The winners of the 2017 Sydney Taylor Books Awards, which recognize books for children and teens that exemplify high literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience and sponsored by Association of Jewish Libraries, are:
Gold Medalists:Younger Readers: I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy with illustrations by Elizabeth Baddeley (Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers)
Older Readers: The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz with illustrations by Hatem Aly (Dutton Children's Books)
Teen Readers: Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit (Knopf)
Honor Books:
Younger Readers:
Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy by Richard Michelson with illustrations by Edel Rodriguez (Knopf)
A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love by Michelle Edwards with illustrations by G. Brian Karas (Schwartz and Wade Books)
Older Readers:
Dreidels on the Brain by Joel Ben Izzy (Dial Books for Young Readers)
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day by Andrea Davis Pinkney with illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (Viking Children's Books)
The 10 notable books can be seen here.