Barbara,
We will be announcing our Sydney Taylor winners, honors, and notable
books in January if you can wait until then. If not, check out the
reviews in the AJL Newsletter and Jewish Book World for some great reviews.
Best,
Barbara B
Barbara Bietz
Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
Of the recent fiction, I think Life, After by Sarah Littman is superb
and I hope it wins the Sydney Taylor Award. Other top choices of mine
would be Eve Tal's Double Crossing and its sequel, Cursing
Columbus. I was disappointed that these didn't receive top recognition!
How about a couple
Barbara,
Here are a few recommendations of fairly new books for teens. Some
may interest adults, as well:
The Book Thief
Never Mind the Goldbergers
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
If You Come Softly
Half Human and the Teenage Nazi
How to Ruin My Teenage Life
How to Ruin a Summer Vacation
Emil and Karl
We have a fund from which to buy books of teenage interest in honor
of our Mitzvah kids. Last year we got our list from the Sydney Taylor
and other book awards. But we have to buy seven more books before the
next awards come out.
Can anyone recommend newish teenage books that might win this
I am reviewing now, for the AJL Newsletter, the perfect book for your
needs. It is Saying Goodbye a Handbook for Teens Dealing with Loss
and Mourning, by Neal C. Goldberg, Ph.D. and Miriam Liebermann, C.S.W.
Published by Targum/Feldheim, 2004, ISBN 1-56871-329-0
Kol Tuv -- Nira Wolfe
I am looking for an age-appropriate book to give to our high school
students to help them cope with the loss of a grandparent. Does anyone have
any good ideas?
Thanks,
Roz Friedman
Ma'ayanot Yeshiva HS For Girls
Teaneck, NJ
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