What’s your favorite book? What are your top 5 books for [insert year]? Who is your favorite [genre] author? As a reader, you already know how hard it is to answer these questions. Now, imagine being in a group with six avid readers like yourself, having to lift up 5-7 books from hundreds of titles each of you just finished …
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#CYBILS2024 Finalists for Nonfiction
ELEMENTARY NONFICTION | MIDDLE-GRADE NONFICTION | HIGH SCHOOL NONFICTION ELEMENTARY NONFICTION A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen Erin Frankel, illustrated by Paola Escobar Random House Studio Nominated by: Sarah Polumsky This starts with Jose’s passion for cooking as a young boy. We see his love and bonding with his …
#CYBILS2024 Finalists for Young Adult Fiction
Everything We Never Had Randy Ribay Kokila Nominated by: Richetta Enzo describes his anxiety as “murder hornets” when the news of the world and doom-scrolling overwhelm him. As he tries to learn how to process his emotions healthily, the COVID-19 pandemic forces his unlikeable grandfather, Emil, out of his retirement community and into Enzo’s room, displacing him and his …
#CYBILS2024 Finalists for Elementary/Middle-Grade Fiction
A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits) Lisa Yee, illustrated by Dan Santat Random House Books for Young Readers Nominated by: aquafortis Lisa Yee’s A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits) is accompanied by fabulous illustrations and cover art by Dan Santat. This powerhouse duo tells the story of Olivia Zang and her misfit classmates/teammates/friends as they learn to become secret agents in …
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#CYBILS2024 Finalists for Speculative Fiction
Elementary/Middle-Grade | Young Adult Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction Accidental Demons Clare Edge HarperCollins Nominated by: Joy McCullough Bernadette Crowley – Ber for short – has grown up a proud member of a family of blood witches who trace their roots back to Ireland. Ber’s extra strong magic was always an asset until her recent …
#CYBILS2024 Finalists for Fiction Picture Books & Board Books
Board Books | Fiction Picture Books BOARD BOOKS Barn in Spring: Out to Explore on the Farm – A Beautiful Story of Togetherness, Adventure and Love (Barn In Seasonal Series) Griffith, Chambrae, illustrated by Morley, Taia, Cottage Door Press (Editor) Cottage Door Press Nominated by: Angie This sturdy board book will be the perfect …
#CYBILS2024 Finalists for Graphic Novels
Elementary/Middle Grade | Young Adult ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE-GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel Mai K. Nguyen, illustrated by Mai K. Nguyen Viking Books for Young Readers Nominated by: Gary Anderson Anzu and the Realm of Darkness takes readers into the mythological Japanese underworld called Yomi. Anzu inadvertantly finds herself there after following …
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#CYBILS2024 Finalists for Poetry
Poetry Collections | Novels in Verse POETRY COLLECTION A Planet Is a Poem Amanda West Lewis, illustrated by Oliver Averill Kids Can Press, Ltd Nominated by: Katy K. Come take a tour of our solar system where you’ll encounter familiar favorites (like Mercury, Venus, and Mars) and meet some less popular members too (like Arrokoth, the …
Future Tense
With the dawn of a new year upon us, what better time to introduce a collection of books that explore the future. These books are about the future. And some of them are tense (read: big, heavy subjects). True stories and (science) fictional tales. Subjects rooted in the last century, and some in dimensions beyond ours. Good guys and bad …
Wind, Weather & Other Natural Forces | #CYBILS2024 Book List
What is it about the weather? Extreme or mundane, it always gives us something to talk about! [There’s even a television commercial about our weather addiction.] So of course we had to create a book list featuring Mother Nature in all her glory. True stories of survival in extreme conditions Weather allegory and poetry. People whose lives and careers were …