Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
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Inheritance: A Visual Poem
2023 - Honor(s) Elizabeth Acevedo passionately performs her spoken-word poem celebrating the complexities and the cultural legacy that hair symbolizes for her as an Afro-Dominican woman. She layers... |
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The First Helping (Lunch Lady Books 1 & 2)
2023 - Honor(s) These graphic novels have been re-imagined by author Jarrett J. Krosoczka into a full cast audio production. The larger-than-life voices and sound effects set a... |
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Stuntboy, in the Meantime
2023 - Winner(s) Upbeat Portico shares his home and school adventures with enthusiasm, while his alter ego Stuntboy protects his neighbors and battles “The Frets.” In this highly... |
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The Honeys
2023 - Winner(s) Struggling to find their place at an elite summer camp after a family tragedy, gender-fluid Mars discovers a gruesome revelation. Subtle yet immersive sound effects... |
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
2023 - Honor(s) Jaunty music, intermittent goat poetry, and a jubilant voicing by the author, Mac Barnett, set this audio apart. Listeners of all ages will take delight... |
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Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel
2023 - Honor(s) The graphic novel prequel to the Shadow and Bone series is artfully recreated as an exceptionally produced audio. A rich soundscape and a full cast... |
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Boogie Boogie, Y'all
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When You Look Like Us
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Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
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I Talk Like a River
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Perfectly Parvin
2022 - Honor(s) Written by Olivia Abtahi, narrated by Mitra Jouhari. Produced by Listening Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. |
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
2021 - Honor(s) This compelling remix of Kendi’s academic work sets a new standard for nonfiction audio production. In sections framed by dynamic music, Reynolds delivers a conversational... |
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When Stars Are Scattered
2021 - Honor(s) Intimately experience the challenges, hopes and dreams of Omar, his younger brother, Hassan, and other children in a Somalian Refugee camp in Kenya. Based on... |
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Kent State
2021 - Winner(s) Kent State uses alternating voices to convey the experiences behind the shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970, with one goal: to ask us... |
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Clap When You Land
2021 - Honor(s) This novel in verse is about two sisters who learn about each other after their father’s death. In alternating chapters, the lyrical and expressive tones... |
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Fighting Words
2021 - Honor(s) This expertly delivered audiobook is raw, engaging and powerful. Turpin’s skillful narration of this middle grade story about two sisters surviving and healing from sexual... |
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Hey Kiddo: How I Lost my Mother, Found my Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction
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Redwood and Ponytail
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Song for a Whale
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We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
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We're Not from Here
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Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
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The Parker Inheritance
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The Poet X
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Sadie
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Du Iz Tak
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The Hate U Give
2018 - Winner(s) “The Hate U Give” written by Angie Thomas and narrated by Bahni Turpin follows 16 year-old Starr Carter as she grapples with the effects of... |
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A Boy Called Christmas
2018 - Honor(s) “A Boy Called Christmas,” is a whimsical and charming origin story of Father Christmas. Stephen Fry’s narration of the story adds a delightful dimension to... |
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The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
2018 - Honor(s) This is a fantastic tale of a young boy named Malcom and his daemon, who live a simple life until the day Malcolm discovers a... |
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Long Way Down
2018 - Honor(s) “Long Way Down” is the story of a haunting 60-second elevator ride that changes the life of 15-year-old Will as he encounters people from his... |
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The Wizards of Once
2018 - Honor(s) A wizard, a warrior princess, and a forbidden magical object come together in this rip-roaring adventure. David Tennant transports listeners to a faraway land with... |
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Trombone Shorty
2018 - Honor(s) A luminous performance from Dion Graham animates Trombone Shorty, capturing the joy and wonder of young Troy Andrews discovering his love for and talents with... |
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Ghost
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Nimona
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Anna and the Swallow Man
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Dream On, Amber
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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2016 - Winner(s) Hoping to escape an abusive parent, a lame but determined girl follows her younger brother when he is sent to safety during WWII. The children... |
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Pam Muñoz Ryan
2016 - Honor(s) In “Echo,” an enchanted harmonica travels the globe spanning time to change the lives of three children in haunting and unimaginable ways. An ensemble cast... |
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The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place
2015 - Honor(s) In a very clever, very fun, very Victorian murder mystery, young boarding school ladies bury the dead while maintaining perfect manners. Jayne Entwistle makes death-by-poison... |
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A Snicker of Magic
2015 - Honor(s) The once magical town of Midnight Gulch is cursed. Felicity Pickle, a natural born poet who literally sees words everywhere, rallies the townsfolk to bring... |
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H.O.R.S.E. A Game of Basketball and Imagination
2015 - Winner(s) Two boasting kids try to outdo each other during a pick-up game with increasingly imaginative and absurd plays. Outstanding sound effects -- from hoop swishes... |
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Five, Six, Seven, Nate!
2015 - Honor(s) Nate Foster, the musical theater-loving teen is back, cast in the Broadway production “E.T.: The Musical!” However, a multitude of unforeseen disasters threaten to thwart... |
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Scowler
2014 - Winner(s) When Ry’s abusive father escapes from prison, Ry summons The Unnamed Three from his childhood, including the hellish Scowler, in order to protect his family... |
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Better Nate Than Ever
2014 - Honor(s) Broadway wannabe Nate Foster ventures solo to the unknown territory of New York City on a quest for stardom. First-time novelist and Broadway veteran Tim... |
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Creepy Carrots!
2014 - Honor(s) In this Caldecott Honor book, Jasper Rabbit has all the carrots he wants until the creepy carrots start following him around: when he comes home... |
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Eleanor & Park
2014 - Honor(s) Despite coming from disparate backgrounds, two teens find they have much in common as they explore music, comics, and acceptance in this story of first... |
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Matilda
2014 - Honor(s) This beloved classic stars an exceptional girl who develops extraordinary powers that she uses to triumph over nasty parents, wretched friends, and a monstrous headmistress... |
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The Fault in Our Stars
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Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian
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Ghost Knight
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Monstrous Beauty
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Rotters
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Ghetto Cowboy
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Okay for Now
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The Scorpio Races
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Young Fredle
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The True Meaning of Smekday
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Alchemy and Meggy Swann
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The Knife of Never Letting Go
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Revolution
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will grayson, will grayson
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Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken
2010 - Winner(s) Louise, a French chicken with wanderlust, finds adventure in Kate DiCamillo’s comical picture book. Whimsical sound effects, playful background music and Barbara Rosenblat’s impressive repertoire... |
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In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber
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Peace, Locomotion
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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
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Elijah of Buxton
2009 - Honor(s) Mirron Willis’ enthralling, richly authentic narration of Christopher Paul Curtis’ award-winning novel, transports listeners to a historic Canadian settlement of former slaves as 11-year-old Elijah... |
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I'm Dirty!
2009 - Honor(s) Jaunty music, energetic background sounds, and Steve Buscemi’s rollicking narration enliven Kate and Jim McMullan’s vibrant picture book about a dirt-loving backhoe loader. |
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
2009 - Honor(s) Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy brings spirited wit and cultural touches to her retelling of the traditional Cuban tale of Martina’s quest to find a husband... |
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Nation
2009 - Honor(s) Narrator Stephen Briggs’ crisp, precise British narration artfully enhances Terry Pratchett’s “a survival story focusing on 13-year-old Mau and British teen Daphne, the sole survivors... |
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
2009 - Winner(s) With equal doses of humor and pathos, Sherman Alexie’s lilting narration places listeners squarely in 14-year-old Spokane Indian Arnold Spirit’s shoes as he expands his... |
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Curse of the Blue Tattoo
2009 - Honor(s) Versatile narrator Katherine Kellgren takes feisty, seafaring Mary “Jacky” Faber on an ill-fated voyage to become a lady as Jacky stretches her sea legs at... |
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Jazz
2008 - Winner(s) The readalong is taken to new heights as James "D-Train" Williams and Vaneese Thomas perform the work of Walter Dean Myers. Original music accompanies each... |
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Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary 'Jacky' Faber, Ship's Boy
2008 - Honor(s) Katherine Kellgren’s vocal athleticism takes listeners from the filthy streets of eighteenth century London to the high seas in Meyer’s fast-paced novel about a girl... |
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Dooby Dooby Moo
2008 - Honor(s) Music and barnyard chatter enhance Randy Travis’ performance of Cronin’s comic tale of talented farm animals gone wild. |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2008 - Honor(s) Jim Dale masters and maintains voices for all genders, ages, species, and emotions created by author J.K. Rowling in this final Harry Potter adventure. |
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Skulduggery Pleasant
2008 - Honor(s) Rupert Degas fleshes out a cast of characters including a “tweenage” girl, nefarious villains, and a skeleton detective. Music and sound effects mirror the mood... |
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Treasure Island
2008 - Honor(s) Stevenson’s pirate classic elegantly unfolds as Alfred Molina’s panoply of accents and the soundscape of the sea place listeners aboard the Hispaniola. |
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