It’s a big day in the kitlitosphere! The finalists for the 2008 Cybils awards have been announced! Since I’m a judge for the Middle Grade Fiction category, I present first the “Fabulous Five” finalists in MG fiction:
Alvin Ho– Lenore Look
Diamond Willow – Helen Frost
Every Soul a Star – Wendy Mass
Shooting the Moon – Frances O’Roark Dowell
The London Eye Mystery – Siobhan Dowd
This is an awesome list. I think it represents all that the Cybils stands for – literary merit and kid appeal. I can’t wait to dig into these titles and help to choose our winner.
Congratulations to all of the nominees and to our finalists! A giant shout out to the marvelous Middle Grade Fiction Panelists who read about a kazillion books and gave this list so much thought and care.
For the complete list of finalists, in all categories, visit the Cybils blog. The best of the best.
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