Fiction for readers aged eight to twelve is the province of our Middle Grade Fiction category, and we're pleased to introduce a panel consisting of both veteran Cybil-ites and new recruits. Over the coming months, they'll be battling it out–in a friendly way, of course–to decide on their favorite middle grade books of the year.
Panel Organizer: Kerry Millar, Shelf Elf
Panelists (Round I Judges):
Ashley Bair and Alysa Stewart, Everead
Jennifer Donovan, 5 Minutes for Books
Sherry Early, Semicolon
Melissa Fox, Book Nut
Kyle Kimmal, The Boy Reader
Sandra Stiles, Musings of a Book Addict
Cheryl Vanatti, Reading Rumpus
Judges (Round II):
Amy Baskin, Euphoria
Eric Berlin, Eric Berlin
Jill Foltz, The O.W.L.
Kerry Millar (see category organizer)
Karen Wang, Kidsmomo