[CASL-L] Nutmeg Award Slides

[Musket, Kimberly]

Hi Karen,
I have these slides. It shows the books but doesn't give a description of
each one.

Feel free to make a copy and use it.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YXSXqAE_JbIpMUAPHjez4lvUAbNEZIk2KBGw2pBenuo/edit?usp=sharing

Kim


Kim Musket
School Librarian
James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School


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> Subject: [CASL-L] Nutmeg Award slides
> Does anyone have slides that they created for the 2026 Nutmeg book award
> nominees for intermediate grades 4-6 and middle school grades 7-8 that they
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> Subject: [CASL-L] From the AASL Friday Forecast
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> November 6
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> Charting Your Course: Creating a Scope and Sequence to Strengthen the
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> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:51:42 -0400
> Subject: [CASL-L] Book recommendations
> Good morning,
> I am searching for suspense/thriller books that meet the following
> criteria.
> -About a second/early third grade level
> -Interesting for an eighth grade boy
> -cover that doesn't look ancient or really young
>
> I tried him in a book that's about middle of third grade and it's too
> challenging for him.
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> Thank you!
> Kim
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> Kim Musket
> School Librarian
> James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School
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> Subject: [CASL-L] benchmark assessments for K-2 library
> Hello,
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> For a K-2 library, what are you using for a benchmark/data collection to
> show growth over the year?
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> All ideas/suggestions welcome!
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> Kerry
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> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Book recommendations
> I bought hi-lo readers from Orca that worked pretty well. I think the
> cover illustrations are more appealing than they used to be.
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> Laura Abed
> Retired librarian
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> On Oct 10, 2025, at 10:52 AM, Musket, Kimberly <
> kmusket at wallingfordschools.org> wrote:
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> 
> Good morning,
> I am searching for suspense/thriller books that meet the following
> criteria.
> -About a second/early third grade level
> -Interesting for an eighth grade boy
> -cover that doesn't look ancient or really young
>
> I tried him in a book that's about middle of third grade and it's too
> challenging for him.
>
> Thank you!
> Kim
>
> Kim Musket
> School Librarian
> James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School
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> Subject: [CASL-L] High Schools needed to participate in Global Traveling
> Mural
> Hello CT Colleagues/Friends!
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> I'm at a high school (different one from last year!) and am working hard
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