Neal Shusterman has won the The Teen Nutmeg Book Award Winner for 2011 for Unwind
Here is the Synopsis:
In this futuristic novel, set after the Second
Civil War (between the Pro-Life and Pro-
Choice armies), three teens are trying to
escape the Harvest Camp in which teens
can be “unwound” and used for transplants
and plastic surgery upgrades.
Civil War (between the Pro-Life and Pro-
Choice armies), three teens are trying to
escape the Harvest Camp in which teens
can be “unwound” and used for transplants
and plastic surgery upgrades.
And here is the Official Announcement:
Nutmeg Children’s Book Award Announces 2011 Winners
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies tops this year’s Intermediate list and Unwind by Neal Shusterman took the Teen level honors for the 2011 Nutmeg Book Award. This award encourages children in grades 4-8 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles. Jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association (CLA) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL), the Nutmeg Committee is comprised of 2 teen readers, children's librarians and school library media specialists who are members of our sponsoring organizations.
Almost 27,000 students from 408 schools and libraries voted in total. 1,536 teens chose Shusterman’s novel as their favorite while 4,215 students picked Davies’ story as their choice. Gordon Korman’s Swindle, and The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd, earned second place honors in the Intermediate and Teen categories, respectively.
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies tops this year’s Intermediate list and Unwind by Neal Shusterman took the Teen level honors for the 2011 Nutmeg Book Award. This award encourages children in grades 4-8 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of ten nominated titles. Jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association (CLA) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL), the Nutmeg Committee is comprised of 2 teen readers, children's librarians and school library media specialists who are members of our sponsoring organizations.
Almost 27,000 students from 408 schools and libraries voted in total. 1,536 teens chose Shusterman’s novel as their favorite while 4,215 students picked Davies’ story as their choice. Gordon Korman’s Swindle, and The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd, earned second place honors in the Intermediate and Teen categories, respectively.
And the breakdown of votes for the Teen Level
Vote Totals: Teen 5,266
All of the Above 235
Alphabet of Dreams 117
Chains 443
All of the Above 235
Alphabet of Dreams 117
Chains 443
The Disreputable History of
Frankie Landau-Banks 249
Home of the Brave 228
The Last Dragon 422
The London Eye Mystery 741
Unwind 1536
Waiting for Normal 663
The Wednesday Wars 632
Frankie Landau-Banks 249
Home of the Brave 228
The Last Dragon 422
The London Eye Mystery 741
Unwind 1536
Waiting for Normal 663
The Wednesday Wars 632
