Ami Gedalia

Ami Gedalia was born in Kiryat Ono, Israel, in 1952, and studied Jewish history at Haifa University. She is a trained librarian and works in a public library. She has published 28 books for children and youth. Her book, The Last Witness, is taught in Israeli schools, and has been published in Swedish. Gedalia has been awarded the Ze`ev Prize twice (1990, 1995), the Hadassah Prize (2003), an IBBY Honor Citation for (2006) and the Trudi Birger Award for Social Involvement (2007), both for Friendship on the Net.

Books Published in Hebrew
Children and Youth
A Diary of My Youth, Dvir, 1980 [Yoman Neurim]
Titi Seeks a Home, Dvir, 1982 [Titi Mehapeset Bayit]
Friends Across the Mountains, Dvir, 1984 [Yedidim Me`ever La-Har]
Spearhead, Carta, 1987 [Rosh Hetz]
The Last Witness, Carta, 1989 [Ha-Ed Ha-Aharon]
A Crazy Journey in a Flying Balloon, Keter, 1990 [Masa Metoraf Be-Cadur Poreah]
The Monster of Halutza Sands, Carta, 1991 [Ha-Mifletzet Me-Holot Halutza]
It`s Me, Dan, Carta, 1992 [Ze Ani, Dan Mi-Neot Yarak]
School Newspaper, Carta, 1993 [Itonoar]
A Glimpse of a Dream, Carta, 1993 [Laga`at Ba-Halom]
The Last Witch, Carta, 1993 [Ha-Machshefa Ha-Aharona]
Youth in Hiding, Carta, 1994 [Neurim Be-Mistor]
Friendship Over the Air, Carta, 1994 [Yedidut Al Ha-Gal]
In the Village of the Trills, Danny Sfarim, 1994 [Bi-Chvar Ha-Trilim Asher Be-Emek Ha-Rakafot Ha-Kehulot]
Dan and Dad, a Family, Carta, 1995 [Dan Ve-Aba, Mishpaha]
A Friend for Dan, a Friend for Dad, Carta, 1995 [Haverah Le-Dan, Haverah Le-Aba]
No Such Animal, Carta, 1995 [Ein Haya Kazot]
East and West (youth), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1995 [Masah Be-Ikvot Ha-Ahavah]
Crazy Romance (youth), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1996 [Hizur Metoraf]
And the Band Plays On (youth), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1998 [Mangina She-Ein La Sof]
Out of the Books (children), Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1998 [Yaldah Shel Sefarim]
Alien in My Neighborhood, Hakibbutz Hameuchad, 1999 [Chaizar Ba-Shchuna Sheli]
All becouse of father,Sifriat Poalim, 2001 [hakol biglal aba]
You Have Pleased Me So, Yedioth Ahronoth, 2003 [Naamt Li Meod]
Friendship on the Net, Sifriat Poalim, 2004 [Yedidut Aruga Ba-Reshet]
Anna`s Nightingale Song, Sifriat Poalim, 2007 [Shirat Ha-Zamir Shel Anna]

Books in Translation
The Last Witness
Swedish: Stockholm, Hillel Forlaget, 1994

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