Schneider Family Book Award
Literary award for portrayal of disabilities in youth books
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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]
Awarded forartistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Library Association
First award2004
| Schneider Family Book Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Library Association |
| First award | 2004 |
| Website | ala |
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
| 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 |
