Awards & Winners

Gary D. Schmidt

Date of Birth 1957
Place of Birth Hicksville
(Nassau County, New York)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Gary Schmidt
Profession Author, Writer
Gary D. Schmidt is an American children's writer of nonfiction books and young adult novels, including two Newbery Honor books and one Printz Honor award. A Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor was awarded to the book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and a Newbery Honor was awarded to The Wednesday Wars. He is a Professor of English at Calvin College, which is in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 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.

Awards by Gary D. Schmidt

Check all the awards nominated and won by Gary D. Schmidt.

2011


Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Young People's Literature Okay for Now

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award The Wednesday Wars
6 up

2008


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : The Wednesday Wars

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal The Wednesday Wars

2006


Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
6 up

2005


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Michael L. Printz Award Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Honor Book
John Newbery Medal Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy