Schneider Family Book Award

Schneider Family Book Award
Awarded forartistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Library Association
First award2004
Websiteala.org/awardsgrants/schneider-family-book-award

The Schneider Family Book Award is an award given by the American Library Association (ALA) recognizing authors and illustrators for the excellence of portrayal of the disability experience in literature for youth.[1] There is a category for children's books, books appealing to middle grade readers, and for young adult literature.[2][3] The award has been given since 2004.[4]

The award was founded by Dr. Katherine Schneider, the first blind student to graduate from the Kalamazoo Public School system.[5][6] Schneider had been helped through school as a child by a librarian at the Michigan Library for the Blind who provided books in Braille to her.[6]

The awards are given out annually and the winners are announced with the ALA’s Youth Media Awards.[7]

A study of the awards has been conducted by Sarah Dornback.[8]

Criteria

  • The person with the disability may be the protagonist or a secondary character.
  • Definition of disability: Dr. Schneider has intentionally allowed for a broad interpretation by her wording, the book "must portray some aspect of living with a disability, whether the disability is physical, mental, or emotional." This allows each committee to decide on the qualifications of particular titles.
  • Books with death as the main theme are generally disqualified.
  • The books must be published in English.
  • The award may be given posthumously.
  • Term of eligibility extends to publications from the preceding year.
  • Books previously discussed and voted on are not eligible again.[9]

Winners

Schneider Family Book Award [10]
Year Category Recipient Title Citation Reference
2004 Young Children Glenna Lang Looking Out For Sarah Winner [11]
Middle Grade Wendy Mass A Mango Shaped Space Winner
Young Adult Andrew Clements Things Not Seen Winner
2005 Young Children Diane Bertrand Gonzales, illustrated by Robert L. Sweetland My Pal Victor/Mi amigo, Victor Winner [12]
Middle Grade Pam Muñoz Ryan Becoming Naomi León Winner
Young Adult Samantha Abeel My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir Winner
2006 Young Children Myron Uhlberg, illustrated by Colin Bootman Dad, Jackie and Me Winner [13]
Middle Grade Kimberly Fusco Newton Tending to Grace Winner
Young Adult Adam Rapp Under the Wolf, Under the Dog Winner
2007 Young Children Paul DuBois and Pete Seeger, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie The Deaf Musicians Winner [14]
Middle Grade Cynthia Lord Rules Winner
Young Adult Louis Sachar Small Steps Winner
2008 Young Children Andrea Stenn Stryer, illustrated by Bert Dodson Kami and the Yaks Winner [15]
Middle Grade Tracie Vaughn Zimmer Reaching for Sun Winner
Young Adult Ginny Rorby Hurt Go Happy Winner
2009 Young Children Robert Andrew Parker Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum Winner [16]
Middle Grade Leslie Connor Waiting for Normal Winner
Young Adult Jonathan Friesen Jerk, California Winner
2010 Young Children Bonnie Christensen Django Winner [17]
Middle Grade Nora Raleigh Baskin Anything But Typical Winner
Young Adult Francisco X. Stork Marcelo in the Real World Winner
2011 Young Children George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Lynne Avril The Pirate of Kindergarten Winner [18]
Middle Grade Jordan Sonnenblick After Ever After Winner
Young Adult Antony John Five Flavors of Dumb Winner
2012 Young Children No award given No award given None [19]
Middle Grade Joan Bauer Close to Famous Winner
Middle Grade Brian Selznick Wonderstruck Winner
Young Adult Wendelin Van Draanen The Running Dream Winner
2013 Young Children Claire Alexander Back to Front and Upside Down! Winner [19]
Middle Grade Sarah Lean A Dog Called Homeless Winner
Young Adult Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am Winner
2014 Young Children Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin Winner [20]
Middle Grade Merrie Haskell Handbook for Dragon Slayers Winner
Young Adult Elizabeth Wein Rose Under Fire Winner
2015 Young Children Alan Rabinowitz, illustrated by Catia Chien A Boy and a Jaguar Winner [21]
Middle Grade Ann M. Martin Rain Reign Winner
Young Adult Gail Giles Girls Like Us Winner
2016 Young Children Laurie Ann Thompson, illustrated by Sean Qualls Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah Winner [22]
Middle Grade Lynda Mullaly Hunt Fish in a Tree Winner
Middle Grade Kimberly Brubaker Bradley The War That Saved My Life Winner
Young Adult Teresa Toten The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B Winner
2017 Young Children Jen Bryant, illustrated by Boris Kulikov Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Winner [23]
Middle Grade Jason Reynolds As Brave As You Winner
Young Adult Emery Lord When We Collided Winner
2018 Young Children Allen Say Silent Days, Silent Dreams Winner [24]
Middle Grade Shari Green Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess Winner
Young Adult Whitney Gardner You're Welcome, Universe Winner
2019 Young Children Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship Winner [25]
Young Children Jessie Oliveros, illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte The Remember Balloons Honor
Middle Grade Leslie Connor The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Winner
Middle Grade Jacqueline West The Collectors Honor
Young Adult Mark Oshiro Anger is a Gift Winner
Young Adult Kelly Jensen (ed.) (Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health Honor
2020 Young Children Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael López Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You Winner [26]
Young Children Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song A Friend For Henry Honor
Middle Grade Kelly Lynne Song for a Whale Winner
Middle Grade Pablo Cartaya Each Tiny Spark Honor
Young Adult Karol Ruth Silverstein Cursed Winner
Young Adult Alison Gervais The Silence Between Us Honor
2021 Young Children Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith I Talk Like a River Winner [27]
Young Children Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything Honor
Young Children Tracy Newman, illustrated by Abigail Halpin Itzhak: A Boy who Loved the Violin Honor
Middle Grade Ann Clare LeZotte Show Me a Sign Winner
Middle Grade Sarah Kapit Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! Honor
Middle Grade Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, color by Iman Geddy When Stars Are Scattered Honor
Young Adult I. W. Gregorio This Is My Brain In Love Winner
2022 Young Children Darren Lebeuf, illustrated by Ashley Barro My City Speaks Winner [28]
Young Children Hudson Talbott A Walk in the Words Honor
Young Children Bahram Rahman, illustrated by Peggy Collins A Sky-Blue Bench Honor
Middle Grade Alison Green Myers A Bird Will Soar Winner
Middle Grade Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Raúl the Third Stuntboy, in the Meantime Honor
Middle Grade Elle McNicoll A Kind of Spark Honor
Young Adult Asphyxia Words in My Hands Winner
Young Adult Ariel Henley A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome Honor
2023 Young Children Shannon Stocker, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion Winner [29]
Young Children Erin Hourigan In the Blue Honor
Middle Grade C. C. Harrington WILDOAK Winner
Middle Grade Natalie Lloyd Hummingbird Honor
Middle Grade Gillian Dunn Honestly Elliott Honor
Young Adult Erin Stewart The Words We Keep Winner
Young Adult Natalia Sylvester Breathe and Count Back from Ten Honor
2024 Young Children Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song Henry, Like Always Winner [30]
Young Children Joanna Que and Charina Marquez, illustrated by Fran Alvarez Dancing Hands Honor
Young Children James Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George What Happened to You? Honor
Middle Grade Sally J. Pla The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn Winner
Middle Grade Meg Eden Kuyatt Good Different Honor
Middle Grade Erin Bow Simon Sort of Says Honor
Young Adult Mariama J. Lockington Forever Is Now Winner
Young Adult Claire Forrest Where You See Yourself Honor
Young Adult Mazey Eddings Tilly in Technicolor Honor
2025 Young Children Sarah Kurpiel A Little Like Magic Winner [31]
Young Children Karen Kane and Jonaz McMillan, illustrated by Dion MBD Monster Hands Honor
Young Children James and Lucy Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George You're So Amazing! Honor
Middle Grade Rob Harrell Popcorn Winner
Middle Grade John Schu Louder Than Hunger Honor
Middle Grade Sherri Winston Shark Teeth Honor
Young Adult Maya Van Wagenen Chronically Dolores Winner
Young Adult Lauren Seal Light Enough to Float Honor
Young Adult Anna Sortino On the Bright Side Honor
2026 Young Children Amy Hansen and Wanda Díaz-Merced, illustrated by Rocio Arreola Mendoza Wanda Hears the Stars Winner [32]
Young Children Elana K. Arnold, illustrated by Charles Santoso Bat and the Business of Ferrets Honor
Young Children Janice Milusich, illustrated by Chris Raschka I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea Honor
Middle Grade Alyssa Colman Where Only Storms Grow Winner
Middle Grade Bobbie Pyron Octopus Moon Honor
Middle Grade Saadia Faruqi The Strongest Heart Honor
Young Adult James Robinson, illustrated by Brian Rea Whale Eyes Winner
Young Adult Sonido Reyes The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar Honor
Young Adult Heidi E. Y. Stemple The Poetry of Car Mechanics Honor

References

  1. ↑ Heasley, Shaun (25 January 2016). "Children's Books Honored For Portraying Disability Experience". Disability Scoop. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Verbeten, Sharon Korbeck (2005). "Book Award Patron Tells Her Compelling Story". Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children. 3 (2): 18. Retrieved 8 February 2016 – via EBSCO.
  3. ↑ "Schneider Family Book Award". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Klipper, Barbara (2011). "Great Reads, Intriguing Characters: The Schneider Family Book Award Winners". Young Adult Library Services. 9 (3): 6–7. Retrieved 8 February 2016 – via EBSCO.
  5. ↑ Schneider, Katherine (2006). To the Left of Inspiration: Adventures in Living with Disabilities. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-59858-131-7.
  6. 1 2 Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue (2007). "The Schneider Family Book Award". Book Links. 7 (2): 38–40. Retrieved 8 February 2016 – via EBSCO.
  7. ↑ "ALA Youth Media Awards". American Library Association. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  8. ↑ Dornback, Sarah (2019). Exploring the Schneider Family Book Award, 2004–2018: A Case Study History and Content Analysis (PhD). Texas Woman's University. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  9. ↑ "How to Apply". Schneider Family Book Award. ALA. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Schneider Family Book Award". ALA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "2004 Winner(s)". ALA. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "2005 Winner(s)". ALA. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "2006 Winner(s)". ALA. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "2007 Winner(s)". ALA. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "2008 Winner(s)". ALA. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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  17. ↑ "2010 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named". ALA. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "2011 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named". ALA. 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  19. 1 2 "2013 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named". ALA. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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