Gary D. Schmidt






Gary D. Schmidt

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born
January 01, 1957

gender
male

place of birth
The United States

genre
Children's Books, Literature & Fiction


about this author

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.

His most recent novel is Trouble.




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avg rating: 4.12 | 3,734 ratings | 1,334 reviews | 37 distinct works | 27 fans
The Wednesday Wars The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 4.24 — 2,212 ratings — published 2007
9 editions
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckmins... Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 4.03 — 687 ratings — published 2004
7 editions
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Trouble Trouble
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 4.00 — 321 ratings — published 2008
5 editions
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First Boy First Boy
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 3.14 — 90 ratings — published 2005
3 editions
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Straw Into Gold Straw Into Gold
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 3.58 — 59 ratings — published 2001
2 editions
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The Sin Eater The Sin Eater
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 3.87 — 23 ratings — published 1996
4 editions
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Pilgrim's Progress Pilgrim's Progress
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 4.71 — 17 ratings — published 2008
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Mara's Stories: Glimmers in th... Mara's Stories: Glimmers in the Darkness
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 3.73 — 11 ratings — published 2001
2 editions
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Winter: A Spiritual Biography... Winter: A Spiritual Biography of the Season
by Gary D. Schmidt, Susan M. Felch
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 2002
2 editions
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The Great Stone Face: A Tale b... The Great Stone Face: A Tale by Nathanial Hawthorne
by Gary D. Schmidt
avg rating 3.67 — 9 ratings — published 2002
2 editions
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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)
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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)
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"The world is Trouble...and Grace. That is all there is."
Gary D. Schmidt (Trouble)
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