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Tag Archives: award winners
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Here’s a beautiful and chewy historical novel that lives up to its slew of awards – a Cybils Young Adult Fiction finalist in addition to the four pictured on the cover. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. … Continue reading
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Elatsoe is a ground-breaking contemporary teen fantasy that blends the new with Lipan Apache traditions. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Print, Reviews, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Apache, award winners, contemporary fantasy, Native American, teen fantasy
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2020 Cybils Finalists and Ones that Got Away
Here is the list of official Cybils finalists in my category, Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction – as well as a list of personal favorites that didn’t make it to this round. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Lists, Middle Grade
Tagged award winners, Cybils, youth fantasy, youth science fiction
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2019 Newberys: Merci Suárez Changes Gears and The Night Diary
Here are reviews of this year’s Newbery and Newbery honor books. I had read just one of these when it first came out, The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. And shout-out to my blogging friend Sondy at Sonderbooks, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged award winners, historical fiction, Latinx, Newbery, realistic fiction, South Asian, youth audiobooks, youth fiction
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You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner
Once again, a book winning an award – in this case the Schneider Family Award – pushed me from meaning to read it someday to actually doing so. You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner. Random House Teens, 2017. Julia believes … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Print, Realistic, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged award winners, DHH, disabilities, LGBTQ, South Asian, teen fiction
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Short Takes: House of Shadows, Girl Who Drank the Moon, Furthermore
Every so often, I realize that I am reading faster than I can write reviews. Time passes, my friends, and I cannot seem to make more of it no matter how hard I try. So here is an exercise in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged #OwnVoices, award winners, Fantasy, Newbery, youth audiobooks, youth fantasy
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Shadow Magic by Joshua Khan
The winner of this year’s Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Cybils Award! Shadow Magic by Joshua Khan. Disney-Hyperion, 2016. Young Thorn, after a series of events gone wrong that are slowly disclosed to the reader, is up for sale as a … Continue reading
Cybils Winners
Hooray! Hooray! The Cybils winners are out, and for the first time ever, a book that I nominated made it to be the winner. The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz is the winner in the Audiobooks category. I love this … Continue reading
Inside Out & Back Again
Thanhha Lai’s beautiful novel-in-verse tells the story of a girl’s journey from Vietnam to America. Continue reading