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Dorothy's List

VPR's Book Club For Kids

Ranked #1

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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

10mins

Ranked #2

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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

11mins

Ranked #3

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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

10mins

Ranked #4

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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

10mins

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Ranked #5

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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

10mins

Ranked #6

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Dorothy's List: 'I'm Just No Good At Rhyming' Offers Humorous Poetry For All Ages

Dorothy's List: 'I'm Just No Good At Rhyming' Offers Humorous Poetry For All Ages

At Guilford Central School, the entire school – kindergarten through sixth grade – gets together for Community Music Tim... Read more

24 Sep 2018

10mins

Ranked #7

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Dorothy's List: US-Iran Relations Set Stage For Historical Novel 'It Ain't So Awful, Falafel'

Dorothy's List: US-Iran Relations Set Stage For Historical Novel 'It Ain't So Awful, Falafel'

At the Orchard Elementary School in South Burlington, students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds. In fact, abo... Read more

30 Apr 2018

8mins

Ranked #8

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Dorothy's List: 'Lost In The Pacific, 1942' Recounts A Tense — And True — Survival Story

Dorothy's List: 'Lost In The Pacific, 1942' Recounts A Tense — And True — Survival Story

Westford Elementary School students have broken up into small groups, clustered around library tables — but in this case... Read more

26 Mar 2018

10mins

Ranked #9

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Dorothy's List: 'The Inquisitor's Tale' Takes Readers On Magical Adventure In The Middle Ages

Dorothy's List: 'The Inquisitor's Tale' Takes Readers On Magical Adventure In The Middle Ages

Readers at the Neshobe School in Brandon are really getting into Adam Gidwitz ’s book The Inquisitor’s Tale, which takes... Read more

26 Feb 2018

11mins

Ranked #10

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Dorothy's List: A Magical Tale Takes Flight In 'The Girl Who Drank The Moon'

Dorothy's List: A Magical Tale Takes Flight In 'The Girl Who Drank The Moon'

Students at Dover Elementary are trying their hands at making origami birds. Paper birds like these play an interesting ... Read more

29 Jan 2018

9mins

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