Oh, and Happy Valentine’s Day, too. 😉
Today is the day the kidlitosphere has been waiting for with bated breath……today we learn the winners of the Cybils! Without further ado, I want to introduce the winner of the middle grade fiction panel….
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
A huge thank you to my own panel! I think we did a pretty awesome job of coming up with a fantastic shortlist. 😉
Middle Grade Fiction Panelists
Sherry Early, Semicolon
Melissa Fox, Book Nut
Abby Johnson, Abby the Librarian
Kyle Kimmal, The Boy Reader
Becky Laney, Becky’s Book Reviews
Sandra Stiles, Musings of a Book Addict
And me!!
And a huge thank you to the judges! I have no idea how you managed to narrow down out choices to just one book, but you did an awesome job!
Middle Grade Fiction Judges
Kimberly Baker, Wagging Tales
Stacy Dillon, Welcome to my Tweendom
Monica Edinger, Educating Alice
Kerry Millar, Shelf Elf
David Elzey, Excelsior File
It is an absolute pleasure being a part of the Cybils. I’ve been very fortunate in that I have been a panelist for the last two years. It has opened my eyes to reading more critically while also looking for kid appeal. It’s an overwhelming, fantastic, fun job that I absolutely adore. Thanks to everyone at the Cybils!
For a list of all the winners, be sure to check out the announcement post at the Cybils blog!
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