Vermont in the 1900s to Today Books
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As Long as There Are Mountains
by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (1997)
Historical fiction, chapter book (139 pages), grades 3-7
After their barn burns down, Iris' family is in danger of losing their farm in the 1950s.
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At the Top of the Mountain
by Judith Edwards (2013)
Historical Fiction, chapter book (144 pages), grades 4-8
In the third adventure with Will Ryan, find out if the Civilian Conservation Corps crew will reach the top of Mount Ascutney.
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Bread and Roses, Too
by Katherine Paterson (2006)
Historical fiction, chapter book (275 pages), grades 4-8
Lawrence, Massachusetts is a dangerous place during the "Bread and Roses" strike in 1912. Rosa and Jake are sent to live with families in Barre where they will be safe.
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Cave of Falling Water
by Janice Ovecka (1992)
Historical fiction, chapter book (115 pages), grades 4-8
Woni, Mattie, and Stacy are three girls from different time periods that discover the Cave of Falling Water.
Available in the VHS lending library.
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Counting on Grace
by Elizabeth Winthrop (2006)
Historical fiction, chapter book (232 pages), grades 4-8
Grace works in a southern Vermont cotton mill in the early 1900s. Will Lewis Hine's photograph change everything?
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The Darkness Under the Water
by Beth Kanell (2008)
Historical fiction, chapter book (320 pages), grades 6-12
During the 1920s, Molly's Abenaki and French Canadian family is targeted by the Vermont Eugenics Survey.
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Faraway Summer
by Johanna Hurwitz (2000)
Historical fiction, chapter book (160 pages), grades 3-7
Thanks to the Fresh Air Fund, Dossi spends the summer of 1910 in Vermont, far away from her Jewish family and their tenement in New York City.
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Full Cicada Moon
by Marilyn Hilton (2017)
Historical fiction, chapter book (400 pages), grades 3-7
In 1969, Mimi Yoshiko Oliver wants to be an astronaut. How can she work towards her dream and fit into her new Vermont school?
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Here Comes Darrell
by Leda Schubert (2005)
Fiction, picture book (28 pages), grades K-4
Darrell helps his neighbors all year long, so they pitch in when he needs help, too.
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The Hero of Ticonderoga
by Gail Gauthier (2002)
Fiction, chapter book (240 pages), grades 3-7
Tessy gets the report topic that everyone else wants - the story of Ethan Allen and Fort Ticonderoga.
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Hidden Roots
by Joseph Bruchac (2004)
Historical fiction, chapter book (137 pages), grades 5-9
Set in the 1950s in New York and Vermont. From Uncle Louis, Sonny learns about his roots and the forced sterilization of Abenaki people in Vermont in the 1930s.
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Invasion on the Mountain
by Judith Edwards (2011)
Historical fiction, chapter book (96 pages), grades 4-8
The Civilian Conservation Corps comes to Will Ryan's hometown during the Great Depression.
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A Little Girl's Diary, Life on a Farm in Rural Vermont
by Alice Bushnell, ed. by Sarah Rooker & Kim King Zea (1998)
Non-fiction, 165 pages, grades 3-8
Alice Bushnell was seven years old and living in Strafford when she wrote her diary in 1911. The book includes copies of her diary pages and a printed copy of the text.
Available in the VHS lending library.
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Jackson and Bud's Bumpy Ride
by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff (2009)
Non-fiction, picture book (36 pages), grades K-3
In 1903, Burlington doctor Horatio Jackson and his dog Bud race to be the first to drive across the country in their car named Vermont.
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Lumber Camp Library
by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (2002)
Historical fiction, chapter book (87 pages), grades 2-5
Ruby wants to be a teacher, but everything changes after her father dies in an accident. Set in the early 1900s.
Available in the VHS lending library.
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Muskrat Will Be Swimming
by Cheryl Savageau (2006)
Fiction, picture book (32 pages), grades 2-6
Grampa tells Jeannie a story about Muskrat to help her deal with prejudice against her Abenaki and French heritage.
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The Night the Bells Rang
by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (1991)
Historical fiction, chapter book (76 pages), grades 3-5
The last year of World War I (1918) is an eventful one for a Vermont farm boy,
Available in the VHS lending library.
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Nora's Ark
by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (2005)
Historical fiction, picture book (28 pages), grades K-4
The story of the 1927 flood when all the neighbors and their chickens and horses crowd into Grandma's house for safety.
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A Raccoon at the White House
by Rachel Dougherty (2018)
Non-fiction, 32 pages, grades K-3
Learn the true story of Grace and Calvin Coolidge's pet raccoon Rebecca.
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Return to Sender
by Julia Alvarez (2010)
Fiction, chapter book (352 pages), grades 3-7
Tyler's father hires migrant workers from Mexico to work on their dairy farm. Will Mari and her family be able to stay in Vermont?
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Snowflake Bentley
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (1998)
Non-fiction, picture book (30 pages), grades K-4
The biography of Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, a Vermonter who figured out how to photograph snowflakes in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Soup
by Robert Newton Peck (1974)
Historical fiction, chapter book (96 pages), grades 4-7
Rob and his best friend Soup create mischief all over their Vermont town in the 1930s.
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A Stitch in Time
by Daphne Kalmar (2018)
Historical fiction, chapter book (176 pages), grades 4-6
Will Aunt Agnes take the orphaned Donut away from her Vermont village and move her to Boston? Set in the 1927.
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost (2001)
Poetry, picture book (32 pages), grades K-4
Illustrations by Susan Jeffers complement the words of Robert Frost's poem.
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Trouble on the Mountain
by Judith Edwards (2012)
Historical fiction, chapter book (118 pages), grades 4-8
The second adventure of Will Ryan and the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.