Korean-American author Tae Keller has been awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal… dubbed the Nobel Prize of children's literature.
The American Library Association announced Keller's "When You Trap a Tiger" as the winner of this year's award, describing it as a "masterpiece of magical realism" that brings Korean folklore to life.
The 304-page book centers around a girl named Lily and the Korean folktales her grandmother tells her at bedtime.
Keller's mother, Nora Okja Keller, is a renowned author whose book "Comfort Woman" won the American Book Award in 1998.
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