2006 Nominees for the Nutmeg Book Award
Grades 7 and 8

Check out the nominees for 2006.  Read and Vote!

"The Nutmeg Book Award encourages children in grades 7 & 8 to read quality literature and choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles.  Jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association and the Connecticut Educational Media Association."

Listed below are the 2006 Nominees for the Nutmeg Book Award.  These books will be on display in the Children's Room. Read them, then come in and vote for them the Children's Room in January 2006!

**Please note: Although the books are targeted at grades 7 & 8, any child who has read one or more of the books may participate in voting (In Jan 2006).

The Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell.
Goblins are evil and cannot be controlled. Everybody knows that. But good and evil are not always clearly defined, and friendship can cross all races.
Genre: Fantasy

Goddess of yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney.
The Trojan War, as seen through the eyes of young Anaxandra; daughter of kings, slave, hostage, royal impersonator, and clever survivor.
Genre: Historical Fiction

bronx masquerade by Nikki Grimes.
The kids in Mr. Ward's English class have come to love Fridays. They are Open Mike Days, when all the students can speak from the heart in poetry and not be mocked or judged. Instead, they draw closer together.
Genre: Realistic Fiction

hoot by Carl Hiaasen.
Burrowing owls, pancake restaurants, truants with no shoes, and moving across the country. How can Roy deal with it all?
Genre: Mystery
Available in Audio!

full tilt by Neal Shusterman.
In order to save his daredevil younger brother Quinn (and save himself), sensible, steady Blake must survive seven carnival rides before dawn. The catch is this is a carnival of the mind, and each ride preys upon one of Blake's greatest fears.
Genre: Horror

things not seen by Andrew Clements.
Sometimes, as you make your way through life, you feel invisible. Poor Bobby, one day he wakes up, and he literally IS invisible.
Genre: Science Fiction
Available in Audio!

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.
Matteo Alacran knows he is a clone; no one lets him forget for even a moment.
Genre: Science Fiction
Available in Audio!

Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes.
Spencer and Dieter are both teenagers, both love their country, and both want to show what they are made of. But World War II is going on, and Dieter and Spencer are NOT on the same side.
Genre: Historical Fiction

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen.
Cole is a teenage criminal offender who has beaten a classmate almost to death. His punishment? To be banished to a remote Alaskan island for one year. Will the giant spirit bear that inhabits the island help Cole straighten up?
Genre: Adventure

Hush by Jacqueline Woodson.
Toswiah Green has just become a teenager when her father witnesses a murder. Now Toswiah and her family have to go into the witness protection program. It is hard enough as a teen to figure out who you are without being told to become someone else!
Genre: Realistic Fiction