Announcing the 2023 Nutmeg Nominees and McAlister's Picks!

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McAlister has voted.  Will our votes match the state elected winner?
Stay tuned in May to see.

McAlister's Pick for 2023 Elementary Nutmeg Award Winner:

Crossing: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals

McAlister's Pick for 2023 Intermediate Nutmeg Award Winner:

When Stars are Scattered

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The Intermediate (Grades 4-6) Nominees Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks A Galaxy of Sea Stars by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable, illustrated by Stephanie Yue Nightbooks by J. A. White Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed

The Elementary (Grades 2-3) Nominees Bear Goes Sugaring by Maxwell Eaton III Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals by Katy S. Duffield, art by Mike Orodán The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field by Scott Riley, art by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien In a Jar by Deborah Marcero It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way by Kyo Maclear, art by Julie Morstad King of the Birds by Elise Gravel Lift by Minh Lê, art by Dan Santat Maybe Tomorrow? by Charlotte Agell, art by Ana Ramírez González Mr. Summerling’s Secret Code by Dori Hillestad Butler, art by Tim Budgen Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee, art by Pascal Campion Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadan, art by Anna Bron Shadow Island by Mike and Nancy Deas