Excited to Announce...

I'm excited to announce....






I'll be a part of the Cybils this year!  I'm on the second panel that will judge what was the best YA graphic novel of the year!


Round 1:
Mel Schuit
Let’s Talk Picture Books
@spiky_penelope
Lexie Cenni
For the Sake of Reading
@PRationality
Christa Seeley
Women Write About Comics/This is a Metaphor 
@christasbooks
Cecelia Larsen
Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
@ceceliabedelia
John Mutford
The Book Mine Set
@bookmineset
Maggi Rohde
Books for Squids
@mama_librarian
Megan Kelly
Devour Books
@33megan33
Round 2:
Kim Baccellia
Si, Se Puede
@ixtumea
Cheriee Weichel
Library Matters
@CherieeWeichel
Helen Murdoch
Helen’s Book Blog
@hcmurdoch
Ardo Omer
Put A Blurb On It
@ardoomer



Yay!!!!





Can't wait to see what books will be nominated!



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