The best young adult audiobooks, by award record: every Audie Young Adult winner

Looking for a young adult audiobook that's actually worth a credit? This is the complete record of the Audie Award's Young Adult category — 20 winners from 2007 to 2026, the audiobook industry's own pick for the best young adult production of each year. The most recent winner is Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray, narrated by Jeremy Carlisle Parker, January LaVoy, Major Curda.

Last verified 2026-06-10 · Source: Wikipedia + APA

Year	Narrator	Audiobook	Author
2026	Jeremy Carlisle Parker, January LaVoy, Major Curda	Under the Same Stars	Libba Bray
2025	Dani Martineck, Dion Graham, full cast	The Real Education of TJ Crowley: Coming of Age on the Redline	Grant Overstake, May Wuthrich
2024	Gail Shalan	This Terrible True Thing	Jenny Laden
2023	Ben Barnes, Benjamin Valic, Cassandra Morris, Eason Rytter, James Fouhey, Mary McCartney, Matt Leisy, Salli Saffioti, Sean Gormley, Tom Bromhead	Demon in the Wood	Leigh Bardugo
2022	Pete Cross	Be Dazzled	Ryan La Sala
2021	Elizabeth Acevedo, Melania-Luisa Marte	Clap When You Land	Elizabeth Acevedo
2020	Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, full cast	Hey, Kiddo	Jarrett J. Krosoczka
2019	Dan Bittner, Rebecca Soler, Gabra Zackman, Fred Berman	Sadie	Courtney Summers
2018	Bahni Turpin	The Hate U Give	Angie Thomas
2017	Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, Cassandra Morris, Michael Crouch	Salt to the Sea	Ruta Sepetys
2016	January LaVoy	Lair of Dreams	Libba Bray
2015	Michael Page	Egg and Spoon	Gregory Maguire
2014	Katherine Kellgren	Viva Jacquelina!	L.A. Meyer
2013	Kate Rudd	The Fault in Our Stars	John Green
2012	Katherine Kellgren	The Wake of the Lorelei Lee	L.A. Meyer
2011	Dion Graham	The Rock and the River	Kekla Magoon
2010	Dion Graham	Peace, Locomotion	Jacqueline Woodson
2009	Katherine Kellgren	Curse of the Blue Tattoo	L.A. Meyer
2008	Katherine Kellgren	Bloody Jack	L.A. Meyer
2007	David Kelly, full cast	Airborn	Kenneth Oppel

Most-awarded young adult narrators

Katherine Kellgren (4 wins) · Dion Graham (3 wins) · January LaVoy (2 wins) · Cassandra Morris (2 wins).

Most-awarded young adult authors

L.A. Meyer (4 wins) · Libba Bray (2 wins).

Every Audie Young Adult finalist (the full nominee record)

The Audie Young Adult category names finalists alongside each winner. These 86 audiobooks were nominated but didn't win — also sourced; each title's full record is in the A–Z index.

Year	Finalist	Author	Narrator(s)
2026	Lady or the Tiger	Heather M. Herrman	Sophie Amoss
2026	Sunrise on the Reaping	Suzanne Collins	Jefferson White
2026	The Otherwhere Post	Emily J. Taylor	Barrie Kreinik
2026	The Scammer	Tiffany D. Jackson	January LaVoy
2025	Flamboyants	George M. Johnson	George M. Johnson
2025	Gamer Girls: Out of Control	Andrea Towers	Jensen Olaya
2025	Heir	Sabaa Tahir	Vidish Athavale, Esme Lonsdale, Joe Pitts, Marco Young, Rachel Petladwala
2025	Homebody	Theo Parish	Roly Botha, Anabel Baldwin, George Naylor
2024	Beholder	Ryan La Sala	Vikas Adam
2024	One Night in a Thousand Years	Craig Cunningham	James Van Der Beek
2024	Savi and the Memory Keeper	Bijal Vachharajani	Soneela Nankani
2024	Stolen Heir	Holly Black	Saskia Maarleveld
2024	This Winter: A Heartstopper Novella	Alice Oseman	Jenny Walser, Joe Jameson, Aaron Barashi
2023	Love Radio	Ebony LaDelle	Joniece Abbott-Pratt and JaQwan J. Kelly
2023	Loveless	Alice Oseman	Billie Fulford-Brown, Elizabeth Schenk, Imogen Church
2023	The Drowned Woods	Emily Lloyd-Jones	Moira Quirk
2023	The Summer of Bitter and Sweet	Jen Ferguson	Julie Lumsden
2022	A Sitting in St. James	Rita Williams-Garcia	Machelle Williams
2022	Firekeeper's Daughter	Angeline Boulley	Isabella Star LaBlanc
2022	The Prison Healer	Lynette Noni	Jeanette Illidge
2022	The Project	Courtney Summers	Thérèse Plummer and Emily Shaffer
2021	A Song Below Water	Bethany C. Morrow	Jennifer Haralson and Andrea Laing
2021	Everything Sad Is Untrue	Daniel Nayeri	Daniel Nayeri
2021	Poisoned	Jennifer Donnelly	Rosie Jones
2021	This Is My America	Kim Johnson	Bahni Turpin
2020	Like a Love Story	Abdi Nazemian	Lauren Ambrose, Vikas Adam, Michael Crouch
2020	Lovely War	Julie Berry	Julie Berry, Jayne Entwistle, Allan Corduner, Dion Graham, Fiona Hardingham, John Lee, Nathaniel Parker, Steve West
2020	On the Come Up	Angie Thomas	Bahni Turpin
2020	With the Fire on High	Elizabeth Acevedo	Elizabeth Acevedo
2019	Children of Blood and Bone	Tomi Adeyemi	Bahni Turpin
2019	Far from the Tree	Robin Benway	Julia Whelan
2019	The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy	Mackenzi Lee	Moira Quirk
2019	The Poet X	Elizabeth Acevedo	Elizabeth Acevedo
2019	The Stars at Oktober Bend	Glenda Millard	Candice Moll and Ron Butler
2018	Before the Devil Breaks You	Libba Bray	January LaVoy
2018	Disappeared	Francisco X. Stork	Roxana Ortega and Christian Barillas
2018	Solo	Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess	Kwame Alexander
2018	You Bring the Distant Near	Mitali Perkins	Sneha Mathan, Shivali Bhammer, Priya Ayyar, a full cast
2017	Gemina	Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff	Carla Corvo, Steve West, a full cast
2017	My Lady Jane	Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows	Katherine Kellgren
2017	Stalking Jack the Ripper	Kerri Maniscalco and James Patterson	Nicola Barber
2017	The Game of Love and Death	Martha Brockenbrough	Susan Hanfield
2017	Winter	Marissa Meyer	Rebecca Soler
2016	All the Bright Places	Jennifer Niven	Kirby Heyborne, Ariadne Meyers, Jennifer Niven
2016	The Sleeper and the Spindle	Neil Gaiman	Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lara Pulver, Niamh Walsh, Adjoa Andoh, Peter Forbes, John Sessions, Michael Maloney
2016	The Winter Horses	Philip Kerr	James Langton
2016	Unbroken	Laura Hillenbrand	Edward Herrmann
2016	X	Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon	Dion Graham and Ilyasah Shabazz
2015	Boston Jacky	L. A. Meyer	Katherine Kellgren
2015	Cress	Marissa Meyer	Rebecca Soler
2015	Curtsies & Conspiracies	Gail Carriger	Moira Quirk
2015	The Accidental Highwayman	Ben Tripp	Steve West
2015	The Impossible Knife of Memory	Laurie Halse Anderson	Julia Whelan and Luke Daniels
2014	Eleanor & Park	Rainbow Rowell	Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra
2014	Far Far Away	Tom McNeal	W. Morgan Sheppard
2014	Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock	Matthew Quick	Noah Galvin
2014	Rose Under Fire	Elizabeth Wein	Sasha Pick
2013	Dodger	Terry Pratchett	Stephen Briggs
2013	Enchanted	Alethea Kontis	Katherine Kellgren
2013	Inheritance	Christopher Paolini	Gerard Doyle
2013	The Diviners	Libba Bray	January LaVoy
2012	Beauty Queens	Libba Bray	Libba Bray
2012	Chime	Franny Billingsley	Susan Duerdan
2012	Okay for Now	Gary D. Schmidt	Lincoln Hoppe
2012	Pick-Up Game	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 Bernstine
2011	Here in Harlem	Walter Dean Myers	Walter Dean Myers, Muhammad Cunningham, Charles Turner, Robin Miles, Monica Patton, Gail Nelson
2011	Rapture of the Deep	L. A. Meyer	Katherine Kellgren
2011	Will Grayson, Will Grayson	John Green and David Levithan	MacLeod Andrews and Nick Podehl
2011	Zora and Me	Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon	Channie Waites
2010	Going Bovine	Libba Bray	Erik Davies
2010	In the Belly of the Bloodhound	L. A. Meyer	Katherine Kellgren
2010	Mississippi Jack	L. A. Meyer	Katherine Kellgren
2010	Wintergirls	Laurie Halse Anderson	Jeannie Stith
2009	Fairest	Gail Carson Levine	Sarah Naughton
2009	Paper Towns	John Green	Dan John Miller
2009	The Burn Journals	Brent Runyon	Christopher Evan Welch
2009	The Compound	S. A. Bodeen	Christopher Lane
2009	The Uprising	Margaret P. Haddix	Suzanne Toren
2008	A Mango-Shaped Space	Wendy Mass	Danielle Ferland
2008	InterWorld	Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves	Christopher Evan Welch
2008	M Is for Magic	Neil Gaiman	Neil Gaiman
2008	Slam	Nick Hornby	Nicholas Hoult
2007	Ark Angel	Anthony Horowitz	Simon Prebble
2007	Looking for Alaska	John Green	Jeff Woodman
2007	Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie	David Lubar	Ryan MacConnell and full cast
2007	The Goose Girl	Shannon Hale	Cynthia Bishop and full cast

See also: Audiobook of the Year · Best Narrator winners · Grammy audiobook winners.