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Nutmeg News
The Nutmeg Award is a Connecticut Children's Book award that is decided each year by the children of Connecticut. There are ten books nominated for the Nutmeg Award by a committee composed of children's librarians, school media specialists and teachers in Connecticut.
TIMELINE: The titles are announced a the beginning of the year (around February) and the fourth, fifth and sixth graders in Connecticut have until the following January to read all ten (or as many as they can, but a minimum of five is recommended to qualify for voting). The students vote for their favorite Nutmeg nominee by January 31st.
Voting for the 2011 Nutmeg Award is open!
 CLICK HERE TO VOTE!
Nutmeg Links:
• Nutmeg Book Award Home
• 2011 Nominee books & discussions
• 2011 Nominee links (lots of great links and videos!)
• NutmegWiki
• Print-friendly sheet of 2011 nominees
The 2011 Nutmeg Award Nominees:
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Elephant Run
by Roland Smith
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Night of the Howling Dogs
by Graham Salisbury
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Eleven
by Patricia Reilly Giff
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No Talking
by Andrew Clements
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First Light
by Rebecca Stead
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One-Handed Catch
by M.J. Auch |
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Iron Thunder
by Avi
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Swindle
by Gordon Korman |
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The Lemonade War
by Jacqueline Davies
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The Thing About Georgie
by Lisa Graff |
The 2010 Nutmeg Award Winner:
2010 Winner Announced |
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The Nutmeg Book Award is proud to announce this year's Intermediate Level winner:
Double Identity
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Over 30,000 Connecticut children voted this year. |
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