Nutmeg Children's Book Award
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What is the Nutmeg Book Award? The Nutmeg Children's Book Award is the "Children's Choice" Award for Connecticut. The goal of the committee is to encourage children in grades four, five and six to read quality literature.
Who decides the winner? Connecticut students in grades four, five and six vote for the winning titles from a selected list of ten works determined by the Nutmeg Award Book Selection Committee. This committee, comprised of children's librarians, school library media specialists and teachers read hundreds of books to determine the 10 nominees.
When did the award begin? The Nutmeg Children's Book Award begin in 1991. It is jointly sponsored by he Connecticut Library Association (CLA) and the Connecticut Educational Media Association (CEMA.)
What special criteria are used to select this award?
Why is it called the Nutmeg Children's Book Award? Connecticut is unofficially known as the Nutmeg State, not because the state produces the spice in large quantities, but because its early citizens were so skilled and industrious that they could make and sell wooden nutmegs.
What does the award look like? An open nutmeg fruit reveals the nutmeg seed. Leaves of the nutmeg tree form a background. Surrounding this is the phrases---"NUTMEG CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD" and "CHOSEN BY CONNECTICUT'S CHILDREN."
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All nominated titles listed. Winner in bold.
| YEAR | AUTHOR | TITLE (Curriculum Lab Call Number) |
| 2008 | Bauer, Marion Dane | BEAR NAMED TROUBLE |
| Crisp, Marty | WHITE STAR: A DOG ON THE TITANIC | |
| Downer, Ann | HATCHING MAGIC | |
| Fardell, John | SEVEN PROFESSORS OF THE FAR NORTH | |
| Hobbs, Will | JACKIE'S WILD SEATTLE | |
| Kehret, Peg | ESCAPING THE GIANT WAVE | |
| Park, Linda Sue | PROJECT MULBERRY (YP P235pr) | |
| Riordan, Rick | LIGHTNING THIEF | |
| van Draanen, Wendelin | SHREDDERMAN SECRET IDENTITY | |
| Woodruff, Elvira | RAVENMASTER'S SECRET | |
| 2007 | Harlow, Joan Hiatt | THUNDER FROM THE SEA |
| Ayers, Katherine | MACARONI BOY | |
| Bruchac, Joseph | THE WARRIORS | |
| Creech, Sharon | GRANNY TORELLI MAKES SOUP (YP C913gr) | |
| Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie | GIFTS FROM THE SEA | |
| Morpurgo, Michael | KENSUKE'S KINGDOM (YP M871ke) | |
| Namioka, Lensey | HALF AND HALF | |
| Ritter, John H. | THE BOY WHO SAVED BASEBALL (YP R614bo) | |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | BECOMING NAOMI LEON (YP R989be) | |
| Seidler, Tor | BRAINBOY & THE DEATHMASTER | |
| 2006 | DuPrau, Jeanne | CITY OF EMBER |
| Codell, Eseme Raji | SAHARA SPECIAL | |
| Collins, Suzanne | GREGOR THE OVERLANDER | |
| Ferris, Jean | ONCE UPON A MARIGOLD | |
| Frederick Heather Vogel | VOYAGE OF PATIENCE GOODSPEED | |
| Giff, Ratricia Reilly | PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS (J G456pi) | |
| Klise, Kate | TRIAL BY JOURNAL | |
| Pearsall, Shelley | TROUBLE DON'T LAST | |
| Roberts, Diane | MADE YOU LOOK | |
| Wallace, Bill | GOOSED | |
| 2005 | Bruchac, Joseph | SKELETON MAN |
| Clements, Andrew | SCHOOL STORY | |
| Coville, Bruce | MONSTERS OF MORLEY MANOR | |
| Creech, Ruby Holler | RUBY HOLLER (YP C913ru) | |
| Harlow, Joan Hiatt | JOSHUA'S SONG | |
| Johnston, Tony | ANY SMALL GOODNESS | |
| Kehret, Peg | SAVING LILLY | |
| Martin, Ann M. | BELLE TEAL | |
| Spinelli, Jerry | LOSER (J S757lo) | |
| Stanley, Diane | MYSTERIOUS MATTER OF I. M. FINE | |
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| 2004 | Gutman, Dan | BABE & ME |
| Creech, Sharon | WANDERER (YP C913w) | |
| Etchemendy, Nancy | POWER OF UN | |
| Hill, Kirkpatrick | YEAR OF MISS AGNES | |
| Holmes, Barbara Ware | FOLLOWING FAKE MAN (YP H749fo) | |
| Park, Linda Sue | KITE FIGHTERS (YP P235ki) | |
| Robinet, Harriette Gillem | WALKING TO THE BUS-RIDER | |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | ESPERANZA RISING (YP R989es) | |
| Wiles, Deborah | LOVE, RUBY LAVENDER | |
| Wittlinger, Ellen | GRACIE'S GIRL | |
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| 2003 | DiCamillo, Kate | BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE (J D545be) |
| Avi | PERLOO THE BOLD | |
| Anderson, Laurie Halse | FEVER 1793 (YP A547fe) | |
| Bodett, Tom | WILLIWAW | |
| Bruchac, Joseph | HEART OF A CHIEF | |
| Evans, Douglas | ELEVATOR FAMILY | |
| Fletcher, Ralph | FLYING SOLO | |
| Harlow, Joan Hiatt | STAR IN THE STORM | |
| Levine, Gail Carson | DAVE AT NIGHT | |
| Whelan, Gloria | HOMELESS BIRD (YP W566ho) | |
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| 2002 | Haddix, Margaret Peterson | AMONG THE HIDDEN (YP H126am) |
| Blackwood, Gary L. | SHAKESPEARE STEALER (YP B632sh) | |
| Butts, Nancy | DOOR IN THE LAKE | |
| Clements, Andrew | LANDRY NEWS | |
| Fleischman, Sid | BANDIT'S MOON (J F596ba) | |
| Henkes, Kevin | SUN & SPOON (J H513su) | |
| Holt, Kimberly Willis | WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER COMES TO TOWN (YP H758wh) | |
| Karr, Kathleen | GREAT TURKEY WALK | |
| Klise, Kate | REGARDING THE FOUNTAIN: A TALE IN LETTERS OF LIARS & LEAKS | |
| Peck, Richard | LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO: A NOVEL IN STORIES (YP P367lo) | |
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| 2001 | Wardlaw, Lee | 101 WAYS TO BUG YOUR PARENTS |
| DeFelice, Cynthia | GHOSE OF FOSSEL GLEN | |
| Delaney, Michael | DEEP DOO DOO | |
| Holt, Kimberly Willis | MY LOUISIANA SKY | |
| Klass, Sheila Solomon | SHOOTING STAR: A NOVEL ABOUT ANNIE OAKLEY | |
| MacDonald, Amy | NO MORE NICE | |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | RIDING FREEDOM | |
| Snyder, Zilpha Keatley | GIB RIDES HOME (YP S675gi) | |
| Van Draanen, Wendelin | SAMMY KEYES & THE HOTEL THIEF | |
| White, Ruth | BELLE PRATER'S BOY (YP W587be) | |
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| 2000 | Gutman, Dan | MILLION DOLLAR SHOT |
| Clements, Andrew | FRINDLE | |
| Cushman, Karen | BALLAND OF LUCY WHIPPLE | |
| Franklin, Kristine L. | LONE WOLF | |
| Gilson, Jamie | WAGON TRAIN 911 | |
| Hesse, Karen | MUSIC OF DOLPHINS | |
| Levine, Gail Carson | ELLA ENCHANCHANTED (J L665el) | |
| Nixon, Joan Lowery | SEARCH FOR THE SHADOWMAN | |
| Rylant, Cynthia | GOOSEBERRY PARK | |
| Woodruff, Elvira | DEAR LEVI: LETTERS FROM THE OVERLAND TRAIL (J W893de) | |
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| 1999 | Park, Barbara | MICK HARTE WAS HERE |
| Avi | POPPY | |
| Birdseye, Tom | JUST CALL ME STUPID | |
| Bunting, Eve | NASTY STINKING SNEAKERS | |
| Fleishman, Sid | 13TH FLOOR, A GHOST STORY | |
| Haddix, Margaret | RUNNING OUT OF TIME (YP H126ru) | |
| Henderson, Aileen | SUMMER OF THE BONEPILE MONSTER | |
| Hobbs, Will | KOKEPELLI'S FLUTE | |
| Maguire, Gregory | SEVEN SPIDERS SPINNING (J M148se) | |
| Mead, Alice | JUNEBUG (J M479ju) | |
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| 1998 | Hest, Amy | PRIVATE NOTEBOOK OF KATIE ROBERTS |
| Coville, Bruce | JENNIFER MURDLEY'S TOAD | |
| DeFelice, Janet | LOSTMAN'S RIVER | |
| Faeddert, LouAnn | BREAKING FREE | |
| Klaus, Annette C. | ALIEN SECRETS | |
| Lisle, Janet | GOLD DUST LETTERS | |
| Paulsen, Gary | MR. TUCKET (YP P332mr) | |
| Pryor, Bonnie | POISON IVY AND EYEBROW WIGS | |
| Wallace, Barbara | TWIN IN THE TAVERN | |
| Woodruff, Elvira | MAGNIFICENT MUMMY MAKER | |
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| 1997 | Brittain, Bill | SHAPE-CHANGER |
| Bunting, Eve | IN-BETWEEN DAYS (J B942in) | |
| Cleary, Beverly | STRIDER | |
| Drucker, Malka | JACOB'S RESCUE | |
| Fleischman, Paul | BULL RUN | |
| Griffin, Peni | TREASURE BIRD | |
| Namioka, Lensey | YANG THE YOUNGEST & THE TERRIBLE EAR (YP N174ya) | |
| Napoli, Donna Jo | PRINCE OF THE POND | |
| Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux | MAYFIELD CROSSING | |
| Sciezka, Jon | KNIGHTS OF THE KITCHEN TABLE (J S416ti) | |
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| 1996 | Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds | GRAND ESCAPE |
| Betancourt, Jeanne | MY NAME IS BRAIN BRIAN | |
| Boyd, Candy D. | CHEVROLET SATURDAYS (J B789ch) | |
| Cooper, Susan | BOGGART (YP C778bo) | |
| Lowell, Susan | I AM LAVINA CUMMING | |
| Mikaelsen, Ben | SPARROW HAWK RED (YP M634sp) | |
| Mills, Claudia | DINAH FOR PRESIDENT | |
| Napoli, Donna J. | SOCCER SHOCK | |
| Woodruff, Elvira | DISAPPEARING BIKE SHOP | |
| Yep, Laurence | STAR FISHER | |
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| 1995 | Wallace, Bill | BIGGEST KLUTZ IN THE FIFTH GRADE |
| Conrad, Pam | MY DANIEL (YP C754my) | |
| Fleischman, Sid | JIM UGLY | |
| Hesse, Karen | LETTERS FROM RIFKA (J H587le) | |
| Korman, Gordon | TWINKIE SQUAD | |
| Lisle, Janet Taylor | AFTERNOON OF THE ELVES (J L771af) | |
| Mikaelsen, Ben | RESCUE JOSH MCGUIRE | |
| Pinkwater, Jill | TAILS OF THE BRONX | |
| Slote, Alfred | FINDING BUCK MCHENRY | |
| Wrede, Patricia | DEALING WITH DRAGONS (J W944de) | |
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| 1994 | Naylor, Phyllis Naylor | SHILOH! (J N332sh) |
| Avi | WINDCATCHER (J A957wi) | |
| Brooks, Bruce | EVERYWHERE (J B873ev) | |
| Blume, Judy | FUDGE-A-MANIA (J B658fu) | |
| Carris, Joan | AUNT MORBELIA & THE SCREAMING SKULLS (J C381au) | |
| Conrad, Pam | STONEWORDS: A GHOST STORY (J C754st) | |
| Hahn, Mary Downing | STEPPING ON THE CRACKS (J H148st) | |
| James, Mary | SHOEBAG (J J28sh) | |
| Paulsen, Gary | COOKCAMP (J P332co) | |
| Spinelli, Jerry | MANIAC MAGEE (J S757ma) | |
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| 1993 | Coville, Bruce | MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN |
| Auch, Mary Jane | CRY UNCLE | |
| DeFelice | WEASEL (J D313we) | |
| Fox, Paula | VILLAGE BY THE SEA (J F794vi) | |
| Hall, Lynn | IN TROUBLE AGAIN, ZELDA HAMMERSMITH? | |
| Hermes, Patricia | HEADS, I WIN | |
| Lowry, Lois | NUMBER THE STARS (J L921nu) | |
| Peck, Sylvia | SEAL CHILD | |
| Ragz, M. M. | EYEBALLS FOR BREAKFAST | |
| Reeder, Carolyn | SHADES OF GRAY (J R323sh) | |
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