Listen up! Amazing Audiobooks

Looking for a great audiobook to make you laugh, give you shivers, or take you away to another place or time during this cold Midwestern winter? You're in luck! This week the American Library Association announced the winner of the Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production and released the 2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults List. Here's a selection of the audiobooks that were honored:



The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex, read by Bahni Turpin.
Listening Library, 2010.

This winner of the Odyssey Award has been described as "laugh out loud." Follow the adventures of a wisecracking teen, Gratuity Tip Tucci, and her alien companion as they try to save the planet and find Tip's mom.

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It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han, read by Jessica Almasy.
Recorded Books, 2010.

This sequel to The Summer I Turned Pretty alternates between the voices of sixteen year-old Belly and her love interest, Jeremiah, as Belly deals with the aftermath of losing one family friend and the disappearance of another.

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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, read by Alan Cumming.
Simon and Schuster, 2009.

In this action-packed steampunk caper filled with genetically engineered, mechanical beasts and danger at every turn, Austrian Prince Alek tries furiously to keep one step ahead of his would-be assassins. His closest ally? Deryn, a tough and clever British girl disguised as a boy.

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White Cat by Holly Black, read by Jesse Eisenberg.
Listening Library, 2010.

Imagine waking up to find yourself on the roof of your boarding school after dreaming all night that a white cat desperately wants to tell you something about the murder of your childhood friend. That's just another day in the life of Cassel, the only member of his family who doesn't have the power to magically alter people's memories or emotions.

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Muchacho by Louanne Johnson, read by Ozzie Rodriguez.
Listening Library, 2009.

Living in a rough neighborhood in New Mexico, Eddie Corazon witnessed his older cousin's violent existence firsthand. Will Eddie's choices lead him down the same hopeless path? Not if Lupe, his bright, independent classmate has anything to say about it.

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