The Sydney Taylor Book Awards honor the best new books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Here are this year’s winners followed by the honor books:
Younger Readers Gold Medal
The Longest Night: A Passover Story by Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Catia Chien
Older Readers Gold Medal
The Blessing Cup by Patricia Polacco
Teen Readers Gold Medal
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb
Honor Books for Younger Readers
Stones for Grandpa by Renee Londoner, illustrated by Martha Avilles
Rifka Takes a Bow by Betty Rosenberg Perlov, illustrated by Cosei Kawa
Honor Books for Older Readers
The Boy on the Wooden Box by Leon Leyson
Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past by Carol Matas
Honor Books for Teen Readers
Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati
The War Within These Walls by Aline Sax, illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki