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Tag Archives: Cybils
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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Top 24 Books that want to be nominated for the Cybils
One of the things I love about the Cybils Awards is that anyone can nominate their favorite book in each category, whether or not they are book professionals. One of the scary things about the Cybils Awards is that if no one nominates a book, it can’t be considered, no matter how good it is. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Lists, Middle Grade, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Cybils, Top 10 Tuesday, Top Ten Tuesday
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Apply to be a Cybils Judge!
If you have been reading my blog for a year or more, you’ll know that many years I have served as a panelist for the Cybils awards. This is a great deal of fun, allowing me to read lots of … Continue reading
Operatic and Diana: Princess of the Amazons
Two graphic novels for kids – Operatic by Kyo Maclear and Byron Eggenschwiler and Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon and Dean Hale and Victoria Ying. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Realistic
Tagged #CybilsReadDown, Cybils, youth graphic novels
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Nominate Me for the Cybils!
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 … Continue reading
We Want You to Be a Cybils Judge !
Just in case you missed it earlier – the call for Cybils judges for this year went out a few weeks ago, but you still have one week left to apply to be a Cybils judge yourself! Though the Cybils … Continue reading
Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists
The Cybils Award winners were announced yesterday! So many good books – some I’ve read already and some to add to the TBR! I’m so happy that Nevermoor: the Trials of Morrigan Crow won in my Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Middle Grade, Realistic
Tagged Cybils, LGBTQ, refugees, youth graphic novels
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The Stone Girl’s Story by Sarah Beth Durst
Continuing on with reviewing our 2018 Cybils finalists. The Stone Girl’s Story by Sarah Beth Durst. Clarion Books, 2018. The stone girl Mayka is the oldest of the stone creatures carved by the Stonemason she called Father, who knew the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged artificial intelligence, Cybils, griffins, youth fantasy
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12 more Cybils titles I loved
One of the things I love about the Cybils awards are the many books I get to try that I wouldn’t get around to otherwise. One of the hardest parts is making a shortlist of only seven books, because I … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Lists, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Cybils, youth fantasy
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