Tae Keller

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Tae Keller is an American children's book author. Her book, When You Trap a Tiger, won the 2021 Newbery Medal.[1][2] The book tells the story of Lily and her relationship with her aging and ill Korean grandmother, wrapped around the Korean folktales her grandmother tells her at bedtime.

Life[]

Tae Keller was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother is award-winning author Nora Okja Keller. She graduated from Punahou School in 2011 and from Bryn Mawr College in 2015.[3]

Publications[]

Keller is the author of When You Trap a Tiger (2020)[4] and The Science of Breakable Things (2018).[5] When You Trap a Tiger won the 2021 Newbery Medal,[1] was a 2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award honor[6] and won the 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Harris, Elizabeth A. (2021-01-25). "Tae Keller Wins Newbery Medal for 'When You Trap a Tiger'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  2. ^ Yorio, Kara (25 January 2021). "Children's Publishing World Reacts to Michaela Goade's History-Making Caldecott Medal, Rest of the YMA Winners". School Library Journal. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin. "The Science of Unbreakable Things". Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Keller, Tae (2020). When You Trap a Tiger. Random House. ISBN 978-1-5247-1570-0.
  5. ^ Keller, Tae (2018). The Science of Breakable Things. Random House. ISBN 978-1524715663.
  6. ^ "Reviews of the 2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Award Winner and Honor Books". Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "YMA highlights 2021 Asian/Pacific American Awards". Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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