Gary Schmidt

Gary D. Schmidt (born 1957 in Hicksville, NY) is an American children's writer of nonfiction books and young adult novels, including two Newbery Honor books and one Printz Honor award. He lives on a farm in Alto, Michigan,^{[citation needed]} with his wife and six children. He is a Professor of English at Calvin College.

The American Library Association awarded Mr. Schmidt a Newbery Honor in 2005 for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and again in 2008 for The Wednesday Wars.

Published works

• Okay for Now. New York: Clarion Books, (2011)
• Trouble. New York: Clarion Books, (2008).
• The Wednesday Wars. New York: Clarion Books, (2007).
• First Boy. New York: Henry Holt, (2005).
• In God's Hands. Woodstock, Vermont: Jewish Lights Publications, (2005).
• Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. New York: Clarion, (2004).
• Mara's Stories. New York: Henry Holt, (2001).
• Ciaran: The Tale of a Saint of Ireland. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company, (2000).
• Anson's Way. New York: Clarion Books, (1999).
• William Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Company, (1999).
• The Sin Eater. New York: Dutton Publishers, (1996).

External links

• Gary Schmidt Faculty Webpage at Calvin College