The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff

The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff

Fans of Kate DiCamillo and Linda Urban will love The Thing About Georgie, a warm and humorous story starring an unforgettable young boy with dwarfism, from acclaimed author Lisa Graff.

As far as Georgie is concerned, everyone has a thing.

The thing about poodles is that Georgie Bishop hates to walk them.

The thing about Jeanie the Meanie is that she would rather write on her shoe than help Georgie with their Abraham Lincoln project.

The thing about Andy's nonna is that she kisses Georgie's cheeks and doesn't speak one word of English.

The thing about Georgie's mom is that she's having a baby--a baby who will probably be taller than Georgie very, very soon.

The thing about Georgie . . . well, what is the thing about Georgie?

Lisa Graff is a novelist, essayist, columnist, and teacher. Several of her essays were published in the Washington Post. One, No Teacher Can Compensate for Neglect Many Kids Suffer at Home, was the winner of the AAUW Mass Communications Award. Graff's essay about her family, My Father's Death from Alcohol, appeared in Woman's World.

Graff published a regular column in the Gaithersburg Gazette and writes a bimonthly column for the Cape Gazette.

Graff received her bachelor's degree in speech communications and English from Frostburg University and her master's degree in theater from Northwestern University. She spent her career teaching English, speech, drama, and ESL in Maryland's public schools. Graff retired in 2010 and now lives in Lewes, Delaware. She enjoys participating in the Rehoboth Writers Guild and writing. She is currently working on a children's book, Sassy the School Bus Kitten.