2026 High School Nutmeg Nominees

Updated April 25, 2025
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2026 High School Nutmeg Nominees

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For Lamb
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Paper Book
An interracial friendship between two teenaged girls goes tragically wrong in this powerful historical novel set in the Jim Crow South. For Lamb follows a family striving to better their lives in the late 1930s Jackson, Mississippi. Lamb's mother is a hard-working,...
Gather /
Cadow, Kenneth M.,
Paper Book
Winner of the Kirkus Prize A National Book Award Finalist A Michael L. Printz Honor Book "A heartfelt novel about the challenges of youth and the value of community." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Ian Gray isn't supposed to have a...
The girls I've been
Sharpe, Tess
Paper Book
Soon to be a Netflix film starring Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown - this must-read psychological thriller, perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, will leave you guessing until the final page. 'Unlike anything I've read before... immediate,...
Lunar New Year love story
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed - no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love.But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could...
The silence that binds us /
Ho, Joanna,
Paper Book
"A grieving teen fights Asian hate by finding her voice in this complex, timely story." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "With a layered, sensitive voice, Ho's weighty novel delves into themes of racism, classism, loss, and healing." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Inspired...
The spirit bares its teeth
White, Andrew Joseph
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A Stonewall Honor Book in Young Adult Literature! A blood-soaked and nauseating triumph that cuts like a scalpel and reads like your darkest nightmare. New York Times bestselling author Andrew Joseph White...
Throwback
Goo, Maurene.
Paper Book
A REESE'S YA BOOK CLUB PICK! "No one can blend family, humor, satire, and love into a single perfect story like Maurene Goo can." --Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Skyhunter "Funny and big-hearted, romantic, and...
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