ms. poulos, library media specialist, ehms, spring 2006 teen nutmeg nominees 2007

Ms. Poulos, Library Media SpecialistMs. Poulos, Library Media Specialist, EHMS, Spring 2006, EHMS, Spring 2006

Teen Nutmeg Nominees 2007Teen Nutmeg Nominees 2007


What is the Nutmeg Award?What is the Nutmeg Award?

*The Nutmeg Children's Book Award encourages children in *The Nutmeg Children's Book Award encourages children in grades 4-6 and in 7-8 to read quality literature and to grades 4-6 and in 7-8 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles. choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles.

*Books must be well-written, with strong characterization, a *Books must be well-written, with strong characterization, a vivid setting, striking language, a well-constructed plot, vivid setting, striking language, a well-constructed plot, and a plausible conclusion. and a plausible conclusion.

*In January, students vote on their favorite; the book that *In January, students vote on their favorite; the book that receives the most votes from students across the statereceives the most votes from students across the state

of Connecticut receives the Nutmeg Book Awardof Connecticut receives the Nutmeg Book Award


Who chooses the list of 10 books?Who chooses the list of 10 books?

The committee is made up of The committee is made up of teachers, students, school library teachers, students, school library media specialists, and public media specialists, and public librarians in Connecticutlibrarians in Connecticut

Ms. Poulos served on the Ms. Poulos served on the committee last year and this yearcommittee last year and this year


Which books won theWhich books won the Nutmeg Award for 2006? Nutmeg Award for 2006?

Grade 7-8

Hoot

by Carl Hiassen

Grade 4-6

The City of Ember

By Jeanne DuPrau


Which books did EHMS students Which books did EHMS students vote for as the top twovote for as the top two

favorites in 2006?favorites in 2006?Touching Spirit Bear Full Tilt


What books should I read to be able What books should I read to be able to vote next January?to vote next January?

AirbornAirborn For FreedomFor Freedom Inventing ElliottInventing Elliott Jumpman Rule #1Jumpman Rule #1 Mortal EnginesMortal Engines

MilkweedMilkweed Mississippi TrialMississippi Trial Say YesSay Yes Under the Same SkyUnder the Same Sky Vampire HighVampire High


AirbornAirborn by by Kenneth Kenneth OppelOppel

Story TypeStory Type:: adventure fantasy; adventure fantasy; alternate history alternate history

SummarySummary:: Matt, a 15-year-old Matt, a 15-year-old cabin boy on an airship, teams up cabin boy on an airship, teams up with a wealthy passenger named with a wealthy passenger named Kate and together they try to find Kate and together they try to find out whether there really are out whether there really are mysterious winged flying mammals mysterious winged flying mammals that have never been studied before. that have never been studied before. On the way, their ship is besieged by On the way, their ship is besieged by pirates and the two are marooned on pirates and the two are marooned on an island. Can they survive the an island. Can they survive the battle?battle?


For FreedomFor Freedom by by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyKimberly Brubaker Bradley

Story TypeStory Type: : Historical FictionHistorical Fiction SummarySummary:: Thirteen year old Thirteen year old

Suzanne just wants to focus on Suzanne just wants to focus on her wish to become an opera her wish to become an opera star, but when Nazi troops star, but when Nazi troops invade France during World invade France during World War II, she decides to become a War II, she decides to become a spy for the Allies. Based on a spy for the Allies. Based on a true story.true story.


Jumpman Rule #1:Jumpman Rule #1: Don’t Touch AnythingDon’t Touch Anything

by by James ValentineJames Valentine

Story TypeStory Type: : Science Science Fiction (Time Travel)Fiction (Time Travel)

SummarySummary:: When When Theodore, a teen from Theodore, a teen from the distant future, drops the distant future, drops into the lives of into the lives of Jules and Gen, life gets Jules and Gen, life gets a lot more complicated. a lot more complicated.


Mortal EnginesMortal Engines by by Philip ReevePhilip Reeve

Story TypeStory Type: : FantasyFantasy SummarySummary:: Welcome to Welcome to

a distant world where a distant world where cities search out and cities search out and consume smaller towns. consume smaller towns. Four people try to stop Four people try to stop the carnage…and stay the carnage…and stay alive.alive.


Inventing ElliotInventing Elliot by by Graham GardnerGraham Gardner

Story TypeStory Type:: Contemporary Contemporary Fiction (Topic: Bullying)Fiction (Topic: Bullying)

SummarySummary:: Every day at Every day at school, Elliot is subjected to school, Elliot is subjected to bullying and beatings. bullying and beatings. When he starts a new When he starts a new school, and is invited to join school, and is invited to join The Guardians, a secret The Guardians, a secret society obsessed with ruling society obsessed with ruling the school, he has to choose the school, he has to choose between being accepted and between being accepted and bullying some of his new bullying some of his new friends, or being unpopular friends, or being unpopular and bullied again. and bullied again.


MilkweedMilkweedby by Jerry Jerry SpinelliSpinelli

Story TypeStory Type:: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction

SummarySummary:: “He's a boy who lives in “He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. Who steals the streets of Warsaw. Who steals food for himself and the orphans. food for himself and the orphans. Who believes in bread and mothers Who believes in bread and mothers and angels. He's a boy who wants to and angels. He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi someday…Until the day be a Nazi someday…Until the day that suddenly makes him change his that suddenly makes him change his mind. And when the trains come to mind. And when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto, he's a empty the Jews from the ghetto, he's a boy who realizes it's safest of all to be boy who realizes it's safest of all to be nobody. “nobody. “


Mississippi Trial, 1955Mississippi Trial, 1955by by Chris CroweChris Crowe

Story TypeStory Type: Historical Fiction: Historical Fiction SummarySummary:: Hiram can’t wait to visit his Hiram can’t wait to visit his

grandfather in Mississippi. However, grandfather in Mississippi. However, when a new acquaintance, Emmett Till, when a new acquaintance, Emmett Till, an African American boy visiting from an African American boy visiting from Chicago, breaks the “rules” in the Chicago, breaks the “rules” in the segregated south, he is kidnapped and segregated south, he is kidnapped and murdered. Will Hiram discover the murdered. Will Hiram discover the truth about Emmett’s murder? Will truth about Emmett’s murder? Will justice be served? Based on the justice be served? Based on the true story of Emmett Till who was murdtrue story of Emmett Till who was murdered in 1955ered in 1955..


Say YesSay Yesby by Audrey CouloumbisAudrey Couloumbis

Story TypeStory Type: : Contemporary FictionContemporary Fiction

SummarySummary: Casey comes : Casey comes home from school to find home from school to find her stepmother gone. her stepmother gone. She goes to school as She goes to school as usual, comes home as usual, comes home as usual, but tells no one usual, but tells no one she is living alone. Will she is living alone. Will she be able to survive on she be able to survive on her own without her own without stealing?stealing?


Under the Same SkyUnder the Same Skyby Cynthia DeFeliceby Cynthia DeFelice

Story typeStory type: Contemporary : Contemporary FictionFiction

SummarySummary: Joe, like most of his : Joe, like most of his friends, wants a new motorbike friends, wants a new motorbike for his birthday. His dad tells for his birthday. His dad tells him he can work it off on their him he can work it off on their family farm. Joe thinks that family farm. Joe thinks that will be a piece of cake until he will be a piece of cake until he realizes what farm work is all realizes what farm work is all about; he also learns to see the about; he also learns to see the crew of Mexican laborers with crew of Mexican laborers with new eyes and experience love.new eyes and experience love.


Vampire HighVampire Highby by Douglas ReesDouglas Rees

Story TypeStory Type: Humor & Horror: Humor & Horror SummarySummary: Cody Eliot starts a : Cody Eliot starts a

new high school that is new high school that is definitely differentdefinitely different! Students ! Students are unusually strong, love to are unusually strong, love to visit blood banks, and avoid visit blood banks, and avoid the sunlight! Could it be? Are the sunlight! Could it be? Are they vampires????they vampires????


Nutmeg Café Book DiscussionsNutmeg Café Book Discussions

Look for flyers listing Look for flyers listing dates and Café Book dates and Café Book discussions on Nutmeg discussions on Nutmeg nomineesnominees

Sign up in the library Sign up in the library media center, check out media center, check out the book, read it, answer the book, read it, answer written questions, come written questions, come to the luncheon and eat to the luncheon and eat and talk!and talk!


Thanks to…Thanks to…

Many of the book talks and summaries come Many of the book talks and summaries come from or were inspired by the State Library from or were inspired by the State Library Web Junction site at:Web Junction site at:

http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=7865http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=7865

Also, Nancy Keane’s website Also, Nancy Keane’s website Booktalks Quick and Booktalks Quick and SimpleSimple

http://www.nancykeane.com/booktalks/default.htmhttp://www.nancykeane.com/booktalks/default.htm

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