Nominations open today for the Cybils, the book awards for children’s and young adult literature that are administered, judged, and awarded by kid lit bloggers. For Cybils purposes, “Middle grade fiction encompasses a wide range of stories that do not have magical elements and are geared toward the 8 to 12 year old age group. These stories could be mysteries, histories, humor, sports, adventure and other tales set in the real world.”

I’ve read a lot of Middle Grade Fiction this year. Here are a few suggestions if you’re looking for a book to nominate in this category:

A Month of Sundays by Ruth White.
Somebody on This Bus is Going to Be Famous by Janie B. Cheaney.
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff. NOMINATED
A Hitch at the Fairmont by Jim Averbeck.
Uncertain Glory by Lea Wait. NOMINATED
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana. NOMINATED
Ollie and the Science of Treasure Hunting by Erin Dionne.
The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson. NOMINATED
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. NOMINATED
The Summer I Saved the World in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz. NOMINATED
The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill by Megan Frazer Blakemore. NOMINATED
Hope Is a Ferris Wheel by Robin Herrera. NOMINATED
Another Day As Emily by Eileen Spinelli.
PK Pinkerton and the Pistol-Packing Widows by Caroline Lawrence. NOMINATED
Saving Kabul Corner by N.H. Senzai. NOMINATED
Bird by Crystal Chan. NOMINATED
Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald. NOMINATED
I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora.
The Battle of Darcy Lane by Tara Altebrando.
Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick. NOMINATED
Rain Reign by Ann Martin. Review coming soon. NOMINATED
Skies Like These by Tess Hilmo.

Links are to my reviews. Certainly, if you’ve read one of the above titles or any other children’s or YA title published between October 16, 2013 and October 15, 2014, you should nominate your favorite(s) for the Cybils. Nominations are open through October 15th.