Hooray! Thanks to the children's and YA bloggers of the Cybils who awarded rapunzel's revenge with a big cyber kiss. The judges said, “What made this book stand out to the judges was that it takes a
well-known story and does something recognizable, but unique, creating
an adventure which readers of both sexes can enjoy. Those readers will
get swept up in the rawness of the emotions presented. The art is
bright and leaps from the pages, but the images don’t overshadow the
story or mask weaknesses in the plot. The story and images carried the
weight equally, were well-paced, engaging, and generally solid.”
Nominated by Elizabeth.
Saludos to this mysterious Elizabeth out there somewhere! Thank you, dear.
Here's the complete list of winners:
Easy Readers
I Love My New Toy, by Mo Willems (Should there just be a Mo Willems Award?)
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Middle Grade
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman (confirming the Newbery committee's excellent choice!)
Young Adult
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (Huzzah!)
Fiction Picture Books
How to Heal a Broken Wing, by Bob Graham (must read...)
Graphic Novels
Elementary/Middle Grade
Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale (no relation)
Young Adult
Emiko Superstar, by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Steve Rolston (Oh DC, why did you cancel the MINX line? Why?)
Middle-Grade Fiction
The London Eye Mystery, by Siobhan Dowd (must read...)
Non-Fiction MG/YA
The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir, by Cylin Busby and John Busby (Cylin also edited the First Kiss, Then Tell anthology that Dean and I contributed to)
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Nic Bishop Frogs, written and illustrated by Nic Bishop (must read...)
Poetry
Honeybee, by Naomi Shihab Nye (must read list getting longer...)
Young Adult Fiction
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E Lockhart (how have I not read this yet?)
On behalf of winner Mo Willems, Elephant and Piggie responded:
Jack and Rapunzel had something to say as well (click to view larger):
I've said it before, but the Cybils are my favorite awards (and it's not just because in three years two of my books have won...it's not...really, I'm serious...it's almost not...). They combine literary quality with reader appeal, and come up with an unbeatable reading/shopping list. Really, all the finalists in each category are so fantastic, I don't know how the judges manage to come up with this list. But I'm thrilled to be on it. And seeing The Hunger Games there in the same category book of a thousand days won last year makes me feel tripley honored.
Congrats Shannon, Dean and Nathan! A lot of great books this year. I can't wait now for next time.
Posted by: Natasha @ Maw Books | February 16, 2009 at 09:03 PM
Well done guys! Horray for all the Hales!! =)
Posted by: Sylvia | February 16, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Congratulations! Hard work paying off!!
Posted by: L.T. Elliot | February 16, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Tee hee. Awesome page. Congrats!
Posted by: Enna Isilee | February 17, 2009 at 06:25 AM
Congratulations! And I loved the dialogue :)
Posted by: H | February 17, 2009 at 08:46 AM
Congratulations! The dialogue was awesome too!
Posted by: Priya | February 17, 2009 at 09:02 AM
That's so cool! Congratulations. RR deserves it though. It is such a great book!
Posted by: Lois Moss | February 17, 2009 at 09:04 AM
Congratulations! I loved Rapunzel's Revenge! Such a unique, and fun book!
Posted by: Chantele | February 17, 2009 at 09:12 AM
It's about time I read that Disreputable History one.
I'll send it your way when I'm done.
(poetic, no?)
Posted by: Nikki | February 17, 2009 at 02:03 PM
I looooved Hunger Games! This set of awards has great taste.
Posted by: Shuisha | February 17, 2009 at 02:11 PM
The Hunger Games is one of my all-time faves now. And hoorah for RR!!!! *hi-5s*
Posted by: Katie-wa | February 17, 2009 at 04:53 PM
Another list of books! Yipee! I've just finished To Kill a Mockingbird today, and absolutely loved it. So much, in fact, that I'm depressed that it's over. Congratulations, Shannon! And Dean! RR is beloved on my bookshelf, too. :)
Posted by: Dr. Sallie N. Cheinsteen | February 17, 2009 at 05:06 PM
That dialogue was so cute! And RR definitely deserved it. :)
Posted by: Merissa | February 17, 2009 at 05:10 PM
Congratulations!!
Posted by: Erin | February 17, 2009 at 06:37 PM
I love the Cybils too. I was thrilled to see your book on the finalists list this year and then as the winner!
Posted by: Janssen | February 18, 2009 at 07:43 AM
My daughters and I both loved this book and were so happy to see it win a Cybil. Yay for all of you!
Posted by: Shelly Barnett | February 18, 2009 at 10:38 AM
The Disreputable History was awesome! It was definately not a normal plot line (at all) but was a serious page turner.
Congrats on the win!!
Posted by: Alycen | February 18, 2009 at 02:26 PM
Congratulations all! I was very excited, although not as much as you I'm sure, to see Rapunzels' Revenge as the winner. I think Cybil-licious is my new favorite word.
And the Nic Bishop Frogs book is definitely a must read. He has a fantastic spider book too, but beware it may make you a little jumpy.
Posted by: caribookscoops | February 18, 2009 at 09:42 PM
Go Hales! :)
Posted by: Little Willow | February 19, 2009 at 05:58 PM
Yeah! I'm so happy for you guys, and RR completely deserved this award :D Awesome little illustration there too ;)
Posted by: Danielle | February 19, 2009 at 09:06 PM
My daughter (2 1/2) just said, "Oh, Piggie! And Elephant!"
Posted by: Amber | February 24, 2009 at 01:10 PM
I'm so happy RR won!
And that you are pleased with our fantasy/sci-fi selections. :) :)
Posted by: Miss Erin | February 25, 2009 at 04:42 PM
frogs are very interesting animals, thei habita is very cool and thei are rare.
Posted by: generic cialis | April 15, 2010 at 10:53 AM