Tae Keller is an American children's book author. Her book, '' When You Trap a Tiger'', won the 2021 Newbery Medal. 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. Lily embarks on a journey of her own, learning about herself and who she is as a beautiful Asian girl.

Biography

Tae Keller was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother is award-winning author

Nora Okja Keller Nora Okja Keller (born 22 December 1966, in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean American author. Her 1997 breakthrough work of fiction, ''Comfort Woman'', and her second book (2002), ''Fox Girl'', focus on multigenerational trauma resulting from Korea ...

. She graduated from

Punahou School Punahou School (known as Oahu College until 1934) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 3,700 students attend the school from kindergarten through twelfth grade, 12th grade. Protestant missionar ...

in 2011 and from Bryn Mawr College in 2015.

Awards and honors

''When You Trap a Tiger'' was the 100th book to win the Newbery Medal in 2021, was a 2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award honor and won the 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature.

Publications

* ''The Science of Breakable Things'' (2018) * '' When You Trap a Tiger'' (2020) * ''Jennifer Chan is Not Alone'' (2022) * ''Mihi Ever After'' (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keller, Tae Year of birth missing (living people) Newbery Medal winners American children's writers Living people Bryn Mawr College alumni