# Gary D. Schmidt — books assigned in US schools

**2** books by Gary D. Schmidt appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–10
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/gary-d-schmidt
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- community
- compassion
- family
- fatherhood
- grief
- loss
- mythology

## Genres

- Middle Grade Fiction
- Realistic Fiction

## Every Gary D. Schmidt title on file

- [Orbiting Jupiter](https://readinglist.school/book/orbiting-jupiter) _(Grades 7–10 · 2015)_
- [The Labors of Hercules Beal](https://readinglist.school/book/the-labors-of-hercules-beal) _(Grades 3–7 · 2023)_

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