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Tag Archives: Cybils
2+2 Cybils Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are reviews of four more outstanding 2021 Cybils Graphic Novel finalists – Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby, The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor, Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Fraiser, and Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney and Robyn Smyth. Continue reading
3 More Cybils Middle Grade Fiction Finalists
Onwards with my reading of this year’s Cybils middle grade fiction finalists with reviews of Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas, A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus and Linked by Gordon Korman! Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged Canada, Colorado, Cybils, England, Jewish, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, world war ii, youth fiction
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4 Cybils YA Spec Fic Finalists
Here are my takes on four of the seven 2021 Cybils YA speculative fiction finalists, including high fantasy, magical realism, and twisty science fiction. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Cybils, Cybils 2021, Latinx, LGBTQ, teen fantasy, teen science fiction
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Four 2021 Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are short reviews of four of the seven finalists in the elementary/middle grade graphic novel category of the 2021 Cybils Awards, including Borders, Chunky, Jukebox, and Salt Magic. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Middle Grade, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Blackfoot, Cybils, graphic novels, Indigenous, Jewish, Latinx, South Asian, youth graphic novels
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2021 Cybils Finalists and Ones that Got Away
Here’s my annual post about the 2021 Cybils finalists and the ones I wish could have made the already excellent list. Continue reading
3 Fantasies by Award-Winning Authors: Willodeen, the Beatryce Prophecy, and the Robber Girl
Here are three Cybils-nominated books, all of them by authors who have already won major awards – Kate DiCamillo, Katherine Applegate, and Franny Billingsly. All three are also about children finding meaning and a new life after major trauma. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Cybils, Middle Grade, youth fantasy
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Five 2021 Cybils-Nominated Fantasy Adventures
Here are reviews of five great Cybils-nominated adventure fantasies. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged adventure, Cybils, Mexico, portal fantasy, South Asian, youth adventure, youth fantasy
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That Thing about Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar
A girl who’s always loved Bollywood but keeps her feelings locked up suddenly unable to stop singing and dancing about them – and everyone else thinks it’s normal. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged contemporary fantasy, Cybils, divorce, South Asian, Supriya Kelkar, youth fantasy
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The Wild Huntsboys by Martin Stewart
The deprivations of wartime London mix with the modern era and dark fairies. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged contemporary fantasy, Cybils, fairies, youth dystopia, youth fantasy
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