Today's featured review comes from Stephanie Charlefour, Round 1 judge for MG/YA Nonfiction. She blogs at Love.Life.Read about books for children, teens, and adults, but her favorite genre is YA contemporary/realistic fiction. She's a public librarian specializing in youth and teen books. Fun fact: she plans to participate in SIXTEEN reading challenges this year. Last month, she reviewed NFMGYA finalist …

Oh, we had so many wonderful Cybils submissions this year–and, like every year, there were plenty of books we loved that just didn't quite make the shortlists (or, as our SFF organizer Sheila put it, had to be "sacrificed to the gods of compromise"). Our volunteer judges often choose to honor their personal faves by giving them a shout-out on …

Deb Nance of Readerbuzz is a veteran of the Cybils and a Round 1 judge for Nonfiction Picture Books this year. She's a Texas librarian who's been blogging since 2008 about books she's loved–not just reviews, but also booklists, read-alikes, and more. Fun fact: She was first an NFPB panelist back in 2008! Last month, she reviewed Cybils NFPB finalist …

Cybils veteran Andi Sibley is our feature reviewer of the day. She's a Round 1 judge for Middle Grade Fiction and a blogger (since 2006!) over at A Wrung Sponge, where she reviews books, software, and electronic resources for children and young adults with a particular interest in multicultural and diverse books. Fun Fact: She's also a Poetry Friday regular, …

Our featured reviewer of the day is Debra Touchette, a Round 1 Judge for Graphic Novels and blogger over at (Library Lass) Adventures in Reading and the group blog Guys Lit Wire. A couple of months ago she brought us a review of Cybils nominee Drama by Raina Telgemeier, and today we're posting another of Debra's reviews to kick off …

Today's featured reviewer, Julie Jurgens, is a former early childhood teacher, current children's librarian, and no stranger to the Cybils. This year she's a Round 1 judge for Fiction Picture Books, but when she's not Cybil-ing, she's blogging about library services and materials for children and teens over at Hi Miss Julie! Fun Fact: She also plays music for kids …

Our featured reviewer for the day is a Cybils veteran instantly recognizable to many in the kidlit and book blogging community: Sherry Early, who blogs at Semicolon. Besides being a Round 1 judge this year for MG Fantasy and Sci-fi, she provides via her blog an astounding array of resources on books, kidlit, homeschooling, Christianity, and much much more. Fun …

One of our Round 1 judges for Easy Readers and Short Chapter Books this year is Katherine Sokolowski, who blogs at Read, Write, Reflect. She's a 5th grade teacher who uses blogging as a way to reflect on issues of teaching and literacy–and, of course, as a space to review books. Fun fact: She started blogging in 2011 and her …

Mary Ann Scheuer, our intrepid Book Apps Category Chair, is today's featured reviewer. A school librarian in Berkeley, CA, she's blogged at Great Kid Books since 2008, posting about fiction and nonfiction titles–and, of course, book apps–for kids aged 4-14. Fun fact: she's got a particular interest in books for tweens, and has compiled all her tween reviews on one …

Our featured reviewer of this wintry Friday is Cybils veteran Sarah Gross of The Reading Zone, one of our Round 1 judges for YA Fiction. Sarah is currently a high school English teacher passionate about finding great books to share with her students. Fun fact: She is the brains behind the ARCs Float On project, which aims to connect bloggers …