Dorothy's List: Alan Gratz Wins Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award For Second Straight Year
Dorothy's List: Alan Gratz Wins Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award For Second Straight Year
Each spring, upper elementary students schools in the Mt. Abraham Unified School District travel to the middle and high ... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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State Librarian Promises 'Thoughtful' Process To Rename Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award
State Librarian Promises 'Thoughtful' Process To Rename Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award
For more than half a century, Vermont’s middle-grade students have been reading books on Dorothy’s List, a reading progr... Read more
29 May 2019
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Dorothy's List: 'The First Rule Of Punk' Celebrates Being Yourself (And Rocking Out)
Dorothy's List: 'The First Rule Of Punk' Celebrates Being Yourself (And Rocking Out)
A group of fifth- and sixth-graders are in the library of Orleans Elementary School working on making “'zines.” 'Zines a... Read more
29 Apr 2019
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Dorothy's List: Girl Searches For Answers About Her Mysterious Past 'Beyond The Bright Sea'
Dorothy's List: Girl Searches For Answers About Her Mysterious Past 'Beyond The Bright Sea'
Beyond the Bright Sea takes place in 1925 on a string of small islands called the Elizabeths, off the coast of Woods Hol... Read more
25 Mar 2019
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Dorothy's List: Sci-Fi Novel 'Last Day On Mars' Tackles Moving — To A New Planet
Dorothy's List: Sci-Fi Novel 'Last Day On Mars' Tackles Moving — To A New Planet
Mars is a very different place from Earth. But for Liam and his friend Phoebe, the main characters in the science fictio... Read more
4 Mar 2019
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Dorothy's List: A Secret Locker Library Contains Challenged Titles In 'Ban This Book'
Dorothy's List: A Secret Locker Library Contains Challenged Titles In 'Ban This Book'
In Ban This Book some of 9-year-old Amy Anne Ollinger’s favorite books have started to disappear off her school library'... Read more
5 Feb 2019
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Dorothy's List: 3 Kids From Different Eras Flee From Their Home Countries In 'Refugee'
Dorothy's List: 3 Kids From Different Eras Flee From Their Home Countries In 'Refugee'
The historical novel Refugee weaves the stories of three refugee families fleeing their homes in different parts of the ... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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Dorothy's List: Teen Navigates Life Without Arms In 'Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus'
Dorothy's List: Teen Navigates Life Without Arms In 'Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus'
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you had no arms? How would you eat? Or write? Or turn the pages of a b... Read more
2 Jan 2019
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Dorothy's List: 'The Whydah' Tells True Tale Of A Pirate Ship That Sunk Off Cape Cod
Dorothy's List: 'The Whydah' Tells True Tale Of A Pirate Ship That Sunk Off Cape Cod
The real lives of pirates are documented in Martin W. Sandler’s The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked and Found. And... Read more
26 Nov 2018
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Dorothy's List: A Secret At Home Tests Relationships In 'Family Game Night'
Dorothy's List: A Secret At Home Tests Relationships In 'Family Game Night'
Author Mary E. Lambert was a master’s degree student in a Vermont College of Fine Arts low-residency program while she w... Read more
29 Oct 2018
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