Books in Schneider Family Book Award - Young Adult
Since 2004, 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.
2026
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Whale Eyes | James Robinson | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| The Poetry of Car Mechanics | Heidi E. Y. Stemple | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar | Sonido Reyes | Honor | Log In To Like |
2025
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Chronically Dolores | Maya Van Wagenen | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Light Enough to Float | Lauren Seal | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| On the Bright Side | Anna Sortino | Honor | Log In To Like |
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Forever Is Now | Mariama J. Lockington | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Where You See Yourself | Claire Forrest | Honor | Log In To Like | |
| Tilly in Technicolor | Mazey Eddings | Honor | Log In To Like |
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Words We Keep | Erin Stewart | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Breathe and Count Back from Ten | Natalia Sylvester | Honor | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Words in My Hands | Asphyxia | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome | Ariel Henley | Honor | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| This Is My Brain In Love | I. W. Gregorio | Winner | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Cursed | Karol Ruth Silverstein | Winner | Log In To Like |
| The Silence Between Us | Alison Gervais | Honor | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Anger is a Gift | Mark Oshiro | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| (Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health | Kelly (ed.) Jensen | Honor | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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You're Welcome, Universe | Whitney Gardner | Winner | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| When We Collided | Emery Lord | Winner | Log In To Like |
2016
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B | Teresa Toten | Winner | Log In To Like |
2015
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Girls Like Us | Gail Giles | Winner | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Rose Under Fire | Elizabeth Wein | Winner | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am | Harry Mazer | Winner | Log In To Like |
2012
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Running Dream | Wendelin Van Draanen | Winner | Log In To Like |
2011
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Five Flavors of Dumb | Antony John | Winner | Log In To Like |
2010
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Marcelo In The Real World | Francisco X. Stork | Winner | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Jerk, California | Jonathan Friesen | Winner | Log In To Like |
2008
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Hurt Go Happy | Ginny Rorby | Winner | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Small Steps | Louis Sachar | Winner | Log In To Like |
2006
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Under the Wolf, Under the Dog | Adam Rapp | Winner | Log In To Like |
2005
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir | Samantha Abeel | Winner | Log In To Like |
2004
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Things Not Seen | Andrew Clements | Winner | Log In To Like |