# Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) reading list

**24** books referenced by Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook), a reading-program curriculum framework spanning applicable K-12 grade levels.

The Odyssey Award, presented annually since 2008 by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), honors the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults in the United States. The titles below are recognized audiobook productions — well suited to listening at home, in the classroom, or on the go.

**Framework type:** reading-program
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## Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) reading list

- [Boogie Boogie, Y’all](https://readinglist.school/book/boogie-boogie-yall) by C.G. Esperanza _(Grades K–5)_
- [Dooby Dooby Moo](https://readinglist.school/book/dooby-dooby-moo) by Doreen Cronin _(Grades 3–10)_
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_
- [El Deafo](https://readinglist.school/book/el-deafo) by Cece Bell _(420L · Grades 4–6)_
- [Eleanor & Park](https://readinglist.school/book/eleanor-park) by Rainbow Rowell _(Grades 4–9)_
- [Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)](https://readinglist.school/book/elijah-of-buxton) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows) by J. K. Rowling _(Grades 3–10)_
- [I Talk Like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/i-talk-like-a-river) by Jordan Scott _(Grades K–5)_
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Matilda](https://readinglist.school/book/matilda) by Roald Dahl _(840L · Grades 3–6)_
- [Nation](https://readinglist.school/book/nation) by Terry Pratchett _(Grades 4–9)_
- [Revolution](https://readinglist.school/book/revolution) by Deborah Wiles _(Grades 4–9)_
- [Song for A Whale](https://readinglist.school/book/song-for-a-whale) by Lynne Kelly _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You](https://readinglist.school/book/stamped-racism-antiracism-and-you) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi _(1000L · Grades 7–12)_
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10)_
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Hate U Give](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hate-u-give) by Angie Thomas _(590L · Grades 9–12)_
- [The Parker Inheritance](https://readinglist.school/book/the-parker-inheritance) by Varian Johnson _(610L · Grades 6–8)_
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_
- [The True Meaning of Smekday](https://readinglist.school/book/the-true-meaning-of-smekday) by Adam Rex _(Grades 5–12)_
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7)_
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Young Fredle](https://readinglist.school/book/young-fredle) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 3–10)_

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