Gary D. Schmidt
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Sep 28, 2026
Sarah MackenzieGUEST
Or, or is it, was it, like, it kinda needed to be done? You know, that kind of thing.
Sarah MackenzieGUEST
I'm thinking of Gary Schmidt, who's one of my absolute favorite writers for kids, and so his books often tackle, like, heavy themes, you know, like domestic violence and things like that.
Katie CobbHOST
Mm-hmm.
Sarah MackenzieGUEST
And so I will make notes on that so that I can make sure that when we're recommending it, we're just giving...
Dirk KoetjeHOST
That is the only appropriate response to grace.
Dirk KoetjeHOST
I always loved how this was captured by Gary Schmidt in his retelling of John Bunyan's classic Pilgrim's Progress.
Dirk KoetjeHOST
This is what he writes.
Dirk KoetjeHOST
Christian, that's the main character in Pilgrim's Progress, came to the bottom of a steep hill where a dark tomb gaped open at one side.
Sheila BarnesHOST
I mean, she purposely threw herself under the bus, and she held on 'cause she knew the more opposition that he re- that she put up, the more Frindle would become popular, and she did that kind of like sacrificing herself.
Sheila BarnesHOST
And a side note, guys, I did look it up, and Mrs. Baker was actually the name of the exact teacher that Gary Schmidt fell in love with and all of that.
Sheila BarnesHOST
That's a kind of a, a memoir of his life.
Kate MatthewsHOST
Okay.