Georgia State Reading Lists
Award Lists
2025 Georgia Childrens Book Award
A Work in Progress
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade journey to self-acceptance...
I Am a Tornado
An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow in this quirky and sweet picture book about com...
Palace of Books
From beloved storyteller Patricia Polacco comes a picture book based on her childhood about how a very special librarian and town library made her ...
2024 Georgia Childrens Book Award Winner
The List of Unspeakable Fears
The War That Saved My Life meets Coraline in this “deliciously creepy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) middle grade historical novel following ...
2023 - 2024 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe
“Breathlessly atmospheric…A gorgeous, hopeful book.” —Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow The Hating Game meets I Am Not Your Per...
See You Yesterday
A New York Times bestseller! From the author of Today Tonight Tomorrow comes a magical, “emotionally savvy[,] and genuinely romantic” (Publishers W...
2023 - 2024 Junior Tome Society It List Nominee
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Black Panther meets X-Men in this “fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering” (A. F. Steadman, New York Times bestselling author of Skandar and the...
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fantastical middle grade debut perfect for fans of t...
Santiago's Road Home
Three starred reviews! “Harrowing but deeply illuminating.” —School Library Journal A young boy gets detained by ICE while crossing the border from...
2023 - 2024 Tome Society It List Nominee
Spells for Lost Things
From the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato comes a poignant and “beguiling” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel about tw...