Cybil-icious
Hooray! Thanks to the children's and YA bloggers of the Cybils who awarded rapunzel's revenge with a big cyber kiss. The judges said, “What made this book stand out to the judges was that it takes awell-known story and does something recognizable, but unique, creatingan adventure which readers of both sexes can enjoy. Those readers willget swept up in the rawness of the emotions presented. The art isbright and leaps from the pages, but the images don’t overshadow thestory or mask weaknesses in the plot. The story and images carried theweight equally, were well-paced, engaging, and generally solid.”
Nominated by Elizabeth.
Saludos to this mysterious Elizabeth out there somewhere! Thank you, dear.
Here's the complete list of winners:
Easy Readers
I Love My New Toy, by Mo Willems (Should there just be a Mo Willems Award?)
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Middle Grade
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman (confirming the Newbery committee's excellent choice!)
Young Adult
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (Huzzah!)
Fiction Picture Books
How to Heal a Broken Wing, by Bob Graham (must read...)
Graphic Novels
Elementary/Middle Grade
Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale (no relation)
Young Adult
Emiko Superstar, by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Steve Rolston (Oh DC, why did you cancel the MINX line? Why?)
Middle-Grade Fiction
The London Eye Mystery, by Siobhan Dowd (must read...)
Non-Fiction MG/YA
The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir, by Cylin Busby and John Busby (Cylin also edited the First Kiss, Then Tell anthology that Dean and I contributed to)
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Nic Bishop Frogs, written and illustrated by Nic Bishop (must read...)
Poetry
Honeybee, by Naomi Shihab Nye (must read list getting longer...)
Young Adult Fiction
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E Lockhart (how have I not read this yet?)
On behalf of winner Mo Willems, Elephant and Piggie responded:
Jack and Rapunzel had something to say as well (click to view larger):
I've said it before, but the Cybils are my favorite awards (and it's not just because in three years two of my books have won...it's not...really, I'm serious...it's almost not...). They combine literary quality with reader appeal, and come up with an unbeatable reading/shopping list. Really, all the finalists in each category are so fantastic, I don't know how the judges manage to come up with this list. But I'm thrilled to be on it. And seeing The Hunger Games there in the same category book of a thousand days won last year makes me feel tripley honored.