The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced its 2009 annual lists of Fabulous Films for Young Adults and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults ages 12 to 18. The titles were released in January 2009 during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO. The film list offers 16 titles based on the theme “Coming of Age Around the World.” The audiobook titles, chosen from items released during the previous two years, represent diverse genres and styles, including historical fiction, fantasy, realistic fiction, and nonfiction.

DVD

2009 Fabulous Films for Young Adults Committee: Katherine Boyes (chair), Covington (WA) Library; Zahra M. Baird, Chappaqua (NY Library; Mary Burkey, Olentangy Local Schools, Powell, OH; Lynn Carpenter, Birmingham (AL) Public Library; Jacquelyn Caverly, Eden Prairie (MN) Resource Library; Susan Conlon, Princeton (NJ.) Public Library; Danielle Dreger, Seattle, WA.; Jane Halsall, McHenry (IL) Public Library; Janet Hilbun, Texas Women’s University School of Library Studies, Denton; Melanie Metzger, Lone Star College Cyfair Branch, Cypress, TX; Sarah Sogigian, Metrowest Massachusetts Regional Library System, Waltham; Susan Wray, Joplin (MO) Public Library.

Fiction

Bend It Like Beckham. DVD. 112 min. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. $14.99. Juno. DVD. 96 min. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. $28.98. Love*Com. DVD. 1:40 hrs. Viz Pictures. $24.98. Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. DVD. 2:05 hrs. Walt Disney Home Entertainment. $29.99. Osama. DVD. 1:23 hrs. MGM Home Entertainment. $14.98. Superbad. DVD. 1:48 hrs. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. $28.95. 10 Things I Hate About You. DVD. 1:37 hrs. Touchstone Home Video. $14.99. Whale Rider. DVD. 1:41 hrs. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. $14.95.

Nonfiction

As Real as Your Life. 22 min. All Game Productions. $15. The Boys of Baraka. DVD. 1:24 hrs. Loki Films. $29.99. Devil’s Playground. DVD. 1:17 hrs. Wellspring Media. $24.98. Dogtown and Z-Boys. DVD. 1:31 hrs. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. $19.95. The Heart of the Game. DVD. 1:38 hrs. Miramax. DVD, $21.99. Invisible Children: Rough Cut. DVD. 1:42 hrs. Invisible Children. $10. Persepolis. DVD. 1:35 hrs. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. $26.99. Shadya. DVD. 52 min. National Film Board of Canada. $248.

AUDIO

2009 Amazing Audiobooks Committee: Lee Catalano (chair), Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR; Shari Fesko, David Stewart Memorial Library, Southfield, MI; Kristin Brand Heathcock, Hillsborough Community College, Plant City, FL; Nichole King, Morgan Hill (CA) Library; Emily Jones, Renton, WA; Cathy Lichtman, Plymouth (MI) District Library; Rayma Norton, Lake Forest Park (WA) Library; Ellen Rix Spring, Rockland (ME) District Middle School; Drue Anne Wagner-Mees, Los Angeles (CA) Public Library, Brentwood Branch. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. By Sherman Alexie; narrated by author. 5 cassettes or 5 CDs. 5 hrs. Recorded Books. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4281-8292-9: $33.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4281-8297-4: $46.75. (2009 Odyssey Award Winner). The Adoration of Jenna Fox. By Mary E. Pearson; narrated by Jenna Lamia. 6 CDs. 7:30 hrs. Macmillan Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4272-0443-1. $29.95. A Bloody Jack Adventure, Book 2: Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady. By L. A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren. 11 CDs. 14 hrs. Listen & Live Audio. ISBN 978-1-59316-134-7. $29.95. A Bloody Jack Adventure, Book 3: Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber. By L.A. Meyer; narrated by Katherine Kellgren. 12 CDs. 15 hrs. Listen & Live Audio. ISBN 978-1-59316-141-5. $29.95. The Burn Journals. By Brent Runyon; narrated by Christopher Evan Welch. Recorded Books. 7 cassettes or 7 CDs. 8 hrs. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4361-3871-0: $56.75; CD, ISBN: 978-1-4361-3876-5: $77.75. A Clockwork Orange. By Anthony Burgess; narrated by Tom Hollander. 7 CDs. 8 hrs. HarperAudio. ISBN 978-0-06-117062-1. $34.95. The Compound. By S. A. Bodeen; narrated by Christopher Lane. 5 CDs. 6 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4233-6558-7. $74.25. The Declaration. By Gemma Malley; narrated by Charlotte Parry. 7 cassettes or 7 CDs. 7:45 hrs. Recorded Books, 2007. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4281-7276-0, $67.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4281-7281-4: $97.75. Elijah of Buxton. By Christopher Paul Curtis; narrated by Mirron Willis. 8 CDs. 8:58 hrs. Listening Library. ISBN 978-0-7393-6415-4. $55. Gr 5-8. (2009 Odyssey Award Honor Audiobook). Fairest. By Gail Carson Levine; narrated by Sarah Naughton and the Full Cast Family. 8 CDs. 8:15 hrs. Full Cast Audio. 2007. ISBN 978-1-934180-13-6. $55. The Graveyard Book. By Neil Gaiman; narrated by author. 7 cassettes or 7 CDs. 7:45 hrs. Recorded Books. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4361-5879-4: $56.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4361-5884-8: $77.75. How to Build a House. By Dana Reinhardt; narrated by Caitlin Greer. 5 CDs. 5:24 hrs. Listening Library. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7393-6412-3. $45. The Last Apprentice, Book 3: Night of the Soul Stealer. By Joseph Delaney; narrated by Christopher Evan Welch. 6 cassettes or 6 CDs. 7:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2007. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4281-7246-3: $41.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4281-7251-7: $51.75. Lock and Key. By Sarah Dessen; narrated by Rebecca Soler. 10 CDs. 11 hrs. Penguin Audio. ISBN 978-0-14-314305-5. $39.95. Nation. By Terry Pratchett; narrated by Stephen Briggs. 8 CDs. 9:30 hrs. Harper Children’s Audio. ISBN 978-0-0616-5821-1. $29.95. Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools. By Philip Caveney; narrated by Maxwell Caulfield. 7 CDs. 8:25 hrs. Listening Library. ISBN 978-0-7393-6318-8. $55. Skybreaker. By Kenneth Oppel; narrated by David Kelly. 10 CDs. 11:30 hrs. Full Cast Audio. ISBN 978-0-7393-6488-8. $65. Slam. By Nick Hornby; narrated by Nicholas Hoult. 6 CDs. 7 hrs. Penguin Audio. ISBN 978-0-14-314283-6. $29.95. Story of a Girl. By Sara Zarr; narrated by the author. 4 CDs. 4:48 hrs. Listening Library. ISBN 978-0-7393-7133-6. $38. Tallgrass. By Sandra Dallas; narrated by Lorelei King. 7 CDs. 8:30 hrs. Macmillan Audio. ISBN 978-1-4272-0045-7. $29.95. A Thousand Never Evers. By Shana Burg; narrated by Kenya Brome. 7 CDs. 8:08 hrs. Listening Library. ISBN 978-0-7393-6742-1. $50.