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Basketball is Finley’s only saving grace, and his ticket out of his poor, crime-ridden Pennsylvania town. Russ was a basketball star until tragedy struck. Now Finley’s quiet friendship may help Russ come out of his shell. And Russ’ strange but steadfast friendship may help Finely see a bigger world. This is a book about troubled souls, athletics as a saving grace, and big- heartedness.\r\f\n\t\bA plane goes down in Nazi-occupied France. Two British girls, one a pilot and the other a spy, ght for survival.Verity is a story of loyalty, courage, and friendship set amid the backdrop of World War II.
\b\bFlappers, the occult, and a serial killer: OH MY! When seventeen year old Evie moves to New York City, she nds herself facing a supernatural serial killer whilst reveling in the Roaring 20s. Will Evie and her newfound friends be able to stop Naughty John from striking again?\b

\f Imagine waking up not knowing your gender, whether you are rich or poor and who your friends really are. “A” faces this quandary as he/she takes over the body and life of a different person every day. When “A” falls in love, life becomes very complicated. \b\r\r\bLucy sets off one night in search of brilliant grafti artist Shadow and his sidekick Poet. Along the way she meets a boy who could be her soulmate—if only he were Shadow. Art, poetry, and identity ow like battery acid through this lyrical novel.  \bSixteen-year-old Angel is lured into a life of drugs and prostitution, so her heart goes out to the little girl her “boyfriend” Call brings home one day. This novel in verse is full of pain—and hope.\b­
€\b\r\b\nArn is just a child when the Khmer Rouge seize power in Cambodia. In this novel based on a true story, he learns to do whatever it takes to survive the Killing Fields.‚ƒ„…Josie has grown up in a New Orleans brothel, but dreams of attending Smith College in Massachusetts—and in the 1950s, that’s not an easy goal, even for a society girl. Does the daughter of a French Quarter prostitute have what it takes to get out of the ƒ…\b\b \fTemple is too young to remember a world without zombies. She has spent her years wandering through a dangerous wilderness in search of isolated groups of “survivors”. Bell has written a deeply atmospheric and truly frightening futuristic tale in which the real monsters are the ones who are still alive. ƒ\f†\b\f\bThirteen-year-old Joe Coutts is forced to grow up when his mother is assaulted on ground sacred to his Native American Copyright 2014-2015 Nutmeg Book Award. Materials may not be altered without written permission.‡ˆ\n \b\f† „\n 2. The Reapers are the Angels* ᶺ by Alden Bell Pa perb a ck 9780805092431 Book o n C D 9 78 1 441765987 Boo k o n M P 3 97 8 1 441766007 Pla yaw a y 97814 4176 6 038 Span i s h 9788 4 92919109 The Diviners* ᶺ by Libba Bray Tr ade 9 78 0 3161 26 113 P aperback 978 0 316126106 Lar g e P r in t 978 0 3 1 6224 2 6 0 Boo k on CD 9 7 8 0 4498 08 733 Pla y a w a y 97816 1 63 7 576 8 Graff i ti Moon* ᶺ by Cath Crowley T rade 9 7 8 0 3758 6 9532 L ibra ry 978 0 3759 6 9539 Pape rb a c k 978 0 3 7 5 871 955 B oo k o n . c o 97 8030 79 68 197 The Round House* ᶺ by Louise Erdrich Tr a de 9780062065247 L ibrar y 9 7 80 0 622 1 3877 Paperbac k 978 0 062065 2 54 Large Print 9 7 8 0 0622 0 1 485 Book on C D 97 800 62273 8 57 Playa w a y 9 7 8147 0 3391 80 S p anish 9 7 88415 7 23 0 35 My Book of Life by Angel* ᶺ by Martine Leavitt Tr ade 978 0 374351236 Paperba c k 97 8 125 00 4 00 39 Every Day * ᶺ by David Levithan Tr ade 97 8 030793188 7 L ibrary 9780 37597 1 11 2 Paperba ck 978 030 7 93 1894 B o o k on C D 978 0 449 01 52 0 9 P l a y a w a y 97 81 616376536 Never Fall Down* ᶺ by Patricia McCorm ic k Tr ade 9 7 8 00 6173 0 931 Li brar y 9 7 8 00 6 1 73 0948 Pape r ba ck 97 80 0617 30 9 5 5 Boy21* by Matthew Quick Tr ade 97 80 3 16 12 7 974 Pape r bac k 9 78 031 6127967 Out of the Easy* ᶺ by Ruta Sepetys Tr ade 97 80 3992 5 6929 Pape r bac k 9 78 014 7 5 0 843 0 Large P ri nt 97 8 14 1 0458735 Code Name Verity * ᶺ by Elizabeth Wein Tr ade 978 1 423152 1 94 Paperba c k 978 1 42315288 0 Large P r int 978 1 4 10459688 B o ok o n C D 978 1 74285764 0 B o o k on M P3 9781742857657 Playa w a y 97 8 174 31 85452 * A v ailab l e as an ebook ᶺ A v ai lable as a do w nloadab l e aud i obook About the Award T h e N u t m eg Book Awa rd e n co ur ages s t uden t s to r ea d q u a l i t y l i te r at u re a n d t o c h oose th ei r fav o r i te from t e n nom i nated t i t l e s . It i s j o in t l y s p o n so r ed b y t h e Con n ec t i - c u t Assoc ia t i o n o f Sc h oo l Libr ar i a n s (CASL ) a n d t h e Co n n ec ti c ut L ibra r y Asso c i at i o n (C L A) . A l l b ooks no m i n ated fo r t h e awa rd mu st be: I. Wo r ks of fi c ti o n , w i t h a p pea l f o r r eade r s i n g r ades 9 - 1 2 ; 3. Copy ri g ht ed in t h e U nit ed States and p ubl ished i n th e f i ve yea r s pr ev i o u s to th e award year; 4. Ava il a bl e i n p a p erback a t t h e ti m e t h e n o min ees are an n o un ce d ; 5. We ll - w rit te n , w ith str o n g c h a r ac t e ri zat i o n , v iv i d se t t in gs , s tr i kin g l a n g u age , we l l - co n s t r u cte d p l o t s , a n d p l a u s ib l e co n c lu s i o n s. Voting : Voti n g takes p l ace d u r in g t h e mo nt h of A pri l . V i sit u s at www nutm e gawa rd . org f or r e p rod u c i b l e ba l l ots and info rm a ti o n o n v ot in g. To volunteer to serve on a c ommitte e, to discuss financi al support, or to obtain f urth e r i n formatio n , c onta ct Pamela Dea r ( d earp @ g u i l jord.k 1 2 . ct . us) or Kristi Sadow s ki (ksa d - owsk i@ coventryct . org) . High School Comm i ttee Membe rs: Cathy Andronik (C h a i r ) , Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk Kathleen Sasso, East Lyme High School Nancy C. Murphy, Connecticut Reading Association Sandra Miller, Trumbull Library Amy McCue, Wilson Branch Library Janet Kenney, Bristol Eastern High S chool Jennifer Dion, Simsbur y High School Bina Williams, Bridgeport Public Library Geri Diorio, Ridgefield Library Nicole Scherer, Fairfield Public Library Amy Schumann, Bethel Public Library Heather Szaley Aronson, Southbury Public Library Juliana Shevchenko (student) Jack Kessler (student) Abb y Kamphausen (student) www.nutmegaward.org