Cybil's Nominations

The nominations for the 2012 Cybils are now open. They opened on Monday really so they've now been open for five days and lots of books have been nominated. But not all of the books and there is still time to nominate even more before the October 15 deadline. If you want to see a book you have enjoyed nominated here is the form to do so.I have listed some books (I haven't read them all) that I know came out this year and that, as far as I can tell, have not been nominated yet. As far as I know they all meet the eligibility requirements.

Here is where you can find what has been nominated in each category:
Book Apps

Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books

Fantasy and Science Fiction (MG is first, followed by YA)
Some MG Titles not yet nominated:
The Icarus Project by Laura Quimby
The Star Shard by Frederic S. Durbin
The Grave Robber's Apprentice by Allan Stratton
Seeing Cinderella by Jenny Lindquist
The Paradise Trap by Catherine Jinks
The Pecular by Stefan Bachman

Some YA Titles not yet nominated:
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clark
Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey
Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott
Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross
The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze
The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova
Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel
The Unnaturalists by Tiffany Trent
The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long
The Sweetest Spell by Suzanne Selfors

Charlotte has some more mentioned here and here.

Fiction Picture Books
Picture Book Titles not yet nominated:
Hans My Hedgehog by Kate Coombs
A Gold Star for Zog by Julia Donaldson.
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
One Two That's My Shoe by Allison Murray
Crafty Chloe by Kelly DiPucchio
The Hueys in the New Sweater by Oliver Jeffers
Bugs Galore by Peter Stein

Graphic Novels

Middle Grade Fiction

Non-Fiction Picture Books

Non-Fiction: Middle Grade and Young Adult

Poetry

Young Adult Fiction
YA Fiction Titles not yet nominated:
The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen
Purity by Jackson Pearce
The Academie by Susanne Dunlap
Being Friends with Boys by Terra Elan McVoy
Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson
The Boy Recession by Flynn Meaney

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