There's not much time left to nominate your favorite books for the Cybils! I have to check the exact minute that nominations close, but it's some time TOMORROW. Hop to it!
More suggestions for books you’ve forgotten you read!
I know that I struggled with which books I would nominate, and going back through a year's worth of blog posts… didn't happen. Looking at these lists, though, helped me remember books I thought were fabulous and deserved a chance at the Cybils! Take a look and see what made you go "Wow!", even though it might have gotten pushed …
The Clock is Ticking!
You only have until October 15th to nominate your very favorite books of the year! If you're like me, there are lots of books I loved, but because I read them back in January, they aren't immediately jumping to mind. To have your memory nudged, go to these great sites for suggestions, then head to the nomination form here. Charlotte's …
Let the Wild Nominations Begin!
Welcome to our eighth annual awards! Here's the nomination form for books published between last year's contest and this one. If you have any questions, please check out our contest info. Genres are listed in the sidebar under 2013 Nominations by Genre — just click on the category for the latest list of nominated titles. Titles are added continuously until …
On your mark, get set…
Nominations by individuals for all categories of the Cybils begin October 1st! If you don't have your list ready, get to work and come back tomorrow morning to nominate your choices for the books you feel most passionate about!
Young Adult Nonfiction– Category Description
Welcome to the Dark Side…(queue in your Darth Vader music, Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon, or Black Sabbath; which ever personifies the dark most for you). Just kidding…or am I? Young Adult Nonfiction is an interesting and somewhat perilous category in that it takes a lot of skill in writing to be effective. The author is speaking …
2013 Nominations: Young Adult Fiction
15 Days Without a Head by Dave Cousins Flux Nominated by: Jen Robinson 17 & Gone by Nova Ren Suma Dutton Juvenile Nominated by: Maureen E Reviewed by: Beth | Clementine | Maureen E 45 Pounds (More or Less) by Kelly Barson Viking Nominated by: gayleenrabakukk Reviewed by: Clementine | Lucy A Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook and Brendan …
2013 Nominations: Poetry
All the World’s a Stage by Lee Bennett Hopkins Creative Editions Nominated by: Renee La Tulippe Cat Talk by Patricia MacLachlan Katherine Tegen Books Nominated by: Alice@Supratentorial Crazy About Basketball! by Loris Lesynski Annick Press Nominated by: lwreyes Reviewed by: Anastasia Suen Digger, Dozer, Dumper by Hope Vestergaard Candlewick Press Nominated by: Mary McKenna Siddals Face Bug by J. Patrick …
2013 Nominations: Elementary/Middle-Grade Nonfiction
10 Plants That Shook The World by Gillian Richardson Annick Press Nominated by: Flowering Minds Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Ellen Zschunke A Day in the Deep by Kevin Kurtz/Erin E. Hunter Sylvan Dell Publishing Publisher/ Author Submission A History of Just About Everything: 180 Events, People and Inventions That Changed the World by Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky Kids Can …
2013 Nominations: Young Adult Nonfiction
“The President Has Been Shot!”: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy by James L. Swanson Scholastic Nominated by: Amanda Snow Reviewed by: Stephanie Charlefour | Terry Doherty A Marked Man: The Assassination of Malcolm X by Matt Doeden Publisher not defined Publisher/ Author Submission Andrew Jenks: My Adventures As a Young Filmmaker by Andrew Jenks Scholastic Nominated by: MotherReader Reviewed …