[CASL-L] 2016 Nutmeg Book Award Winners!

Polack, Lisa lpolack at ellingtonschools.net
Thu May 12 07:01:34 PDT 2016


Nutmeg Book Award Announces 2016 Winners!
The Nutmeg Steering Committee is excited to announce the 2016 Nutmeg Book Award Winners!
[Text Box:       Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown is the winner of the Elementary Award.  The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate is the winner of the Intermediate Award  Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan is the winner of the Teen Award  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is the winner of the High School Nutmeg Book Award]









The Nutmeg Book Award encourages children to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles.  Jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association (CLA) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL), the Nutmeg Committee is comprised of teen readers, children's librarians and school librarians who are members of our sponsoring organizations. Our thanks go to all of the schools and libraries and of course the students who participated in this year's voting!
 Elementary:
*Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown                                                                          2051
Bowling Alley Bandit by Laurie Keller                                                                  1316
Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plan by Maxwell Eaton           728
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman                                                                    683
Waiting for Magic by Patricia McLachlan                                                             590
Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger                                                              536
Secret Chicken Society by Judy Cox                                                                   471
Digby O’Day in the Fast Lane by Shirley Hughes                                              454
A Splash of Red by Jennifer Bryant                                                                     447
Play Ball, Jackie by Stephen Krensky                                                                 446
On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne                                                                 428
Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey by Alex Milway                    398
Marty Maguire by Kate Messner                                                                            343
King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan                                                                       301
Dare the Wind by Tracy E. Fern                                                                            205
                                                                                             Total:                             9397
Intermediate:

*The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate                                              4947
Pie by Sarah Weeks                                                                                                2404
Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee                                                               1392
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods                    1206
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo                                                                       1149
The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson                                                         901
One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson                                                                861
Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver                                                                                   670
Winterling by Sarah Prineas                                                                                  646
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage                                            600
                                                                                             Total:                             14776
 Teen:

*Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan                                                           1203
Cinder by Marissa Meyer                                                                                       716
Reboot by Amy Tintera                                                                                           661
I Have a Bad Feeling About This by Jeff Strand                                                543
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas                                                                        507
Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan                                                                                 364
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle                                                                 239
Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus                                                            233
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson                                                               220
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater                                                                 128
                                                                                             Total:                             4814
High School:

*Ready Player One by Ernest Cline                                                                     100
If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch                                                                         74
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick                                              70
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan                                                                   68
Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe                                     58
          by Benjamin Alire Saenz
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales                                                     49
Winger by Andrew Smith                                                                                        42
Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay                                                                          40
Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian                                                                          31
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman                                            30
                                                                                            Total:                              562


Tallied and verified by Heather Aronson, Nutmeg Steering Committee Chairperson and
Lisa Polack, Secretary, Nutmeg Steering Committee
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