Part 2 of my Cybils reading list includes books from the Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Graphic Novel categories.

Fantasy and Science Fiction. As it was last year, this list is divided into elementary/middle grade and young adult sff. Of the elementary/middle grade finalists, I've already read The Cabinet of Wonders by Marie Rutkoski (Macmillan); in fact, I nominated it for the Cybil and am thrilled that it's made it this far. I'm hoping to get my hands on a copy of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins), too; if only because he's such a rock star.
Of the young adult finalists, I'd most like to read A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce (Scholastic), which combines a fairy tale retelling (Rumpelstiltskin) with an alternate history (the Industrial Revolution). I'm also tempted by Kristin Cashore's Graceling (Harcourt), but that one may have to wait.

Graphic Novels. This category is also split into elementary/middle grade and young adult. I should admit that I don't often like graphic novels. I have read one of the finalists in the elementary/middle grade category, Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale; illustrated by Nathan Hale (Bloomsbury USA; didn't like it). My pick is There's a Wolf at the Door by Zoe Alley; illustrated by R.W. Alley (Roaring Brook). And I'm not even reading a young adult graphic novel (sorry!).

I'll be back with the rest of my reading list (Middle Grade, MG/YA Nonfiction, and Young Adult) on Monday. Thanks for playing!