2009-2010 Nutmeg Book Nominees

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Horse adventure story

Main character must move to Wyoming when Grandmother dies

She learns to ride horses and deal with a mean cousin

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Family story

Main character’s brother is autistic

Realistic setting

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Realistic school story

A girl immigrates from Kosovo to Brooklyn and must adapt to new culture and classmates QuickTime™ and a

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Baseball story

Summer 1952 realistic story in Iowa

Friendship and heroism collide when dealing with a town bully and racism

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Fantasy

Korean prince is transported to modern time

Main character must help him return in the year of the tiger

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Ghost and family story

Boy is forced to spend a summer with elderly aunt in Washington state

Helps a ghost recover his long lost leg and solve a crime

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Dog story

Written from the point of view of a stray dog

Diary format QuickTime™ and a decompressor

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School and family story

Girl learns to embrace her Chinese/Taiwanese heritage

Goes through one whole year of family and school events

Lots of illustrations

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Mystery/suspense story

Bethany is left to discover why her parents left her alone with her new found aunt

Action and adventure story

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Historical Fiction

Takes place in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War

Learn how the 1st submarine was invented

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