Real vs Mock 2024 Sydney Taylor Book Awards

The Real Sydney Taylor Book Awards were announced on January 22, 2024! Let's see how our Mock Awards compare to the Real Awards...

PICTURE BOOKS

Mock and Real Awards agree: the picture book gold medalist is Two New Years by Richard Ho, ill. Lynn Scurfield. 

There was also agreement between Real and Mock Awards that a silver medal should go to Hanukkah Upside Down by Elissa Brent Weissman, ill. Omer Hoffman.

MIDDLE GRADE

The Mock Awards gave a middle grade bronze medal to The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman by Mari Lowe, but the Real Awards gave it the gold!

Both Real and Mock Awards agreed that The Jake Show by Joshua S. Levy should get a silver medal.

YOUNG ADULT

The Mock Award young adult gold went to Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe by Steve Sheinkin, which was a Real silver medalist.

Real and Mock Awards agreed that a silver medal should go to Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler.

Mock Award bronze medalist Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros received a Real silver medal.

For the full list of 2024 Real Awards, visit www.sydneytaylorbookawards.org. 

For the full list of 2024 Mock Awards, visit https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/01/winners-2024-mock-sydney-taylor-book.html