The Cybils Awards are given each year to children’s and Young Adult books recognized as having the highest literary merit and “kid appeal” by the book blogging community.

Anyone can nominate a book. There are multiple categories: Picture Book, Middle-Grade, YA Fiction, Poetry, YA and MG Nonfiction, Picture Book Nonfiction, Fantasy and Science Fiction and Graphic Novels. This year they added a new category Ebook Apps. Nominations are open from Oct 1st – Oct 15th.

This year I get to be a Round One panelist for the Early Reader/Chapter Books category with a great group of fellow bloggers. Last year there were almost 60 books nominated in this category, and I get to read and evaluate them all.

Do you have a favorite young adult or children’s book published in the last year? If so, leave a comment, but also be sure to nominate your favorite(s) for a Cybils Award today. Nominations close tomorrow.