The Sydney Taylor Shmooze

We are pleased to announce our third year of Mock Sydney Taylor Book Awards! The top Jewish juvenile books published in 2022 were chosen from our shortlist by popular vote. Thank you to the many people who helped us select these titles! Click on the links to read the reviews.   PICTURE BOOKS Mock Winner: Alone Together on Dan Street by Erica Cohen  Lyons Mock Honor: The Tower of Life by Chana Stiefel Mock Notable: The Very Best Sukkah by Shoshana Nambi MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS Mock Winner: Aviva vs. the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe Mock Honor: Honey and Me by Meira Drazin Mock Notable: Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack YOUNG ADULTS BOOKS Mock Winner: The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum Mock Honor: Some Kind of Hate by Sarah Darer Littman Mock Notable: When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb The Real Sydney Taylor Book Awards will be announced on Monday, January 30, 2023 at the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards event. Tune in live at

CLICK HERE TO VOTE This is Round 2 of the 2023 Mock Sydney Taylor Book Award vote. This ballot includes the top three titles in each age category from Round 1. Anyone may vote for the 2023 Mock Sydney Taylor Book Awards (except for current members of AJL's Sydney Taylor Book Award committee). Voters may select one title in each of three categories (Picture Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult). Please vote for the titles you think are most worthy of receiving the Sydney Taylor Book Award. Criteria are here:  https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/p/criteria.html . To read reviews of all titles on this year's ballots, please see:  https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2023/01/2023-mock-sydney-taylor-book-awards.html CALENDAR: Monday-Friday, January 9-13, 2023 - Round 1 voting Monday-Friday, January 16-20, 2023 - Round 2 voting Sunday, January 22, 2023 - Mock Award results announced Monday, January 30, 2023 - Real Award winners announced Monday, January 30, 2023 - Exclusive interview with