Vermont Reads is Vermont Humanities’ statewide community reading program. These books are all high-quality young-adult level works that offer food for thought for all ages.
These novels richly illustrate coming-of-age themes against the backdrop of World War II with three memorable protagonists- an Army bombardier, a girl on the American homefront, and a teenage survivor of the Nazi genocide.
This series explores how different authors and communities understand the multiple definitions and connotations of ecological sustainability and try to make it work in the world.
When Cultures Meet: First Contact in the Lake Champlain Basin
By Vermont Humanities | April 5, 2018
In fiction and nonfiction, the series explores the ramifications of contact between Europeans and the native inhabitants in the Champlain Basin and New England generally, and the ensuing history of the region.
Established in 1968, England’s Booker Prize is awarded annually to a citizen of the U.K., the Commonwealth, Ireland, Pakistan, or South Africa who has written the year’s best novel according to a panel of critics, writers, and academics.