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 2022 - 2023:
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 2023. 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.
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Willodeen by Katherine Applegate Obie is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar Race to the Bottom of the Earth by Rebecca EF Barone Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden An Occasionally Happy Family by Cliff Burke Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi Starfish by Lisa Fipps Alone by Megan E. Freeman The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor Red, White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas The Lost Language by Claudia Mills Pony by R.J. Palacio Stamped (For Kids) by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Amber & Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt Fallout: Spies, Superbombs & the Ultimate Cold War Showdown by Steve Sheinkin The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu Erik vs. Everything by Christina Uss Loteria by Karla Arenas Valenti Kate the Catsitter by Colleen Venable The Genius Under the Table by Eugene Yelchin |
GMBA Book List 2022 - 2023: For grades 9 - 12. You need to read at least 3 of the 15 books listed below to vote for your favorite in April 2023. Click here for a checklist sheet with the cover images and a way to rate the books as you read, or just ask for a copy!
Click here to see a presentation of the book covers and trailers.Love in English by Maria E.Andreu
Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, et al. The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon Garrity When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Me (Moth) by Amber McBride The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris Don't Hate the Player by Alexis Nedd The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao |
