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NEWS
For Immediate Release
February 20, 2004
Contact: Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
312-280-3247
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Schneider Family Book Award recipients named
CHICAGO - The American Library Association is pleased to announce the
winners of the Schneider Family Book Award, a new award donated by Dr.
Katherine Schneider, which honors an author or illustrator for a book
that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for
child and adolescent audiences.
An award recipient is selected for one of three categories:
birth through grade school (age 0-10), middle school (age 11-13), and
teens (age 13-18). Each recipient of the 2004 Schneider Family Book
Award will receive $5000 and a framed plaque, which will be presented on
Tuesday, June 29, during the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Glenna Lang, author and illustrator of "Looking
Out For Sarah," published by Charlesbridge Publishing, won for best
illustration for young children. In this outstanding picture book, the
beautiful harmony between text and illustrations conveys the special
bond between Perry, a black Labrador retriever guide dog, and Sarah, a
musician who happens to be blind. The text and illustrations depict
Perry and Sarah's daily routine and Perry's dream about their walk from
Boston to New York. Large blocks of color within the book work well for
story hour presentations or individual reading.
Lang's past work includes illustrations for Robert Frost's "The
Runaway," Robert Louis Stevenson's "My Shadow," James Whitcomb Riley's
"When the Frost Is on the Punkin," and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The
Children's Hour." She teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband,
daughter, and dog.
Wendy Mass, author of "A Mango Shaped Space," published by
Little, Brown & Company Children's Publishing, is the winner for middle
school. The main character Mia is a sensitive 13-year-old girl who
comes to terms with a rare neurological condition called Synethesia. The
story is an introspective look inside the world of one who perceives
letters, numbers, and sounds as colors. Mia keeps this ability a secret
because she does not want to be different from her friends and family.
She discovers that her condition has a medical name; this helps her cope
with her learning differences at school and accept herself as a unique
individual with both strengths and weaknesses, like everyone else.
Mass's exceptionally descriptive prose makes Synethesia understandable
and intriguing. The story demonstrates that, although acceptance from
family and friends is important, the most important aspect in accepting
one's own differences is to realize that they are an integral part of
who one is.
Mass resides in New Jersey and has written several nonfiction
books and short stories. She also co-founded "Writes of Passage," a
literary magazine for teenagers.
Andrew Clements, author of "Things Not Seen," published by
Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, is the winner
for teens. In this thought-provoking novel, main character Bobby, 15,
wakes up one morning invisible. He feels isolated until he meets
Alicia, a teenager who was has experienced a loss of vision following a
head injury. Alicia empathizes with Bobby because of her own feelings
of being unseen since her accident. Clements realistically portrays the
emotional turmoil of two youths during adolescence.
Clements' love of reading paved the way for a successful career
in academic and literary pursuits. As a child, one of his favorite
places was the school library. His love for books at an early age led
to successful careers as a teacher, an editor, and a writer.
Clements, with his wife and four sons, lives in Westborough,
Massachusetts, where he writes picture books, early readers, and novels
for middle grades. His books have won several awards, including the 2000
Young Hoosier Book Award, Georgia's Children's Book Award, the Sasquatch
Children's Book Award, and the Rhode Island Children's Book Award.
Members of the 2004 Schneider Family Book Award Committee are:
Chair: Ellen J. Perlow, Texas Woman's University Libraries, Denton,
Texas; Mary E. Cissell, Ph.D., Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas;
Judith M. King, Waunakee, Wisconsin; Rory Litwin, Sacramento,
California; Judy T. Nelson, Pierce County Library System, Tacoma,
Washington; Victor Lynn Schill, Harris County Public Library, Houston,
Texas; and Patricia M. Steelman, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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