YALSA’s 2007 Selected Videos/DVDs & Audiobooks for Young Adults

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2007 annual lists of Selected Videos and DVDs and Selected Audiobooks for young adults. The lists were released in January 2007 during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, WA. The Video/DVD list recognizes productions for technical merit, content, and use with and interest to young adults ages 12-18. The audiobook titles have been selected for their appeal to a teen audience, the recording quality, and their enhancement of the audience’s appreciation on the written work on which they may be based.

Aruba. video or DVD. 11:38 min. with tchr’s. guide. National Film Board of Canada. 2005, 2006 release. special: $98. Gr 4-8.

Breaking the Silence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Foster Youth Tell Their Stories. DVD. approx. 30 min. National Center for Lesbian Rights. $25. Gr 9 Up.

The Danish Poet. video or DVD. color. 14:24 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Mikrofilm AS with National Film Board of Canada. Dist. by National Film Board of Canada. 2006. special: $98. Gr 7 Up.

Far From Home. DVD. color. 40 min. Women Make Movies. 2005, 2006 release. $89. Gr 9 Up.

Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action. video or DVD. color. 88 min. Prod. by the Katahdin Foundation. Dist. by Bullfrog Films. 2005. video: ISBN 1-59458-266-1, DVD: ISBN 1-59458-267-X. $295 (Rental: $95). Gr 8 Up.

Monster. DVD. 10 min. Flickerfest. price unavail. Gr 7 Up.

On the Outs. DVD. 83 min. Polychrome Pictures. $19.98. Gr 7 Up.

Whose Children Are These? video or DVD. 28 min. Filmakers Library. $295. Gr 9 Up.

Accidents of Nature. By Harriet McBryde Johnson, read by Jenna Lamia. 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 5:41 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-7393-3571-5: $35; CD, ISBN 0-7393-3562-6: $45. Gr 9 Up.

Airborn. By Kenneth Oppel, read by David Kelly and the Full Cast Family. 10 CDs. 10:30 hrs. Full Cast Audio. 2006. ISBN 1-933322-54-3. $57. Gr 6-10.

Anansi Boys. By Neil Gaiman, read by Lenny Henry. 8 CDs. 10 hrs. HarperChildrens Audio. ISBN 0-06-082384-4. $39.95. Gr 9 Up.

Best Foot Forward. By Joan Bauer, read by Kathe Mazur. 3 cassettes or 4 CDs. 4:35 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2005. cassette, ISBN 0-307-24612-4: $30; CD, ISBN 0-307-24629-9: $38. Gr 7-10.

Blood Red Horse: The deGranville Trilogy, Book 1. By K. M. Grant, read by Maggie Mash. 7 cassettes or 9 CDs. 9:45 hrs. Recorded Books. 2005. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-5115-X: $67.75; CD, ISBN 1-4193-5602-2: $97.75. Gr 5-9.

A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life. By Dana Reinhardt, read by Mandy Siegfried. 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 5:30 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-307-28565-2: $35; CD, ISBN 0-307-28566-9: $45. Gr 7 Up.

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 1: Wolf Brother. By Michelle Paver, read by Ian McKellan. 6 CDs. 6:30 hrs. HarperChildren’s Audio. trade edition. ISBN 0-06-075838-4: $27.95; 5 cassettes or 6 CDs. Recorded Books. 2005. library edition. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-2626-0: $51.75; CD, ISBN 1-4193-3808-0: $66.75. Gr 5-9.

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 2: Spirit Walker. By Michelle Paver, read by Ian McKellan. 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 6 hrs. Recorded Books. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-9374-X: $41.75; CD, ISBN 1-4192-9379-0: $51.75. Gr 5-9.

Dairy Queen: A Novel. By Catherine Murdock, read by Natalie Moore. 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 6:09 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-7393-3611-8: $35; CD, ISBN 0-7393-3612-6: $45. Gr 7 Up.

The Death Collector. By Justin Richards, read by Steven Pacey. 5 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7:29 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-7393-3572-3: $40; CD, ISBN 0-7393-3564-2: $50. Gr 5-8.

Elsewhere. By Gabrielle Zevin, read by Cassandra Morris. 4 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7:03 hrs. Prod by Listening Library. Dist by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2005. cassette, ISBN 0-307-28369-0: $35; CD, ISBN 0-307-28370-4: $50. Gr 7-10.

Gatekeepers: Raven’s Gate, Book 1. By Anthony Horowitz, read by Simon Prebble. 5 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7:15 hrs. Recorded Books. 2005. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-5049-8: $51.75; CD, ISBN 1-4193-5553-8: $66.75. Gr 5-9.

Gatekeepers: Evil Star, Book 2. By Anthony Horowitz, read by Simon Prebble. 8 cassettes or 8 CDs. 9 hrs. Recorded Books. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-4281-1023-2: $61.75; CD, ISBN 1-4281-1028-3: $87.75. Gr 5-9.

Gingerbread. By Rachel Cohn, read by Carine Montbertrand. 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 6 hrs. Recorded Books. 2005. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-5133-8: $41.75; CD, ISBN 1-4281-3032-2: $51.75. Gr 9 Up.

Heat. By Mike Lupica, read by Paolo Andino. 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. ISBN 0-307-28597-9: $35; ISBN 0-307-28598-7: $45. Gr 5-8.

The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch. By Joseph Delaney, read by Christopher Evan Welch. 5 CDs. 5:15 hrs. HarperChildren’s Audio. 2005. trade edition. ISBN 0-06-082402-6. $25.95. 5 cassettes or 5 CDs. Recorded Books. 2006. library edition. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-8441-4: $49.75; CD, ISBN 1-4193-8446-5: $49.75. Gr 5-8.

The Last Apprentice: Curse of the Bane. By Joseph Delaney, read by Christopher Evan Welch. 7 CDs. 8 hrs. HarperChildren’s Audio. 2006. trade edition. 0-06-114042-2: $29.95. 7 cassettes or 7 CDs. Recorded Books. 2006. library edition. cassette, ISBN 1-4281-1704-0: $49.75; CD, ISBN 1-4281-1709-1: $74.75. Gr 5-8.

Looking for Alaska. By John Green, read by Jeff Woodman. 6 CDs. 7 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2006. ISBN 1-4233-2445-5. $82.25. Gr 9 Up

Perfect. By Natasha Friend, read by Danielle Ferland. 3 cassettes or 4 CDs. 4:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2005, cassette, ISBN 1-4193-7013-8: $29.75; CD, ISBN 1-4193-7018-9: $50.75. Gr 6-9.

Private Peaceful. By Michael Murpurgo, read by Jeff Woodman. 4 cassettes or 5 CDs. 5:15 hrs. Recorded Books. 2005. cassette, ISBN 1-41913-2977-4: $41.75; CD, ISBN 1-4193-5614-3: $51.75. Gr 7 Up.

Ptolemy’s Gate: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3. By Jonathan Stroud, read by Simon Jones. 10 cassettes or 13 CDs. 15:33 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-307-28571-5: $65; CD, ISBN 0-307-28572-3: $85. Gr 6 Up.

The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 1: The Ruins of Gorlan. By John Flanagan, read by John Keating. 6 cassettes or 7 CDs. 7:45 hrs. Recorded Books. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-9394-4. $61.75; CD, ISBN 1-4193-9399-5: $77.75. Gr 4-8.

The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 2: The Burning Bridge. By John Flanagan, read by John Keating. 7 cassettes or 7 CDs. 8:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2006. cassette, ISBN 1-4281-1048-8: $61.75; CD, ISBN 1-4281-1053-4: $77.75. Gr 4-8.

Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood. By Benjamin Alire Saenz, read by Robert Ramirez. 6 cassettes or 8 CDs. 9:07 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006. cassette, ISBN 0-307-28591-X: $45; CD, ISBN 0-307-28592-8: $60. Gr 9 Up.

Shrimp. By Rachel Cohn, read by Carine Montbertrand. 7 cassettes or 9 CDs. 10 hrs. Recorded Books. 2005. cassette, ISBN 1-4193-5250-4: $67.75; CD, ISBN 1-4193-6793-5: $97.75. Gr 9 Up.

So Much to Tell You. By John Marsden, read by Kate Hosking. 3 CDs. 3:35 hrs. Bolinda Audio. 2005. ISBN 1-7409-3719-8. $28. Gr 7-9.

Stop the Train! By Geraldine McCaughrean, read by Ellen Myrick and the Full Cast Family. 8 CDs. 7:50 hrs. Full Cast Audio. 2005. ISBN 1-933322-43-8. $49. Gr 4 Up.

Travel Team. By Mike Lupica, read by Oliver Wyman. 4 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7:02 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2005. cassette, ISBN 0-307-28376-3: $35; CD, ISBN 0-307-28377-1: $50. Gr 5-8.

Twilight. By Stephenie Meyer, read by Ilyana Kadushin. 8 cassettes or 11 CDs. 12:51 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2005. cassette: ISBN 0-307-28295-3, $55; CD: ISBN 0-307-28296-1, $75. Gr 9 Up.

Urchin of the Riding Stars: The Mistmantle Chronicles, Book 1. By M.I. McAllister, read by Andrew Sachs. 4 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7:07 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2005. cassette, ISBN 1-4000-9897-1: $35; CD, ISBN 0-307-20677-7: $50. Gr 5-7.

The Witch’s Boy. By Michael Gruber, read by Denis O’Haire. 7 CDs. 8 hrs. HarperChildren’s Audio. 2005. ISBN 0-06-078596-9. $29.95. Gr 6-9.

The Wrong Hands. By Nigel Richardson, read by Euan Morton. 5 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7:06 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2006.cassette, ISBN 0-7393-3607-X: $40; CD, ISBN 0-7393-3608-8: $50. Gr 5-8.

YALSA 2007 Selected Video and DVD Committee: Jeri Lynn Gunther (chair), Ocean County Library System, Beachwood, NJ; Michael T. Wallace, (admin. asst.), ReadingHelp4Teens LLC, Washington, DC; Jeana Actkinson, Bridgeport High School, Bridgeport, TX; Rachel Kay Aronowitz, San Francisco Public Library, CA; Julie Beukema, Caroline Kennedy Public Library, Dearborn Heights, MI; Krista K. Britton, Old Bridge Elementary School, Wooddbridge, VA; Bridgid Fennell, Glendale Public Library, CA; Marc Andrew Laslow, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion; Angela Semifero, Marshall District Library, MI; John Sigwald, Unger Memorial Library, Plainview, TX; Stephanie Anne Squicciarini, Fairport Public Library, NY; Derek T. Wilson, East Point Public Library, GA; Brooke Alison Young, Salt Lake City Public Library, UT.

YALSA 2007 Selected Audiobooks Committee: Sharon Grover (chair), Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, WI; Lynn Piper Carpenter, state Library & Archives of Florida, Tallahassee; Lee Atalano, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR; Julie Halpern Cordell, Carleton W. Washburne Middle School, Winnetka, IL; Shari Fesko, Southfield Public Library, MI; LeNee K. Gatton, Enterprise, AL; Gay Ann Loesch, Sun Valley Middle School, Indian Trail, NC; Sarah McCarville, Grand Rapids Public Library, MI; Drue Wagner-Mees, Los Angeles Public Library, CA.