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Sydney Taylor Book Award 2007

The 2007 Sydney Taylor Book Award went to Julia’s Kitchen by Brenda A. Ferber (Middle Grade), Hanukkah at Valley Forge by Stephen Krensky (Picture Book) and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Young Adult). 10 books were Honor Books across 3 categories.

Winners

Middle Grade

  1. Julia’s Kitchen by Brenda A. Ferbersource (opens in a new tab)

Picture Book

  1. Hanukkah at Valley Forge by Stephen Krenskysource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult

  1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusaksource (opens in a new tab)

Honor Books

Middle Grade

  1. Solomon and the Ant and Other Jewish Folktales by Sheldon Obermansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Night of the Burning: Devorah’s Story by Linda Press Wulfsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Vive La Paris by Esme Raji Codellsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Yellow Star by Jennifer Roysource (opens in a new tab)

Picture Book

  1. I Am Marc Chagall by Bimba Landmannsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rebecca’s Journey Home by Brynn Olenberg Sugarmansource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Shlemazel and the Remarkable Spoon of Pohost by Ann Redisch Stamplersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The White Ram: A Story of Abraham and Isaac by Mordicai Gersteinsource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult

  1. A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardtsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Incantation by Alice Hoffmansource (opens in a new tab)

About the Sydney Taylor Book Award

Gold medal winners and silver Honor Books from AJL's list of all Sydney Taylor Book Award winners, honors and notables. Year is the award year AJL prints, announced each January for books published the prior year. Categories use AJL's current names: Picture Book, Middle Grade and Young Adult, called Younger Readers, Older Readers and Teen Readers before 2020. The teen category began in 2007, so 2006 has two categories. Notable Books and the Body-of-Work Award are excluded. Author fields name the writer, not the illustrator.

Organization: Association of Jewish Libraries. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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