2009-2010 nutmeg book nominees read them and vote for your favorite grade 4 - 6
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2009-2010 Nutmeg Book Nominees
Read them and vote for your favorite Grade 4 - 6
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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