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