{"id":4643,"date":"2013-02-14T03:15:09","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T08:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643"},"modified":"2013-02-14T03:18:53","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T08:18:53","slug":"the-cybils-winners-are-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643","title":{"rendered":"the cybils winners are in!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/cybils500.gif\" alt=\"Cybils logo\" height=\"231\" width=\"400\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>As you know, I was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4338\">first-round judge<\/a> of realistic young adult fiction for the Cybils last fall. Our panel cumulatively read nearly 200 books and passed along our consensus of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cybils.com\/2012-finalists-young-adult-fiction.html\">top seven<\/a> among them to the shortlist panel. They had the challenging assignment of picking a sole winner among that group, a task that seems herculean to me.<\/p>\n<p>Narrow it down they did, however, and tonight the winner was unveiled: <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><strong><em>Me and Earl and the Dying Girl<\/em>!<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Jesse Andrews, for writing such a great book!<\/p>\n<p>Other notable (to me) winners were <em>Wonder<\/em> (middle grade realistic fiction), which I loved when I read it last month, and <em>The False Prince<\/em> (middle grade fantasy\/science fiction) and <em>Seraphena<\/em> (young adult fantasy\/science fiction), neither of which I&#8217;ve yet had the pleasure to read. You can check out the winners of all the categories <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cybils.com\/2013\/02\/the-2012-cybils-awards.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the winners! And a thank you to all Cybils panelists and organizers, who, I can say from experience, worked their tails off to bring you these awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you know, I was a first-round judge of realistic young adult fiction for the Cybils last fall. Our panel cumulatively read nearly 200 books and passed along our consensus of the top seven among them to the shortlist panel. They had the challenging assignment of picking a sole winner among that group, a task [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>the cybils winners are in! - sprite writes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"the cybils winners are in! - sprite writes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As you know, I was a first-round judge of realistic young adult fiction for the Cybils last fall. Our panel cumulatively read nearly 200 books and passed along our consensus of the top seven among them to the shortlist panel. They had the challenging assignment of picking a sole winner among that group, a task [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"sprite writes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-02-14T08:15:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-02-14T08:18:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/cybils500.gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"soe\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"soe\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"soe\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2aa28906a6cfcf6a027e45ac700a834d\"},\"headline\":\"the cybils winners are in!\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-02-14T08:15:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-02-14T08:18:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643\"},\"wordCount\":181,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/09\\\/cybils500.gif\",\"articleSection\":[\"books\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643\",\"name\":\"the cybils winners are in! - sprite writes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/09\\\/cybils500.gif\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-02-14T08:15:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-02-14T08:18:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2aa28906a6cfcf6a027e45ac700a834d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/09\\\/cybils500.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/09\\\/cybils500.gif\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?p=4643#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"the cybils winners are in!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"sprite writes\",\"description\":\"broodings from the burrow\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2aa28906a6cfcf6a027e45ac700a834d\",\"name\":\"soe\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/49c494d6a64fd2b375e219c4ee1ae734e9edce9f8490a38074dcf6ba8a3dc716?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/49c494d6a64fd2b375e219c4ee1ae734e9edce9f8490a38074dcf6ba8a3dc716?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/49c494d6a64fd2b375e219c4ee1ae734e9edce9f8490a38074dcf6ba8a3dc716?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"soe\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.spritewrites.net\\\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"the cybils winners are in! - sprite writes","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"the cybils winners are in! - sprite writes","og_description":"As you know, I was a first-round judge of realistic young adult fiction for the Cybils last fall. Our panel cumulatively read nearly 200 books and passed along our consensus of the top seven among them to the shortlist panel. They had the challenging assignment of picking a sole winner among that group, a task [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643","og_site_name":"sprite writes","article_published_time":"2013-02-14T08:15:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2013-02-14T08:18:53+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/cybils500.gif","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"soe","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"soe","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643"},"author":{"name":"soe","@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/#\/schema\/person\/2aa28906a6cfcf6a027e45ac700a834d"},"headline":"the cybils winners are in!","datePublished":"2013-02-14T08:15:09+00:00","dateModified":"2013-02-14T08:18:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643"},"wordCount":181,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/cybils500.gif","articleSection":["books"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643","url":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643","name":"the cybils winners are in! - sprite writes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/cybils500.gif","datePublished":"2013-02-14T08:15:09+00:00","dateModified":"2013-02-14T08:18:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/#\/schema\/person\/2aa28906a6cfcf6a027e45ac700a834d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/cybils500.gif","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/cybils500.gif"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4643#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"the cybils winners are in!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/","name":"sprite writes","description":"broodings from the burrow","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/#\/schema\/person\/2aa28906a6cfcf6a027e45ac700a834d","name":"soe","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/49c494d6a64fd2b375e219c4ee1ae734e9edce9f8490a38074dcf6ba8a3dc716?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/49c494d6a64fd2b375e219c4ee1ae734e9edce9f8490a38074dcf6ba8a3dc716?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/49c494d6a64fd2b375e219c4ee1ae734e9edce9f8490a38074dcf6ba8a3dc716?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"soe"},"url":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4643"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4652,"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4643\/revisions\/4652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}