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{{short description|American author}}
{{Infobox writer
| name             = Tae Keller
| birth_name       =
| birth_date       =
| alma_mater       = {{plainlist}}
*[[Punahou School]]
*[[Bryn Mawr College]]
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| birth_place      = [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| nationality      = American
| genre            =
| notableworks     = ''[[When You Trap a Tiger]]''
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| children         =
| image            = Tae Keller 2022 Texas Book Festival.jpg
| caption          = Keller at the 2022 Texas Book Festival
| occupation       = Author of children's books
| awards           = [[Newbery Medal]] (2021)
| relatives        = [[Nora Okja Keller]] (mother)
}}
'''Tae Keller''' is an American children's book author. Her book, ''[[When You Trap a Tiger]]'', won the 2021 [[Newbery Medal]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Harris|first=Elizabeth A.|date=2021-01-25|title=Tae Keller Wins Newbery Medal for 'When You Trap a Tiger'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/books/newbery-medal-caldecott-award.html|access-date=2021-01-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="school_library_journal_publishing_world_reacts_2021">{{Cite news|last=Yorio|first=Kara|date=25 January 2021|title=Children's Publishing World Reacts to Michaela Goade's History-Making Caldecott Medal, Rest of the YMA Winners|work=School Library Journal|url=https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=childrens-publishing-world-reacts-reacts-to-michaela-goades-history-making-caldecott-medal-rest-of-the-YMA-winners|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> 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]]. She graduated from [[Punahou School]] in 2011 and from [[Bryn Mawr College]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin|date=|title=The Science of Unbreakable Things|url=https://www.brynmawr.edu/bulletin/science-breakable-things|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 25, 2021|website=}}</ref>
== Awards and honors ==
''When You Trap a Tiger'' was the 100th book to win the Newbery Medal, in 2021,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=NEWBERY CLUB |url=https://www.kppcs.org/newbery-club |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=KPPCS |language=en}}</ref> was a 2020 [[Boston Globe–Horn Book Award]] honor<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Reviews of the 2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Award Winner and Honor Books |url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=reviews-of-the-2020-boston-globe-horn-book-fiction-and-poetry-award-winner-and-honor-books |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=January 25, 2021 |website=}}</ref> and won the 2021 [[Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature|Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=YMA highlights 2021 Asian/Pacific American Awards |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/01/yma-highlights-2021-asianpacific-american-awards-literature-youth-category#:~:text=The%202021%20Asian%2FPacific%20American%20Award%20for%20Children's%20Literature%20winner,division%20of%20Penguin%20Random%20House. |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=January 25, 2021 |website=}}</ref>
== Publications ==
* ''The Science of Breakable Things'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Keller |first=Tae |title=The Science of Breakable Things |publisher=Random House |year=2018 |isbn=978-1524715663 |location= |pages=}}</ref>
* ''[[When You Trap a Tiger]]'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Keller|first=Tae|title=When You Trap a Tiger|publisher=Random House|year=2020|isbn=978-1-5247-1570-0|location=|pages=}}</ref>
* ''Jennifer Chan is Not Alone'' (2022)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bush |first=Elizabeth |date=2022 |title=Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae Keller |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2022.0180 |journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |volume=75 |issue=8 |pages=253 |doi=10.1353/bcc.2022.0180 |issn=1558-6766}}</ref>
* ''Mihi Ever After'' (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=Mihi Ever After (Mihi Ever After #1) by Tae Keller |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250814319 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref>
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