Gary D. Schmidt, Retold by, Barry Moser, Illustrator, Gary D. Schmidt, Author Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company $22 (88p) ISBN 978-0-8028-5080-5
This masterly rendition of Bunyan's 17th-century allegory issues a welcome invitation to visit this classic. While Schmidt modifies the vocabulary for a modern-day audience, he takes pains to preserve the spirit and artistry of the original text....
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author . Clarion $16 (264p) ISBN 978-0-618-72483-3
On the first day of the 1967–68 school year, Holling Hoodhood thinks he's made a mortal enemy of his new teacher when it turns out he's the only seventh-grader who does not leave early every Wednesday to attend Hebrew school or...
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author . Clarion $16 (297p) ISBN 978-0-618-92766-1
Tautly constructed, metaphorically rich, emotionally gripping and seductively told,Schmidt’s (The Wednesday Wars
) novel opens in the 300-year-old ancestral home of Henry Smith, whose father has raised him to believe that “if you build...
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author Dutton Books $15.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-525-67541-9
What could be the premise of a grim YA problem story-the fatal cancer of one parent and subsequent suicide of the other-becomes, in this engrossing first novel, the point of departure for a profound and lyrical meditation on life and the importance...
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author Clarion Books $16 (224p) ISBN 978-0-395-91529-5
Carrying on an old family tradition, Anson Staplyton ships off to Dublin to be a drummer in the Staffordshire Fencibles under his martinet father, the colonel. The lad is eager to help keep the peace in Ireland, but after the Fencibles shoot a poor...
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author Puffin Books $5.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-14-130121-1
This ""engrossing"" first novel about the death of a boy's parents ""shows... how stories can keep loved ones alive,"" said PW. Ages 10-14. (Dec.)
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Gary D. Schmidt. Clarion, $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-547-61213-3
In his new novel, Schmidt (Okay for Now) shifts from historical fiction into out-and-out fantasy. Sixth-grader Tommy Pepper lives in Plymouth, Mass., where his mother’s recent death has shell-shocked his small family. Meanwhile, in a far-off galaxy,
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Gary D. Schmidt. Clarion, $17.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-544-46222-9
Joseph Brook, 14, has been dealt a hand so bad that he deserves to win the foster family lottery, which he does, delivered into the care of the Hurds—loving, patient, thoughtful farmers. He arrives nearly mute, his social worker warning that,...
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Gary D. Schmidt. Clarion, $16.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-544-79085-8
Schmidt (Orbiting Jupiter) fuses pathos and humor in this adroitly layered novel that opens as Carter answers the doorbell to find a dapper British “gentleman’s gentleman,” a former employee of the boy’s grandfather, whose will bequeathed his...
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author, Todd Doney, Illustrator Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company $18 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8028-5170-3
Profiling the sixth-century Saint Ciaran of Saighir, first saint of Ireland, Schmidt (The Blessing of the Lord) piles on more information and ideas than his picture book can hold. On the one hand, the whole of Ciaran's life story, as presented here,
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author, Loren Long, Illustrator , illus. by Loren Long. Holt $17.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-8050-6516-9
Tales of magic, mystery and faith help melt the hardened hearts of a grieving couple in Old Ireland in this handsome volume. With skill and care, Schmidt (Mara's Stories),
as he explains in an author's note, blends a quartet of similar...
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author, Dennis Nolan, Illustrator Eerdmans Books for Young Readers $20 (160p) ISBN 978-0-8028-3789-9
Schmidt gives a dramatic spin to some classic Bible stories in this engaging collection. Brief retellings range from well-known characters (Eve wonders if she should taste the fruit offered by the serpent; Noah considers giving up hope of ever...
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author, Joel Johnstone, Read by , read by Joel Johnstone. Scholastic Audiobooks $34.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-439-02340-5
Johnstone brings to life one of the most endearing characters to come along in some time. Holling Hoodhood is starting seventh grade in 1967. It is a time of change, not just for Holling as he begins his journey into adolescence, but for the world...
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Gary D. Schmidt, illus. by Daniel Minter. Roaring Brook, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-62672-872-1
Schmidt tells the powerful story of Sojourner Truth (born Isabella), highlighting the context of her courageous actions: “When Isabella was about nine, she was sold for a hundred dollars—along with a flock of sheep.” After a lifetime of slavery,...
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Gary D. Schmidt, Author, Jesse Berns, Read by , read by Jesse Burns Listening Library $30 (0p) ISBN 978-0-307-28285-9
Political intrigue meets small-town New Hampshire in this story of identity, perseverance and love. Cooper Jewett works hard on the dairy farm where he lives with his grandfather. But it's the only life he knows and a life he loves. When his...
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Lawrence Kushner, Author, Gary D. Schmidt, Author , illus. by Matthew J. Baek. Jewish Lights $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-58023-224-1
A miracle connects two very different men in this uplifting tale inspired by Jewish legend. Jacob, a rich man preoccupied with increasing his wealth, and David, a poor man worried about feeding his hungry family, unknowingly cross paths at the...
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