All the Way to the Top is a Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book!

I got the news via Zoom late Thursday night. It’s hard to keep a secret that long.

The award honors books that emody the disability experience for children and youth. Lots of us worked on the book–Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, Nabi Ali, and the Sourcebooks team. We’re grateful to the American Library Association for shining a spotlight on our book.

The other honoree was Itzhak: A Boy who Loved Violin by Tracy Newman and Abigail Halpin. The winner was I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith.

All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi Ali. Sourcebooks: 2020.

I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith. Neal Porter Books: 2020.

Itzhak: A Boy who Loved Violin by Tracy Newman, illustrated by Abigail Halpin. Abrams: 2020.