The finalists are out and we're bidding a fond farewell to the rest of the nominees. But before we move on, here's a few factoids about all the books that somebody loved enough to nominate. Total nominations: 1,285 Percent read by at least one panelist: 98% Percent read by at least two panelists: 94% Only 24 titles weren't read at …
Welcome to the 2010 Cybils awards
Yes, it's officially 2011 but we're still drooling over the best books of 2010. Check out our finalists. Winners to be announced on Valentine's Day. More about us here.
2010 Finalists
Can you believe this is our fifth list of finalists? Yes, we’re five years old. This year, we were all a tad rushed as we crossed the finish line. If you spot problems on any of the pages, please list them in comments below. Meantime, a hearty thanks and Happy New Year to all our panelists, who once again gave …
2010 Finalists: Young Adult Novels
Dirt Road Home by Watt Key Farrar, Straus & Giroux Nominated by: Kate Coombs Fast paced, gripping, and heartfelt, Dirt Road Home was a book that we just couldn’t put down. The story follows Hal, who is looking for a clean slate inside the Hellenweiler Boys Home, a juvenile detention facility. What he finds is a jungle where the only …
2010 Finalists: Nonfiction Picture Books
Bones by Steve Jenkins Scholastic Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer Young explorers might come across skeleton remains, but in Bones, readers are reminded that skeletons are alive. Jenkins’ book delivers all sorts of bones, from snakes to humans to bats and everything else in between. His clever page titles such as “Arm Yourself,” “Big Foot,” or “Support Group” are engaging. …
2010 Finalists: Nonfiction Books (Middle Grade & Young Adult)
Dark Game: True Spy Stories, The by Paul Janeczko Candlewick Press Nominated by: heather wilks-jones The Dark Game presents compelling accounts of global espionage from the American Revolution through present-day cyber spying. Chapters focus on old favorites such as Benedict Arnold and Mata Hari and less well-known figures, such as Civil War spy Elizabeth Van Lew and Juan Pujol, the …
Ready, Set …
The 2010 Cybils finalists will be posted at 5 a.m. Mountain Time tomorrow. No special reason, except to get you out of bed early on New Year's Day. Muahahaha. -Anne Levy, Evil Cybils Admin.
2010 Finalists: Middle Grade Novels
Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers Nominated by: David Richardson Rob Buyea, a teacher and first time author, has written Because of Mr. Terupt. It is a beautiful book about a class of fifth graders and their new teacher. The book is told by seven students. They write about their experiences with a …
2010 Finalists: Graphic Novels (Young Adult)
Ghostopolis by Doug Tennapel GRAPHIX Nominated by: D.M. Cunningham Garth Hale, a kid with a fatal disease, is accidentally zapped into the world of the dead before his time. With the aid of a skeletal horse and two star-crossed lovers (one living, one dead), he tries to find his way home to his grieving mother–discovering along the way that he …
2010 Finalists: Graphic Novels (Middle Grade)
Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians) by George O’Connor First Second Books Nominated by: Nicola Manning Continuing his encapsulation of the lives of the Greek gods, O’Connor turns his attention this time to the goddess of wisdom. From her birth from the skull of Zeus to her triumphs and tragedies, we get a full-blooded look at one of the most powerful of …