Queer Lives: Series Two
The novels and memoirs in this two-part series examine LGBTQIA+ experiences across different eras, ethnicities, and gender identities.
Queer Lives: Series One
The novels and memoirs in this two-part series examine LGBTQIA+ experiences across different eras, ethnicities, and gender identities.
The Most Costly Journey (El viaje más caro)
Our Vermont Reads 2022 choice, The Most Costly Journey (El viaje más caro), tells the stories of 19 migrant farm workers from Latin America in their own words.
The March Trilogy
The “March” Trilogy was written by civil rights icon John Lewis, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and award-winning graphic artist Nate Powell. All three volumes illustrate the story of Lewis’s commitment to nonviolent protest in the pursuit of social justice.
Border Crossings
A book of short stories, a memoir and two novels bring us to present day consideration of migration, immigration and refuge.
The Rise of Nazism
Hitler’s appointment as German Chancellor on January 30, 1933 began a chain of horrific events that sent not only Germany, but the entire world, into the abyss.
World War II: The Loss of the Age of Innocence
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.
Vermont Reads Past Picks
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.
Retellings
These novels all re-imagine classics works of fiction, retelling them from a different character’s perspective.
Shakespeare Mix & Match
Choose individual plays or run a series of comedies, tragedies, or histories.
