Yes friends, we are launching a new feature on the CYBILS Awards blog! Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing some of the books our Category Chairs hope to see nominated this year. It complements the work that our Early Call judges finding and reading all the books. The best part? You might find a book you didn’t know about …
Idea Boards: #CYBILS2023 Edition
For the past several years, we’ve invited readers to use our Idea Boards, hosted by padlet.com, to share their recommendations on books they believed should be nominated come October. Thanks to you embracing the idea boards, lotts of the books YOU recommended were nominated. Some even were selected as finalists or winners. Bottom line: we wouldn’t have known about them …
ICYMI: 2022 Teen & YA Books Eligible for #CYBILS2023
Come this time in October, all the nominations for the the 2023 CYBILS Awards will be in. With our publication cut-off of 10/15, there are always great books that don’t get their nod. As you saw in our previous post, there are lots of books published at the end of 2022 that shouldn’t be forgotten when CYBILS time rolls around …
ICYMI: 2022 Books for #CYBILS2023 Young Readers Edition
Sometimes we get so excited about the shiny, just-released book that we forget there may be older, new-to-us books that are equally entrancing. That is especially true for books that come into the world after the October 15th CYBILS Awards cut-off but which are eligible to be nominated this year for #CYBILS2023. There were so many wonderful books that just …
Backlist BookList: Indian and Pakistani Stories for AAPI Month
Usually, when we think about AAPI Heritage Month, we think East Asia – Japan, China, Korea – but India is part of Asia as well, and I have noticed an uptick in Indian and Pakistani stories over the past few years. Everything on this list is taken from the most recent cycle. I thought this month would be a good …
REFUGEE by Alan Gratz CYBILS 📚🎶
REFUGEE by Shannon Stocker illustrated by Devon Holzwarth Scholastic Winner – Middle Grade Fiction 2017 CYBILS Awards The Book Middle Grade Fiction historical fiction, realistic fiction, war Three children, three countries, three points in history. Three stories in one. Refugee by Alan Gratz is an important story for our times. The writing is tension-filled and although the young characters are …
#CybilsAwards Backlist Book List: Novels in Verse
Happy Poetry month! In honor of our first-ever Novels in Verse award this year, I thought we’d highlight all the novels in verse that have been finalists over the past 10 years of the award. There are a lot of amazing books here; I hope you find a new one to read this month! Wave by Diana Farid, illustrated by …
Backlist Book List: Gardens
I know it’s a little early to be thinking about gardens most places,but my tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are coming up, meaning other flowers, fruits, and vegetables are not far behind. So, i thought, this close to the Spring Equinox, why not celebrate gardens and growing things? Enjoy! Hello, World! Garden Time by Jill McDonald Doubleday Books for Young Readers …
Backlist Book List: Latinx Voices
I realized, at some point last fall, that because of the way the Cybils falls, we miss commemorating Hispanic Heritage month, pretty much every year. I decided to make up for that, and celebrate some of our fantastic Latinx books, this month. It’s not a true “backlist” since I’m only pulling from books in the 2022 nominations. Hopefully, as time …
#Cybils2022: The Black Experience, Part 3
And for the last week of Black History Month, all the Young Adult books! There have been so many good books to celebrate this month; I hope you’ve found at least one new book to pick up and either enjoy on your own or share with a child in your life! African Town by Charles Waters and Irene Latham G.P. …