Awesome.
I was selected to participate in the 3rd annual Cybils awards selection process as a panelist for middle grade fiction! I am feeling very humble after browsing the brilliant weblogs of my fellow panelists:
Sarah Mulhern (the Reading Zone)
Alysa Stewart (Everead)
Mary R. Voors (ACPL Mock Newbery)
Sherry Early (Semicolon)
Kim Baccellia (Si, se puede! Yes we can)
Melissa Fox (Book Nut)
Together, we will sift through the nominated titles (last year's MG list was 70+?) and narrow them down to a more manageable list, from which the winner will be chosen by the second-round judges. Rereading the list of nominees from last year was like looking at a list of some of my favorite books! I am really looking forward to the process. If you know of a great book, nominations open October 1st!
Looking forward to working with you on the panel. I'm a former first grade teacher and it'll be fun to see which books will be nominated.
Posted by: Kim Baccellia | September 20, 2008 at 04:14 PM