1. 2016 Nutmeg Book Award Intermediate Nominees

2. The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods

3. Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee

4. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage

5. The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and A Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson

6. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo & K. G
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo & K. G. Campbell

7. Liesl & Po by Laren Oliver

8. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

9. One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson

10. Pie by Sarah Weeks

11. Winterling by Sarah Prineas