Ever since posting our finalist lists, we've been incredibly flattered at the outpouring of author Cybils love on blogs, Twitter and elsewhere. Here's a sampling of some of the kudos we've noticed: Jeannine Atkins, Poetry category finalist, blogged about us, saying "what great company to be in." YA authors had a lot to tweet about: click the links to find …
REVIEW
Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer
Kelly Fineman, our poetry category organizer and a Round II judge, is a woman of many talents. Besides being an incredibly thoughtful and detailed reviewer and blogger, she's also a writer and poet who was recently featured in the poetry anthology Breaking Waves along with the likes of Ursula K. LeGuin. One of the Cybils finalists Kelly read and reviewed …
Our hard-working panelists
Three cheers for the many bloggers who read through a stack of more than 1,200 books this Cybils season. Our panelists slaved through the autumn months and past Christmas to get a short list in on time. Everyone worked hard. I got ZERO complaints of a panelist vanishing mid-season or dropping out of discussions. Just the opposite — organizers universally …
A few bits of 2010 Cybils trivia
The finalists are out and we're bidding a fond farewell to the rest of the nominees. But before we move on, here's a few factoids about all the books that somebody loved enough to nominate. Total nominations: 1,285 Percent read by at least one panelist: 98% Percent read by at least two panelists: 94% Only 24 titles weren't read at …
Welcome to the 2010 Cybils awards
Yes, it's officially 2011 but we're still drooling over the best books of 2010. Check out our finalists. Winners to be announced on Valentine's Day. More about us here.
2010 Finalists
Can you believe this is our fifth list of finalists? Yes, we’re five years old. This year, we were all a tad rushed as we crossed the finish line. If you spot problems on any of the pages, please list them in comments below. Meantime, a hearty thanks and Happy New Year to all our panelists, who once again gave …
2010 Finalists: Young Adult Novels
Dirt Road Home by Watt Key Farrar, Straus & Giroux Nominated by: Kate Coombs Fast paced, gripping, and heartfelt, Dirt Road Home was a book that we just couldn’t put down. The story follows Hal, who is looking for a clean slate inside the Hellenweiler Boys Home, a juvenile detention facility. What he finds is a jungle where the only …
2010 Finalists: Nonfiction Picture Books
Bones by Steve Jenkins Scholastic Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer Young explorers might come across skeleton remains, but in Bones, readers are reminded that skeletons are alive. Jenkins’ book delivers all sorts of bones, from snakes to humans to bats and everything else in between. His clever page titles such as “Arm Yourself,” “Big Foot,” or “Support Group” are engaging. …
2010 Finalists: Nonfiction Books (Middle Grade & Young Adult)
Dark Game: True Spy Stories, The by Paul Janeczko Candlewick Press Nominated by: heather wilks-jones The Dark Game presents compelling accounts of global espionage from the American Revolution through present-day cyber spying. Chapters focus on old favorites such as Benedict Arnold and Mata Hari and less well-known figures, such as Civil War spy Elizabeth Van Lew and Juan Pujol, the …
Ready, Set …
The 2010 Cybils finalists will be posted at 5 a.m. Mountain Time tomorrow. No special reason, except to get you out of bed early on New Year's Day. Muahahaha. -Anne Levy, Evil Cybils Admin.