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Schneider Family Book Award

November 7, 2014

PRIZE: $5,000 in three categories: books for 0-10, 11-13, 14-18


DETAILS: The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the
disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. The book must portray some aspect of living with a disability or that of a
friend or family member, whether the disability is physical, mental or emotional. Open to books published during the two years
preceding the deadline.
WEBSITE: http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/schneider-family-book-award

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