Tae Keller
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Tae Keller is an American author of children's books, born in 1993 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother is the author Nora Okja Keller. She graduated from Punahou School and later from Bryn Mawr College. Her books include The Science of Breakable Things (2018), When You Trap a Tiger (2020), Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone (2022) and Mihi Ever After (2022). When You Trap a Tiger, which draws on Korean folktales and follows a girl named Lily and her ailing grandmother, won the 2021 Newbery Medal, the hundredth book to receive that honor, making Keller the youngest Newbery Medal winner. It also received a 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award honor and the 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature.
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- Core Canon books: 1
- Current rank: #231 in the official ranking
- Weighted average: 4.13
- Award recognitions: 2 won
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- Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
- Award recognitions across all universes: 2 (2 won)
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When You Trap a Tiger (2020) · When You Trap a Tiger Core Canon