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Winners

Audiobook: Children's/Young Adult
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2024 WINNERS - AUDIOBOOK: CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT
See below for the list of 2024 winners in the AUDIOBOOK: CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT category, for books with a copyright date of 2023.

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Magda, Standing
2024 Gold Winner

Author/Narrator: Christine Fallert Kessides, narrated by Heidi Housh

Publisher: Bold Story Press

ASIN: B0CBN3ZJ27

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Pittsburgh, 1916:  When her father pulls her out of high school to care for her invalid mother and little brother, sixteen-year-old Magda is devastated—but the greater challenge is saving her German immigrant family in the face of a global war and Spanish flu pandemic.

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Rolo the Pet Earthling
2024 Silver Winner

Author/Narrator: Hans Ness, narrated by Charlie McGuire

Publisher: Zira Press

ISBN: 9798988037101

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Zira loves her pet earthling Rolo, but everything changes when he gets lost and discovers clues about the mythical planet Earth. Together, Rolo and Zira must run from the robots of the Animal Control Force and face the challenges of growing up in this cleverly comical and genuinely heartfelt tale.

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Thrown to the Wind: A Country for Castoffs
2024 Silver Winner

Author/Narrator: Amanda M. Cetas, narrated by Daniel Kay

Publisher: Windy Sea Publishing

ASIN: B0CFNJFDXZ

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In Thrown to the Wind, a true story, nine-year-old Etienne flees 1660 France with his family to avoid arrest for religious heresy. They face robbers, pirates, two perilous sea voyages, and an uncertain future to chart a new destiny.

2023 WINNERS - AUDIOBOOK: CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT
See below for the list of 2023 winners in the AUDIOBOOK: CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT category, for books with a copyright date of 2022.

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Misfit's Magic: The Last Halloween
2023 Gold Winner

Author/Narrator: Fred Gracely, narrated by Colin Watts

Publisher: Bisket Press, LLC

ISBN: 9798986136431

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When he's accidentally transformed into a wizard, a young misfit boy is called upon to save the town he’s been desperately trying to escape in this spooky, whimsical tale of magic and mayhem.

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Max and The Spice Thieves
2023 Silver Wiinner

Author/Narrator: John Peragine, narrated by Guy Barnes

Publisher: Crumblebee Books

ISBN: 9781735389639

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When Max Daybreaker’s mom goes missing, he is lost. Max joins a crew of Spice Pirates on a dangerous mission across the Three Seas. Their journey takes them through treacherous lands, facing foes like the Twilight Djinn. Along the way, Max unlocks his unsettling past and destiny.

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To Be a Fae Guardian: Realm Chronicles Book 2
2023 Silver Winner

Author/Narrator: Tricia Copeland, narrated by Jillian Yetter

Publisher: True Bird Publishing, LLC

ISBN: 9798791954398

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Will Titania be given the power to guard her realm from the evil lurking below? Queen Titania defeats the creatures threatening to colonize Middle Earth. In ending them she broke two High Council edicts. But their punishment may limit her ability to defend the fae they seek to serve.

2022 WINNERS - AUDIOBOOK: CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT
See below for the list of 2022 winners in the AUDIOBOOK: CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT category, for books with a copyright date of 2021.

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Brilliant White Peaks
2022 Gold Winner

Author/Narrator: Teng Rong, narrated by Jack Ridley

Publisher: Teng Rong 

ISBN: 9781777858506

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Told from a young wolf's perspective, Brilliant White Peaks is a story of family, love, and survival. An unnamed wolf cub grows up in the mountains. When attacked by a hostile wolf pack, the yearling and his sister embark on a perilous journey to find their parents.

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Gold Spun
2022 Silver Winner

Author/Narrator: Brandie June, narrated by Kathleen McInerney

Publisher: CamCat Books

ISBN: 9780744302868

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A magical retelling of Rumpelstiltskin that gives the miller’s daughter of the original fairy tale a life, a purpose, and, most importantly, a name. Names, after all, are always powerful.

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The Lady or the Lion
2022 Silver Winner

Author/Narrator: Aamna Qureshi, narrated by Deepti Gupta

Publisher: CamCat Books

ISBN: 9780744303940

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A Pakistan-inspired fantasy, retelling the story of The Lady or the Tiger?, in which a fiercely loyal princess tries to prove her grandfather’s innocence in an attack on neighboring leaders, while she navigates forbidden love and court intrigues alongside the handsome ambassador determined to prove her wrong.

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