It’s January 1st, our favorite day of the year: The day in which all round one panelists breathe a huge sigh of relief (and we express our heartfelt thanks!), and which everyone (from the authors and illustrators to the fans to the round two judges) eagerly watches to see what’s made the cut.
First off — because we know you’re curious — we have some stats for you. We had 1047 books nominated across all categories (that’s a LOT for round one panelists to read!), and 99.4% of them were read by 1 panelist. 95.3% of them were read by two or more. That’s a quick way to say a lot of people put in a lot of time to make sure almost every book was read and thanks to them all!
And so, without further ado, here are the 2019 Cybils Finalists! Congrats to all!
Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books
Elementary/Middle Grade Non-Fiction
Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction
Fiction Picture Books and Board Books
Graphic Novels
Poetry
Middle-Grade Fiction
Junior/Senior High Non-Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Speculative Fiction