Tae Keller

Tae Keller is an American children's book author. Her book, When You Trap a Tiger, won the 2021 Newbery Medal.^[1][2] The book tells the story of Lily and her relationship with her aging and ill Korean grandmother, and is inspired by Korean folktales. Keller is the youngest winner of the Newbery Medal.

Tae Keller
Keller at the 2022 Texas Book Festival
Born	1993 (age 31–32) Honolulu, Hawaii
Occupation	Author of children's books
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Punahou School Bryn Mawr College
Notable works	When You Trap a Tiger
Notable awards	Newbery Medal (2021)
Relatives	Nora Okja Keller (mother)

Biography

Tae Keller was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1993. Her mother is award-winning author Nora Okja Keller. She graduated from Punahou School and from Bryn Mawr College.^[3]

Awards and honors

When You Trap a Tiger was the 100th book to win the Newbery Medal, in 2021,^[1][4] was a 2020 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award honor^[5] and won the 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature.^[6]

Publications

• The Science of Breakable Things (2018)^[7]
• When You Trap a Tiger (2020)^[8]
• Jennifer Chan is Not Alone (2022)^[9]
• Mihi Ever After (2022)^[10]