Great New Teen Nutmeg Nominee

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd is one of those books that is hard to put down. The mystery is introduced right away and, as the reader, you can't wait to see how it turns out. A brother and sister team, Ted and Kat, are the sleuths of this mystery. It's written from Ted's point of view which is very interesting because he has Asperger's syndrome. I haven't yet finished the book but I have my own theories, just like Ted, about what happened. If you like this book, try Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork another great book about a teen with Asperger's syndrome.

This Year's Teen Nutmeg Book Award Winner

Life As We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer won the 2010 Teen Nutmeg Book Awards with 1309 votes. Total teen votes 7101; total schools and libraries 111.

Nominees for 2011 have been announced. Check out the Nutmeg Book Award website to see the new list. Copies of nominees are now available on the library's Nutmeg shelf in the Teen Space.

Check out this sequel

Did you read Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, the 2010 Nutmeg nominee written by Jordan Sonnenblick? It was a favorite among Teen Nutmeg readers here in Monroe. For those who read it and want to know what happens to Jeffrey Alper, the adorable younger brother who is diagnosed with leukemia, check out the sequel. It's called After Ever After and we'll have it here at the library soon thanks to the generous donations of some of our patrons. Click here to reserve a copy.