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Award Winners
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Award Winners
Coretta
Scott King award Winners
2011
Intermediate Nutmeg Nominees:
 Elephant
Run by Roland Smith
Nick Freestone is trying to escape Nazi bombs in London when his mother
sends him to stay with his father on a teak plantation in Burma.
Unfortunately he arrives in Burma just as the Japanese invade the country
and take his father prisoner. Can he and his new friend Mya risk their
lives to help POWs escape on elephant back?
 Eleven
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Just before his eleventh birthday, Sam discovers his own picture in a
mysterious newspaper article in his grandfather's attic. Although gifted
with woodworking skills, Sam can't read, so he enlists the help of a new
girl at school to solve the puzzle of who he really is and where he came
from.
 First
Light by Rebecca Stead
Seven generations ago, a group of people hunted as witches escaped to
a sanctuary beneath Greenland's ice cap. When Peter arrives in Greenland
with his scientist parents, he discovers Thea and a passage to an
underground city. Together the two teenagers must save the underground
community and in doing so, discover their hidden connection.
 Iron
Thunder by Avi
Thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll finds work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on a
secret project that may benefit the Northern armies during the Civil War.
Pursued by spies from the South, he ends up in the middle of a sea battle.
Will he find the courage to survive?
 The
Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
When Evan's sister Jessie skips third grade and ends up in his fourth
grade class, he is worried she will embarrass him with her school smarts.
To settle the question of who is smarter, he challenges Jessie to a
lemonade war. Which sibling can run the most successful lemonade stand in
a five day competition?
 Night
of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury
What would you do if you were camping on an island beach with your boy
scout troop and a huge earthquake woke you? What if a tsunami followed the
quake and you were trapped against a cliff? What if a bully, and your
least favorite person, was the only hope of rescue?
 No
Talking by Andrew Clements
How will the teachers and principals react when a normally
way-too-talkative class nicknamed the "unshushables" suddenly
becomes SILENT? Is it because of a student rebellion? A strange disease?
Or is it just the result of a contest between the boys and the girls?
 One-Handed
Catch by M.J. Auch
Losing a hand doesn't mean losing Norm's dreams. It just means it will
take hard work and humor to succeed at everything from everyday tasks to
playing baseball.
 Swindle
by Gordon Korman
Griffin Bing is the "man with a plan." After a collector cheats
him out of a valuable baseball card, he recruits his diverse group of
friends in an adventure that includes vicious dogs, high-tech security,
tall trees, and a frozen turkey.
 The
Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff
Everything is a challenge for Georgie, a 42 inch dwarf, including school
furniture, running track, and playing an instrument. To add to his
worries, his mother is expecting a new baby, he has a fight with his best
friend, and he gets paired with "Jeanie the Meanie" for a school
project. Can anything else go wrong?
If you
would like to recommend something that you've read, email me at mquigley@columbiactlibrary.org
with the name of the book, the author, and a brief description of why you
liked it, and I will post it our website.
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Join us for
traditional American folk songs and games accompanied by guitar, dulcimer,
and autoharp. Come prepared to laugh and sing! Rhonda has performed in
elementary and middle schools and has been an Artist in Residence for the
Connecticut Commission on the Arts.
This program is for children ages 5
and up.
Registration will be limited to 35. Please stop by the library or call
Megan at 860-228-0350 to register.
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Design your own set of SUPER COOL magnets using magazines
and photos!
Use on your fridge, locker, or give as a gift!
This craft program is for those ages
8 and up. Registration will be limited to 20. Please call Megan at
228-0350 or stop by the library to register.
The library will provide magazines to find images for your magnets. If you
would like to bring in pictures or magazines from home feel free. Keep in
mind they will needto be small to fit on the marble.
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Kids
Recommend!
Elizabeth Levine of Columbia
recommends:
Mr. Brown Can
Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
Thanks Elizabeth!
Avery Pitts of Columbia recommends:
If I Could
Drive a Loader! by Michael Teitelbaum
Thanks Avery!
Sofia Gilchenok of Columbia
recommends:
The Year of
Miss Agnes, by Kirkpatrick Hill
Thanks Sofia!
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See
our CALENDAR
for a complete listing of Library Programs!
Registration is required for most of the events. You can call us at
228-0350 or
stop by the library to register.
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