2015: The Year of the Book Committee

So, this year, I am sitting on two, yes TWO, book committees. Beginning today,I am a round 2 judge for the CYBILS Award in the Nonfiction for Young Adults category. There are 7 books I have to read or reread, between now and mid February when we announce the winner.This is a virtual committee and I am excited to be a part of it. On February 1st, I begin my work on the 2016 William C. Morris Debut Award committee. It is going to be an exciting year!Here’s what I need to read for the CYBILS Nonfiction for Young Adults category. You can see the finalists in the other categories HERE.

Alice + Freda Forever by Alexis Coe

Be a  Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters

by Laurie Ann Thompson

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin

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Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming

The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights 

by Steve Sheinkin