Nutmeg Book Review

Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

I just read Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, one of the 2010 Teen Nutmeg nominees, and loved it. It’s a story about Steven Alper, an eighth grade boy who plays drums and whose annoying five-year-old brother is diagnosed with leukemia – oh no, you say, not another depressing cancer book! But wait, this one is different. It’s warm and funny and full of real emotion. Not to say your heart won’t be wrenched, but this story is told with honesty and humor from a real guy’s point of view. You’ll read it in a flash and enjoy every minute of it! Be sure to check it out.

Lorna Rhyins

Teen Digital Photography Contest Winners

Thanks to all our contestants. Your many fabulous submissions made this an exciting contest and a difficult one to judge. Bridgeport Photo Club's Eph Tobin and Jon Aspinwall helped to make the tough decisions and we thank them for their efforts and their expertise. To view our first and second prize winners, please link to our Teen Photo Page. Congratulations to the winners!

Most Original: First prize - Anthony Videira; Second prize - Alison Albino
Best Black & White: First prize - Abigail Grich; Second prize - Amber Dargenio
Best Creative: First prize - Alison Albino; Second prize - Samantha Post
Best Color: First prize - Anthony Videira; Second prize - Jonathan Benham

2009 Printz Award Winner

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is given out by the American Library Association and is similar to the Newbery Medal which is awarded to children's books. This year's award went to Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta. Ms. Marchetta is an Australian author who has written other books for teens. Her books are set in Australia and give you a taste of what it's like being a teen there.

Teen Digital Photography Contest - Has been extended to March 28th

Celebrate Teen Tech Week by entering our Digital Photography Contest for 7th - 12th graders, March 1st through 14th. Photos will be judged in four categories: most original, best creative entry, best black and white, and best color image. All submissions must be 72 pixels/square inch resolution and no more than 1024 pixels wide x 681 pixels high. Entries will be posted on our Teen Photo page and should be submitted by March 28th as an e-mail attachment to reference@ewml.org with the subject heading: "Photo Contest" Contest will be judged by Eph Tobin and Jon Aspinwall of the Greater Bridgeport Photo Club. Winners will be announced April 4th on this blog.

2010 Teen Nutmeg Nominees

Teen Space now has the 2010 Nutmeg Book Award Nominees. Here is a complete list of the nominated books along with summaries. Which ones have you already read? I read Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer and highly recommend it. It's a story that really makes you think about how quickly life can change and how we all would adapt. If you've read this book tell me what you thought of it.

The Teen Numeg Book Award goes to . . .

ELSEWHERE by Gabrielle Zevin. There are no details yet on the exact vote tally. Over 30,000 voted statewide for the Teen and Intermediate categories combined. We'll post the final tallies as soon as they are available.

Nutmeg Voting Extended

The voting deadline has been extended to February 5, 2009. So there's still time to cast your vote for the 2009 Teen Nutmeg Award winner. Stop by the Teen Space and cast your vote.