In addition to the full list of 2013 titles, the committee selected the following recordings as its top ten:
- “Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth Wein, read by Morven Christie and Lucy Gaskell. Bolinda, 2012.
- “Crusher” by Niall Leonard, read by Daniel Weyman. Listening Library, 2012.
- “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever” by Jeff Kinney, read by Ramon de Ocampo. Recorded Books, 2011.
- “The Diviners” by Libba Bray, read by January LaVoy. Listening Library, 2012.
- “Inheritance” by Christopher Paolini, read by Gerard Doyle. Listening Library, 2011.
- “The Isle of Blood” by Rick Yancey, read by Steven Boyer. Recorded Books, 2011.
- “Personal Effects” by E.M. Kokie, read by Nick Podehl. Candlewick on Brilliance Audio, 2012.
- “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Patillo Beals, read by Lisa Renee Pitts. Tantor Audio, 2011.
- “The Watch That Ends the Night” by Allan Wolf, read by Michael Page, Phil Gigante, Christopher Lane, Laurel Merlington, and Angela Dawe. Candlewick on Brilliance Audio, 2011.
- “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio, read by Diana Steele, Nick Podehl, and Kate Rudd. Brilliance, 2011.