HEARD ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY? What’s good in recent audiobooks for teens and tweens, and why should I consider using them? Catherine M. Andronik Teacher Librarian, Brien McMahon HS, Norwalk Odyssey Award committees, 2010 and 2013 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults committees, 2011 and 2012

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MOMMY, WHERE DO AUDIOBOOKS COME FROM? sound booth inside the sound booth the console—recording, sound levels, editing, etc. what the tech at the console sees The Talent in the booth The Director outside the booth, turning a reading into a dramatic experience

SOME OUTSTANDING AUDIOBOOK READERS Nick Podehl Katherine Kellgren Kirby Heyborne Bahni Turpin Kevin R. Free MacLeod Andrews Luke Daniels Libba Bray

2013 Winner The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green, narrated by Kate Rudd, and produced by Brilliance Audio 2013 Honor Audiobooks written by Eoin Colfer, narrated by Nathaniel Parker, and produced by Listening Library Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian 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

2012 Winner Rotters written by Daniel Kraus, narrated by Kirby Heyborne and produced by Listening Library Ghetto Cowboy written by G. Neri, narrated by JD Jackson and produced by Brilliance Audio. Young Fredle Okay for Now written by Gary D. Schmidt, narrated by Lincoln Hoppe and produced by Listening Library The Scorpio Races written by Maggie Stiefvater, narrated by Steve Westand Fiona Hardingham and produced by Scholastic Audiobooks. written by Cynthia Voigt, narrated by Wendy Carter and produced by Listening Library 2012 Honor Audiobooks

produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Adam Rex, narrated by Bahni Turpin produced by Brilliance Audio, written by John Green and David Levithan, narrated by MacLeod Andrews and Nick Podehl 2011 Winner The True Meaning of Smekday 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 2011 Honors

AUDIE AWARD 2012 Teen Nominees PICK-UP GAME: A Full Day of Full Court Marc Aronson, Charles R. Smith Jr. Read by Dion Graham Bernstine, Quincy Tyler (Brilliance Audio/ Candlewick) CHIME Franny Billingsley Read by Susan Duerden (Listening Library) OKAY FOR NOW Gary D. Schmidt Read by Lincoln Hoppe (Listening Library) BEAUTY QUEENS Libba Bray Read by Libba Bray (Scholastic Audiobooks) 2012 WINNER THE WAKE OF THE LORELEI LEE: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on Her Way to Botany Bay L.A. Meyer Read by Katherine Kellgren (Listen & Live Audio)

AUDIE AWARD 2012 Distinguished Achievement in Prodution 2012 WINNER THE WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT: Voices from the Titanic Allan Wolf Read by Michael Page, Phil Gigante, Christopher Lane, Laural Merlington, Angela Dawe (Brilliance Audio/ Candlewick)

AUDIE AWARD 2012 Fantasy 2012 WINNER DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE Laini Taylor Read by Khristine Hvam (Hachette Audio)

AUDIE AWARD 2012 Narration by Author or Authors 2012 WINNER BEAUTY QUEENS Libba Bray Read by Libba Bray (Scholastic Audiobooks)

THE AUDIOBOOKS YOU HEARD TODAY After Ever After. Performed by Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, Book by Jordan Sonnenblick, Scholastic, (Nutmeg Teen nominee, 2013 list) Beauty Queens. Read by Libba Bray. Scholastic Audiobooks, Book by Libba Bray, Scholastic, Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices. Various narrators. Live Oak Media, Book by Walter Dean Myers, Holiday House, How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous. Narrated by L. J. Ganser. Recorded Books, Book by Georgia Bragg, Walker, The Knife of Never Letting Go. Performed by Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, Book by Patrick Ness, Candlewick Press, Okay for Now. Read by Lincoln Hoppe. Listening Library, Book by Gary D. Schmidt, Clarion, Rotters. Read by Kirby Heyborne. Listening Library, Book by Daniel Kraus, Delacorte, The True Meaning of Smekday. Read by Bahni Turpin. Listening Library, Book by Adam Rex, Hyperion, 2007.

Unwind. Performed by Luke Daniels. Brilliance Audio, Book by Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster, (Teen Nutmeg Award winner, 2011) The Watch that Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic. Performed by Michael Page, Phil Gigante, Christopher Lane, Laural Merlington, and Angela Dawe. Brilliance Audio, Book by Allan Wolf, Candlewick Press, will grayson, will grayson. Performed by MacLeod Andrews and Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, Book by John Green and David Levithan, Dutton Children’s Books, 2010.

MAJOR AUDIOBOOK PRODUCERS Books on Tape. New York, NY. Brilliance Audio/Candlewick on Brilliance. Grand Haven, MI. Listening Library. New York, NY. Live Oak Media. White Plains, NY. Recorded Books. Prince Frederick, MD. Scholastic Audiobooks. (Much thanks to these producers for granting permission for the use of clips from their audiobooks.)

RECOMMENDED READING Burkey, Mary. Audiobooks for Youth: A Practical Guide to Sound Literature. Alpha Editions, Grover, Sharon. Listening to Learn: Audiobooks supporting Literacy. ALA, Saricks, Joyce G. Read on—Audiobooks: Reading Lists for Every Taste. Libraries Unlimited,