2027 Intermediate Nutmeg Nominees

Updated April 28, 2026
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The labors of Hercules Beal /
Schmidt, Gary D.
Paper Book
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars, in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill a seemingly impossible school assignment--and learns about friendship, community, and himself along the way....

2

Little monarchs /
Case, Jonathan.
Paper Book
A ten-year-old girl may be the only person who can save humanity from extinction in this exciting graphic novel adventure. It's been fifty years since a sun shift wiped out nearly all mammal life across the earth. Towns and cities are abandoned relics, autonomous...

3

Magnolia Wu unfolds it all /
Miller, Chanel,
Paper Book
A Newbery Honor book and instant New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestseller! Award-winning author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story of friendship and community starring Magnolia Wu, a ten-year-old sock detective bent on...

4

Medusa /
Marsh, Katherine.
Paper Book
"You won't be able to stop turning pages . . . it is so stinking good!" --Colby Sharp, author of The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection From National Book Award finalist Katherine Marsh: Percy Jackson meets Wednesday Addams in this fantastical adventure about...

5

The Partition project /
Faruqi, Saadia.
Paper Book
In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani American girl whose passion for journalism starts a conversation about her grandmother's experience of the Partition of India and Pakistan--and the bond that the two form as she helps...

6

The queen of Ocean Parkway /
Tash, Sarvenaz.
Paper Book
An 11-year-old podcaster-turned-sleuth teams up with the new kid in the building to find their missing neighbor! A captivating adventure perfect for fans of When You Reach Me and Only Murders in the Building. Eleven-year-old Roya is the superintendent's kid in...

7

Squire & Knight /
Chantler, Scott.
Paper Book
Bank Street Best Books of the Year Junior Library Guild selection School Library Journal's Best Books selection "A timeless, smart take on a classic story."--Booklist, starred review "Compelling and full of adventure, with a plot as clever...

8

Tig /
Smith, Heather,
Paper Book
WINNER of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award -- Young People's Literature! A new, heartwarming middle-grade story from the critically acclaimed author Heather Smith featuring Tig, a young girl struggling to find peace within herself and in her new family. For fans of...

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