The following books have been nominated in the 2010 Fantasy/Science Fiction category. Elementary/Middle: 13 Treasures by Michelle HarrisonLittle, Brown Nominated by: Christie IbarraReviewed by: charlotte | CindyHannikman | Ms. Yingling Adventures of Hotsy Totsy, The by Clive CusslerPhilomel Nominated by: Sarah SammisReviewed by: Ms. Yingling Adventures of Nanny Piggins, The by R. A. SprattLittle, Brown Nominated by: Jess PughReviewed by: …
2010 Nominations: Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books
The following books have been nominated in the 2010 Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books category. Easy Readers: Aggie the Brave (Aggie and Ben) by Lori RiesCharlesbridge Nominated by: Debbie NanceReviewed by: asuen | ImaginationSoup | jeffbarger | TerryD Balloon Toons: Rick & Rack and the Great Outdoors by Ethan LongBlue Apple Books Nominated by: Tracey DanielsReviewed by: juliejurgens | TerryD Benny …
The 2010 Easy Readers/Early Chapter Books Panel
We're excited to introduce the slate of hardworking literacy advocates, teachers, parents and book enthuasiasts–bloggers all, of course–in charge of winnowing down the nominations for our Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books category. For those who need a reminder, Easy Readers are those 6"x9" books designed specifically for children learning to read. Panel Organizer: Anastasia Suen, 5 Great Books, Weekend …
The 2010 Fiction Picture Books Panel
We've picked a savory blend of new faces and veteran Cybils judges–reviewers, librarians, parents and more–to sample this year's buffet of tasty Fiction Picture Books. (I don't know about you, but I'm getting hungry for those picture books already!) Panel Organizer: Pam Coughlan, MotherReader Panelists (Round I Judges): Emily Beeson, Homespun Light Pam Coughlan (see category organizer) Travis Jonker, 100 …
The 2010 Nonfiction (MG/YA) Panel
Welcome to Part 2 of Nonfiction Monday here at the Cybils! Come into our virtual living room, have a cup of virtual tea, and meet our panelists and judges for the Middle Grade and Young Adult Non-Fiction category (also known as NFMG/YA). They're a truly tech-savvy bunch this year–almost each and every one can be found on Twitter, tweeting away. …
The 2010 Nonfiction Picture Books Panel
You know what Monday is around the Kidlitosphere, right? That's right, it's Nonfiction Monday! In honor of Nonfiction Monday, we're revealing the lists of panelists for our two NF categories. Without further ado, here are the devoted bloggers, writers, teachers and librarians who will be choosing this year's standouts in non-fiction and information picture books. Panel Organizer: Jone MacCulloch, Check …
The 2010 Poetry Panel
Well, what do you know? It's Poetry Friday. And in honor of Poetry Friday, we at the Cybils would like to announce our first panel of the 2010 awards–the Poetry panel. These enthusiasts and experts will ponder a wide range of poetry books for young readers: rhyming stories and lyrical blank verse, by poets famed and yet-to-be-discovered. Panel Organizer: Kelly …
A word about judging
It's the 15th as I write this, the official deadline to have signed up to judge for this year's Cybils. Even as I type, emails are flying back and forth between organizers about who goes where. It literally came down to the wire. At last count, more than 190 people volunteered for roughly 110 spots (give or take a few, …
Important Dates in (Cybils) History
September 15th. The Mayflower departs from Plymouth, England. Charles Darwin's HMS Beagle arrives at the Galapagos. Hispanic Heritage Month Starts. September 16th. Owain Glyndwr declared Prince of Wales. Mexico celebrates its bicentennial. General Motors is founded. September 17th. The first episode of M*A*S*H appears on TV. The city of Boston, MA is founded. And, Cybils panelists for 2010 are formally …
Introducing Anne Levy, Cybils Administrator
Since I last saw you all back in February, a few amazing things have happened. I interviewed a witch who casts spells and stuff and even writes YA. I interviewed an Iraq war veteran whose blog was censored by the U.S. Army. I meet some cool people in my day job as a radio news writer. Until a month or …