2022 Cybils Awards Finalists
Finalists for the 2022 Children’s and Young Adults Bloggers’ Literary Awards (Cybils) have been announced. Books of genre interest follow.
Young Adult Speculative Fiction
- How to Succeed in Witchcraft, Aislinn Brophy (Putnam)
- The Weight of Blood, Tiffany D. Jackson (Katherine Tegen)
- A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
- The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Axie Oh (Feiwel & Friends)
- Little Thieves, Margaret Owen (Henry Holt)
- From Dust, a Flame, Rebecca Podos (Balzer + Bray)
- See You Yesterday, Rachel Lynn Solomon (Simon & Schuster)
Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
- Freddie vs. the Family Curse, Tracy Badua (Clarion)
- The Marvellers, Dhonielle Clayton, illustrated by Khadijah Khatib (Henry Holt)
- The Mirrorwood, Deva Fagan (Antheneum)
- The Clackity, Lora Senf (Atheneum)
- Eden’s Everdark, Karen Strong (Simon & Schuster)
- Children of the Quicksands, Efua Traoré (Chicken House)
- Fenris & Mott, Greg van Eekhout (HarperCollins)
YA Graphic Novel
- The Woman in the Woods, Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald, & Alina Pete, eds. (Iron Circus)
- Invisible, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, illustrated by Gabriela Epstein (GRAPHIX)
- Little Monarchs, Jonathan Case (Margaret Ferguson)
- The Flamingo, Guojing (Random House)
- Wingbearer, Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Teny Assakhanian (Quill Tree)
- Squire, Nadia Shammas & Sara Alfageeh (Quill Tree)
Middle Grade Fiction
- Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone, Tae Keller (Random House)
- Attack of the Black Rectangles, A. S. King (Scholastic)
The Cybils Awards “aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” Round two judges are currently choosing winners, which will be announced at a later date.
For a complete list of finalists, see the Cybils official site.
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Thank you so much for sharing our news and celebrating these amazing books for young readers.
Yay! I’m so happy you’re mentioning the Cybils Awards! We had a great batch to choose from this year. Thanks for the shout-out! Winners are announced February 14.