Vermont Golden Dome and GMBA
The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (VGD for short) and GMBA (Green Mountain Book Award) are awarded each spring by Vermont students who read from books on the lists and vote for their favorite. Below are the lists for 2020- 2021 By clicking on the images below you can also go to our catalog to see the books' covers, read a brief description about them, and see if a copy is available for checkout. All of the books will be on display in the library for the entire school year.
VT Golden Dome 2021 - 2022:
For grades 7 - 8. You need to read at least 5 of the books listed below to be able to vote for your favorite in April 2022.. Students who vote will qualify to go to the VT Golden Dome Book Awards ceremony, where they will be able to meet the author of the winning book. Use our handy checklist or a "punch card" to keep track of which ones you have read and how much you liked them. NOTE: There are only 25 books on the list this year instead of 30.
Cinders and Sparrows by Stefan Bachman
The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender Cub by Cynthia L. Copeland My Life in the Fish Tank by Barbara Dee Wink by Rob Harrell Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera BenBee and teh Teacher Griefer by K.A. Holt When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Oma Mohamed When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller Snapdragon by Kat Leyh Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty Birdie and Me by J.M.M. Nuanez Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park Things Seen from Above by Shelley Pearsall Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker Trowbridge Road by Marcella Pixley Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar The Way Back by Gavriel Savit Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson |
GMBA Book List 2021 - 2022: For grades 9 - 12. The voting system has changed! You can now rate each book as soon as you finish it. Read as many or as few from the List as you like and rate the book on a scale from 1 - 10, pick an emoji if you want, and submit. It's that easy, so.... Start voting now then follow on Instagram (link is on the voting form).
Click here to see a presentation of the book covers and trailers. (update coming soon)The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Most Likely by Sarah Watson Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam |
