Ten Things about Georgie

I just finished re-reading my copy of The Thing about Georgie by Lisa Graff.  What a great story about friendship, dwarfs, and school.  I didn’t just find one thing to like about Georgie but ten.

1.  A narrator instructs you at the beginning  of many chapters to try something.  That something gives you a perspective about living in Georgie’s world as a dwarf.

2.  I related to Georgie’s struggles with friends. it reminded me of my fourth and fifth grade years.  I had two friends.  It seemed that two of us were always mad at the third friend.

3.  ”Jeanie the Meanie”, she’s this sassy, impudent girl who also has a streak of compassion.

4. Georgie worries about “Baby Godzilla”.  And even though, Georgie worries from the perspective of being a dwarf, it resonates with anyone who has been waiting for the new brother or sister.

5. Jeanie’s comment to the librarian, “The library doesn’t have any books about shoelaces.” I am still laughing.  I have students exploring the search stations everyday and they are always typing in weird stuff.

6.  The relationship between Georgie and Andy’s grandmother.

7. Andy’s grandmother, Nonna Rosa. She reminded me of my mother-in-law.

8. Strong boy characters.  I loved the Lava Wars

9. How friends stick up for one another in unexpected ways.

10. Georgie’s caring and loving parents.

This book will be in the hands of my intermediate grades after spring break. It’s a book that I will nominate for the Sasquatch Reader Awards for Washington. 

The thing about Lisa Graff  is that it is a great debut novel. 

Happy Reading.

MsMac