2007 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults

The Selected Audiobooks Committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), is proud to announce its Selected List of Audiobooks for Young Adults finalized at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, held January 19-24 in Seattle

The titles have been selected from the past two years of spoken word releases. They have been selected for their appeal to a teen audience, the quality of their recording, and their enhancement of an audience's appreciation of any written work on which they may be based. While the list as a whole addresses the interests and needs of young adults ranging in age from 12 to 18, individual titles may appeal to only parts of that age range.

Accidents of Nature, by Harriet McBryde Johnson, read by Jenna Lamia, Listening Library, 2006, 5 hours, 41 minutes, 5 discs, 978-0-7393-3562-8 or 0-7393-3562-6, $45.00, 4 cassettes, 978-0-7393-3571-0 or 0-7393-3571-5, $35.00.

Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel, read by David Kelly and the Full Cast Family, Full Cast Audio, 2006, 10.5 hours, 10 discs, CD Economy 978-1-933322-53-7 or 1-933322-53-5, $45.00, CD Binder 978-1-933322-54-4 or 1-933322-54-3, $57.00.

Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman, read by Lenny Henry, HarperAudio, 2005, 10 hours, 8 discs, 978-0-06-082384-9 or 0-06-082384-4, $39.95.

Best Foot Forward, by Joan Bauer, read by Kathe Mazur, Listening Library, 2005, 4 hours and 35 minutes, 4 discs, 978-0-307-24629-5 or 0-307-24629-9, $38.00, 3 cassettes, 978-0-307-24612-4 or 0-307-24612-4, $30.00.

Blood Red Horse: Book One of the deGranville Trilogy, by K.M. Grant, read by Maggie Mash, Recorded Books, 2005, 9.75 hours, 9 discs, 1-419-3560-62, $94.75, 7 cassettes, 1-419-3511-5X, $65.75.

A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life, by Dana Reinhardt, read by Mandy Siegfried, Listening Library, 2006, 5.5 hours, 5 discs, 978-0-307-28566-9 or 0-307-28566-9, $45.00, 4 cassettes, 978-0-307-28565-2 or 0-307-28565-0, $45.00.

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series, by Michelle Paver, read by Ian McKellan, Wolf Brother, trade edition: HarperChildren’s Audio, 2005, 6.5 hours, 6 discs, 97-80-06-075838-7 or 0-06-075838-4, $27.95, library edition: Recorded Books, 2005, 6 discs, 1-419-3380-80, $64.75, 5 cassettes, 1-419-3262-60, $49.75.

Spirit Walker, Recorded Books, 2006, 6 hours, 5 discs, 1-419-3937-90, $49.75, 4 cassettes, 1-419-3937-4X, $39.75.

Dairy Queen: A Novel, by Catherine Murdock, read by Natalie Moore, Listening Library, 2006, 6 hours, 9 minutes, 5 discs, 978-0-7393-3612-0 or 0-7393-3612-6, $45.00, 4 cassettes, 978-0-7393-3611-3 or 0-7393-3611-8, $35.00.

The Death Collector, by Justin Richards, read by Steven Pacey, Listening Library, 2006, 7 hours and 29 minutes, 6 discs, 978-0-7393-3564-2 or 0-7393-3564-2, $50.00, 5 cassettes, 978-0-7393-3572-7 or 0-7393-3572-3, $40.00.

Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin, read by Cassandra Morris, Listening Library, 2005, 7 hours and 3 minutes, 6 discs, 978-0-307-28370-2 or 0-307-28370-4, $40.00, 4 cassettes, 978-0-307-28369-6 or 0-307-28369-0, $28.00.

Gatekeepers series, by Anthony Horowitz, read by Simon Prebble, Recorded Books

Raven’s Gate: Book One, 2005, 7.25 hours, 6 discs, 1-419-3555-38, $64.75, 5 cassettes, 1-419-3504-98, $49.75.

Evil Star: Book Two, 2006, 9 hours, 8 discs, 1-428-1102-83, $84.75, 8 cassettes, 1-428-1102-32, $59.75.

Gingerbread, by Rachel Cohn, read by Carine Montbertrand, Recorded Books, 2005, 6 hours, 5 discs, 1-428-1303-22, $49.75, 4 cassettes, 1-419-3513-38, $39.75.

Shrimp, by Rachel Cohn, read by Carine Montbertrand, Recorded Books, 2006, 10 hours, 9 discs, 1-419-3679-35, $94.75, 7 cassettes, 1-419-3525-04, $65.75.

Heat, by Mike Lupica, read by Paolo Andino, Listening Library, 2006, 6 hours, 6 discs, 978-0-307-28598-0 or 0-307-28498-7, $45.00, 4 cassettes, 978-0-307-28597-3 or 0-307-28597-9, $35.00.

The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney, read by Christopher Evan Welch

Revenge of the Witch, trade edition: HarperChildren’s Audio, 2005, 5.25 hours, 5 discs, 978-0-06082402-0 or 0-06-082402-6, $25.95, library edition: Recorded Books, 2006, 5 discs, 1-419-3844-65, $49.75, 5 cassettes, 1-419-3844-14, $49.75.

Curse of the Bane, trade edition: HarperChildren’s Audio, 8 hours, 7 discs, 978-0-06-114042-6 or 0-06-114042-2, $29.95, library edition: Recorded Books, 2006, 1-428-1170-91, $74.75, 7 cassettes, 1-428-1170-40, $49.75.

Looking for Alaska, by John Green, read by Jeff Woodman, Brilliance Audio, 2006, 7 hours, 6 discs, 978-1-4233-2445-4 or 1-4233-2445-5, $82.25, 1 MP3-CD, 978-1-4233-2447-8 or 1-4233-2447-1, $39.25.

Perfect, by Natasha Friend, read by Danielle Ferland, Recorded Books, 2005, 4 discs, 4.5 hours, 1-419-3701-89, $48.75, 3 cassettes, 1-419-3701-38, $28.75.

Private Peaceful, by Michael Morpurgo, read by Jeff Woodman, Recorded Books, 2005, 5.25 hours, 5 discs, 1-419-3561-43, $49.75, 4 cassettes, 1-419-3297-74, $39.75.

Ptolemy's Gate: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Three, by Jonathan Stroud, read by Simon Jones, Listening Library, 2006, 15 hours and 33 minutes, 13 discs, 978-0-307-28572-0 or 0-307-28572-3, $85.00, 10 cassettes, 978-0-307-28571-3 or 0-307-28571-5, $65.00.

The Ranger’s Apprentice series, by John Flanagan, read by John Keating, Recorded Books.

The Ruins of Gorlan, 2006, 7.75 hours, 7 discs, 1-419-3939-95, $74.75, 6 cassettes, 1-419-3939-44, $59.75.

The Burning Bridge, 2006, 8.5 hours, 7 discs, 1-428-1105-34, $74.75, 7 cassettes, 1-428-1104-88, $59.75.

Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, read by Robert Ramirez, Listening Library, 2006, 9 hours, 7 minutes, 8 discs, 978-0-307-28592-8 or 0-307-28592-8, $60.00, 6 cassettes, 978-0-307-28591-1 or 0-307-28591-X, $45.00.

So Much to Tell You, by John Marsden, read by Kate Hosking, Bolinda Audio, 2005, 3 hours and 25 minutes, 3 discs, 1-7409-3719-8, $28.00.

Stop the Train! by Geraldine McCaughrean, read by Ellen Myrick and the Full Cast Family, Full Cast Audio, 2005, 7 hours and 50 minutes, 8 discs, CD Economy: 978-1-933322-42-1 or 1-933322-42-X, $39.00, CD Binder: 978-1-933322-43-8 or 1-933322-43-8, $48.00.

Travel Team, by Mike Lupica, read by Oliver Wyman, Listening Library, 2005, 7 hours and 6 minutes, 6 discs, 978-0-307-28377-1 or 0-307-28377-1, $50.00, 4 cassettes, 978-0-307-28376-4 or 0-307-28376-3, $35.00.

Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer, read by Ilyana Kadushin, Listening Library 2005, 13 hours, 11 discs, 978-0-307-28296-5 or 0-307-28296-1, $75.00, 8 cassettes, 978-0-307-28295-8 or 0-307-28295-3, $55.00.

Urchin of the Riding Stars: The Mistmantle Chronicles, Book One, by M. I. McAllister, read by Andrew Sachs, Listening Library, 7.5 hours, 6 discs, 978-0-307-20677-0 or 0-307-20677-7, $50.00, 4 cassettes, 978-1-4000-9897-2 or 1-4000-9897-1, $35.00.

The Witch’s Boy, by Michael Gruber, read by Denis O’Hare, HarperChildren’s Audio, 2005, 8 hours, 7 discs, 978-0-06078596-3 or 0-06-078596-9, $29.95.

The Wrong Hands, by Nigel Richardson, read by Euan Morton, Listening Library, 2006, 7 hours and 6 minutes, 6 discs, 978-0-7393-3608-3 or 0-7393-3608-8, $50.00, 5 cassettes, 978-0-7393-3607-6 or 0-7393-3607-X, $40.00.

The members of the 2007 Selected Audiobooks Committee are: chair, Sharon Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, Wisconsin; Lynn Piper Carpenter, State Library & Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida; Lee Catalano Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon; Julie Halpern Cordell, Carleton W. Washburne Middle School, Winnetka, Illinois; Shari Fesko, Southfield Public Library, Southfield, Michigan; LeNee K. Gatton; Enterprise, Alabama; Gay Ann Loesch, Sun Valley Middle School, Indian Trail, North Carolina; Sarah McCarville, Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Drue Wagner-Mees, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California.