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  • Styx and Stones

    by Gary D. Schmidt, Ron Koertge ...
    Percy Jackson meets The Labors of Hercules Beal in this hilarious, page-turning fantasy adventure with a heart of gold from two award-winning authors.Simon expected more from life than being orphaned in ancient Greece and stuck in the Underworld for eternity. Determined not to forget who he is, he commits himself to escaping Hades. Along the way, he faces the monster Cerberus, befriends the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Orbiting Jupiter

    by Gary D. Schmidt ...
    In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires.Two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter.After spending time in a juvenile facility, he’s placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn, meets ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Labors of Hercules Beal

    by Gary D. Schmidt ...
    From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars, in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill a seemingly impossible school assignment—and learns about friendship, community, and himself along the way.Herc Beal knows who he's named after—a mythical hero—but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • In God's Hands

    by Gary Schmidt, Rabbi Lawrence Kushner ...
    A Charming tale to remind us all that our kindness works miracles.“When the sun sets and stars fill the sky, the square in the little town grows quiet and still. The cool air of distant hills mingles with the sweet scent of baking bread. The moon rises and glows softly. It’s the sort of place where miracles could happen.”David and Jacob live in the same little, ordinary town, but it’s almost as if ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wednesday Wars

    A Newbery Honor Award Winner

    by Gary D. Schmidt ...
    In this Newbery Honor–winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt tells the witty and compelling story of a teenage boy who feels that fate has it in for him, during the school year 1968-69.Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Holling's domineering father is obsessed with his business image and disregards his family. Throughout the school year, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Jupiter Rising

    by Gary D. Schmidt ...
    In this tender, gripping story from the award-winning author of Orbiting Jupiter, a boy starts out running on the track team and ends up running toward his future.When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is happy about it. Jack is grieving the loss of Joseph, his foster brother, and adjusting to his role as big brother to Jupiter, Joseph’s ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    The Wednesday Wars

    by Gary D. Schmidt ...
    Narrated by Joel Johnstone ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 28 min

    In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. The Wednesday Wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boy's mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967-68 school year in Long Island, New York. Meet Holling Hoodhood, a seventh-grader at Camillo Junior High, who must spend Wednesday afternoons with his teacher, Mrs. Baker, while ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Okay for Now

    A National Book Award Winner

    by Gary D. Schmidt ...
    2011 National Book Award FinalistAs a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt. As Doug struggles to be more than the “skinny thug” that his teachers and the police think ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Styx and Stones

    by Gary D. Schmidt, Ron Koertge ...
    Narrated by Mark Sanderlin ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 3 min

    Percy Jackson meets The Labors of Hercules Beal in this hilarious, page-turning fantasy adventure with a heart of gold from two award-winning authors.Simon expected more from life than being orphaned in ancient Greece and stuck in the Underworld for eternity. Determined not to forget who he is, he commits himself to escaping Hades. Along the way, he faces the monster Cerberus, befriends the ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Okay for Now

    by Gary D. Schmidt ...
    Narrated by Lincoln Hoppe ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 17 min

    “The Dump” is what Doug Swieteck calls his new home in upstate New York. He lands there in the summer of 1968, when the Apollo space missions are under way, Joe Pepitone is slugging for the New York Yankees, and the Vietnam War is raging. At home he lives with a father who has lost his way and a brother accused of robbery. And Doug’s oldest brother is returning from Vietnam. Who knows what wounds ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Labors of Hercules Beal

    by Gary D. Schmidt ...
    Narrated by Fred Berman ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 17 min

    From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars,in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill a seemingly impossible school assignment—and learns about friendship, community, and himself along the way.Herc Beal knows who he's named after—a mythical hero—but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • A Little Bit Super

    With Small Powers Come Big Problems

    by Gary D. Schmidt, Leah Henderson, Pablo Cartaya, Nikki Grimes, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Remy Lai, Kyle Lukoff, Meg Medina, Daniel Nayeri, Linda Sue Park0, Mitali Perkins1, Brian Young2, Ibi Zoboi3, Pam Muñoz Ryan4 ...
    Illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka ...
    In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpower—while also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique.Everyone knows that superheroes are supposed to have awesome powers like strength or invisibility or flight. But what happens ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook