Dear readers – it’s Cybils time! Being a panelist always brings with it the joy of stacks of books to read – and the fear that those stacks will be missing important titles. Here are some of the books that I love that haven’t yet been nominated, as well as several that I’d really like to read and would love for you to nominate so I *have* to read them. Just as a reminder, anyone can nominate one – and only one – book in each of the Cybils categories, so this works best with lots of support from lots of people!

Books I’ve read

Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction

• The Demon Sword Asperides by Sarah Jean Horwitz
• Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson. Illustrated by Junyi Wu
• Ghosts of Rancho Espanto by Adrianna Cuevas
• Ghosts, Toast, and Other Hazards by Susan Tan
• Golden Frog Games. Witchlings #2 by Claribel Ortega
• Heroes of Havensong by Megan Reyes
• Hunt for the Hollower by Callie C. Miller
• Islands of Elsewhere by Heather Fawcett
• Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri. Illustrated by Daniel Miyares
• Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind by Misa Siguira
• Rhythm of Time by Questlove and S.A. Cosby
• Ring of Solomon by Aden Polydoros
• Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee
• Witch of Woodland by Laurel Snyder

Middle Grade Fiction

• Figure it Out, Henri Weldon by Tanita S. Davis
• It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li! by Nicole Chen

Young Adult Fiction

• Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball by Jason June

Books I Want to Read

• Camp Sylvania by Julie Murphy
• The Dark Lord’s Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede
• Eagle Drums by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
• The House of the Lost on the Cape by Sachiko Kashiwaba
• Nimbus by Jan Eldredge
• Serwa Boatang’s Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem by Roseanne Brown
• Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit by Jesse Q. Sutanto
• The Witch of Wild Things by Rachel Vasquez Gilliland