The Sydney Taylor Shmooze mock award review blog has announced the winners of the MOCK Sydney Taylor Book Award for 2025. These Jewish juvenile titles were chosen by popular vote, from a shortlist created by past chairs of the Real award committee. The announcement post is HERE <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2025/01/2025-mock-sydney-taylor-book-awards.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3uUPimrM$ >. The winners are:
*MOCK PICTURE BOOK WINNER**Ping-Pong Shabbat <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9781499816099__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3SipOfKI$ >* by Ann Koffsky <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://annkoffsky.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3ceAJGqU$ >, ill. Abigail Rajunov <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abigailrajunov.net/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3n6hxFss$ >Little Bee Books, 2024Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/07/review-ping-pong-shabbat.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3-YlQoO0$ > *MOCK PICTURE BOOK HONOR**A Feather, A Pebble, A Shell <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9798765607749__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3wcey1jk$ >* written & illustrated by Miri Leshem-Pelly <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mirileshembooks.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3F5zBMeM$ >Kar-Ben Publishing, 2024Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/04/review-feather-pebble-shell.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3yXFJxZg$ > *MOCK PICTURE BOOK NOTABLE**Workitu's Passover <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9781784388997__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3dy8Yvx8$ >*by Zehava Workitu Goshen & Maayan Ben Hagai <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ithl.org.il/writer/maayan-ben-hagai/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3iKmW-5s$ >, ill. Eden Spivak <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.edenspivak.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo36TVv-90$ >Green Bean Books, 2024Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/04/review-workitus-passover.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3i8-2Ht0$ > *MOCK MIDDLE GRADE WINNER**Finn and Ezra's Bar Mitzvah Time Loop <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9780063248243__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3zvsHtMw$ >*by Joshua S. Levy <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.joshuasimonlevy.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3AXqqNRQ$ >Katherine Tegan Books/HarperCollins, 2024 Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/06/review-finn-ezras-bar-mitzvah-time-loop.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3HZFaMTs$ > *MOCK MIDDLE GRADE HONOR**Across So Many Seas <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9780593323403__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3eqeOI40$ >*by Ruth Behar <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ruthbehar.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3pPUbOYI$ >Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin Random House, 2024 Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/04/review-across-so-many-seas.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3ARD3UZI$ > *MOCK MIDDLE GRADE NOTABLE**What Jewish Looks Like <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9780063285712__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3vhZ-B6c$ >*by Liz Kleinrock <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lizkleinrock.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3gytcl6I$ > & Caroline Kusin Pritchard <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carolinekusinpritchard.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3QI2lu1M$ >, ill. Iris Gottlieb <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.irisgottlieb.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3Zr9ZKi8$ > HarperCollins, 2024Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/10/review-what-jewish-looks-like.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3t3u1qVg$ > *MOCK YOUNG ADULT WINNER**Trajectory <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9781338853827__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo32ASnhmw$ >*by Cambria Gordon <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cambrialgordon.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3ML0x2Pk$ >Scholastic Press, 2024Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/07/review-trajectory.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo38i9kIP0$ > *MOCK YOUNG ADULT HONOR**Night Owls <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9780063327306__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3Q6v_ri8$ >* by A.R. Vishny <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arvishny.com/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3J2s2hQM$ >HarperCollins, 2024Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/10/review-night-owls.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3qthRBzw$ > *MOCK YOUNG ADULT NOTABLE**The Forbidden Book <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/a/13405/9781646144563__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3IauA0D8$ >*by Sacha Lamb <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/sachalamb.author/__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3ag-Lak4$ >Levine Querido, 2024Review: Sydney Taylor Shmooze <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2024/11/review-forbidden-book.html__;!!KGKeukY!xDdNzWaotPwa48rOseHq38F_cTKqTuzoF9BLPpwooCR9Wbb6u5a1gSD3AAoQPW8cxgWLAfzbk9nG_EIu8iFHbjG_4JsPfGiAgdo3vVtWZ2Y$ >
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