Schneider Family Book Award Explained

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, who was the first blind student to graduate from the Kalamazoo Public School system.^[5] 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. The award is given out annually and the winners are announced at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.^[6]

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.^[7]

Winners

Schneider Family Book Award ^[8]

Year	Category	Recipient	Title	Citation	class=unsortable	Reference
<	-- Year -->2004	Young Children		Looking Out For Sarah	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[9]
	Middle School			Winner
	Teen		Things Not Seen	Winner
<	-- Year -->2005	Young Children		My Pal Victor/Mi amigo, Victor	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[10]
	Middle School		Becoming Naomi León	Winner
	Teen		My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir	Winner
<	-- Year -->2006	Young Children		Dad, Jackie and Me	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[11]
	Middle School		Tending to Grace	Winner
	Teen		Under the Wolf, Under the Dog	Winner
<	-- Year -->2007	Young Children			Winner	<	-- Ref-->[12]
	Middle School		Rules	Winner
	Teen		Small Steps	Winner
<	-- Year -->2008	Young Children		Kami and the Yaks	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[13]
	Middle School		Reaching for Sun	Winner
	Teen		Hurt Go Happy	Winner
<	-- Year -->2009	Young Children		Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[14]
	Middle School		Waiting for Normal	Winner
	Teen		Jerk, California	Winner
<	-- Year -->2010	Young Children		Django	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[15]
	Middle School		Anything But Typical	Winner
	Teen		Marcelo in the Real World	Winner
<	-- Year -->2011	Young Children			Winner	<	-- Ref-->[16]
	Middle School		After Ever After	Winner
	Teen		Five Flavors of Dumb	Winner
<	-- Year -->2012	Young Children	No award given	No award given	None	<	-- Ref-->[17]
	Middle School		Close to Famous	Winner
	Middle School		Wonderstruck	Winner
	Teen			Winner
<	-- Year -->2013	Young Children		Back to Front and Upside Down!	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[18]
	Middle School			Winner
	Teen		Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am	Winner
<	-- Year -->2014	Young Children			Winner	<	-- Ref-->[19]
	Middle School		Handbook for Dragon Slayers	Winner
	Teen		Rose Under Fire	Winner
<	-- Year -->2015	Young Children			Winner	<	-- Ref-->[20]
	Middle School		Rain Reign	Winner
	Teen		Girls Like Us	Winner
<	-- Year -->2016	Young Children		Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[21]
	Middle School		Fish in a Tree	Winner
	Middle School			Winner
	Teen			Winner
<	-- Year -->2017	Young Children		Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[22]
	Middle School		As Brave As You	Winner
	Teen		When We Collided	Winner
<	-- Year -->2018	Young Children		Silent Days, Silent Dreams	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[23]
	Middle School		Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess	Winner
	Teen		You're Welcome, Universe	Winner
<	-- Year -->2019	Young Children		Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[24]
	Young Children			Honor
	Middle School			Winner
	Middle School			Honor
	Teen		Anger is a Gift	Winner
	Teen	(ed.)		Honor
2020	Young Children		Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[25]
	Young Children			Honor
	Middle School		Song for a Whale	Winner
	Middle School		Each Tiny Spark	Honor
	Teen		Cursed	Winner
	Teen			Honor
2021	Young Children		I Talk Like a River	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[26]
	Young Children		All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything	Honor
	Young Children		Itzhak: A Boy who Loved the Violin	Honor
	Middle School		Show Me a Sign	Winner
	Middle School		Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen			Honor
	Middle School		When Stars Are Scattered	Honor
	Teen		This Is My Brain In Love	Winner
2022	Young Children	, illustrated by Ashley Barro	My City Speaks	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[27]
	Young Children			Honor
	Young Children	, illustrated by Peggy Collins		Honor
	Middle School			Winner
	Middle School	, illustrated by Raúl the Third	Stuntboy, in the Meantime	Honor
	Middle School			Honor
	Teen		Words in My Hands	Winner
	Teen			Honor
2023	Young Children	, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth	Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[28]
	Young Children		In the Blue	Honor
	Middle School		WILDOAK	Winner
	Middle School		Hummingbird	Honor
	Middle School		Honestly Elliott	Honor
	Teen			Winner
	Teen		Breathe and Count Back from Ten	Honor
2024	Young Children	, illustrated by Mika Song	Henry, Like Always	Winner	<	-- Ref-->[29]
	Young Children	and Charina Marquez, illustrated by Fran Alvarez	Dancing Hands	Honor
	Young Children	, illustrated by Karen George	What Happened to You?	Honor
	Middle School			Winner
	Middle School		Good Different	Honor
	Middle School		Simon Sort of Says	Honor
	Teen		Forever Is Now	Winner
	Teen		Where You See Yourself	Honor
	Teen		Tilly in Technicolor	Honor

See also

Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. News: Children's Books Honored For Portraying Disability Experience. Heasley. Shaun. 25 January 2016. Disability Scoop. 8 February 2016.
2. Book Award Patron Tells Her Compelling Story. Verbeten. Sharon Korbeck. 2005. Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children. 8 February 2016. 3. 2. 18. EBSCO. subscription .
3. Web site: Schneider Family Book Award. 8 February 2016. American Library Association.
4. Great Reads, Intriguing Characters: The Schneider Family Book Award Winners. Klipper. Barbara. 2011. Young Adult Library Services. 8 February 2016. subscription . 9. 3. 6–7. EBSCO.
5. The Schneider Family Book Award. Wojahn. Rebecca Hogue. 2007. Book Links. 8 February 2016. 2. 7. 38–40. EBSCO. subscription .
6. Behind the Scenes for YALSA: The Schneider Family Book Award Committee. McMillen. Donna. 2007. Young Adult Library Services. 8 February 2016. 5. 3. 7–8. subscription . EBSCO.
7. Web site: How to Apply . Schneider Family Book Award . ALA . 31 March 2019.
8. Web site: Schneider Family Book Award . ALA . 31 March 2019.
9. Web site: 2004 Winner(s) . ALA . 31 March 2019.
10. Web site: 2005 Winner(s) . ALA . 31 March 2019.
11. Web site: 2006 Winner(s) . ALA . 31 March 2019.
12. Web site: 2007 Winner(s) . ALA . 31 March 2019.
13. Web site: 2008 Winner(s) . ALA . 31 March 2019.
14. Web site: 2009 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 25 January 2009 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
15. Web site: 2010 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 18 January 2010 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
16. Web site: 2011 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 10 January 2011 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
17. Web site: 2013 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 28 January 2013 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
18. Web site: 2013 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 28 January 2013 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
19. Web site: 2014 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 27 January 2014 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
20. Web site: 2015 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 2 February 2015 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
21. Web site: 2016 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 11 January 2016 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
22. Web site: 2017 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 24 January 2017 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
23. Web site: 2018 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . ALA . 31 March 2019.
24. Web site: 2019 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named . 28 January 2019 . ALA . 31 March 2019.
25. Web site: 2020 Youth Media Award Winners. American Libraries Magazine. en-US. 2020-01-27.
26. Web site: 25 January 2021. 2021 Youth Media Award Winners. 2021-01-25. American Libraries Magazine. en-US.
27. Web site: Morales . Macey . 24 January 2022 . American Library Association announces 2022 Youth Media Award winners . 24 January 2022 . American Library Association.
28. Web site: Schneider Family Book Award . 2023-06-22 .
29. Web site: American Library Association announces 2024 Youth Media Award winners . American Library Association . 22 January 2024.