Gary d schmidt author biography worksheet
Gary D. Schmidt is a prolific, award-winning author who has received a Printz Honor and two Newbery Honors for his work.!
Gary D. Schmidt
American author
For the Wisconsin politician, see Gary J.
Schmidt.
Gary David Schmidt[5] (born April 14, 1957) is an American author of children's and young adults' fiction books. He currently resides in Alto, Michigan, where he is a professor of English at Calvin University.[6]
Life and literary career
Early life and education
Gary D.
Schmidt was born in Hicksville, New York, in 1957.
About the Author.
According to Schmidt, he was named after gameshow host Garrison Moore.[7] As a child, Schmidt says he was underestimated by teachers at an elementary school where students were classified by aptitude. Concerning his early education, Schmidt explained in an interview with NPR: "If you're Track One you're the college-bound kid; if you're Track Two you'll have a good job; if you're Track Three you're the stupid kid.
And I was tracked as Track Three."[8] After intervention from a concerned teacher, Schmidt found a love for reading, an e