High School Grades 9-12

2023 High School Nutmeg Winner
Past High School Grades 9-12 Winners
2023: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
2022: Sadie by Courtney Summers
2021: Symptoms of Being Human By Jeff Garvin
2020: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
2019: Scythe by Neal Shusterman
2018: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
2017: I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
2016: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
2015: Every Day by David Levithan
2014: Paper Towns by John Green
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Book Discussion Guides for High School nominees
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