Nutmeg Book Award

The Nutmeg Book Award encourages children in grades 2-12 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of nominated titles. Committees made up of school media specialists, public librarians, reading teachers, and student representatives determine the nominees. Nominees are announced May 1. Students vote for their favorites the following April.

There are four divisions: Elementary (grades 2-3); Intermediate (grades 4-6); Middle School (grades 7-8); and High School (grades 9-12).

Winners of the 2026 Nutmeg Book Award

Elementary

The Skull by Jon Klassen
The Skull
by Jon Klassen

Intermediate

It Found Us by Lindsay Currie
It Found Us
by Lindsay Currie

Middle School

Alone by Megan E. Freeman
Alone
by Megan E. Freeman

High School

The 9:09 Project by Mark H. Parsons
The 9:09 Project 
by Mark H. Parsons