2024 Sydney Taylor Blog Tour: Not So Shy
BUY OR BORROW THE BOOK | BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE | AUTHOR WEBSITE 🕮 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour is taking place February 5-9, 2024. Today, one of the blog tour stops is here at The Book of Life! My guest is Noa Nimrodi, author of Not So Shy , a Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category. Click here for a list of all books honored in 2024 . Publisher Kar-Ben says " Twelve-year-old Shai hates having to move to America. She's determined to find a way to get back home to Israel—until she starts opening up to new experiences and friendships." INTERVIEW HEIDI: Noa, welcome to The Book of Life! I understand that the character of Shai is based on a real person. Which parts of the story are based on reality and which parts did you invent? NOA: The book is a mix of truth and fiction. Shai’s character is loosely based on my middle daughter, Shai, who was 12 when we moved from Israel ...