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Tag Archives: Cybils
Cybils Middle Grade Fiction Finalists
I have slowly been working my way through the Cybils finalists by category (my favorite categories, besides the one where I’m a panelist.) I’ve finally finished the middle grade fiction finalists, and am including my brief thoughts here. The Cybils … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Lists, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged #Cybils2023, African-American, audiobooks, autism, book-review, books, Cybils, disability, Latinx, libby, middle grade fiction, Native American, reading
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2023 Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists
The hard-working 2023 Cybils panel picked out their 7 favorite elementary and middle grade graphic novels. Here are my takes, with notes on my kid’s favorites. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Lists, Middle Grade, nonfiction, Realistic
Tagged bibliography, book lists, book reviews, Cybils, graphic novels, middle grade books, reading, youth graphic novels
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Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi Hendrix
This is the last book I read for the Cybils this year – and it’s a lovely play on standard magic school tropes. It’s from Nigerian-British author Isi Hendrix, and has a lovely UK cover as well. Adia Kelbara and the … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged African fantasy, book reviews, Cybils, middle grade books, Nigerian fantasy, youth fantasy
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2023 Cybils Finalists and Ones that Got Away
Here is my mostly-annual post about the seven fantastic books my fellow Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Cybils panelists and I chose, narrowing down from nearly 100 nominees. As always, while I truly love the books we chose, and I do see … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged best of 2023, bibiliography, book awards, book lists, Cybils, Cybils 2023, Cybils finalists, Middle Grade
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Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow
Here’s the final book from my Baking Fantasy list – I enjoyed it just as much as I was hoping. Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow. Read by Renee Dorian and Amber Dekkers. Feiwel & Friends, 2023 ISBN … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade
Tagged Cybils, magical baking, magical books, magical bookstores, magical schools, picture books, witches, youth fantasy
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Three Tasks for a Dragon and My Head Has a Bellyache
Just in case you’re still looking for a gift to give to a kid in your life, here are two beautiful books, each suited to a different kind of kid, or perhaps different moods. Both of these have been nominated for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Cybils, fairy tales, funny poetry, humor, Ireland, poetry, youth fantasy
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Unconventional Epics: Abeni’s Song and Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
I’m reading my Cybils nominations far faster than I’m able to blog them, but here are two recent reads that I really enjoyed, both classic epic fantasies with unconventional twists. Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark. Starscape, 2023. ISBN 978-1250825827. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Africa, Cybils, epic fantasy, historical fantasy, knights, LGBTQ, witches, youth fantasy
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Classics Reimagined: The Grace of Wild Things and Moongarden
Anne of Green Gables and The Secret Garden were two books that I read and reread more times than I could count as a child. I was very happy to see these two fantasy retellings in my Cybils nominations pile … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Canada, classic retellings, Cybils, environment, gardening, lunar colonies, The Secret Garden, witches, youth fantasy
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Cozy Middle Grade Fantasies: The Lost Library and the House of the Lost on the Cape
Here are two lovely, cozy Cybils-nominated middle grade fantasy books that are perfect for reading aloud as well as solo. Remarkably, both of them achieve this while being set in the aftermath of significantly traumatic events – and both have … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged cats, cozy, Cybils, ghosts, Japan, libraries, monsters, youth fantasy
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