Schneider Family Book Award
The Schneider Family Book Award is an award given by the American Library Association (ALA) and meant to recognize authors and illustrators who have created stories or illustrations featuring characters with special needs.[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.[5] The award is given out annually and the winners are announced at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.[6]
Winners
2016
- Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- The War That Saved My Life by Kimberley Brubaker Bradley
- The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten
- Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson and illustrated by Sean Qualls
2015
- Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
- A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz and illustrated by Catia Chien
- Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
2014
- Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
- A Splash of Red : The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet
- Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
2013
- A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean
- Back to Front and Upside Down! by Claire Alexander
- Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis
2012
- Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
- Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick
- The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
2011
- After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
- The Pirate of Kindergarten by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Lynne Avril
- Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
2010
- Django by Bonnie Christensen
- Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
- Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
2009
- Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
- Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum by Robert A. Parker
- Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen
2008
- Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby
- Reaching for Sun by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
- Kami and the Yaks by Andrea Stenn Stryer and illustrated by Bert Dodson
2007
- Rules by Cynthia Lord
- The Deaf Musicians by Paul DuBois and Pete Seeger and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
- Small Steps by Louis Sachar
2006
- Under the Wolf, Under the Dog by Adam Rapp
- Tending to Grace by Kimberly Fusco Newton
- Dad, Jackie and Me by Myron Uhlber and illustrated by Colin Bootman
2005
- My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir by Samantha Abeel
- Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan
- My Pal Victor/Mi amigo, Victor by Diane Bertrand Gonzales and illustrated by Robert L. Sweetland
2004
- A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
- Looking Out For Sarah by Glenna Lang
- Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
References
- ↑ Heasley, Shaun (25 January 2016). "Children's Books Honored For Portraying Disability Experience". Disability Scoop. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ 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. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Schneider Family Book Award". American Library Association. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ 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. (subscription required (help)).
- 1 2 Wojahn, Rebecca Hogue (2007). "The Schneider Family Book Award". Book Links. 7 (2): 38–40. Retrieved 8 February 2016 – via EBSCO. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ McMillen, Donna (2007). "Behind the Scenes for YALSA: The Schneider Family Book Award Committee". Young Adult Library Services. 5 (3): 7–8. Retrieved 8 February 2016 – via EBSCO. (subscription required (help)).
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