Georgia Book Award Online Book Club

The Amazing Flight of Darius Frobisher by Bill Harley                          4.4/6pts.

When his adventurous father disappears during a hot-air balloon flight, eleven-year-old Darius is torn away from his beloved housekeeper and sent to live with an obnoxious aunt until a strange bicycle repairman with a secret changes his life.

Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard                             3.9/4pts.

When ten-year-old Drita and her family, refugees from Kosovo, move to New York, Drita is teased about not speaking English well, but after Maxine is forced to learn about Kosovo as a punishment for teasing Drita, the two girls become friends.

Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old, and he has no parents to offer them proof.

Journey to the Blue Moon  by Rebecca Rupp                       5.1/6pts.

After a gang of talking rats transports a young boy to the Moon, he embarks on a series of adventures and gains a new perspective on the concept of time.

Through a series of letters written to a post office box, twelve-year-old Cadence describes her father's hospitalization for depression, her subsequent problems at school, and her hope that the mysterious recipient will help her find a happy ending.

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Erupts!  by Frances O’Roark Dowell            5/2pts.

Fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire is forced to team up with the new boy in class on a science fair project, but the boy's quirky personality causes Phineas to wonder if they have any chance of winning.

Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence, but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.

Fifteen-year-old Princess Meg uses magic and her wits to rescue a baby dragon and escape the unwanted attentions of princes hoping to gain her hand in marriage through a contest arranged by her father, the king.

 Shield of Stars  by Hilari Bell  5.6/10pts.

When the justice he works for is condemned of treason, fourteen-year-old and semi-reformed pickpocket Weasel sets out to find a notorious bandit who may be able to help save his master's life. Book #1

So B. It by Sarah Weeks                     5/6pts.

After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is.

In the mid-1800s, a slave boy dreams of escaping to freedom while on a journey from Missouri to the gold fields of Kansas Territory with his master's son.

The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff                                                             4.3/5pts.

Georgie's dwarfism causes problems, but he could always rely on his parents, his best friend, and classmate Jeanie the Meanie's teasing, until a surprising announcement, a new boy in school, and a class project shake things up.

Truth and Salsa by Linda Lowery                                   4.1/6pts.

Having moved temporarily from Michigan to live with her grandmother in Mexico, twelve-year-old Hayley tries to sort out her feelings about her parents' separation while helping some townsmen who have run into trouble while working in the U.S.

Way Down Deep by Ruth White               4.8/6pts.

In the West Virginia town of Way Down Deep in the 1950s, a foundling called Ruby June is happily living with Miss Arbutus at the local boarding house when suddenly, after the arrival of a family of outsiders, the mystery of Ruby's past begins to unravel.