Introducing the #CYBILS2024 finalists in the POETRY NOVELS IN VERSE category Excerpts of blurbs about each book are below. Highly recommend you read them in full here: www.cybils.com/2025/... ‎ 1/8 - ThreadSky

cybilsawards.bsky.social • 60 days ago

Introducing the #CYBILS2024 finalists in the POETRY NOVELS IN VERSE category

Excerpts of blurbs about each book are below. Highly recommend you read them in full here:

https://www.cybils.com/2025/01/cybils2024-finalists-poetry.html ‎
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cybilsawards.bsky.social•60 days ago

Hope and resilience simmer at the root of narrator Joe Oak’s heartbreaking experiences with absent family, death, disaster, and poverty. The structures and conventions of poetry are excellent, creating a seamless narrative that readers will devour.

@nancyrosep.bsky.social
2/8

cybilsawards.bsky.social•60 days ago

At a time when scientists typically wrote in difficult-to-understand language, Carson wrote for the world to understand and appreciate. Ann E. Burg’s beautiful writing is complemented by Sophie Blackall’s lovely drawings of the flora and fauna that inspired Rachel Carson.
3/8

cybilsawards.bsky.social•60 days ago

Safadi has written an important story for middle grade readers based on true events, She’s created a related story for those readers. With themes of friendship, finding your voice and using it, and loss, the committee felt it should be on this year’s shortlist.

@penguinschoollib.bsky.social‬

4/8

cybilsawards.bsky.social•60 days ago

A poignant, personal story in spare and lyrical language. Schu's check-ins with readers makes it feel like he is speaking directly to them. LOUDER THAN HUNGER engages readers on a very serious mental health condition with readable honesty.

@mrschureads.bsky.social
@candlewickpress.bsky.social
5/8

mrschureads.bsky.social•60 days ago

Thank you!!!!

cybilsawards.bsky.social•60 days ago

An engaging and deeply moving read, Alicia D. Williams' narrative captures Isaiah’s struggle with grief, identity, and self acceptance, and allows readers to understand Isaiah's range of emotions. A must read for all ages, offering lessons in empathy, acceptance, and healing.
6/8

cybilsawards.bsky.social•60 days ago

Two authors. Two points of view. Whether you are a fan of heartfelt romances, stories about self-discovery, or a fan of art and poetry, Sunrise Nights is a book that will linger in your heart long after the final page.

@jeffzentner.bsky.social
@brittany001.bsky.social
@harpercollins.bsky.social
7/8

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