The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James

Loner Geordie James joins four other struggling fifth graders in a science fair group project that answers the question "what is our place in this world?" When Geordie becomes obsessed with the fate of a pig who escaped from a factory farm, the group project gets put in jeopardy. As Geordie starts to push harder into difficult questions, he finds everything changing--his friendships, his ability to express himself, even how he plays his favorite online role-playing game, DOMINION..

The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James is about kids coming to terms with a world that feels outside of their control, ending with the uplifting message that we humans do not exist apart from nature, but rather as an integral part of it.


Author: Mike Dawson
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Published: 05/19/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Size: 8.50h x 6.00w x 0.64d
ISBN13: 9781454956228
ISBN10: 1454956224
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Computers & Digital Media (incl. Video Games)

About the Author
Mike Dawson is the award-winning author of several graphic novels and cartoon collections. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Slate, The Nib, Romper, and is occasionally seen in the pages of The New York Times.

Mike's work has been nominated for multiple Eisner and Ignatz awards and shortlisted for the Slate Cartoonists Studio Prize. He lives in New Jersey, near the Jersey Shore, with his wife and children and two dogs.