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 2023 - 2024:
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 2024. Use our list 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.
Air by Monica Roe
Attack of the Black Rectangles by A.S. King The Clackity by Lora Senf Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander Dream, Annie, Dream by Waka Brown A Duet for Home by Karina Van Glaser Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros Honestly Elliott by Gillian McDunn How to Build a Human by Pamela Turner Odder by Katherine Applegate The Language of Seabirds by Will Taylor The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee Manatee Summer by Evan Griffith My Aunt is a Monster by Reimena Yee A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck by Matt Phelan The Swallowtail Legacy: Wreck at Ada's Reef by Michael Beil Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas Undercover Latina by Aya De Leon Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith et al. Wildoak by C.C. Harrington Yonder by Ali Standish |
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, and
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao GMBA Book List 2023 - 2024: For grades 9 - 12. You need to read at least 3 of the 15 books listed below to vote for your favorite in April 2024. Click here for a list with the cover images, or just ask for a copy!
Click here to see a presentation of the book covers and trailers.All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Before Takeoff by Adi Alsaid Crumbs by Danie Stirling Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly The Honeys by Ryan La Sala Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh Man o' War by Cory McCarthy Messy Roots by Laura Gao The Red Palace by June Hur The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas Tasting Light by A.R. Capetta We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson |