Nutmeg Children's Book Award

Congratulations to ... The Lightning Thief
winner of the teen and intermediate nutmeg awards!

Read Mr. Riordan's Thank You Message on his blog

2009 Nutmeg Nominees Announced!
Printable sheet of Intermediate | Teen Nominees.
Visit our webpages for Intermediate Nominees | Teen Nominees. Book discussion ideas coming soon.

Nutmeg 15th Anniversary Dinner
- We invite all librarians, school librarians, or anyone else who loves Nutmeg and who might be in the Mystic area around April 29 (hint! Big library conference going on!) to celebrate our 15th anniversary with a special dinner. Invitation RSVPs are due no later than April 7 (but sooner is better!) Space is limited, and reservations are first come-first served. View a printable invitation for our dinner. We'd love you to celebrate with us.

2009 Bookmarks and Spine Labels Available for Order

Use this order form and mail to the address provided.

2010 Student Readers
Congratulations to our Teen student readers: Molly from East Hampton and Scott from West Haven. Congratulations to our Intermediate readers: Cameron from Darien and Wyatt from Windsor.

Discussion Questions, Please

Send Us Your 2009 discussion Questions If you've created a book discussion kit for any of the 2009 Nutmeg books, please email Caitlin with the discussion kit attached as a Word, Excel, Publisher or PDF file. We'll post it on the website for other teachers, librarians, and parents to use. Thanks!

Questions or Comments

Be sure to send us an email with any questions. Shannon & Vida (Nutmeg Chairs)

How does Nutmeg work, now that there are 2 levels?

The two lists are targeted toward 4th - 6th graders; 7th - 8th graders respectively. However, if a child has read 1 or more books on either list, the child may vote for that level. For example, if a 3rd grader has read A Bear Named Trouble, he may vote for it. Or, if a 5th grader has read The Last Apprentice, she may vote for it. 6th graders may choose to read either list or both. However, this does not mean that every book on the 4-6th grade list is appropriate for a 3rd grader or that every 5th grader need read from the 7-8th grade list. Decide how best to make Nutmeg's new flexibility work for you, and use your best judgment. Enjoy!!

Ongoing:

Welcome, all Nutmeg Readers, Teachers, and Librarians! If your school or library participates in the Nutmeg Award, send us an email with the address of your webpage. Also let us know if you have suggestions for programs and projects using Nutmeg books. See the current list of participating institutions.

Last updated on: 5 March, 2008

Webmoiselle: Caitlin Augusta > caitlin [@] darienlibrary [dot] org

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CASL, CLA, Baker and Taylor, BWI (Book Wholesalers Inc.), Bound to Stay Bound Books Inc., Follett