Skokie, Ill.;  and Award Administrative Assistant Mariela Siegert, Westfield Middle School, Bloomingdale, Ill.

2016

Award winner

The War that Saved My Life, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, and narrated by Jayne Entwistle

Honor audiobook

Echo, produced by Scholastic Audio / Paul R. Gagne, written by Pam Munoz Ryan and narrated by Mark Bramhall, David De Vries, MacLeod Andrews, and Rebecca Soler
Members of the 2016 Odyssey Award Committee: Chair Cindy Lombardo, Cleveland Public Library; Sue Abrahamson, Waupaca (Wis.) Public Library; Krista Britton, Prince William County (Va.) Schools; Stephanie Charlefour, Wixom (Mich.) Public Library; Chris Durr, Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library; Maren Ostergard, King County (Wash.) Library System; Joella Peterson, Provo City (Utah) Library; Katie Richert, Bloomingdale (Ill.) Public Library; and Heather Stout, Lewiston City (Idaho) Library. 

2015

Award winner

H. O. R. S. E. A Game of Basketball and Imagination, produced by Live Oak Media, written by Christopher Myers, and narrated by Dion Graham and Christopher Myers

Honor audiobooks

Five, Six, Seven, Nate! produced by AUDIOWORKS (Children’s) an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc., written by Tim Federle, and narrated by Tim Federle
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Julie Berry, and narrated by Jayne Entwistle
A Snicker of Magic, produced by Scholastic Audiobooks, written by Natalie Lloyd, and narrated by Cassandra Morris

Members of the 2015 Odyssey Award Committee: Chair Dawn Rutherford, Chair, Sno-Isle Regional Library, Marysville, WA; Catherine M. Andronik, Brien McMahon High School, Bridgeport, CT; Kathy L. Haug, San Pablo, CA; Sarah B. Hill, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL.; Karen Keys, Queens Borough Public Library Pomonok Branch, Flushing, NY; Shannon Margaret Ozirny, West Vancouver Memorial Library, British Columbia, Canada; Sue Z. Rokos, Mohawk Valley Library System, Schenectady, NY; Wendy Steadman Stephens, Cullman (AL) City Schools; and Brian E. Wilson, Evanston (IL) Public Library.

2014

Award winner

Scowler, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne

Honor audiobooks

Better Nate Than Ever, produced by  Simon and Schuster Audio, written by Tim Federle, and narrated by Tim Federle
Creepy Carrots!, produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc., written by Aaron Reynolds, and narrated by James Naughton
Eleanor & Park, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Rainbow Rowell, and narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra
Matilda, produced by Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., written by Roald Dahl, and narrated by Kate Winslet

Members of the 2014 Odyssey Award Committee: Chair Ellen Rix Spring, RSU#13 School District, Rockland, Maine; Catherine M. Andronik, Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk, Conn.; Jane H. Claes, University of Houston, Clearlake, Texas; Dr. Eliza T. Dresang, University of Washington Information School, Seattle; Susan Fichtelberg, Public Library of Woodbridge, N.J.; Walter M. Mayes, Girls' Middle School, Palo Alto, Calif.; Hayley Elece McEwing, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio; Maryann H. Owen, Children's Literature Specialist, Mount Pleasant, Wis.; Tracy Reid Sumler, Loudoun County (Va.) Public Library; and Rebecca Vnuk, Booklist Consultant, Chicago.

2013

Award winner

The Fault in Our Stars, produced by Brilliance Audio, written by John Green and narrated by Kate Rudd

Honor audiobooks

Artemis Fowl:  The Last Guardian, written by Eoin Colfer, narrated by Nathaniel Parker and produced by Listening Library 
Ghost Knight, written by Cornelia Funke, narrated by Elliot Hill and produced by Listening Library 
Monstrous Beauty, written by Elizabeth Fama, narrated by Katherine Kellgren and produced by Macmillan Audio 

Members of the 2013 Odyssey Award Committee: Chair Dr. Teri S. Lesesne, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas; Joanna L. Axelrod, Escondido (Calif.) Public Library; Bruce Farrar, Harris County Public Library, Houston, Texas; Dana Folkerts, Thomas Ford Memorial Library, Western Springs, Ill.; Deborah Kaplan, Tufts University, Medford, Mass.; Nichole King, Morgan Hill (Calif.) Public Library; Karen M. Perry, North Carolina Association of School Librarians, High Point, N.C.; Janet Raelene Weber, Tigard (Ore.) Public Library; Patsy L. Weeks, Howard Payne University Heart of Texas Literature Center, Brownwood, Texas; and Sue-Ellen Beauregard, Consultant, Booklist magazine, Chicago.

2012

Award winner

Rotters, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, Random House, Inc., written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne

Honor audiobooks

Ghetto Cowboy, produced by Brilliance Audio, written by G. Neri, narrated by JD Jackson
Okay for Now, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, Random House, Inc., written by Gary D. Schmidt, narrated by Lincoln Hoppe
The Scorpio Races, produced by Scholastic Inc., Scholastic Audiobooks, written by Maggie Stiefvater, narrated by Steve Westand Fiona Hardingham
Young Fredle, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, Random House, Inc., written by Cynthia Voigt, narrated by Wendy Carter 

Members of the 2012 Odyssey Award Committee: Chair Lizette D. Hannegan, Easton, Md.; Carrie Scott Banks, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library; Kate Capps, Olathe (Kan.) Public Library – Indian Creek Branch; Viola Dyas, Oakland, Calif.; Cathy Lichtman, Plymouth (Mich.) District Library; Barbara Moon, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, N.Y.; Jennifer R. Sommer, Wright Memorial Public Library, Dayton, Ohio; Beatriz Pascual Wallace, Seattle Public Library; and Sue-Ellen Beauregard, consultant, Booklist Magazine, Chicago.

2011

Award winner

The True Meaning of Smekday, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Adam Rex, narrated by Bahni Turpin

Honor audiobooks

Alchemy and Meggy Swann, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Karen Cushman, narrated by Katherine Kellgren
The Knife of Never Letting Go, produced by Candlewick on Brilliance Audio, an imprint of Brilliance Audio, written by Patrick Ness, narrated by Nick Podehl
Revolution, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Jennifer Donnelly, narrated by Emily Janice Card and Emma Bering
will grayson, will grayson, produced by Brilliance Audio, written by John Green and David Levithan, narrated by MacLeod Andrews and Nick Podehl

Members of the 2011 Odyssey Award Committee: Chair Sarah M. McCarville, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Public Library; Catherine M. Andronik, Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk, Conn.; Stephanie D. Bange, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio; Mary Clark, Greenwich (Conn.) Country Day School; Bradley Debrick, Johnson County Library, Overland Park, Kan.; Kristin Brand Heathcock, Hillsborough Community College, Plant City, Fla.; Patricia McClune, Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, Pa.; Alison Ann O’Reilly, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, New York; Ellen Rix Spring, Rockland (Maine) District Middle School; and Sue-Ellen Beauregard, Booklist consultant, Chicago.

2010

Award winner

Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken, produced by Live Oak Media, written by Kate DiCamillo, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat

Honor Audiobooks

In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber, produced by Listen & Live Audio, Inc., written by L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren
Peace, Locomotion, produced by Brilliance Audio, written by Jacqueline Woodson, narrated by Dion Graham
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, produced by Brilliance Audio, written by Kadir Nelson, narrated by Dion Graham

Members of the 2010 Odyssey Award Committee: Chair Sharon Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, Wis.; Necia Blundy, Marlborough (Mass.) Public Library; Lee Catalano, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Ore.; Diane Marie Colson, Alachua County Library District, Gainesville, Fla.; Shari Melisa Fesko, Southfield (Mich.) Public Library-David Stewart Memorial Library; Lizette (Liz) Hannegan, Easton, Md.; Chrystal Carr Jeter, Cleveland Public Library; Sarah M. McCarville, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Public Library; Denise Schmidt, San Francisco Public Library; and Booklist consultant Sue-Ellen Beauregard, Chicago.

2009

Award winner

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written and narrated by Sherman Alexie, produced by Recorded Books, LLC.

Honor Audiobooks

Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady, produced by Listen & Live Audio, Inc., written by L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren, 
Elijah of Buxton, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Christopher Paul Curtis, narrated by Mirron Willis.
I’m Dirty! , produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc./Scholastic, written by Kate & Jim McMullan, narrated by Steve Buscemi.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale, produced by Peachtree Publishers, written and narrated by Carmen Agra Deedy.
Nation, produced by Harper Children’s Audio/HarperCollins Publishers, written by Terry Pratchett, narrated by Stephen Briggs.

Members of the 2009 Award Committee: Chair Pam Spencer Holley, Hallwood, Va.; Ellen Fader, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Ore.; Juanita Foster, Hennepin County Library, Crystal, Minn.; Joan Schroeder Kindig, James Madison University, Charlottesville, Va.; Jennifer Michelle Lawson, San Diego County Library; Angela Leeper, Wake Forest, N.C.; Jamie Mayo, Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library; Louise Sherman, Leonia, N.J.; Cheryl Karp Ward, Broad Brook, Conn.; and Booklist consultant Sue Ellen Beauregard, Chicago.

2008

Award winner

Jazz, produced by Live Oak Media, written by Walter Dean Myers, narrated by James "D-Train" Williams and Vaneese Thomas.

Honor Audiobooks

Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy, produced by Listen & Live Audio, written by L.A. Meyer, narrated by Katherine Kellgren,
Dooby Dooby Moo, produced by Weston Woods/Scholastic, written by Doreen Cronin, narrated by Randy Travis 
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, produced by Listening Library, written by J.K. Rowling, narrated by Jim Dale 
Skulduggery Pleasant, produced by HarpherChildren's Audio, written by Derek Landy, narrated by Rupert Degas
Treasure Island, produced by Listening Library, written by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrated by Alfred Molina

Members of the 2008 Odyssey Award Committee: Chair Mary Burkey, Olentangy Local Schools, Columbus, Ohio; Jerene D. Battisti, King County Library System, Issaquah, Wash.; Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Sharon B. Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, Wis.; Natalie Hoyle, Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A, Lemont, Ill.; Teri S. Lesesne, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas; Merri Lindgren, CCBC, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Connie C. Rockman, children's literature consultant, Stratford, Conn.; Sylvia Vardell, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas; and Booklist consultant Sue-Ellen Beauregard, Chicago.