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Gary D. Schmidt

Born

in Hicksville, NY, The United States

January 01, 1957

Website

http://www.hmhbooks.com/schmidt/

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Children's, Literature & Fiction

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Gary D. Schmidt is an American children's writer of nonfiction books and young adult novels, including two Newbery Honor books. He lives on a farm in Alto, Michigan,with his wife and six children, where he splits wood, plants gardens, writes, feeds the wild cats that drop by and wishes that sometimes the sea breeze came that far inland. He is a Professor of English at Calvin College. ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 181,993 ratings · 31,814 reviews · 73 distinct works • Similar authors

	Orbiting Jupiter 4.23 avg rating — 51,725 ratings — published 2015 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wednesday Wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner 4.12 avg rating — 44,704 ratings — published 2007 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Okay for Now 4.24 avg rating — 36,606 ratings — published 2011 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 3.91 avg rating — 10,583 ratings — published 2004 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Labors of Hercules Beal 4.52 avg rating — 4,925 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pay Attention, Carter Jones 4.07 avg rating — 3,663 ratings — published 2019 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt, Jason Culp (Narrator) 3.92 avg rating — 3,699 ratings — published 2008 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Like That 4.37 avg rating — 3,277 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Came from the Stars 3.35 avg rating — 1,663 ratings — published 2012 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Straw into Gold 3.72 avg rating — 954 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Mr. Powell raised an eyebrow. 'I'm a librarian,' he said. 'I always know what I'm talking about.”
― Gary D. Schmidt, Okay for Now

tags: librarians

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“Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches.”
― Gary D. Schmidt, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

tags: art, books, ideas

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“Vengeance is sweet. Vengeance taken when the vengee isn't sure who the venger is, is sweeter still.”
― Gary D. Schmidt, The Wednesday Wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner

tags: humor, vengeance

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Which book would you give the 2016 Newbery award to?

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The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

67 votes 36.2%

Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

53 votes 28.6%

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

21 votes 11.4%

The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

10 votes 5.4%

Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

8 votes 4.3%

Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

7 votes 3.8%

Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton

5 votes 2.7%

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt

5 votes 2.7%

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

5 votes 2.7%

Listen, Slowly Thanhha Lai

2 votes 1.1%

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

2 votes 1.1%

185 total votes

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