{"id":51,"date":"2012-12-04T21:02:28","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T21:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:38:17","slug":"teens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Book Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#00d084\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The Green Mountain Book Award<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"447\" data-attachment-id=\"13310\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/teens\/green-mountain-book-award-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Green-Mountain-Book-Award-Logo.jpg?fit=624%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"624,531\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Green Mountain Book Award Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Green-Mountain-Book-Award-Logo.jpg?fit=525%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Green-Mountain-Book-Award-Logo.jpg?resize=525%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13310\" style=\"width:291px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong><a class=\"alignnone\" href=\"http:\/\/libraries.vermont.gov\/services\/children_and_teens\/book_awards\/green_mountain\">The Green Mountain&nbsp;Book Award<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong>initiated in 2005, is a reader&#8217;s choice award for Vermont students in <strong>grades 9 &#8211; 12<\/strong>. The program is intended to encourage high schoolers to become enthusiastic and discerning&nbsp;readers. It is recommended that students read at least three of the year&#8217;s 15 nominated titles before voting in the spring.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.vermont.gov\/sites\/libraries\/files\/CBEC\/BookAwards\/GreenMt\/GMBA25-26NomList_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#7bdcb5\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Click HERE<\/mark><\/strong> <\/a> for the 2025-2026 Green Mountain Book Award Nominees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#00d084\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">2025-2026 Green Mountain Book Aw<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:#00d084\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><strong>ard Winner<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/teens\/2024-2025-green-mountain-book-award-winner-signage-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Green-Mountain-Book-Award-Winner-Signage-1-1.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"2024 &amp;#8211; 2025 Green Mountain Book Award Winner Signage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Green-Mountain-Book-Award-Winner-Signage-1-1.jpg?fit=5000%2C5000&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Green-Mountain-Book-Award-Winner-Signage-1-1.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13296\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-Vermont-Golden-Dome-Book-Award-for-web-2.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"9181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/teens\/2021-vermont-golden-dome-book-award-for-web-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-Vermont-Golden-Dome-Book-Award-for-web-2.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2021-Vermont-Golden-Dome-Book-Award-for-web-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-Vermont-Golden-Dome-Book-Award-for-web-2.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-Vermont-Golden-Dome-Book-Award-for-web-2.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-Vermont-Golden-Dome-Book-Award-for-web-2.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-Vermont-Golden-Dome-Book-Award-for-web-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-Vermont-Golden-Dome-Book-Award-for-web-2.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong>The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award<\/strong>* (formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award) was created to honor excellence in children&#8217;s literature. Each year since 1957,Vermont students in <strong>grades four through eight<\/strong> have selected their favorite book from a list of nominees. It is recommended that students read at least five of the year&#8217;s nominated titles before voting. Voting takes place in the spring, generally beginning in April..<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.vermont.gov\/sites\/libraries\/files\/documents\/Golden_Dome_List_2025-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click HERE<\/mark><\/strong> <\/a> for the 2025-2026 Vermont Golden Dome Award Nominees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#fcb900\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">2024-2025 Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Winner <\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"680\" data-attachment-id=\"13300\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/teens\/2024-2025-golden-dome-book-award\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Golden-Dome-Book-Award.jpg?fit=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"791,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2024 &amp;#8211; 2025 Golden Dome Book Award\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Golden-Dome-Book-Award.jpg?fit=525%2C680&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Golden-Dome-Book-Award.jpg?resize=525%2C680&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Golden-Dome-Book-Award.jpg?w=791&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Golden-Dome-Book-Award.jpg?resize=618%2C800&amp;ssl=1 618w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Golden-Dome-Book-Award.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#f78da7\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The Red Clover Book Award<\/mark><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"260\" data-attachment-id=\"13305\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/teens\/red-clover-book-award-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Red-Clover-Book-Award-Logo.jpg?fit=275%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"275,260\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Clover Book Award Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Red-Clover-Book-Award-Logo.jpg?fit=275%2C260&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Red-Clover-Book-Award-Logo.jpg?resize=275%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13305\" style=\"width:208px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Red Clover Book Award is&nbsp;presented to the book selected by children in kindergarten through fourth grade. Each year thousands of Vermont school children read the 10 nominated picture books and cast their votes for their favorite in the spring. The award has been presented annually since 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.vermont.gov\/sites\/libraries\/files\/documents\/2025-2026_Red_Clover_Book_Award_Nominees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:#f78da7\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Click <\/mark><\/a><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#f78da7\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">HERE<\/mark><\/strong> for the 2025-2026 Red Clover Book Award Nominees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#f78da7\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">2024-2025 Red Clover Book Award Winner<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/teens\/2024-2025-red-clover-book-award-winner-signage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Red-Clover-Book-Award-Winner-Signage-.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"2024 &amp;#8211; 2025 Red Clover Book Award Winner Signage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Red-Clover-Book-Award-Winner-Signage-.jpg?fit=5000%2C5000&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2024-2025-Red-Clover-Book-Award-Winner-Signage-.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13307\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Other Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teenink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teen Ink<\/a> is a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art,&nbsp;and photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jonscieszka.com\/guys-read\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guys READ<\/a> is a web-based literacy program for boys founded by author and First National Ambassador of Young People\u2019s Literature Jon Scieszka. Their mission is to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writegirl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WriteGirl<\/a> is a creative writing and mentoring organization that promotes creativity, critical thinking and leadership skills to empower teen girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Mountain Book Award The Green Mountain&nbsp;Book Award,&nbsp;initiated in 2005, is a reader&#8217;s choice award for Vermont students in grades 9 &#8211; 12. The program is intended to encourage high schoolers to become enthusiastic and discerning&nbsp;readers. It is recommended that students read at least three of the year&#8217;s 15 nominated titles before voting in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/teens\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vermont Book Awards&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PauAAx-P","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":86,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13388,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/13388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodrichlibrary.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}