Nutmeg Book Award2021

Given by Connecticut Library Association

Other Names: Connecticut's Nutmeg Book Award
44 Works / 45 Items 27,426 Books 1,480 Reviews 4.2
The Nutmeg Book Award encourages children in grades 2-12 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles. We have lists for four divisions: Elementary show more (grades 2-4), Intermediate (grades 4-6), Teen (grades 7-8) and High School (grades 9-12). Jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association (CLA) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL),the Nutmeg Committee is comprised of children's librarians and school library media specialists who are members of our sponsoring organizations. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (68), Nominee (769)
Categories:
All, Elementary (150), High School (110), Intermediate (320), Middle School (51), Teen (139)
Years:
All, 2024 (45), 2023 (45), 2022 (45), 2021 (45), 2020 (45), 2019 (45), 2018 (45), 2017 (45), 2016 (45), 2015 (45), 2014 (30), 2013 (20), 2012 (20), 2011 (20), 2010 (20), 2009 (20), 2008 (20), 2007 (20), 2006 (20), 2005 (10), 2004 (10), 2003 (10), 2002 (10), 2001 (10), 2000 (10), 1999 (10), 1998 (10), 1997 (10), 1996 (10), 1995 (10), 1994 (10), 1993 (10)

Winner 4

WorkCategoryYear
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. HigginsElementary2021
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff GarvinHigh School2021
Restart by Gordon KormanIntermediate2021
New Kid by Jerry CraftMiddle School2021

Nominee 45

WorkCategoryYear
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. HigginsElementary2021
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-RansomeElementary2021
Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko FlorenceElementary2021
Carter Reads the Newspaper by Deborah HopkinsonElementary2021
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica KenskyElementary2021
The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReauElementary2021
Ida, Always by Caron LevisElementary2021
Borrowing Bunnies: A Surprising True Tale of Fostering Rabbits by Cynthia LordElementary2021
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan SantatElementary2021
Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne SelforsElementary2021
The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad SellElementary2021
Seashells: More Than a Home by Melissa StewartElementary2021
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea WangElementary2021
Because by Mo WillemsElementary2021
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette WinterElementary2021
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff GarvinHigh School2021
The Poet X by Elizabeth AcevedoHigh School2021
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb CalettiHigh School2021
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-ScottHigh School2021
Dread Nation by Justina IrelandHigh School2021
Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston NortonHigh School2021
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia NwaubaniHigh School2021
The Nowhere Girls by Amy ReedHigh School2021
After the Shot Drops by Randy RibayHigh School2021
Check, Please!, Book 1: #Hockey! by Ngozi UkazuHigh School2021
Restart by Gordon KormanIntermediate2021
I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-LogstedIntermediate2021
New Kid by Jerry CraftIntermediate2021
The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay CurrieIntermediate2021
The Great Treehouse War by Lisa GraffIntermediate2021
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari GreenIntermediate2021
The Nameless City by Faith Erin HicksIntermediate2021
Framed! by James PontiIntermediate2021
We're Not From Here by Geoff RodkeyIntermediate2021
Front Desk by Kelly YangIntermediate2021
New Kid by Jerry CraftMiddle School2021
Small Spaces by Katherine ArdenMiddle School2021
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring BlakeMiddle School2021
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo CartayaMiddle School2021
The Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonMiddle School2021
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie ConnorMiddle School2021
The Night Diary by Veera HiranandaniMiddle School2021
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay MooreMiddle School2021
Nyxia by Scott ReintgenMiddle School2021
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangMiddle School2021

Descriptions

The Nutmeg Book Award encourages children in grades 2-12 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles. We have lists for four divisions: Elementary (grades 2-4), Intermediate (grades 4-6), Teen (grades 7-8) and High School (grades 9-12). Jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association (CLA) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL),the Nutmeg Committee is comprised of children's librarians and school library media specialists who are members of our sponsoring organizations. (English, Member-written)
Connecticut's childrens choice award. (English, Member-written)

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