The Nutmeg Children's Book Award encourages children in grades 4-6 to read quality literature
and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles. This award is jointly sponsored by
the Connecticut Library Association and the Connecticut Educational Media Association.

2008               The Lightning Thief                                         Rick Riordan

2007               Thunder from the Sea                                     Joan Hiatt Harlow

2006               The City of Ember                                           Jeanne DuPrau

2005                Skeleton Man                                                 Joseph Bruchac

2004                Babe and Me                                                  Dan Gutman

2003                Because of Winn Dixie                                    Kate DiCamillo

2002                Among the Hidden                                         Margaret Peterson Haddix

2001                101 Ways to Bug Your Parents                       Lee Wardlaw

2000                Million Dollar Shot                                          Dan Gutman

1999                Mick Harte was Here                                      Barbara Park

1998                The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts             Amy Hest

1997                Shape-Changer                                              Bill Brittain

1996                The Grand Escape                                          Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1995                The Biggest Klutz in the Fifth Grade                Bill Wallace

1994                Shiloh!                                                          Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1993                My Teacher is an Alien                                   Bruce Coville