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Gary D. Schmidt

Gary D. Schmidt

  • 4 stars across 9 books

 Gary D. Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of, most recently,  Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy  --which won Newbery and Printz Honors--as well as  First Boy   and  The Wednesday Wars  . Schmidt lives in a 150-year-old farmhouse in Alto, Michigan, where he is a swinger of birches and a mender of walls.

 
2nd May 2019

Pay Attention, Carter Jones

Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all, on the doorstep. H... MorePay Attention, Carter Jones

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30th September 2014

What Came from the Stars

The Valorim are about to fall to a dark lord when they send a necklace containing their planet across the cosmos, hurtli... MoreWhat Came from the Stars

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12th April 2010

Trouble

When Henry Smith's older brother goes into a coma after being hit by a Cambodian boy's pickup truck, the entire Smith fa... MoreTrouble

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2nd March 2017

Orbiting Jupiter

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. A heartbreaking story, narrated by twelve-year-old Jack, whose family is caring for ... MoreOrbiting Jupiter

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25th September 2018

So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her l... MoreSo Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom

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1st April 2020

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

A 2005 Newbery Honor Book It only takes a few hours for Turner Buckminster to start hating Phippsburg, Maine. No one in ... MoreLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

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23rd November 2020

A Long Road on a Short Day

In a story of perseverance and determination told with warmth and sparkling with humour, a short winter day finds Samuel... MoreA Long Road on a Short Day

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19th June 2015

Pilgrim's Progress

Share the adventures and perils of Christian as he sets out on the journey of his life. On the road he meets terrifying ... MorePilgrim's Progress

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26th November 2022

Just Like That

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