Georgia Children's Book Award2009

Given by Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia

Other Names: Georgia Book Award
39 Works 59,629 Books 2,926 Reviews 4.1
The Georgia Children's Book Award was established in 1968 by Sheldon Root, a Professor in the Department of Language Education at the University of Georgia to foster a love of reading, and to show more introduce children to books of literary excellence. (from the GCBA website) show less
Stages:
All, Winner (102), Finalist (798), Recommended (7)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (40), 2023 (22), 2022 (40), 2021 (59), 2020 (23), 2019 (43), 2018 (47), 2017 (43), 2016 (40), 2015 (47), 2014 (45), 2013 (45), 2012 (39), 2011 (46), 2010 (41), 2009 (39), 2008 (42), 2007 (40), 2006 (39), 2005 (40), 2004 (2), 2003 (2), 2002 (2), 2001 (2), 2000 (2), 1999 (2), 1998 (2), 1997 (2), 1996 (2), 1995 (2), 1994 (2), 1993 (2), 1992 (2), 1991 (2), 1990 (2), 1989 (2), 1988 (2), 1987 (2), 1986 (2), 1985 (2), 1984 (2), 1983 (2), 1982 (2), 1981 (2), 1980 (2), 1979 (2), 1978 (2), 1977 (2), 1976 (1), 1975 (1), 1974 (1), 1973 (1), 1972 (1), 1971 (1), 1970 (1), 1969 (1)

Winner 2

WorkCategoryYear
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGrades 4-82009
Sweet Tooth by Margie PalatiniPicturebook2009

Finalist 38

WorkCategoryYear
Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Erupts!: The First Experiment (From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. Macguire) by Frances O'Roark DowellEspecially for the Lower Grades (4-5)2009
The Amazing Flight of Darius Frobisher by Bill HarleyEspecially for the Lower Grades (4-5)2009
Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny LombardEspecially for the Lower Grades (4-5)2009
Happy Kid! by Gail GauthierEspecially for the Upper Grades (7-8)2009
Do Not Pass Go by Kirkpatrick HillEspecially for the Upper Grades (7-8)2009
Defiance by Valerie HobbsEspecially for the Upper Grades (7-8)2009
Sweet Tooth by Margie PalatiniPicturebook2009
Mama Played Baseball by David A. AdlerPicturebook2009
Too Many Frogs by Sandy AsherPicturebook2009
Grandmama's Pride by Becky BirthaPicturebook2009
Tooth Fairy's First Night (Carolrhoda Picture Books) by Anne BowenPicturebook2009
Celia Cruz: Queen of Salsa by Veronica ChambersPicturebook2009
My Mountain Song by Shutta CrumPicturebook2009
I Lost My Tooth In Africa by Penda DiakitéPicturebook2009
Lilly's Big Day by Kevin HenkesPicturebook2009
Library Lion by Michelle KnudsenPicturebook2009
Do Kangaroos Wear Seat Belts? by Jane KurtzPicturebook2009
Once I Ate a Pie by Patricia MacLachlanPicturebook2009
Manana, Iguana by Ann Whitford PaulPicturebook2009
Not a Box by Antoinette PortisPicturebook2009
Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. RobertsPicturebook2009
Star of the Week by Barney SaltzbergPicturebook2009
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye StroudPicturebook2009
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa WheelerPicturebook2009
Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay WintersPicturebook2009
Coming On Home Soon by Jacqueline WoodsonPicturebook2009
Shield of Stars by Hilari BellPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
Blood on the River: James Town 1607 by Elisa CarbonePossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
The Runaway Dragon by Kate CoombsPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
The Story of Jonas by Maurine F. DahlbergPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
The Thing About Georgie by Lisa GraffPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
Letters from Rapunzel by Sara Lewis HolmesPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
Rules by Cynthia LordPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
Truth and Salsa by Linda LoweryPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
Heat by Mike LupicaPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
Journey to the Blue Moon: In Which Time is Lost and Then Found Again by Rebecca RuppPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
So B. It by Sarah WeeksPossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009
Way Down Deep by Ruth WhitePossibly for All Grades (4-8)2009

Descriptions

The Georgia Children's Book Award was established in 1968 by Sheldon Root, a Professor in the Department of Language Education at the University of Georgia to foster a love of reading, and to introduce children to books of literary excellence. (from the GCBA website) (English, Member-written)
Annual awards given in two categories: picturebooks and middle grade books. The selection process involves teachers, school library media specialists, public librarians, and youth from across the state of Georgia in the USA. The award is connected to Georgia Conference on Children's Literature. (English, Member-written)

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