2008 Nominations: Non-Fiction MG/YA Books

11 Planets: A New View of the Solar System written by David Aguilar National Geographic Children’s Books Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan written by Tony O’Brien Bloomsbury USA Ain’t Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry written by Scott Reynolds Nelson National Geographic Children’s Books Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself written …

2008 Nominations
Middle Grade Novels

10 Lucky Things That Have Happened to Me Since I Nearly Got Hit by Lightning written by Mary Hershey Wendy Lamb Books 42 Miles written by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer Clarion Books A Thousand Never Evers written by Shana Burg Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers Acadian Star written by Helene Boudreau Nimbus Alexandria of Africa written by Eric Walters Doubleday …

2008 Nominations
Graphic Novels (Young Adult)

A Christmas Carol: Classical Comics written by Charles Dickens illustrated by Mike Collins Classical Comics, Ltd Apocalipstix vol. 1 written and illustrated by Ray Fawkes and Cameron Stewart Oni Press Emiko Superstar written by Mariko Tamaki illustrated by Steve Ralston Minx Frankenstein: Classical Comics written by Mary Shelley illustrated by Declan Shalvey Classical Comics, Ltd Jane Eyre (Classical Comics) written …

2008 Nominations
Graphic Novels (Elementary/Middle Grade)

Babymouse #9: Monster Mash written by Jennifer Holm written and illustrated by Matthew Holm Random House Children’s Books Benny and Penny in Just Pretend written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes Toon Books Chiggers written and illustrated by Hope Larson Aladdin Coraline graphic novel written by Neil Gaiman illustrated by P. Craig Russell HarperCollins In the Small written and illustrated by …

2008 Nominations
Fiction Picture Books

Abe Lincoln Crosses A Creek: A Tall Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) written by Deborah Hopkinson illustrated by John Hendrix Schwartz and Wade Books Amadi’s Snowman written by Katia Novet Saint-lot illustrated by Dimitria Tokunbo Tilbury House Amandina written and illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier Roaring Brook An A to Z Walk in the Park written and illustrated by …

2008 Nominations: Fantasy and Science Fiction (Young Adult)

Adoration of Jenna Fox written by Mary E. Pearson Macmillan Angel written by Cliff McNish Lerner Publishing Group Aurelie written by Heather Tomlinson Henry Holt Battle of the Labyrinth written by Rick Riordan Hyperion Bewitching Season written by Marissa Doyle Henry Holt Bite Me written by Parker Blue Bell Bridge Bliss written by Lauren Myracle Abrams for Young Readers Book …

2008 Nominations
Fantasy and Science Fiction (Middle Grade)

39 Clues written by Rick Riordan Scholastic Airman written by Eoin Colfer Hyperion Best Friend for Claudia written by Beatrice Weinberg Katz PublishAmerica Boots and Pieces written by Emily Ecton Simon & Schuster Boy of All Time written by Che Dee Calderwood Books Cabinet of Wonders written by Marie Rutkoski Macmillan Dark Legacy written by K. G. McAbee Calderwood Books …

2008 Nominations
Easy Readers

A Brand New Day for Mouse and Mole written by Wong Herbert Yee Houghton Mifflin A Girl, A Boy, And Three Robbers written by Gail Gauthier Putnam Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth written by Jean Van Leeuwen Dial Annie and Snowball and the Teacup Club written by Cynthia Rylant Simon & Schuster Bed, Bats, & Beyond written by Joan …

Attention, Teachers!

Get your students nominating! At the Kidlitosphere Conference last month in Portland, we held a Cybils session, and one helpful audience member gave us a most excellent suggestion. It’s really a suggestion for the classroom, so we’re passing it along to all you Cybils-blog-reading teachers out there. The idea is to get your classes involved in nominating books for the …

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