Schneider Family Award winning author Shannon Stocker has written such picture books as LISTEN: HOW EVELYN GLENNIE, A DEAF GIRL, CHANGED PERCUSSION (Dial/PRH), CAN U SAVE THE DAY (Sleeping Bear Press), and WARRIOR: A PATIENT’S COURAGEOUS QUEST (Sleeping Bear Press). Her debut YA novel, STRONGER AT THE SEAMS (Blink/HarperCollins Focus), recently won the Crystal Kite Honor from SCBWI’s Midsouth region, and her sophomore YA, THE ROACH KING OF RALEIGH (March 2026, Blink/HarperCollins Focus), was just named a Junior Library Guild Selection. Shannon is a fierce advocate for children with disabilitie