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Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

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Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

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Fans of Percy Jackson will enjoy reading this book.

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Grade 6

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What are the Nutmeg Book Award Nominees?

The Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award invites students in grades 2-12 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of nominated titles. T he "Nutmeg Nominees" are announced on May 1st. The following April, children statewide cast votes to select one Nutmeg Book Award winner in each division: Elementary (grades 2-3) Intermediate (grades 4-6) Middle School (grades 7-8) and High School (grades 9-12). The winners are announced in mid-May.

The Nutmeg Nominees are great reads, especially over the summer! Teachers and librarians commonly discuss and share them throughout the school year.

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What are the Nutmeg Book Award Nominees? The Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award invites students in grades 2-12 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of nominated titles. T he "Nutmeg Nominees" are announced on May 1st.

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The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans Series: Book 1) by Graci Kim

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The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans Series: Book 1) by Graci Kim

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More Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series author) recommended books can be found at  https://rickriordan.com/rick-riordan-presents/

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(Nonfiction) G.O.A.T. Women's Basketball Teams (Greatest of All Time Teams) by Matt Doeden

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(Nonfiction) G.O.A.T. Women's Basketball Teams (Greatest of All Time Teams) by Matt Doeden

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Look for Greatest of All Time Teams (G.O.A.T.) books for the NHL, NBA, NFL, and U.S. Soccer.

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Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Paterson and Kwame Alexander                         

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Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Paterson and Kwame Alexander                         

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https://www.publishersweekly.com     Authors James Paterson and Kwame Alexander have written a book in verse about a legendary sports figure that touches on topics of resilience and perseverance.

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Grade 6

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Grades 7 and 8

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2019 Intermediate Nutmeg Winner and first in a series; Brave and Crush being the second and third books.

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(Nonfiction) Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue by Marc Aronson

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(Nonfiction) Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue by Marc Aronson

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in the summer of 2018, Rising Water chronicles the saving of 12 members of a boy soccer team and their coach.

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Guest: A Changeling Tale by Mary Downing Hahn

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Guest: A Changeling Tale by Mary Downing Hahn

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Guest - A new supernatural thriller from Mary Downing Hahn!

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This book is about magic that reviewers say is as well done as the Harry Potter series.

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White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio

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White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio

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This is the story of Julian's (from the book Wonder) grandmother and how she is saved during the Holocaust.

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Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure  by Jeff Kinney

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Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure  by Jeff Kinney

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The Diary of a Wimpy Kid author has a new book coming out Aug. 4 starring Greg Hefley's best friend, Rowley Jefferson.

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THIS AUGUST Rowley has a new book coming out and it's going to be an EPIC ADVENTURE!

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(Nonfiction) Rising Above: How Eleven Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars    OR                       Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports 

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(Nonfiction) Rising Above: How Eleven Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars    OR                       Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports 

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by Gregory Zuckerman

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by Raina Telgemeier

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Guts by Raina Telgemeier | Scholastic Fall 2019 Online Preview

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by Kwame Alexander

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Watch the trailer for THE CROSSOVER: GRAPHIC NOVEL now!

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(Nonfiction) That's My Team: The History, Science, and Fun Behind Sports Teams' Names

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(Nonfiction) That's My Team: The History, Science, and Fun Behind Sports Teams' Names

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by Paul Volponi

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The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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The War that Saved My Life is a 2018 Intermediate Level Nutmeg Book Award winner and a Newbery honor. The title is an example of an oxymoron in that wars are not thought of as saving lives. Read to find out how the second World War figuratively and literally saved the life of ten year old Ada Smith and her six year old brother Jaime. Ada and Jaime’s story continues in the sequel, The War I Finally Won.

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Orphan Train Girl: Young Reader's Edition by Christina Baker Kline

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Orphan Train Girl: Young Reader's Edition by Christina Baker Kline

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Vivian, Molly and Niamh, characters in Orphan Train Girl, have one thing in common; they’re orphans. Orphan Train Girl is set during a little known time in American history between 1854 and 1929 when orphaned children were sent from the northeast to the midwest. Orphans went to live with families as indentured servants and  provided free labor in exchange for food, shelter and the promise of being sent to school. Students looking for a book with female main characters around their age or who enjoy reading books about history will enjoy this book.

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Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever by Rachel Renee Russell

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Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever by Rachel Renee Russell

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Russell has written a series of books with a male main character called The Misadventures of Max Crumbly.

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Rachel Renee Russell's Dork Diaries Trailer – Meet Nikki Maxwell!

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White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio

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White Bird: A Wonder Story by R.J. Palacio

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This graphic novel is the story of Julian's (from the book Wonder) grandmother and how she is saved during the Holocaust.

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Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian Football School by Steve Sheinkin

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Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian Football School by Steve Sheinkin

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Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

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Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

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“Follows three young operatives of a psychic detection agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in
London” --From Follett

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Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald, a 2018 Intermediate Nutmeg Book Award nominee, is a mystery. It has been compared to The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in that both books center around finding the rightful owner of a piece of art; a painting by Raphael in Under the Egg and a statue by Michelangelo. Either book would appeal to middle schoolers, as both main characters are of middle school age and/or would appeal to students looking to read books with strong, female main characters.

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If you like dystopian novels like Divergent, Hunger Games, and the Maze Runner you'll like Matched. This book like The Selection by Kierra Cass, has the female main characters trying to decide between exercising free will in their choice of partners versus who is choosen for them.

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Strange Star is a fictional account of how Mary Shelley came up with the idea for her infamous book. Classified as a scary story, it is more suspenseful than gory. It can be read as a “stand alone” book but this reader believes the book would be better appreciated if Frankenstein was read first.

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Apollo 8: The Mission that Changed Everything by Martin W. Sandler

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Apollo 8: The Mission that Changed Everything by Martin W. Sandler

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Apollo 8: the Mission that Changed Everything recounts the first mission to the moon that led the way for the Apollo 11 mission’s landing on the moon. The astronauts orbited the moon. Space exploration is current news given the Falcon rocket, (Elon Musk's Tesla company), launch from Cape Canaveral Saturday, May 30, 2020. It has been almost 10 years since U.S. astronauts orbited into space.

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Guys Write For Guys Read: Boys' favorite Authors Write About Being Boys by Jon Scieska

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Guys Write For Guys Read: Boys' favorite Authors Write About Being Boys by Jon Scieska

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guysread.com

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Eve Bunting, Kate DiCamillo, Patricia Reilly Giff, Lois Lowry, Mike Lupica, Katherine Paterson, Gary Paulsen, Pam Munoz Ryan

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Eve Bunting, Kate DiCamillo, Patricia Reilly Giff, Lois Lowry, Mike Lupica, Katherine Paterson, Gary Paulsen, Pam Munoz Ryan