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Gary D. Schmidt is an American author of books for young readers and a professor of English at Calvin University in Michigan. His novels often bring young people into contact with history, family change, and difficult…
Gary D. Schmidt is an American author of books for young readers and a professor of English at Calvin University in Michigan. His novels often bring young people into contact with history, family change, and difficult moral choices, balancing serious themes with humor and lively characters. His best-known works include *Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy* and *The Wednesday Wars*, both Newbery Honor books, as well as *Okay for Now* and *Orbiting Jupiter*.