This category is all about books for beginning readers, covering an age range from preschool to grade 3. There are two subcategories: Easy readers use short sentences, large print and a controlled vocabulary to give brand-new readers opportunities to practice decoding and comprehending text. These books are usually illustrated in full color, with pictures on every page, and they are …
2014 Young Adult Non-Fiction Judges
First Round Stephanie Charlefour Love. Life. Read. @scharle4 Aaron Maurer Coffee for the Brain @coffeechugbooks Michelle Lockwood Blogs Like a Girl @blogslikeagirl Karen Ball Mrs. B’s Favorites @batgirl_books Danyelle Leach Bookshelves in the Cul-de–Sac Second Round Jessica Tackett-MacDonald Her Life With Books @herlifewthbooks Louise Capizzo The Nonfiction Detectives @Lcapizzo Jennifer Rothschild Biblio File @kidsilkhaze Adrienne Gillespie Books and Bassets …
2014 Young Adult Speculative Fiction Judges
First Round Sheila Ruth Wands and Worlds @sheilaruth Karen Jensen Teen Librarian’s Toolbox @tlt16 Kim Baccellia Kim Baccellia @ixtumea Allie Jones In Bed With Books @wearedevilcow Kathy Burnette The Brain Lair @thebrainlair Maureen Kearney Confessions of a Bibliovore @mosylu Kimberly Francisco Stacked Books @kimberlymarief Second Round Tanita Davis Finding Wonderland Jennifer Rummel YA BookNerd @yabooknerd Cecelia Larsen Adventures of Cecelia …
2014 Young Adult Fiction Judges
First Round Leila Roy Bookshelves of Doom @bkshelvesofdoom William Polking Guys Lit Wire @polking Melissa Wiley Here in the Bonny Glen @melissawiley Andrea Lipinski Be a Better Booktalker Lyn Miller-Lachmann The Pirate Tree @lmillerlachmann Mindi Rench NextBestBook @mindi_r Second Round Summer Kaleq MissFictional’s World of YA Books @Miss_Fictional Nicole Pelliccia The Book Bandit Blog @Book_Bandit Megan Alabaugh YA? Why …
2014 Poetry Judges
First Round Kelly Fineman Writing and Rumination @kellyfineman Nancy Bo Flood The Pirate Tree Jone Rush MacCulloch Check It Out @JoneMac53 Margaret Simon Reflections on the Teche @MargaretGSimon Tricia Stohr-Hunt The Miss Rumphius Effect @missrumphius Sylvia Vardell Poetry For Children @SylviaVardell Bridget Wilson What is Bridget Reading @bridgetrwilson Second Round Linda Baie Teacher Dance @LBaie Matt Forrest Esenwine Radio, …
2014 Graphic Novel Judges
First Round Alyssa Feller The Shady Glade Kristin Harvey The Book Monsters @bookgoil Liz Jones Lizjonesbooks @lizjonesbooks Nicola Mansfield It’s All Comic To Me @lilelizajane Sarah Sammis Puss Reboots @pussreboots Alysa Stewart Everead @everead Emma Weiler No Flying. No Tights Second Round Leslie Darnell Omphaloskepsis @omphaloskepsisL Emily Mitchell Emily Reads @emilyreads Gina Ruiz AmoXcalli @ginaruiz Maria Selke Maria Selke …
2014 Elementary/Middle Grade Non-Fiction Judges
First Round Ellen Zschunke On The Shelf 4 Kids @ontheshelf4kids Carol Wilcox Carol W’s Corner @carwilc Reshama Deshmukh Stacking Boooks @Stackingbks Margo Tanenbaum Fourth Musketeer Andi Sibley A Wrung Sponge @AndiSibley Elisa Bergslien Leopards and Dragons @DNAPL Carrie Waterson IMCPL Kids’ Blog IMCPL Ready to Read Second Round Laurie Ann Thompson http://lauriethompson.com @lauriethompson Alyson Beecher Kid Lit Frenzy @alybee930 …
2014 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Judges
First Round Sondra Eklund Sonderbooks @Sonderbooks Sherry Early Semicolon @semicolonblog Maureen Eichner By Singing Light @elvenjaneite Cindy Hannikman Fantasy Book Critic Katy Kramp A Library Mama @alibrarymama Brandy Painter Random Musings of a Bibliophile @brandymuses Charlotte Taylor Charlotte’s Library @charlotteslib Second Round Hayley Beale Bibliobrit Melissa Fox Book Nut @book_nut Sarah Potvin Librarian of Snark @librarianosnark Tasha Saecker Waking …
2014 Middle Grade Fiction Judges
First Round Mark Buxton Buxton’s Blog O’ Books Earl Dizon The Chronicles of a Children’s Book Writer @ea12l Rosemary Kiladitis Mom Read It @roesolo Kyle Kimmal The Boy Reader @theboyreader Deb Marshall Read Write Tell @debamarshall Brenda Tjaden Log Cabin Library @LogCabinLibrary Karen Yingling Ms. Yingling Reads @msyingling Second Round Alex Baugh Randomly Reading @randomlyreading Terry Doherty Family Bookshelf @thereadingtub …
2014 Easy Reader/Early Chapter Book Judges
First Round Katie Fitzgerald Story Time Secrets @mrskatiefitz Caroline Flory Under God’s Mighty Hand @Keep_Tha_Faith Maggi Idzikowski Mama Librarian @mama_librarian Mike Lewis No High 5 News @145lewis Kimberley Moran Books First in Maine @kagmoran Debbie Nance Readerbuzz @debnance Melissa Taylor Imagination Soup @imaginationsoup Round Two Narineh Ferderer Ready, Set, Read @TheNovelWorld Amanda Furman Maestra Amanda’s World @maestra_amanda Catherine Nichols …