You’ve likely heard that the Cybils winners have been announced. But just in case…
Presenting your 2009 Cybils winners:
Poetry
Honeybee
written by Naomi Shihab Nye
HarperCollins
Honeybee is a hybrid of delicious poetry and lyrical prose poems on wide-ranging themes blending science and observation alongside personal memoir and political challenge. There are ideas buzzing here that young people have probably felt in their gut, but may not have verbalized. Isn’t this what poetry is supposed to do? [from the Cybils blog]
I reviewed Honeybee here. It’s a thought-provoking, wonderful, challenging book that rewards repeated readings!
It was a privilege to be on the nominating panel for poetry again, where we narrowed the list to the top 5. I worked with
Kelly Fineman Writing and Ruminating
Elaine Magliaro Wild Rose Reader
Bruce Black Wordswimmer
Julie Danielson Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
and the discussions and friendly debates were just as thought-provoking as Honeybee itself! It’s always fun to talk about poetry with people who care deeply about it. I learned a lot just from the discussions and the process of reading a ton of poetry books all very close together.
Easy Readers
I Love My New Toy
written by Mo Willems
Hyperion
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Middle Grade
The Graveyard Book
written by Neil Gaiman
HarperCollins
Young Adult
The Hunger Games
written by Suzanne Collins
Scholastic
Fiction Picture Books
How to Heal a Broken Wing
written and illustrated by Bob Graham
Candlewick Press
Graphic Novels
Elementary/Middle Grade
Rapunzel’s Revenge
written by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
illustrated by Nathan Hale
Bloomsbury USA
Young Adult
Emiko Superstar
written by Mariko Tamaki
illustrated by Steve Rolston
Minx
Middle-Grade Fiction
The London Eye Mystery
written by Siobhan Dowd
David Fickling Books
Non-Fiction MG/YA
The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir
written by Cylin Busby
and John Busby
Bloomsbury USA
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Nic Bishop Frogs
written and illustrated by Nic Bishop
Scholastic Nonfiction
Young Adult Fiction
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
written by E Lockhart
Hyperion
I’ve read about half the winners, and many of the books on the shortlists, since I’ve been systematically making my way through them since the lists were announced. I can’t wait to see all of them. Race ya to the bookstore/library!