Sydney Taylor Book Award

The Sydney Taylor Book Award is a literary award by the Association of Jewish Libraries in the categories " Books for Young Readers " and " books for older readers " awards since 1968. The American writer Sydney Taylor (1904-1978) devoted Award is awarded for books on Jewish life and culture.

Known laureates

  • 2011 " Gathering Sparks " by Howard Schwartz and Kristina Swarner; "Here Ville: How Mirka Got Her Sword" by Barry German, " The Things a Brother Knows" by Dana Reinhardt
  • 2010 " New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story" from April Halprin Wayland and Stephane Jorisch; " The Importance of Wings" by Robin Friedman; " Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba" by Margarita Engle
  • 2009 " As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King, Jr.", Richard Michelson and Raul Colon; " Amazing March Toward Freedom ," Abraham Joshua Heschel; " Brooklyn Bridge", Karen Hesse; "A Bottle in the Gaza Sea ," Valérie Zenatti (Eng. " you lend me your eyes - an e -mail friendship between Jerusalem and Gaza " )
  • 2008 "The days of sleeping dogs ", Mirjam Pressler
  • 2007 "The Book Thief ", Markus Zusak (Eng. The Book Thief )
  • 2006 " The King of Mulberry Street," Donna Jo Napoli
  • 2004 " real time", Pnina Moed Kass
  • 1998 "flight to Venice ," Donna Jo Napoli
  • 1989 " Who are the stars ," Lois Lowry
  • 1984 "The Island on Bird Street ," Uri Orlev
  • 1971 Isaac Bashevis Singer
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