Vermont Golden Dome Book Award

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award references 29 books assigned across applicable K-12 grade levels in US schools. The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (known as the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award from 1957 until it was renamed in 2020) is Vermont's statewide children's-choice book award for grades 4-8, coordinated by the Vermont Department of Libraries — one of the longest-running state reader's-choice programs in the United States. Each year a committee selects about thirty nominees; students across Vermont read from the list and vote for their favorite. Its decades-long winner list is read in Vermont classrooms and libraries statewide and features widely loved reading such as Hatchet, Number the Stars, Holes, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Hunger Games, Wonder, and Bunnicula.

Primary source: libraries.vermont.gov

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The Running Dream · Wendelin Van Draanen
The Tale of Despereaux · Kate DiCamillo
The Terrible Two · Mac Barnett
Wait Till Helen Comes · Mary Downing Hahn
Wonder · R.J. Palacio

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About this curriculum framework

This curriculum is one of dozens of named English Language Arts frameworks tracked across US public-school districts. Frameworks differ in scope (district-level vs state-level vs national), in mandate (required vs recommended vs elective), and in how prescriptive their reading lists are (single fixed text list vs broad reading-pool selection).

The book list below represents titles cited as required, recommended, or commonly assigned within this framework, sourced from the framework's primary documentation (or, where the framework is administered at district level, from public district curriculum pages). Each book's detail page links the specific source document for that citation.

How to use this Vermont Golden Dome Book Award reading list

The book list above represents titles ReadingList has confirmed as referenced by Vermont Golden Dome Book Award— either through the framework’s own published documentation, through audited classroom syllabi citing the framework, or through US state and district curriculum guides that map their reading expectations to it. Each book’s detail page links the specific primary source so parents, teachers, and students can verify the citation and locate the official document.

Reading lists evolve. Vermont Golden Dome Book Award citations on ReadingList are reviewed on a rolling basis as primary sources publish updates. If you teach or learn under this framework and a title on this page is no longer used (or you know of one that should appear), the ReadingList methodology page explains how to submit a correction with a citation.

Frequently asked questions

What books does Vermont Golden Dome Book Award include?

29 books are referenced by Vermont Golden Dome Book Award across applicable K-12 grade levels. Each book page cites the primary source assignment (the official curriculum standard, exemplar list, or syllabus where the title appears).

What grades does Vermont Golden Dome Book Award cover?

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award is a reading-program curriculum spanning applicable K-12 grade levels via the standards framework. Browse by grade using the grade-filter links on this page or visit /grade for the full grade index across all curricula.

Where does Vermont Golden Dome Book Award data come from?

Primary source: libraries.vermont.gov/. Cross-referenced with Common Core exemplars at achievethecore.org. Every book page on ReadingList.school cites the standards origin for that assignment.

Is Vermont Golden Dome Book Award required reading?

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award provides recommended exemplars + assignments — adoption varies by district and teacher. Always check with your school's English department for the specific required vs recommended list at your grade level.

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