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 …
REVIEW
The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman
Our Literacy Evangelist for the 2008 Cybils is well known around the kidlitosphere for her wonderfully comprehensive, informative, and intelligent blog about books for kids and young adults, Jen Robinson’s Book Page. Her book reviews are always thoughtful and thorough, and so we’re proud to kick off this year’s nominee reviews with her enthusiastic coverage of The Other Side of …
Meet the Panelists: MG Fiction Roundtable
One of the most innovative aspects of the Cybils–something that differentiates it from other children’s and YA book awards–is the fact that it’s a grassroots effort to find the best in kids’ books. Our nominations are drawn from the internet public, and our nominating and judging panelists comprise a broad cross-section of bloggers with a common interest in recognizing quality …
Nominations close tonight!
Nominations for the third annual Cybils close tonight at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time. As best we can, we’ll go in tonight and shut down the comments. Any nominations left in comments after 11:59 p.m. tonight won’t be counted, sorry to say. What happens next: The full list of nominations will be posted on Monday. Review copies will be ordered from …
The Return of Cybils Linkage: Sharing the Love, Round 3
We are so grateful to everyone in the kidlitosphere, the literary and publishing worlds, and beyond for helping us publicize the Cybils and for getting the nominations flowing in. In the past couple of weeks, our Technorati ranking has jumped from 100 to 167–thanks to all of you! Loree Griffin Burns, 2006 Cybils panelist and 2007 Cybils finalist for her …
What’s missing?
I gotta tell ya. The crazy way TypePad does comments now makes it harder to skim through them all to see what’s already been nominated. Complaints are pouring in about duplicate nominations, wasted nominations, etc. We hear you! Has anyone compiled a list of what terrific books are still missing from our nominations? If you’ve posted a list on your …
A Slate for a Cybils judge
Erica Perle is a judge in fiction picture books and also an occasional contributor to Slate. Her latest contribution gives tips for picking the perfect kids’ book about financial ruin. She emails to say she’ll also be on NPR’s Day To Day if you want to check the schedule. Congrats, Erica! –Anne Levy, editor
Introducing Anne Levy, Cybils Sherpa
Hey all. I just thought up that title you see above. Hope you like it. Not that we’re scaling Everest here, even if the TBR pile does seem mountainous at times. I see my role as a mere pointer-outer-of-hazards and seeker-of-safe-routes. Leaders are people who bark orders and managers crack the whip to get it done. I just say, "Let’s …