CURRENT RED CLOVER & GOLDEN DOME BOOK AWARDS NOMINEES
2023-2024 School Year
Red Clover Award 2023-2024
2023-2024 Master List of nominees
Access the nominated books using SORA.
Winner List, 2011-2023
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award 2023-2024
Students who read 5+ books are eligible for our OSSU-wide celebration in the spring. Students who read all 25 books will receive a special prize & recognition.
2023-2024 annotated Master List of nominees
Learn more about this year's nominees using this slide show that includes book summaries and trailers.
Access all 25 books using SORA.
Access all 25 books using our OPALS online catalog collections - Hardwick and Woodbury
Make recommendations for next year's list!
Previous years
2022-2023 School Year
Red Clover Award 2022-2023
2022-2023 Master List of nominees
Access the nominated books using SORA.
Winner List, 2011-2023
Red Clover 2023 State Winners.mp4
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award 2022-2023
2022-2023 annotated Master List of nominees
Take the quiz for each book at Accelerated Reader
Learn more about this year's nominees using this slide show that includes book summaries and trailers.
Access all 25 books using SORA.
Access all 25 books using our OPALS online catalog collections - Hardwick and Woodbury
Make recommendations for next year's list!
2021-2022 School Year
Red Clover Award 2021-2022
Winner: The Barnabus Project written and illustrated by The Fan Brothers. Watch a video message from Terry, Eric, and Devin Fan, the authors of The Barnabus Project.
2021-2022 Master List of nominees
Access the nominated books using SORA.
Winner List, 1997-2021
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award 2021-2022
Winner: Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty
2021-2022 Master List of nominees
Take the quiz for each book at Accelerated Reader
Learn more about this year's nominees using this slide show that includes book summaries and trailers. Or check them out using this virtual bookshelf.
Access all 25 books using SORA.
Make recommendations for next year's list!
2020-2021 School Year
Red Clover Award 2020-2021
Winner = Crab Cake, written and illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi.
2020-2021 Master List of nominees
Ms. Baranyay's slideshow of 2020-2021 Red Clover Nominee Read-Alouds & Book Trailers
Access the nominated books using SORA.
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award 2020-2021
Winner = Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation written by Stuart Gibbs
2020-2021 Master List of nominees
Take the quiz for each book at Accelerated Reader
Printable color checklist and rating sheet of 2020-2021 nominees
Learn more about the 2020-2021 nominees using this slide show that includes book summaries and trailers. Or check them out using this virtual classroom.
Access all 30 books using SORA.
11/12/20 - NEW NAME = The Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
10/1/20 - Be a Book Award Pioneer!
I am so excited to invite you to be a pioneer and vote for a new name for the Middle Grade Book Award (formerly Dorothy Canfield Fisher). Voting will be open October 1 through October 30 for students in grades 4-9. We hope to announce the new name in early November.
VOTE using this form: Renaming VT's Middle-Grade Book Award Form
Why is the name being changed? Here is a link to a brief Seven Days article explaining why. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award to Be Renamed
2019-2020 Winners Announced!
Since we weren’t able to have any in-person ceremonies for our Red Clover or Middle-Grade book award winners, the VT Department of Libraries reached out to them to see if they would record messages for you. Both Laurie Keller and Katherine Arden were excited to do this, and we are thrilled to share their messages with you. The videos can be accessed with the links below. We hope you enjoy hearing from the winners!
2019-2020 School Year
Red Clover Award 2019-2020
Winner in VT = Potato Pants!, written and illustrated by Laurie Keller. See the countdown of results here. (Video by MES Librarian, Liv Perry - Thank you!)
Winner at HES = Potato Pants!
2019-2020 Master List of nominees
Ms. Baranyay's collection of 2019-2020 Read Alouds
Dorothy's List 2019-2020
Winner in VT = Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
Winner at HES = Willa of the Wood
Winner at WDB = 4-way tie between Sweep, Small Spaces, Deep, and The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle
Master List of nominees with brief descriptions
Take the quiz for each book at Accelerated Reader
Learn more about this year's nominees by watching trailers and reviews at Ms. Baranyay's Youtube playlist.
2018-2019 School Year
Red Clover Award 2018-2019
Winner at HES =
Winner at WDB =
Winner in VT = The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Adam Rex.
Master List of nominees
Ms. B's collection of 2018-2019 Read Alouds & Sing-Alongs
Dorothy's List 2018-2019
Winner at HES =
Winner at WDB =
Winner in VT = Refugee by Alan Gratz, for a 2nd year in a row!
Master List of nominees with brief descriptions
Watch trailers and reviews at Ms. B's Youtube playlist
Dorothy's List VPR Book Club videos
Watch a video address from Alan Gratz, also the author of last year's DCF winner, Project 1065.
2017-2018 School Year
Red Clover Award 2017-2018
Winer at HES = Whoosh!
Winner in VT = Frankencrayon
Tally of votes from across Vermont
Winners at schools across VT (map)
Master List of nominees
Ms. B's collection of 2017-2018 Read Alouds & Sing-Alongs
Dorothy's List 2017-2018
Winner at HES = The Inn Between
Winner in VT = Project 1065 (2nd place at HES)
Master List of nominees with brief descriptions
Ms. B's collection of Book trailers
Dorothy's List VPR Book Club videos
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