Join LILRC when we welcome author and Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider to discuss her new book, Who Is Amy Schneider?: Questions on Growing Up, Being Curious, and Winning It Big on Jeopardy! (A Young Readers Edition of In the Form of a Question, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025). LILRC members who attend are eligible to win a copy of the book!

A young readers edition of the inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!—and an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself.

In eighth grade, Amy Schneider was voted “Most likely to appear on Jeopardy!” by her classmates. Decades later, she finally got her chance. Not only did Amy walk away with $1.3 million while captivating the world with her impressive forty-game winning streak, but she made history and won an even greater prize—the joy of being herself on national television and blazing a trail for openly queer and transgender people around the world. Now, she shares her singular journey that led to becoming an unlikely icon and hero to millions. Her superpowers: boundless curiosity and fearless questioning.

Who Is Amy Schneider? shows kids that there isn’t a right way to be smart nor a wrong way to learn, that curiosity fuels passion, and that discovering your true self begins with asking yourself why?"

Amy Schneider is an American software engineer and recent Jeopardy! champion. Following an impressive forty-game winning streak, she became the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!. She is second all-time in the show’s history, trailing only Ken Jennings. Amy is also the first openly transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. She has been covered in People, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA TODAY, and more, and she has appeared on Good Morning America.

This program will be co-moderated by Sally Stieglitz, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, LILRC, and Jack Nix, Librarian, Adult Reference and Community Engagement, South Country Library; both are longtime Jeopardy! fans, but only Jack has actually been on Jeopardy!

Book Raves and Reviews

A fun, honest memoir that champions knowledge."

– Kirkus Reviews

"Schneider’s heartfelt, humorous, and accessible young readers edition of her adult memoir, In the Form of a Question (2023), will resonate with any young person who is looking for reassurance and acceptance as they question or struggle with gender identity. "

– Booklist

"This frank and friendly memoir has a strong message for young readers who may feel that they don’t fit in: 'It’s really important to do two things, and one of them is to be proud of your identity, to own your identity, and to accept your identity; and the other thing is to not let that define you.'"

– School Library Journal

Simon and Schuster

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