Gary D. Schmidt

Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert (2012)

KIRKUS REVIEWWith images of surpassing beauty and power and a text both simple and lyrical, Diaz and Schmidt tell the life of the first black saint of the Americas.Martín’s mother was African, his father a Spanish nobleman. His father took his children from Lima, Peru, where they lived in despera...

The Wednesday Wars (2007)

When someone who tends to make good recommendations to you tells you several times that you will probably love something–listen. I finally picked up Gary D. Schmidt and The Wednesday Wars on audio, and I adored it. From first sentence to last, this book was so full and rich and true in every wa...

Straw Into Gold (2001)