2012 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2012 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list. The list for those ages 12-18 is comprised of 32 fiction titles and one nonfiction, features recordings covering a wide range of interests for young adults from realistic fiction to fantasy and humor.   

            In addition to the full list, the committee chose the following recordings as its top ten:

• “Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?” by Louise Rennison, read byStina Nielson. Recorded Books, 2010.
• “Beauty Queens” by Libba Bray, read by Libba Bray. Scholastic Audio, 2011.
• “Carter’s Big Break” by Brent Crawford, read by Nick Podehl. Brilliance Audio, 2011.
• “Chime”by Franny Billingsley, read by Susan Duerden. Listening Library, 2011.
• “Curse of the Wendigo” by Rick Yancey, read by Steven Boyer. Recorded Books, 2010.
• “Fever Crumb” by Philip Reeve, read by Philip Reeve. Scholastic Audio, 2011.
• “How They Croaked” by Georgia Bragg, read by L.J. Ganser. Recorded Books, 2011.
• “Marbury Lens” by Andrew Smith, read by Mark Boyett. Brilliance Audio, 2010.
• “Ring of Solomon” by Jonathan Stroud, read by Simon Jones. Listening Library, 2010.
• “Wake of the Lorelei Lee” by L.A. Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren. Listen and Live Audio, 2010.

For more than 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books, videos and audiobooks for teens.  For more information about YALSA or for lists of recommended reading, viewing and listening, go to www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists, or contact the YALSAoffice by phone, (800) 545-2433, ext. 4390 or e-mail: yalsa@ala.org.