Once again the Georgia Center for the Book has given us a list of great books to read. This time it's for our young Georgians. The inaugural list of "25 Books All Young Georgians Should Read" was announced on August 26th and many of the authors and illustrators on the list will participate in free public readings at libraries and schools throughout Georgia during the next two years.
Bill Starr, executive director of the center said, "We believe it's going to prove helpful in guiding youngsters to some of the finest writing available for them."
Here's a partial list of the books selected:
Picture books (the list includes)
Little Duck by the late Liz Conrad (illustrator)
14 Cows for America by Carmen Deedy (author) and Thomas Gonzalez (illustrator)
Soap, Soap, Soap - Jabn, Jabn, Jabn by Elizabeth Dulemba (author and illustrator)
The Origami Master by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer (author) and Aki Sogabe (illustrator)
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin (author) and James Dean (illustrator)
Grades K-3 (the list includes)
Mittens by Lola Schaefer
Owly (graphic novel) by Andy Runton
Grades 4-8 (the list includes)
Freedom Train by Evelyn Coleman
A Yellow Watermelon by Ted Dunagan
The Tree That Owns Itself and Other Adventure Tales From Out of the Past by Gail Karwoski and Loretta Johnson Hammer
Grades 7 and higher (the list includes)
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
I Am Rembrandt's Daughter by Lynn Cullen
The Maze Runner by James Dashner.
The Georgia Center for the Book plans to release new lists at least every three years, like they do their adult lists.
You can obtain more information about the center, its lists and honored authors by visiting http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/. The center is holsted by DeKalb County Public Library.
(Source: Georgial Public Library Service News, October 2010)
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