There is still another week in which to nominate books for the Cybils Award!  I started going through all the eligible books I’ve read this year (far from exhaustive) to see what I wanted to nominate.  I have nominated in some categories; in others, such as the Middle Grade Speculative Fiction, I’m waiting to what other people nominate because I can’t nominate all the books I want to.  It’s taken me all week to put this post together, during which time, it’s gotten considerably shorter as other people have nominated the books.  I also have books at home waiting for me to read to see if I want to nominate them!

Early Chapter Books

• Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party by Megan McDonald
• Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham
• Sadiq and the Green Thumbs by Siman Nuurali and Anjan Sarkar
• Sarai and the Around the World Fair by Sarai Gonzalez and Monica Brown
• Truman the Dog. My Furry Foster Family 1  by Debbi Michiko Florence

Graphic Novels, Elementary/Middle Grade

• Aquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill
• Pilu of the Woods  by Mai K. Nguyen
• Catwad: It’s Me by Jim Benton 
• Catwad: It’s Me, Two! by Jim Benton 
• Hilo: Then Everything Went Wrong by Judd Winick

Graphic Novels, Young Adult

• Sleepless vol. 2 by Sarah Vaughn, Leila Del Duca, Alissa Sallah, Deron Bennett
• Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir and Sarah Andersen

Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction

Most of these are sequels to books that were nominated in previous years; those with stars are stand-alones or the beginnings of new series.

• Let Sleeping Dragons Lie by Garth Nix & Sean Williams
• Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions by Henry Lien
• Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
• Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits by Anna Meriano
• *Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Respun by Hilary McKay
• *Riverland by Fran Wilde
• Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi
• York Book 2: The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby
• Freedom Fire by Daniel José Older
• *Dragonfell by Sarah Prineas
• *Spark by Sarah Beth Durst
• Girl with a Dragon Heart by Stephanie Burgis
• Wundersmith: the Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
• Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

Middle-Grade Fiction

• A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée

Young Adult Speculative Fiction

• Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers