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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.
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The 2020 - 2021 winner is:
​​Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation 

by Stuart Gibbs

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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.

To see a Presentation of the book covers and trailers, click here.

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 the 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


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The 2020 - 2021 winner is:
​With the Fire on High
​by Elizabeth Acevedo​

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​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. 

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

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