Uri Orlev: books and awards
Uri Orlev wrote 4 books on our shelf that won or were recognized by the Batchelder Award, between 1985 and 2004. All of them won. Most are for teens and ages 9 to 12.
Award-winning books by Uri Orlev
Winner1992
The Man from the Other Side
Written by Uri Orlev
In Warsaw during the Second World War, a Polish boy who helps smuggle food through the sewers into the ghetto discovers a secret about his own family. A powerful novel by Uri Orlev, translated from Hebrew.
Ages 9 to 12, Teens
Winner1996
The Lady with the Hat
Written by Uri Orlev
After the Second World War, a teenage survivor looks for a new life, while a woman in London searches for any family she has left. A moving novel by Uri Orlev, translated from Hebrew.
Teens