2006 Winners announced

The Nutmeg Book Award is proud to announce the 2006 Nutmeg Book Award winners.

Intermediate: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau with 4377 out of 21577 votes.

Teen: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen with 1315 out of 7280 votes

The votes were as follows:

2006 Nominees

Grades 4 - 6 | Grades 7 - 8

Links for Discussions 4-6
Links for Discussions 7-8

The Nutmeg Children's Book Award Committee is proud to announce the 2006 Nutmeg Children's Book Award Nominees:

Grades 4-6

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

Can Lina and Doon save their beloved city from impending darkness?

Discussion Set

goosed by Bill Wallace

When T.P., Jeff's formerly favorite dog, has to share Jeff's love, feathers fly!

Discussion set

gregor the overlander by Suzanne Collins

When Boots and Gregor fall through a vent in the laundry room, they find themselves in an underland full of giant bugs and creepy creatures that help in the quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy.

Discussion Set

made you look by Diane Roberts

6th-grader Jason and his family attempt a perilous, hilarious road trip from Texas to California where Jason hopes to compete on his favorite game show, Masquerade Mania.

Discussion set

once upon a marigold by Jean Ferris

When his super-powerful telescope allows Christian a glimpse of faraway Princess Marigold, he decides to become her friend. A carrier pigeon, an untouchable princess, and a troll for a dad... Christian's life couldn't be more weird. Or could it?

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pictures of hollis woods by Patricia Reilly Giff

Hollis does not think she needs a family. IN every home, she's been "a mountain of trouble." Josie, her elderly foster mother shares her passion for art, but when Josie loses her memory, Hollis must find the courage to help... and perhaps gain a second chance for a family of her own.

Discussion set

Sahara special by Esme Raji Codell

Does Sahara Jones really belong in special ed? Her teacher, Miss Pointy, doesn't think so. But what does Miss Pointy know? She wears purple lipstick, and besides, the real truth lies on a library shelf.

Discussion Set

trial by journal by Kate Klise

12 year-old juror Lily Watson puzzles through the case of Perry Keet, a boy who has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Will she crack the case? Newspaper articles, illustrations, and court documents provide the clues in this clever mystery.

Discussion set

trouble don't last by Shelley Pearsall

Travel the Underground Railroad with 11 year-old Samuel as he flees a lifetime of slavery in Kentucky. Surprises, frightening twists and turns continue to the very last page as he attempts the dangerous journey north.

Discussion Set

The voyage of patience goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick

In 1835, Patience never wanted to leave Nantucket. But her father insisted the family journey with his whaling ship. Suddenly she is left with mutinous sailors and without her father to guide her. Will she be able to survive?

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Grades 7 - 8

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

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

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

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!

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!

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

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

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!

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

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