The 2010 Middle Grade Fiction Panel

Fiction for readers aged eight to twelve is the province of our Middle Grade Fiction category, and we're pleased to introduce a panel consisting of both veteran Cybil-ites and new recruits. Over the coming months, they'll be battling it out--in a friendly way, of course--to decide on their favorite middle grade books of the year.

Panel Organizer: Kerry Millar, Shelf Elf

Panelists (Round I Judges):

Ashley Bair and Alysa Stewart, Everead
Jennifer Donovan, 5 Minutes for Books
Sherry Early, Semicolon
Melissa Fox, Book Nut
Kyle Kimmal, The Boy Reader
Sandra Stiles, Musings of a Book Addict
Cheryl Vanatti, Reading Rumpus

Judges (Round II):

Amy Baskin, Euphoria
Eric Berlin, Eric Berlin
Jill Foltz, The O.W.L.
Kerry Millar (see category organizer)
Karen Wang, Kidsmomo

Comments

[Jennifer@5 Minutes for Books]

I'm ready!

I can't believe how many of the panelists (on this and others) that I am unfamiliar with. Shame! Fun to "get to know" everyone.

[aquafortis]

Ditto about discovering new kidlitosphere denizens--I'm excited about all the new (and new-to-me) blogs I'll get introduced to this year. I clicked on so many links just putting together these panel posts. :)

[Reading Countess]

Congrats to everyone!

[Jill]

I'm so excited to be a part of this panel.

[Amy Baskin]

I am thrilled to serve as part of the panel! Looking forward to good reads and to working with you all.