The Sydney Taylor Shmooze is pleased to announce our second year of Mock Sydney Taylor Book Awards! The top Jewish juvenile books published in 2021 were chosen by popular vote, and over 1000 votes were cast. Thank you to the many people who helped us select these titles! Click on the links to read the reviews.
*PICTURE BOOKS* Mock Winner: *Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/04/review-osnat-and-her-dove.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtvrDYRPeE$ >* by Sigal Samuel Mock Honor: *Planting Friendship: Peace, Salaam, Shalom <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/10/review-planting-friendship-peace-salaam.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtvBbiaSAA$ >* by Melissa Stoller, Callie Metler, and Shirin Rahman Mock Notable: *Let Liberty Rise! How America's Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty* <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/07/review-let-liberty-rise-how-americas.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtv4dV6_1c$ > by Chana Stiefel *MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS* Mock Winner: *The Unfinished Corner* <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/12/review-unfinished-corner.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtvTS6ajWk$ > by Dani Colman Mock Honor: *Sorry for Your Loss <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/10/review-sorry-for-your-loss.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtv5febfZo$ >* by Joanne Levy Mock Notable: *Starfish <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/11/review-starfish.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtvRbbWNyc$ >* by Lisa Fipps *YOUNG ADULT BOOKS* Mock Winner: *The City Beautiful <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/12/review-city-beautiful.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtvUmzUlG4$ >* by Aden Polydoros Mock Honor: *Rebel Daughter <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/04/review-rebel-daughter.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtv8n9Bc_w$ >* by Lori Kauffman Mock Notable *The Last Words We Said <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2021/12/review-last-words-we-said.html__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtvbqExLYU$ >* by Leah Scheier The Real Sydney Taylor Book Awards will be announced on Monday, January 24, 2022 at the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards event. Tune in live at 9am ET at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ala.unikron.com/__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtv-VzzoT0$ or watch later on ALA's YouTube channel <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/user/AmLibraryAssociation__;!!KGKeukY!lsMa2wDy3sUrzZ6GmSgBh3cL-XeXvJZY_Rw5gIVtIx5NKArev9iQUlTXrldZi5PjV1yiKvtvCdlvoPA$ >. Won't it be interesting to see how close the Mock Awards come to guessing what books win the Real Award? Heidi Rabinowitz & Susan Kusel & Chava Pinchuck, Co-Admins, The Sydney Taylor Shmooze
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