2009 Cybils Awards

The community of children's and young adult book bloggers, aka the kidlitosphere, supports their own book awards with their time and talent. Bloggers nominate the books and serve as panelists and judges. The Cybils awards celebrate "the highest literary merit and "kid appeal."

The winners for 2009 were announced on The Cybils blog on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. For great summaries and more information, see the announcement.

Purchasing through these links will support the program and help fund these awards.

Cybils Awards for Children's and Middle Grade Books

Picture Book (Fiction)

All the World
by Liz Garton Scanlon; illustrated by Marla Frazee
Beach Lane Books

Picture Book (Non-Fiction)

The Day-Glo Brothers
by Chris Barton; illustrated by Tony Persiani
Charlesbridge

Easy Reader

Watch Me Throw the Ball! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
by Mo Willems
Hyperion

Early Chapter Book

Bad to the Bone (Down Girl and Sit)
by Lucy Nolan; illustrated by Mike Reed
Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books

Poetry

Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
by Joyce Sidman; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Graphic Novel

The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook
by Eleanor Davis
Bloomsbury USA

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Dreamdark: Silksinger (Faeries of Dreamdark)
by Laini Taylor
Putnam Juvenile

Middle Grade Fiction

Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Simon & Schuster

Cybils Awards For Young Adult Books

Non-Fiction

The Frog Scientist
by Pamela S. Turner; illustrated by Andy Comins
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Graphic Novel

Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation
by Tom Siddell
Archaia Press

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Fire
by Kristin Cashore
Dial

Young Adult Fiction

Cracked Up to Be
by Courtney Summers
Macmillan

Cybil Nominations Are Now Open

From the Cybils website:

Nominations Are Now Open
Welcome to the 2007 Cybils, the only literary awards by bloggers. We're seeking nominations from book lovers in eight genres:

Fantasy/Science Fiction
Fiction Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade Fiction
Non-Fiction: Middle Grade and Young Adult
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Poetry
Young Adult Fiction

Nominations close November 21st and you get one nomination per category so reflect, ponder and nominate.

I will be serving as a judge for Non-Ficton: Middle Grade and Young Adult.

Our fearless leader/organizer, Jen Robinson, posted about the committee at her blog.

The 2007 Cybils MG/YA Nonfiction Committee
I'm happy to announce the members of the 2007 Cybils MG/YA Nonfiction Committee:
Category Organizer: Me
Nominating Panel:
Mindy (Propernoun.net)
Susan Thomsen (Chicken Spaghetti)
KT Horning (Worth the Trip)
Vivian (HipWriterMama)
Becky (Farm School)

Judging Panel:
Tracy Chrenka (Talking in the Library)
Emily Mitchell (Emily Reads)
Camille Powell (Book Moot)
Alice Herold (Big A little a)
Jennie Rothschild (Biblio File)

The Cybil Award Winners

The Cybil Award Winners have been announced!

Fantasy and Science Fiction:
Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3)
Jonathan Stroud
Hyperion: Miramax

Fiction Picture Books:
Scaredy Squirrel
by Melanie Watt
Kid’s Can Press

Graphic Novels:
Ages 12 and Under:
Amelia Rules! Volume 3: Superheroes
by Jim Gownley
Renaissance Press

Ages 13 and Up:
American Born Chinese
Gene Yang
First Second

Middle Grade Fiction:
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama
by Laura Amy Schlitz
Candlewick Press

Non-Fiction, Middle Grade and Young Adult:
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
by Russell Freedman
Holiday House

Non-Fiction Picture Books:
An Egg Is Quiet
written by Dianna Aston; illustrated by Sylvia Long
Chronicle Books

Poetry:
Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow
written by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beth Krommes
Houghton Mifflin

Young Adult Fiction:
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Knopf Books for Young Readers

The Cybil Finalists

The Cybil Finalists are posted! Five titles are listed for each category. I am so pleased to see some of my 2006 favorites and now have plans to read the others!

Cybil-ing

Chris at Bartography has eloquently reviewed the work of the Nonfiction Picture Book Nomination committee. His talent as a writer shines in this post. Serving on this committee was an experience I will never forget.

There have been some years when I've looked at the various award book lists and I've pondered, "What were they thinking?" Well, now I've had an inside look at the thought, interest, work and earnest discussion that goes into this process. Folks on the Bluebonnet committee serve for three years. Whoa. I can appreciate the learning curve.

I enjoyed every aspect of it especially the insightful comments from my fellow Cybil-ers, Anastasia, Chris, Deb, and Susan.

I love every book we nominated. The judges have their work cut out for them.