Gary Schmidt

Gary Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College and the author of critical books such as A Passionate Usefulness: The Life and Literary Labors of Hannah Adams and novels for middle grade readers such as Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, a Newbery Honor Book. He is co-editor with Susan Felch of a series of "spiritual biographies" of the seasons of the year. He lives in Grand Rapids, MI.