Dorothy's List

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VPR's Book Club For Kids

  1. 04/06/2019

    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 school library for a Jeopardy! -style trivia competition about the books nominated for Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award. But before the gathered students from the five different elementary schools got to play the game, there was an announcement to be made: the 2019 winner.

    5 min

  2. 29/05/2019

    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 program and book award named for Arlington author Dorothy Canfield Fisher. But the author's connection to the eugenics movement, and criticism of her stereotyped portrayal of Native Americans and French Canadians in her work, are behind the Vermont Department of Libraries' decision to change the award's name.

    11 min

  3. 29/04/2019

    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 are like personal mini magazines, and they're a favorite hobby of Malú, the main character in The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez .

    10 min

  4. 25/03/2019

    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 Hole, Massachusetts. The novel is a work of historical fiction, but it was mystery and suspense that grabbed — and held — the attention of a group of Dorothy's List readers at Burlington's Champlain Elementary School.

    11 min

  5. 04/03/2019

    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 fiction novel Last Day on Mars, the Earth colony on Mars is the only home they have ever known.

    11 min

  6. 05/02/2019

    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's shelves, and she discovers that adults are challenging the books and the school board is banning them from the library. Dorothy’s List readers at Montpelier’s Kellogg-Hubbard Library had a lot to say about banned and challenged books — especially when they discovered some of their favorite titles have been questioned.

    11 min

  7. 28/01/2019

    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 world and during different time periods: Germany in the 1930s, Cuba in the 1990s and Syria just a few years ago.

    12 min

  8. 02/01/2019

    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 book? Those are some of the everyday challenges facing 13-year-old Aven Green, the main character in Dusti Bowling’ s novel Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus .

    10 min
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VPR's Book Club For Kids

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  • Creator
    Vermont Public Radio
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2019
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Vermont Public Radio
  • Show Website
    Dorothy's List

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