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Gary D. Schmidt

Born

in Hicksville, NY, The United States

January 01, 1957

Website

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

Genre

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: 4.14 · 172,674 ratings · 30,264 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors

	Orbiting Jupiter 4.23 avg rating — 48,647 ratings — published 2015 — 36 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 4.11 avg rating — 43,313 ratings — published 2007 — 51 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 — 35,710 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 3.91 avg rating — 10,384 ratings — published 2004 — 39 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 4.54 avg rating — 3,419 ratings — published 2023	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 — 3,475 ratings — published 2019 — 17 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) 3.91 avg rating — 3,598 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 — 2,980 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 3.36 avg rating — 1,640 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 3.71 avg rating — 936 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

tags: humor, vengeance

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The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

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Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt

41 votes 23.4%

Root Magic by Eden Royce

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Unplugged by Gordon Korman

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Clues to the Universe by Christina Li

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Amari and the Night Brothers (write-in)

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Just Like That (write-in)

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The Lion of Mars (write-in)

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Just like that (write-in)

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Lion of Mars (write-in)

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Unplugged (write-in)

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Clues to the Universe (write-in)

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Clues to the universe (write-in)

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Root Magic (write-in)

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The lion of mars (write-in)

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Just Lik (write-in)

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Root Magic by Eden Royce (write-in)

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City Spies by James Ponti (write-in)

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