Vermont Golden Dome Book Award* Nominees

Vermont’s book award for children, voted for by children, in grades 4-8. These books include fiction and non-fiction books. Titles in our collection are in italics.
* formerly the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award
2022-2023
Author | Title | Grade |
Alston, B.B. | Amari and the Night Brothers | 4 up |
Applegate, Katherine | Willodeen | 4 up |
Bailar, Schuyler | Obie is Man Enough | 6 up |
Barone, Rebecca E.F. | Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica |
5 up |
Braden, Ann | Flight of the Puffin | 4 up |
Burke, Cliff | An Occasionally Happy Family | 5 up |
Faruqi, Saadia | Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero | 4 up |
Fipps, Lisa | Starfish | 4 up |
Freeman, Megan E. | Alone | 4 up |
Higuera, Donna Barba | The Last Cuentista | 4 up |
Khor, Shing Yin | The Legend of Auntie Po | 4 up |
LaRocca, Rajani | Red, White, and Whole | 4 up |
Little Badger, Darcie | A Snake Falls to Earth | 4 up |
Lucas, Chad | Thanks a Lot, Universe | 4 up |
Mills, Claudia | The Lost Language | 5 up |
Palacio, R.J. | Pony | 4 up |
Reynolds, Jason, and Ibram X. Kendi Adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul, Illustrated by Rachelle Baker |
Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You |
4 up |
Schlitz, Laura Amy Illustrated by Julia Iredale |
Amber & Clay | 4 up |
Schmidt, Gary D. | Just Like That | 5 up |
Sheinkin, Steve | Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown |
5 up |
Ursu, Anne | The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy | 6 up |
Uss, Christina | Erik vs. Everything | 7 up |
Valenti, Karla Arenas Illustrated by Dana SanMaR |
Lotería | 5 up |
Venable, Colleen AF Illustrated by Stephanie Yue |
Katie the Catsitter | 4 up |
Yelchin, Eugene | The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain |
5 up |