heard any good books lately? what’s good in recent audiobooks for teens and tweens, and why should...

HEARD ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

What’s good in recent audiobooks for teens and tweens, and why should I

consider using them?

Catherine M. AndronikTeacher Librarian, Brien McMahon HS, Norwalk

Odyssey Award committees, 2010 and 2013Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults committees, 2011 and 2012

“If a person who constantly reads is labeled a bookworm, then I was quickly becoming what might be called a tapeworm.” -- David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day.

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LEARNERS

VisualAuditoryTactile

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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

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SOME OUTSTANDING AUDIOBOOK READERS

Nick Podehl

Katherine Kellgren

Kirby HeyborneBahni Turpin

Kevin R. Free

MacLeod Andrews

Luke Daniels Libba Bray

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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

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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



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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)

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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 TODAYAfter Ever After. Performed by Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, 2010. Book by Jordan Sonnenblick, Scholastic, 2010. (Nutmeg Teen nominee, 2013 list)

Beauty Queens. Read by Libba Bray. Scholastic Audiobooks, 2011. Book by Libba Bray, Scholastic, 2011.

Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices. Various narrators. Live Oak Media, 2010. Book by Walter Dean Myers, Holiday House, 2004.

How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous. Narrated by L. J. Ganser. Recorded Books, 2011. Book by Georgia Bragg, Walker, 2011.

The Knife of Never Letting Go. Performed by Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, 2009. Book by Patrick Ness, Candlewick Press, 2008.

Okay for Now. Read by Lincoln Hoppe. Listening Library, 2011. Book by Gary D. Schmidt, Clarion, 2011.

Rotters. Read by Kirby Heyborne. Listening Library, 2011. Book by Daniel Kraus, Delacorte, 2011.

The True Meaning of Smekday. Read by Bahni Turpin. Listening Library, 2010. Book by Adam Rex, Hyperion, 2007.

Unwind. Performed by Luke Daniels. Brilliance Audio, 2009. Book by Neal Shusterman, Simon & Schuster, 2007. (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, 2011. Book by Allan Wolf, Candlewick Press, 2011.

will grayson, will grayson. Performed by MacLeod Andrews and Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, 2010. Book by John Green and David Levithan, Dutton Children’s Books, 2010.

MAJOR AUDIOBOOK PRODUCERS

Books on Tape. New York, NY.www.booksontape.com

Brilliance Audio/Candlewick on Brilliance. Grand Haven, MI. www.brillianceaudio.com

Listening Library. New York, NY. www.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary

Live Oak Media. White Plains, NY.www.liveoakmedia.com

Recorded Books. Prince Frederick, MD.www.recordedbooks.com

Scholastic Audiobooks. www.scholastic.com/browse/search?query=audio

(Much thanks to these producers for granting permission for the use of clips from their audiobooks.)

http://www.booksontape.com/

http://www.brillianceaudio.com/

http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary

http://www.liveoakmedia.com/

http://www.recordedbooks.com/

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/search?query=audio

RECOMMENDED READING

Burkey, Mary. Audiobooks for Youth: A Practical Guide to Sound Literature. Alpha Editions, 2013. 9780838911570.

Grover, Sharon. Listening to Learn: Audiobooks supporting Literacy. ALA, 2012. 9780838911075.

Saricks, Joyce G. Read on—Audiobooks: Reading Lists for Every Taste. Libraries Unlimited, 2011. 9781591588047.

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