Gary Schmidt is the author of several novels for young adults. He received a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, and a Newbery Honor for Wednesday Wars. His most recent book, Okay for Now, was named a finalist for the National Book Award and is considered a companion novel to Wednesday Wars. It is the story of a “beat-up kid from a hostile home,” who has to move to an unwelcoming small town. In addition to writing, Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College. He lives on a farm in Alto, Michigan.

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