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Disability in Kidlit (YA, middle grade, children)
Winners and honorees of the American Library Association’s Schneider Family Book Award: https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/schneider-family-book-award. The award honors “an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.”
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I Got 99 Problems (They're All My Mental Health)
YA and MG books where the main character is dealing with their mental health
Newbery Award Winners and Honors
Complete as of August 2026.
Newbery Honorees
Books that were nominated for the John Newbery Medal for distinguished contributions to juvenile literature but did not win Currently lists nominees up to 2024
Middle Grade with BIG Feelings ❤️
Sometimes, as an old, bitter crone, you just need a good cry. These books get you there.
Award-Winning Middle Grade
This is a list of middle grade books that have been honored or awarded with the Newbery Award among other children's literature awards, including the Pura Belpré Award, APALA Literature Award, Coretta Scott King Book Award, and Schneider Family Book Award.
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