Yippee! My part of the Cybils process has arrived. And wonderfully, they created two judging panels for the Fantasy and Science Fiction category. One set for middle grade and one set for YA.
I’ve read over half of the finalists. I have one that I’m not crazy about, three yet to read, and three favorites! It is always exciting to see what comes out the winner!
Here are the YA Fantasy & Science Fiction Finalists
Candor by Pam Bachorz
The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
The Dust of 100 Dogs by A. S. King
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Lips Touch by Laini Taylor
Sacred Scars by Kathleen Duey
Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis
And make sure you check out the finalists in the other Cybils categories too!
Easy Readers & Short Chapter Books
Fantasy & Science Fiction (Middle Grade)
Fiction Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade Fiction
Non-Fiction Middle Grade/YA
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Poetry
Young Adult Fiction
Waking Brain Cells 
Good luck with it! We did our best to whittle it down to those 7. Man, was it hard! 🙂
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I just finished Candor last week and really liked it. I’m a big fan of the dystopia genre for young adults because I think those books really raise some interesting questions for an age group who is just starting to ‘find themselves’ in the world. Good luck judging! Looks like you have your work cut out for you!
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That is some list! I haven’t read Candor (or several of the others), but I have heard such great things about it. I can’t wait to see what comes out on top. I wouldn’t know which to choose!
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