Audie Award for Young Adult Title

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The Audie Award for Young Adult Title is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a young adult audiobook intended for children ages 13 to 18 released in a given year. From 2009 to 2015 the award was given as the Audie Award for Teen Title. Before 2009 it was given as the Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Twelve and Up. It has been awarded since 2007, when it was separated from the more expansive Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Eight and Up.

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Winners and finalists

Winners are listed first each year and highlighted in light green.

2000s

Award YearAudiobookAuthor(s)Narrator(s)Audiobook Publisher
2007 [1]
12th
Airborn (2004) Kenneth Oppel David Kelly and full castFull Cast Audio
Ark Angel (2005) Anthony Horowitz Simon Prebble Recorded Books
Looking for Alaska (2005) John Green Jeff Woodman Brilliance Audio
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie (2005) David Lubar Ryan MacConnell and full castFull Cast Audio
The Goose Girl (2003) Shannon Hale Cynthia Bishop and full castFull Cast Audio
2008 [2] [3]
13th
Bloody Jack (2002) L.A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Listen & Live Audio
InterWorld (2007) Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves Christopher Evan Welch HarperAudio
A Mango-Shaped Space (2003) Wendy Mass Danielle Ferland Recorded Books
M Is for Magic (2007) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman HarperAudio
Slam (2007) Nick Hornby Nicholas Hoult Penguin Audio
2009 [4] [5]
14th
Curse of the Blue Tattoo (2004) L.A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Listen & Live Audio
The Burn Journals (2004) Brent Runyon Christopher Evan Welch Recorded Books
Fairest (2006) Gail Carson Levine Sarah Naughton Full Cast Audio
Paper Towns (2008) John Green Dan John Miller Brilliance Audio
The Compound (2008) S. A. Bodeen Christopher LaneBrilliance Audio
The Uprising (2007) Margaret P. Haddix Suzanne Toren Recorded Books

2010s

Award YearAudiobookAuthor(s)Narrator(s)Audiobook Publisher
2010 [6]
15th
Peace, Locomotion (2009) Jacqueline Woodson Dion Graham Brilliance Audio
Going Bovine (2009) Libba Bray Erik Davies Listening Library
In the Belly of the Bloodhound (2006) L. A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Listen & Live Audio
Mississippi Jack (2007) L. A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Listen & Live Audio
Wintergirls (2009) Laurie Halse Anderson Jeannie Stith Brilliance Audio
2011 [7]
16th
The Rock and the River (2009) Kekla Magoon Dion Graham Brilliance Audio
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010) John Green and David Levithan MacLeod Andrews and Nick PodehlBrilliance Audio
Zora and Me (2010) Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon Channie Waites Brilliance Audio
Rapture of the Deep (2009) L. A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Listen & Live Audio
Here in Harlem (2004) Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers , Muhammad Cunningham, Charles Turner, Robin Miles, Monica Patton, and Gail NelsonLive Oak Media
2012 [8] [9]
17th
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee (2010) L. A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Listen & Live Audio
Beauty Queens (2011) Libba Bray Libba Bray Scholastic Audio
Chime (2011) Franny Billingsley Susan Duerdan Listening Library
Okay for Now (2011) Gary D. Schmidt Lincoln Hoppe Listening Library
Pick-Up Game (TBD) Marc Aronson , Charles R. Smith, Jr., Walter Dean Myers, Bruce Brooks, Willie Perdomo, Sharon G. Flake, Robert Burleigh, Rita Williams-Garcia, Joseph Bruchac, Adam Rapp, and Robert Lipsyte Dion Graham and Quincy Tyler BernstineBernstine Brilliance Audio/Candlewick
2013 [10]
18th
The Fault in Our Stars (2012) John Green Kate Rudd Brilliance Audio
The Diviners (2012) Libba Bray January LaVoy Listening Library
Dodger (2012) Terry Pratchett Stephen Briggs HarperAudio
Enchanted (2012) Alethea Kontis Katherine Kellgren Brilliance Audio
Inheritance (2011) Christopher Paolini Gerard Doyle Listening Library
2014 [11]
19th
Viva Jacquelina! (2012) L. A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Listen & Live
Eleanor & Park (2012) Rainbow Rowell Rebecca Lowman and Sunil MalhotraListening Library
Far Far Away (2013) Tom McNeal W. Morgan Sheppard Listening Library
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (2017) Matthew Quick Noah Galvin Hachette Audio
Rose Under Fire (2013) Elizabeth Wein Sasha Pick Bolinda Audio
2015 [12]
20th
Egg and Spoon (2014) Gregory Maguire Michael Page Brilliance Audio
The Accidental Highwayman (2014) Ben Tripp Steve West Macmillan Audio
Boston Jacky (2013) L. A. Meyer Katherine Kellgren Listen & Live Audio
Cress (2014) Marissa Meyer Rebecca Soler Macmillan Audio
Curtsies & Conspiracies (2013) Gail Carriger Moira Quirk Hachette Audio
The Impossible Knife of Memory (2014) Laurie Halse Anderson Julia Whelan and Luke DanielsBrilliance Audio
2016 [13] Lair of Dreams Libba Bray January LaVoy Listening Library/Penguin Random House
All the Bright Places (2014) Jennifer Niven Kirby Heyborne , Ariadne Meyers, and Jennifer Niven Listening Library/Penguin Random House
The Sleeper and the Spindle Neil Gaiman Julian Rhind-Tutt , Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, and Michael Maloney HarperAudio
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand Edward Herrmann Listening Library/Penguin Random House
The Winter Horses Philip Kerr James Langton Tantor Media
X Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon Dion Graham and Ilyasah Shabazz Brilliance Audio
2017 [14] Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys Jorjeana Marie , Will Damron, Cassandra Morris, and Michael CrouchListening Library
The Game of Love and Death Martha Brockenbrough Susan Hanfield Scholastic Audio
Gemina Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Carla Corvo , Steve West, and a full castListening Library
My Lady Jane Cynthia Hand , Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Katherine Kellgren HarperAudio
Stalking Jack the Ripper Kerri Maniscalco and James Patterson Nicola Barber Hachette Audio
Winter Marissa Meyer Rebecca Soler Macmillan Audio
2018 [15]
23rd
The Hate U Give (2017) Angie Thomas Bahni Turpin HarperAudio
Before the Devil Breaks You (2017) Libba Bray January LaVoy Listening Library
Disappeared (2017) Francisco X. Stork Roxana Ortega and Christian BarillasScholastic Audio
Solo (2017) Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess Kwame Alexander Blink
You Bring the Distant Near (2017) Mitali Perkins Sneha Mathan , Shivali Bhammer, Priya Ayyar, and a full castListening Library
2019 [16]
24th
Sadie (2018) Courtney Summers Dan Bittner , Rebecca Soler, Gabra Zackman, and Fred BermanMacmillan Audio
Children of Blood and Bone (2018) Tomi Adeyemi Bahni Turpin Macmillan Audio
Far from the Tree (2012) Robin Benway Julia Whelan HarperAudio
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (2018) Mackenzi Lee Moira Quirk HarperAudio
The Poet X (2018) Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo HarperAudio
The Stars at Oktober Bend (2016) Glenda Millard Candice Moll and Ron Butler Brilliance Audio

2020s

Award YearAudiobookAuthor(s)Narrator(s)Audiobook Publisher
2020 [17]
25th
Hey, Kiddo (2018) Jarrett J. Krosoczka Jarrett J. Krosoczka , Jeanne Birdsall, and full castScholastic Audio
Like a Love Story (2019) Abdi Nazemian Lauren Ambrose , Vikas Adam, and Michael CrouchHarperAudio
Lovely War (2019) Julie Berry Julie Berry , Jayne Entwistle, Allan Corduner, Dion Graham, Fiona Hardingham, John Lee, Nathaniel Parker, and Steve WestPenguin Random House Audio
On the Come Up (2019) Angie Thomas Bahni Turpin HarperAudio
With the Fire on High (2010) Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo HarperAudio
2021 [18]
26th
Clap When You Land (2020) Elizabeth Acevedo Elizabeth Acevedo and Melania-Luisa MarteHarperAudio
Everything Sad Is Untrue (2020) Daniel Nayeri Daniel Nayeri Penguin Random House Audio
Poisoned (2020) Jennifer Donnelly Rosie JonesScholastic Audio
A Song Below Water (2020) Bethany C. Morrow Jennifer Haralson and Andrea LaingMacmillan Audio
This Is My America (2020)Kim Johnson Bahni Turpin Penguin Random House Audio
2022 [19] Be Dazzled Ryan La Sala Pete CrossDreamscape Media
Firekeeper's Daughter (2021) Angeline Boulley Isabella Star LaBlanc Macmillan Audio
The Prison Healer Lynette Noni Jeanette Illidge HarperAudio
The Project Courtney Summers Thérèse Plummer and Emily Shaffer Macmillan Audio
A Sitting in St. James Rita Williams-Garcia Machelle Williams HarperAudio
2023 [20] Demon in the Wood Leigh Bardugo Ben Barnes , Benjamin Valic, Cassandra Morris, Eason Rytter, James Fouhey, Mary McCartney, Matt Leisy, Salli Saffioti, Sean Gormley, and Tom Bromhead Macmillan Audio
The Drowned Woods Emily Lloyd-Jones Moira Quirk Hachette Audio
Love Radio Ebony LaDelle Joniece Abbott-Pratt and JaQwan J. Kelly Simon & Schuster Audio
Loveless Alice Oseman Billie Fulford-Brown , Elizabeth Schenk, and Imogen Church Scholastic Audio
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet (2022) Jen Ferguson Julie Lumsden HarperAudio

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