Burn (Amazon, IndieBound) by Patrick Ness Quill Tree Books Nominated by: Wendy Fans of Patrick Ness will rejoice over this newest title—now he’s bringing us stories about DRAGONS! In this novel, he creates a realistic world set in Cold War America. Sarah Dewhurst and her father have been struggling to keep their small farm operating after the death of Sarah’s mother. …
2020 Finalists: Fiction Picture Books
Dozens of Doughnuts (Amazon, IndieBound) by Carrie Finison illustrated by Brianne Farley G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Nominated by: Darshana Khiani This delicious read-aloud pairs perfect rhyme with expressive illustrations to create the ideal recipe for heart and humor. LouAnn is generous with her doughnuts, but she gets “FED UP” with sharing when there aren’t any left for …
Our Favorite Day is Coming! Tomorrow!!
The 2020 Cybils Finalists will be announced tomorrow! We can’t wait! However, there is first some business to take care of. One of the things we at the CYBILS have taken seriously this year is representation. We had diversity training for the board, the chairs, and the judges because we wanted to make sure everyone is aware of what good …
Publisher and Author Submission Deadline Extended!
Just a quick note to say that because October 25th falls on a Sunday this year, we are extending the deadline for publisher and author submissions to end at 11:59 pm PDT on October 26th. You can find more information on submissions here.
2020 Cybils Nominations: And… GO!
The 2020 Cybils nominations are open and ready for you! Some quick reminders: First off, be sure to check out our category descriptions. If you don’t know where the book should go, please read through the descriptions to help you decide. If you’re still not quite sure, make your best guess, and we can straighten things out behind the scenes. …
2020 Cybils Judges: Young Adult Fiction/Speculative Fiction
Round 1 Jennifer Naughton The Bookish Society Goodreads Twitter @bookishsociety Instagram @bookish_society Sondra Eklund Sonderbooks Twitter: @Sonderbooks Gary Anderson What’s Not Wrong? Twitter @AndersonGL Instagram @glanderson Jenna Ehler West Des Moines Public Library Twitter @wdmlibraryteen Grace Barker Grace Gets Books Twitter @gracegetsbooks Instagram @gracegetsbooks Sarah Cook Sarah the Story Girl Youtube Channel Instagram @sarahthestorygirl Rine Karr rinekarr.com Twitter @rinekarr Instagram …
2020 Cybils Judges: Nonfiction
Round 1 Rachael Fryman Rachel Fryman Goodreads YouTube Channel Twitter @RachaelFryman Instagram @RachaelFryman Christy Mihaly GROG Goodreads Twitter @CMwriter4kids Instagram @christymihaly Jennifer Miller Raise Them Righteous Twitter @jlmiller516 Beth Mitcham Library Chicken Goodreads Twitter @mitchambeth Alysa Stewart Everead Goodreads Twitter @everead Instagram @everead Vidya Tiru Lady In Read Writes Goodreads Twitter @LadyInReadvt Instagram @ladyinreadwrites Julie Neitz Wielga Partners in Literacy …
2020 Cybils Judges: Graphic Novels
Round 1 Becky Herzog Sloth Reads Goodreads Twitter @slothreads Rosemary Kiladitis Mom Read It Twitter @roesolo Instagram @roesolo Cecelia Larsen The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia Goodreads Twitter @ceceliabedelia Instagram @ceceliareads Maggi Rohde Books for Squids Goodreads Twitter @mama_librarian Christa Seeley This is a Metaphor Women Write About Comics Goodreads Twitter @christasbooks Instagram @christasbooks Aimee Smith Instagram @keepabookout Josephine Sorrell Goodreads Twitter @jothebookgirl Round 2 Kimberly Francisco …
2020 Cybils Judges: Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
Round 1 Sherry Early Semicolon Twitter @semicolonblog Heidi Grange Geolibrarian Twitter @GeoLibrarian Kristen Harvey The Book Monsters Instagram @bookgoil Twitter @bookgoil Nicole Hewitt Feed Your Fiction Addiction Instagram @nicolefictionaddiction Twitter @NicoleMHewitt Katy Kramp alibrarymama Twitter @alibrarymama Aeicha Matteson Word Spelunking Instagram @wordspelunker Twitter @wordspelunker Charlotte Taylor Charlotte’s Library Twitter @charlotteslib Round 2 Jolynn Asato Instagram @literacyedprof Mark Buxton Say …
2020 Cybils Judges: Middle Grade Fiction
Round 1 Joella Bagshaw Provo Library Children’s Book Reviews Goodreads Twitter @cinjoella Instagram @cinjoella Laura Gardner Goodreads Twitter @LibrarianMsG Instagram @LibrarianMsG Susan Jensen Bloggin’ ‘bout Books Goodreads Twitter @bbbforme Instagram @blogginboutbooks Emma Kantor Podcast Goodreads Twitter @emkantor Haley Shaffer Teachers Who Read Goodreads Twitter @hale27storm Instagram @h_shaffer Ness Shortley Twitter @LochNessLibro Instagram @Sewbrarian Pamela Thompson McLeod Young Adult Books–What We’re …