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Gary D. Schmidt

Born: 04/14/1957 Massapequa
Parents: Robert H. and Jeanne A. Schmidt
Spouse: Anne E. Schmidt
Children: James, Kathleen, Rebecca, David, Margaret, Benjamin Schmidt
Address(es):
Permanent :
Department of English, Calvin College
Grand Rapids , MI 49546
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : 616-957-6540
Website : http://www.hmhbooks.com/schmidt/

Writings

Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
Pay Attention, Carter Jones	Fiction , Humor	Children	New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	2019
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom - Michigan Notable Book, 2019	Biography	Children , Teen	New York : Roaring Brook Press	2018
Orbiting Jupiter	Fiction	Teen	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	2017
Robert Frost / edited by Gary D. Schmidt	Poetry	Children , Teen	New York : Sterling Children's Books	2014
Making Americans : children's literature from 1930 to 1960 - Children's literature, American -- History and criticism.	Non Fiction , History	Adult	Iowa City : University of Iowa Press	2013
What Came from the Stars	Science Fiction	Children , Teen	Clarion Books	2012
Okay for Now - As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt. 2011 National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature	Fiction	Children , Teen	Clarion	2011
Trouble - Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog. But fate adds another companion--the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin--and reveals troubles that predate the accident. Also available in sound recordings and ebook formats.	Fiction	Teen	New York : Clarion Books	2008
The Emmaus readers : listening for God in contemporary fiction	Non Fiction	Adult	Brewster, Mass. : Paraclete Press	2008
Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season - Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Susan M. Felch (Editor), Mary Azarian (Illustrator)	Poetry		SkyLight Paths Pub	2008
The Wednesday Wars - "During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in". L.C. Also available in sound recording and ebook formats.	Fiction , Humor	Children , Teen	Clarion Books	2007
Summer: A Spiritual Biography of the Season - Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Susan M. Felch (Editor), Barry Moser (Illustrator)Organized around themes of time and people's response to it, a lush collection of essays, poems, and meditations by great writers explores the rich vibrancy of summer and its spiritual meanings.	Non Fiction	Adult	SkyLight Paths Pub	2007
First Boy - "Dragged into the political turmoil of a presidential election year, fourteen-year-old Cooper Jewett, who runs a New Hampshire dairy farm since his grandfather's death, stands up for himself and makes it clear whose first boy he really is". L.C.	Fiction	Children , Teen	Henry Holt	2005
In God's Hands - By Lawrence Kushner and Gary Schmidt; "While contemplating their problems in a synagogue, Jacob and David, one man rich, the other poor, come to realize their role in making miracles happen. Inspired by an ancient legend". L.C.	Non Fiction	Children , Teen	Jewish Lights Publishing	2005
Autumn: A Spiritual Biography of the Season - Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Susan M. Felch (Editor), Mary Azarian (Illustrator).	Non Fiction		SkyLight Paths Pub	2005
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy - Turner Buckminster has trouble adjusting to his new home of Phippsburg, ME, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves. Also available in sound recording and ebook formats.	Fiction	Children , Teen	Clarion Books	2004
A passionate usefulness : the life and literary labors of Hannah Adams	Non Fiction , Biography	Adult	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press	2004
The Great Stone Face	Non Fiction	Children , Teen		2003
Winter: A Spiritual Biography of the Season - Gary D. Schmidt (Editor), Susan M. Felch (Editor), Barry Moser (Illustrator).	Non Fiction		SkyLight Paths Pub	2003
The Wonders of Donal O'Donnell: a folktale of Ireland - "The stories of three peddlers are told to Donal O'Donnell and his wife one stormy night and begin to heal their hearts, broken by the death of their son". L.C.	Folklore	Children , Teen	Holt	2002
Mara's Stories: glimmers in the darkness - "Each evening, in one of the barracks of a Nazi death camp, a woman shares stories that push back the darkness, cold, and fear, bringing hope to the women and children who listen". L.C.	Fiction	Children , Teen	Henry Holt	2001
Straw into Gold - "Pursued by greedy villains, two boys on a quest to save innocent lives meet the banished queen whose son was stolen by Rumpelstiltskin eleven years earlier, and she provides much more than the answer they seek". L.C.	Fiction	Adult , Children	Clarion Books	2001
The Blackbirch treasury of American poetry / - Edited by Frances Schoonmaker Bolin, Gary D. Schmidt, Brod Bagert. A collection of classic poems from six of America's greatest poets. Special features include a biography of each poet and a commentary to help readers better appreciate the sound and rhythm of the verses and better understand the deeper meanings of each selection.	Poetry	Adult , Children , Teen	Woodbridge, Conn. : Blackbirch Press	2001
Edging the Boundaries of Children's Literature - Co-author: Carol J. Winters	Non Fiction	Adult	Allyn & Bacon	2001
Saint Ciaran : the tale of a saint of Ireland	Fiction	Adult , Children	Grand Rapid, Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers	2000
Anson's Way - "While serving as a British Fencible to maintain the peace in Ireland, Anson finds that his sympathy for a hedge master places him in conflict with the law of King George II". L.C.	Fiction	Children , Adult	Clarion Books	1999
William Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim - Chronicles the life of Pilgrim leader William Bradford and discusses how he helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in Plymouth Colony.	Non Fiction	Teen , Adult	Eerdmans Books for Young Readers	1998
Robert Lawson - "A critical study of the books of children's writer and illustrator Robert Lawson, analyzing his autobiographical works; historical fantasies; the "Rabbit Hill" volumes, which combined realism, fantasy, and autobiography; and his nonsense tales; and including biographical data". L.C.	Non Fiction	Teen , Adult	Twayne Publishers	1997
The Blessing of the Lord: stories from the Old and New Testaments - Co-author Dennis Nolan. Retelling of 25 Bible stories.	Non Fiction	Children	W.B. Eerdmans	1997
The Sin Eater - Also available as a sound recording.	Fiction	Children	New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books	1996
British children's writers, 1914-1960 - Edited by Donald R. Hettinga and Gary D. Schmidt.	Non Fiction	Children	Gale Research	1996
Robert Frost - A collection of Frost's poems for children, edited by Gary D. Schmidt.	Poetry	Children	Sterling Books	1994 -2014
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress - A retelling of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress	Fiction	Children	W.B. Eerdmans	1994
Katherine Paterson	Non Fiction	Adult	The Gale Group	1994
Communities of Discourse: The Rhetoric of Disciplines - Co-author: William J. Vande Kopple.	Non Fiction	Adult	Prentice Hall	1993
Sitting at the Feet of the Past : Retelling the North American Folktale for Children - Co-author: Donald R. Hettinga.	Non Fiction	Adult	Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated	1992
Robert McCloskey - "Presents a study of McCloskey's works and examines in detail the narrative and visual strategies of his stories like 'Make Way for Ducklings' ". L.C.	Non Fiction	Adult	Twayne Publishers	1990
The Voice of the Narrator in Children's Literature: - Co_author: Charlotte F. Otten.	Non Fiction	Adult	Greenwood Publishing Group	1989
The Iconography of the Mouth of Hell: Eighth Century Britain to the Fifteenth Century	Non Fiction	Adult	Susquehanna University Press