This has been blogged about quite a bit elsewhere, but basically, after hearing about the recent Quills awards, some members of the kidlitsophere (is that the right term?), decided to create their own awards for "kid lit". So, head on over, check it out, and nominate your favorite books of 2006!

http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/
I sorta nominated myself for the YA nomination committee -- which now seems a little overwhelming when I see the list of nominations... but please, add more!

P.S. I'll try to get caught up on reviews tomorrow on my day off -- I promise!