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Abbreviation Key UN = Unabridged AB = Abridged AUD = Audio program | |
| ALA Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production | |
 2008 ODYSSEY AWARD | |
JAZZ Walter Dean Myers | UN |
| 2008 ODYSSEY HONORS | |
BLOODY JACK L.A. Meyer | UN |
DOOBY DOOBY MOO Doreen Cronin | UN |
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS J.K. Rowling | UN |
SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT Derek Landy | UN |
TREASURE ISLAND Robert Louis Stevenson | UN |
| Spoken Word Grammy Awards | |
| 2008 BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM | |
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE Barack Obama | AB |
| 2008 BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM NOMINEES | |
BRINGING PEACE TO A CHANGING WORLD Jimmy Carter | AUD |
CELEBRATIONS Maya Angelou | UN |
GIVING Bill Clinton | UN |
THINGS I OVERHEARD WHILE TALKING TO MYSELF Alan Alda | UN |
| 2008 BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN | |
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS J.K. Rowling | UN |
| 2008 BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM FOR CHILDREN NOMINEES | |
MAKING THE HEART WHOLE AGAIN Milbre Burch | AUD |
THE ONE AND ONLY SHREK! William Steig | UN |
| WHO'S GOT GAME? Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison Read by Toni Morrison (Simon & Schuster Audio) Read Review | UN |
| WICKETY WHACK--BRER RABBIT IS BACK Diane Ferlatte Read by Diane Ferlatte (Diane Ferlatte) | AUD |
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| ALSC Notable Children's Recordings | |
| 2008 NOTABLES | |
BLACK DUCK Janet Taylor Lisle | UN |
BLOODY JACK L.A. Meyer | UN |
CAVE OF THE DARK WIND Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson | UN |
CLEMENTINE Sarah Pennypacker | UN |
A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT Linda Urban | UN |
| DOOBY DOOBY MOO Doreen Cronin Read by Randy Travis (Weston Woods) | UN |
| EPOSSUMONDAS SAVES THE DAY Coleen Salley Read by Cynthia Darlow (Recorded Books) | UN |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS J.K. Rowling Read by Jim Dale (Listening Library) Read Review | UN |
| HATTIE BIG SKY Kirby Larson Read by Kirsten Potter (Listening Library) Read Review | UN |
| THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY Susan Patron Read by Cassandra Campbell (Listening Library) Read Review | UN |
| IF A TREE FALLS AT LUNCH PERIOD Gennifer Choldenko Read by Ariadne Meyers, Francois Battiste (Listening Library) Read Review | UN |
| THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET Brian Selznick Read by Jeff Woodman (Scholastic Audiobooks) Read Review | UN |
| JAZZ Walter Dean Myers Read by James "D-Train" Williams, Vaneese Thomas (Live Oak Media) Read Review | UN |
| THE LIBRARIAN FROM THE BLACK LAGOON Mike Thaler Read by Alexander Gould (Weston Woods) Read Review | UN |
| LILLY'S BIG DAY Kevin Henkes Read by Laura Hamilton (Live Oak Media) Read Review | UN |
| MARLEY: A DOG LIKE NO OTHER John Grogan Read by Neal Patrick Harris (Harper Audio) Read Review | UN |
| THE RULES OF SURVIVAL Nancy Werlin Read by Daniel Passer (Listening Library) Read Review | UN |
| SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT Derek Landy Read by Rupert Degas (Harper Audio) Read Review | UN |
| SEVEN BLIND MICE Ed Young Read by B.D. Wong (Weston Woods) Read Review | UN |
| TREASURE ISLAND Robert Louis Stevenson Read by Alfred Molina (Listening Library) Read Review | UN |
| A VERY BRAVE WITCH Alison McGhee Read by Elle Fanning (Weston Woods) | UN |
| THE WEDNESDAY WARS Gary D. Schmidt Read by Joel Johnstone (Scholastic Audiobooks) Read Review | UN |
| WELCOME TO CAMDEN FALLS Ann M. Martin Read by Ariadne Meyers (Scholastic Audiobooks) Read Review | UN |
| YALSA Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults | |
| 2008 SELECTIONS | |
AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES John Green | UN |
BEFORE I DIE Jenny Downham | UN |
THE BLACK TATTOO Sam Enthoven | UN |
BLOODY JACK L.A. Meyer | UN |
| CUPID Julius Lester Read by Stephen McKinley Henderson (Listening Library) Read Review | UN |
EVOLUTION, ME & OTHER FREAKS OF NATURE Robin Brande | UN |
FOREVER IN BLUE Ann Brashares | UN |
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS J.K. Rowling | UN |
I AM THE MESSENGER Markus Zusak | UN |
JAZZ Walter Dean Myers | UN |
LIFE AS WE KNEW IT Susan Beth Pfeffer | UN |
MAO'S LAST DANCER Li Cunxin | UN |
MIMUS Lilli Thal | UN |
THE OFF SEASON Catherine Gilbert Murdock | UN |
PEAK Roland Smith | UN |
THE RULES OF SURVIVAL Nancy Werlin | UN |
SAMURAI SHORTSTOP Alan Gratz | UN |
SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT Derek Landy | UN |
SOUL EATER Michelle Paver | UN |
THIRTEEN REASONS WHY Jay Asher | UN |
TREASURE ISLAND Robert Louis Stevenson | UN |
WINTERSMITH Terry Pratchett | UN |
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| UN = Unabridged AB = Abridged AUD = Audio program | |
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