The Audie Award for Middle Grade Title is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for a middle-grade audiobook intended for children ages 8 to 12 released in a given year. From 2009 to 2015 it was given as the Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Eight to Twelve, in 2009 it was given as the Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Eight to Eleven, from 2001 to 2009 it was given as the more expansive Audie Award for Children's Title for Ages Eight and Up, and before 2001 it was given as the more expansive Audie Award for Children's Title. It has been awarded since 1996.

Winners and finalists

Winners are listed first and highlighted in green.

1990s

Award Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Audiobook Publisher
1996[1]
1st 		Jumanji (1981) Chris Van Allsburg Robin Williams Houghton Mifflin
Octopus Lady and Crow (1994) Johnny Moses Johnny Moses Parabola Audio Library
Toy Story Read-Along (1995) Walt Disney Productions Full cast Walt Disney Records
1997[2]
2nd 		Babe, the Sheep-Pig (1983) Dick King-Smith Stephen Thorne HighBridge Audio
Stellaluna (1993) Janell Cannon David Holt High Windy Audio
The Golden Compass (1995) Philip Pullman Natasha Richardson Random House Audio
1998[3]
3rd 		Redwall, Mossflower, and Mattimeo (1986–1989) Brian Jacques Full cast Random House Audio
Hank the Cowdog: The Case of the Vampire Vacuum Sweeper (1997) John R. Erickson John R. Erickson Gulf Publishing Company
The Amber Brown Collection (1994–1997) Paula Danziger Alicia Witt Listening Library
1999[4]
4th 		Lily's Crossing (1997) Patricia Reilly Giff Mia Dillon Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
Saving Shiloh (1997) Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Henry Leyva Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
The Firework-Maker's Daughter (1995) Philip Pullman Nigel Lambert Chivers North America

2000s

Award Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Audiobook Publisher
2000[5]
5th 		The Golden Compass (1995) Philip Pullman Full cast Random House Audio
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1997) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Listening Library/Random House
Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits (1994) Humphrey Carpenter Carole Boyd Chivers North America
2001[6]
6th 		The Subtle Knife (1997) Philip Pullman Full cast Random House Audio
Bud, Not Buddy (1999) Christopher Paul Curtis James Avery Random House Audio
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Listening Library/Random House
2002[7]
7th 		The Amber Spyglass (2000) Philip Pullman Philip Pullman and a full cast Listening Library
The Magician's Nephew (1955) C. S. Lewis Kenneth Branagh HarperAudio
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943) Betty Smith Kate Burton HarperAudio
2003[8]
8th 		Troy (2000) Adèle Geras Miriam Margolyes Listening Library
A Single Shard (2002) Linda Sue Park Graeme Malcolm Listening Library
Coraline (2002) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman HarperAudio
Summerland (2002) Michael Chabon Michael Chabon HighBridge Audio
Time Stops for No Mouse (1999) Michael Hoeye Campbell Scott Listening Library
2004[9]
9th 		Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Random House Audio
A Corner of the Universe (2002) Ann M. Martin Judith Ivey Listening Library
Dear Mr. President: Letters from a Slave Girl (2001) Andrea Davis Pinkney George Guidall, SiSi Aisha Johnson, and Tom Stechshult Live Oak Media
Inkheart (2003) Cornelia Funke Lynn Redgrave Random House Audio
The Misfits (2001) James Howe Spencer Murphy and the Full Cast Family Full Cast Audio
2005[10]
10th 		Peter and the Starcatchers (2004) Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Jim Dale Brilliance Audio
The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956) C. S. Lewis Kenneth Branagh HarperAudio
Dragon Rider (1997) Cornelia Funke Brendan Fraser Random House Audio
The Grim Grotto (2004) Lemony Snicket Tim Curry HarperAudio
Keesha's House (2003) Helen Frost Full cast Recorded Books
2006[11]
11th 		The Star of Kazan (2004) Eva Ibbotson Patricia Connolly Recorded Books
Disney After Dark (2005) Ridley Pearson Gary Littman Brilliance Audio
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) J. K. Rowling Jim Dale Random House Audio
Once (2005) Morris Gleitzman Morris Gleitzman Bolinda Audio
The Penultimate Peril (2005) Lemony Snicket Tim Curry HarperAudio
While I Live (2003) John Marsden Suzi Doughterty Bolinda Audio
2007[12]
12th 		Listening for Lions (2005) Gloria Whelan Bianca Amato Recorded Books
Behind the Curtain (2006) Peter Abrahams Colleen Delaney Harper Children's Audio
The End (2006) Lemony Snicket Tim Curry Harper Children's Audio
Jumping the Scratch (2006) Sarah Weeks Stephen Spinella Harper Children's Audio
Two Weeks with the Queen (1990) Morris Gleitzman Morris Gleitzman Bolinda Audio
2008[13][14]
13th 		Clementine (2006) Sara Pennypacker Jessica Almasy Recorded Books
The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper (1975) Jean Van Leeuwen Daniel Bostick Full Cast Audio
Rosa (2007) Nikki Giovanni Nikki Giovanni Weston Woods
Skulduggery Pleasant (2007) Derek Landy Rupert Degas HarperAudio
The Wednesday Wars (2007) Gary D. Schmidt Joel Johnstone Scholastic Audio
2009[15][16]
14th 		The Graveyard Book (2008) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman HarperAudio
Fairest (2006) Gail Carson Levine Sarah Naughton Full Cast Audio
Nation (2008) Terry Pratchett Stephen Briggs HarperAudio
One-Handed Catch (2006) Mary Jane Auch Ryan Sparkes Full Cast Audio
The Cricket in Times Square (1960) George Selden Tony Shalhoub Macmillan Audio

2010s

Award Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Audiobook Publisher
2010[17]
15th 		Operation Yes (2009) Sara Lewis Holmes Jessica Almasy Audible
A Season of Gifts (2009) Richard Peck Ron McLarty Listening Library
Lawn Boy (2007) Gary Paulsen Tom Parks Brilliance Audio
The Midnight Charter (2009) David Whitley Simon Vance Macmillan Audio
Timothy and the Dragon's Gate (2008) Adrienne Kress Christopher Lane Brilliance Audio
2011[18]
16th 		The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (2009) Jacqueline Kelly Natalie Ross Brilliance Audio
The Magician's Elephant (2009) Kate DiCamillo Juliet Stevenson Brilliance Audio
Nanny McPhee Returns (2010) Emma Thompson Emma Thompson Macmillan Audio
Alchemy and Meggy Swann (2010) Karen Cushman Katherine Kellgren Random House Audio
One Crazy Summer (2010) Rita Williams-Garcia SiSi Aisha Johnson Recorded Books
2012[19][20]
17th 		Heart and Soul (2011) Kadir Nelson Debbie Allen HarperAudio
Countdown (2010) Deborah Wiles Emma Galvin Listening Library
The Flint Heart (2011) Katherine Paterson and John Paterson Ralph Lister Brilliance Audio / Candlewick
The Hidden Gallery (2011) Maryrose Wood Katherine Kellgren HarperAudio / Books on Tape
A Tale Dark and Grimm (2010) Adam Gidwitz Johnny Heller Recorded Books
When I Grow Up (2011) Al Yankovic Al Yankovic HarperAudio
2013[21]
18th 		Same Sun Here (2012) Silas House and Neela Vaswani Silas House and Neela Vaswani Brilliance Audio
The Cheshire Cheese Cat (2011) Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright Katherine Kellgren and Robin Sachs Listening Library
The Freedom Maze (2011) Delia Sherman Robin Miles Listening Library
Splendors and Glooms (2012) Laura Amy Schlitz Davina Porter Recorded Books
Wonder (2012) R. J. Palacio Diana Steele, Nick Podehl, and Kate Rudd Brilliance Audio
2014[22]
19th 		Matilda (1988) Roald Dahl Kate Winslet Penguin Audio
A Long Walk to Water (2010) Linda Sue Park David Baker and Cynthia Bishop Full Cast Audio
Magic Marks the Spot (2013) Caroline Carlson Katherine Kellgren HarperAudio
Sugar (2014) Jewell Parker Rhodes Bahni Turpin Brilliance Audio
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp (2013) Kathi Appelt Lyle Lovett Simon & Schuster Audio
2015[23]
20th 		The Graveyard Book (2008) Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, Clare Corbett, Miriam Margolyes, Andrew Scott, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and a full cast HarperAudio
The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw (2012) Christopher Healy Bronson Pinchot HarperAudio
How to Catch a Bogle (2013) Catherine Jinks Mandy Williams Listening Library
A Snicker of Magic (2014) Natalie Lloyd Cassandra Morris Scholastic Audio
Unstoppable Octobia May (2014) Sharon G. Flake Bahni Turpin Scholastic Audio
2016[24]
21st 		Echo (2015) Pam Muñoz Ryan Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, MacLeod Andrews, and Rebecca Soler Scholastic Audio
Diary of a Mad Brownie (2015) Bruce Coville Euan Morton, Nancy O'Connor, Amanda Carlin, Scott Sherratt, and a full cast Listening Library / Penguin Random House Audio
The Unmapped Sea (2015) Maryrose Wood Katherine Kellgren HarperAudio
Jump Back, Paul (2015) Sally Derby Dion Graham and Bahni Turpin Brilliance Audio
Stella by Starlight (2015) Sharon Draper Heather Alicia Simms Simon & Schuster Audio
2017[25]
22nd 		How to Fight a Dragon's Fury (2015) Cressida Cowell David Tennant Hachette Audio
All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook (2016) Leslie Connor Michael Crouch and Kathleen McInerney HarperAudio
Demon Dentist (2013) David Walliams David Walliams, Jocelyn Jee Esien, and Nitin Ganatra HarperAudio
Hatched (2016) Bruce Coville Full cast Listening Library
The Inquisitor's Tale (2016) Adam Gidwitz Adam Gidwitz and a full cast Listening Library
2018[26]
23rd 		See You in the Cosmos (2017) Jack Cheng Kivlighan de Montabello, Brittany Pressley, Michael Crouch, and a full cast Listening Library
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora (2017) Pablo Cartaya Pablo Cartaya Listening Library
Patina (2017) Jason Reynolds Heather Alicia Simms Simon & Schuster Audio
Refugee (2017) Alan Gratz Michael Goldstrom, Kyla Garcia, and Assaf Cohen Scholastic Audio
Wedgie & Gizmo (2017) Suzanne Selfors Johnny Heller and Maxwell Glick HarperAudio
2019[27]
24th 		Sunny (2018) Jason Reynolds Guy Lockard Simon & Schuster Audio
Finding Langston (2018) Lesa Cline-Ransome Dion Graham Dreamscape
Grenade (2018) Alan Gratz Todd Haberkorn and Andrew Eiden Scholastic Audio
The Long-Lost Home (2017) Maryrose Wood Fiona Hardingham HarperAudio
Louisiana's Way Home (2018) Kate DiCamillo Cassandra Morris Penguin Random House Audio
The Secret of the Nightingale Wood (2016) Lucy Strange Lucy Strange Scholastic Audio

2020s

Award Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Audiobook Publisher
2020[28]
25th 		Charlotte's Web (1952) E. B. White Meryl Streep and a full cast Penguin Random House Audio
New Kid (2020) Jerry Craft Jerry Craft, Jesús del Ordén, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Phoebe Strole, Marc Thompson, Miles Harvey, and Ron Butler HarperAudio
Our Castle by the Sea (2019) Lucy Strange Lucy Strange Scholastic Audio
Roller Girl (2015) Victoria Jamieson Almarie Guerra and a full cast Penguin Random House Audio
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (2019) Dan Gemeinhart Khristine Hvam Macmillan Audio
2021[29]
26th 		The Good Hawk (2020) Joseph Elliott Gary Furlong and Fiona Hardingham Brilliance Audio
Genesis Begins Again (2019) Alicia D. Williams Alicia D. Williams Simon & Schuster Audio
King and the Dragonflies (2020) Kacen Callender Ron Butler Scholastic Audio
Say Her Name (2020) Zetta Elliott Channie Waites Recorded Books
Shuri (2020) Nic Stone Anika Noni Rose Scholastic Audio
We Dream of Space (2020) Erin Entrada Kelly Ramon de Ocampo HarperAudio
2022[30]

27th

Playing the Cards You're Dealt Varian Johnson Dion Graham Scholastic Audio
Class Act Jerry Craft Nile Bullock, Jesus Del Orden, Guy Lockard, Marc Thompson, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, January LaVoy, Phoebe Strole, Jordan Cobb, A.J. Beckles, Robin Miles, Ron Butler, Miles Harvey, Kim Mai Guest, Kyla Garcia, and Soneela Nankani HarperAudio
Frankie & Bug Gayle Forman Stockard Channing Simon & Schuster Audio
Stamped (for Kids) (2021) Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds, adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul Pe'Tehn Raighn-Kem Jackson Hachette Audio
Temple Alley Summer Sachiko Kashiwaba with Avery Fischer Udagawa (translator) Traci Kato-Kiriyama Yonder: Restless Books for Young Readers
2023[31]

28th

Stuntboy, In the Meantime Jason Reynolds Guy Lockard, Nile Bullock, Angel Pean, James Fouhey, Soneela Nankani, Leon Nixon, Chanté McCormick, Lamarr Gulley, and DePre Owens Simon & Schuster Audio
Coraline (2002) Neil Gaiman Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pixie Davies, Katherine Kingsley, Julian Clary, Jacqueline Boatswain, Kevin McNally, Adjoa Andoh, Adrian Schiller, Heather Nicol, William Parker, and Nicole Davis HarperAudio
The Door of No Return Kwame Alexander Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Hachette Audio
The Last Mapmaker Christina Soontornvat Sura Siu OrangeSky Audio
The Ogress and the Orphans (2022) Kelly Barnhill Suzanne Toren Hachette Audio

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