National Jewish Book Award!

I just found out that The Other Half of Life won the 2009 National Jewish Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature!

I'm thrilled!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this book possible: the great team at Knopf, my family, and most importantly the generous people who lived through the events and shared their stories with me!

Sydney Taylor Notable Book

I'm thrilled to announce that The Other Half of Life was chosen as a 2010 Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teen Readers! Congrats to all the winners!