Author record · 2007 to 2023
Gary D. Schmidt: Awards and Best-of Lists
Gary D. Schmidt has won 1 award, the Pura Belpré Award (2013) for Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 20 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with David Diaz, Phyllis Root
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Labors of Hercules Beal | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2023 | The Labors of Hercules Beal | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2022 | Celia Planted a Garden | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2019 | Pay Attention, Carter Jones | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2019 | Pay Attention, Carter Jones | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2019 | Pay Attention, Carter Jones | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Pay Attention, Carter Jones | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | Pay Attention, Carter Jones | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2018 | So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Younger Readers | |
| 2015 | Orbiting Jupiter | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2015 | Orbiting Jupiter | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2015 | Orbiting Jupiter | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult Fiction | |
| 2013 | Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert | Pura Belpré Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2011 | Okay for Now | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2011 | Okay for Now | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's | |
| 2011 | Okay for Now | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Fiction for Older Readers | |
| 2011 | Okay for Now | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers | |
| 2011 | Okay for Now | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2011 | Okay for Now | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Okay for Now | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2008 | The Wednesday Wars | John Newbery Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's Literature | |
| 2007 | The Wednesday Wars | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2007 | The Wednesday Wars | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2007 | The Wednesday Wars | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult |
Books
- Okay for Now7 sources · 2011
- Pay Attention, Carter Jones5 sources · 2019
- The Wednesday Wars4 sources · 2007 to 2008
- Orbiting Jupiter3 sources · 2015
- The Labors of Hercules Beal2 sources · 2023
- Celia Planted a Garden1 source · 2022
- Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert1 source · 2013
- So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom1 source · 2018