2016 Sydney Taylor Book Award

Awards List

Older Readers

Adam and Thomas
(Winner)
Aharon Appelfeld

The Wren and the Sparrow
(Notable)
J. Patrick Lewis

The Girl in the Torch
(Notable)
Robert Sharenow

The Safest Lie
(Notable)
Angela Cerrito

Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish
(Honor Book)
Barry Deutsch

Teen

The Hired Girl
(Winner)
Laura Amy Schlitz

Deep Sea
(Notable)
Annika Thor

Imagining Katherine
(Notable)
Carol Solomon

Last Night at the Circle Cinema
(Notable)
Emily Franklin

Stones on a Grave
(Honor Book)
Kathy Kacer

Serendipity's Footsteps
(Honor Book)
Suzanne Nelson

Younger Readers

Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed
(Winner)
Leslea Newman

Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles
(Notable)
David A. Adler; Jeffrey Ebbeler

Shanghai Sukkah
(Honor Book)
Heidi Hyde

The Parakeet Named Dreidel
(Notable)
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Sadie and Ori and the Blue Blanket
(Notable)
Jamie Korngold

Award Categories

Children's Literature

Older Readers

Teen

Younger Readers

Award Years

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