Still wondering what to nominate? Why not give these worthy, not-yet-nominated books a chance at fame and glory? We've got a few more lists for those of you who are stumped, or who have been waiting until the end to put in your choices. Take a look: For some poetry nominees with potential, check out the blogs of panelist Laura …
REVIEW
White Cat by Holly Black
If you've been following the Cybils for a few years, you'll no doubt be familiar with returning Cybil-ite Leila Roy of Bookshelves of Doom, who is a Round I Judge for Science Fiction and Fantasy (YA). Besides her thoughtful and humorous book reviews, Leila also hosts The Big Read (sort of a virtual reading discussion group), contributes reviews to Guys …
Stumped About Nominations?
Are you sitting glumly in front of your computer, bummed out because the titles you wanted to nominate have already been nabbed by someone else? Never fear–there are still a plethora of great books that deserve a look, and some of our Cybils bloggers have been keeping an eye out for 'em. So if you're still figuring out who to …
REVIEW
National Geographic Readers: Ants by Melissa Stewart
Today's featured review comes from one of our new volunteers this year, Jeff Barger. Jeff, who blogs at NC Teacher Stuff, is a kindergarten teacher and one of our Round I Judges for Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books. On his blog, you'll find reviews of quality library books as well as a wealth of online instructional resources for teachers. …
Panelist FAQ
The Cybils have always been a grassroots effort, and we generally prefer to keep the rules simple. We think that panelists do their best work when not overburdened by complicated rules or rubrics. However, there are certain questions that come up about the judging, year after year, so we created a short panelist FAQ to address some of these. Q. …
Cybils Challenge!
Today was 10/10/10, which is all kinds of cool any way you look at it. Binary Day to some, the end of the world as we know it to others and just five days away from that all important Cybils nomination deadline to us here. So why not celebrate the almost-end of ten, ten, ten with a contest? Try to …
REVIEW
Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors
You've already been introduced to our Fiction Picture Books category organizer, Pam Coughlan, aka MotherReader. No doubt you're already familiar with her through one of her reading or commenting challenges, or one of her hilarious recurring blog features like Bloggers Against Celebrity Authors (BACA). But what makes MotherReader a Mother Reader? Well, that would be TeenReader. We're happy to report …
Kidlitosphere Happenings
The Cybils only come around once a year. Fortunately for all of us, it isn't the only cool virtual event out there celebrating children's and YA literature. If you're relatively new to the kidlitosphere, or just need a reminder, check out the resources at the Kidlitosphere Central home page, or read on for a few major recurring events you might …
More Prominent Cybil-ites
Continuing in a similar vein from yesterday's post on Cybils folks with other exciting online endeavors, we just wanted to give a shout-out to our current and former Cybil-ites who either blog or contribute reviews to School Library Journal. Firstly, the official SLJ bloggers–we're proud to report that 3 out of the 8 blogs on SLJ have been involved in …
Connecting Guy Readers With Books
If you haven't heard of the blog Guys Lit Wire yet, then you're missing out–and I'm not just saying that because I'm the webmaster over there. Guys Lit Wire is all about connecting teen guys (well, and girls, too) with great books, from middle grade and YA fiction to adult crossover titles. Founded by Colleen Mondor of Chasing Ray (who …