The Nutmeg nominees for 2009 have been announced!  Tashua students 
in 4th or 5th grade, along with other young Connecticut readers, are 
eligible to vote in January 2009. They choose their favorite book 
from ten newly nominated books for the 2009 Nutmeg Children's Book 
Award. 

The Tashua Library Media Center has multiple copies of each 
title; all the titles are also available at local bookstores and 
online sources such as www.amazon.com.

ABOUT THE NUTMEG AWARD

The Nutmeg competition encourages children in grades 4-6 to read 
quality literature and think critically about what they read. The 
NCBA is jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association and 
the Connecticut Educational Media Association. The Nutmeg Committee, 
which chooses the nominated books, is comprised of children's 
librarians, school library media specialists and teachers.

A book nominated for the award must be: a work of fiction, with 
appeal for readers in grades 4-6; written by an author who currently 
resides in the United States; copyrighted in the U.S. and published 
within 5 years of selection date; currently in print and available 
in paperback as well as hardcover; and be well-written, with strong 
characterization, a vivid setting, striking language, a well-
constructed plot, and a plausible conclusion.



2009 NUTMEG NOMINEES

BLOOD ON THE RIVER by Elisa Carbone
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF A THIRD WORLD KIND by Jennifer J. Stewart
EAGER by Helen Fox
FREE BASEBALL by Sue Corbett
GOLDEN AND GREY by Louise Arnold
GOSSAMER by Lois Lowry
THE HOMEWORK MACHINE by Dan Gutman
MVP by Douglas Evans
SHAKESPEARE'S SECRET by Elise Broach
THREE GOOD DEEDS by Vivian Vande Velde