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G.Z. Schmidt

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https://gzwrites.com

Genre

Children's, Fiction

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September 2018

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G. Z. Schmidt was born in China and immigrated to the U.S. when she was six. She grew up in the Midwest and the South, where she chased fireflies at night and listened occasionally for tornado/hurricane warnings. She attended Wellesley College, where she received her BA in Economics.

Her books have gotten starred reviews and have been named to Best Book of the Year lists by Entertainment Weekly and the New York Public Library.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 1,130 ratings · 278 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby 3.88 avg rating — 784 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Ordinary Thing 4.03 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dreamweavers 4.01 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You should remember, Mei and Yun, that not even the most powerful person in the world can diminish your true value. To some animals, a silkworm is nothing but a tasty morsel, yet its silk creations adorn the palace of China.”
― G.Z. Schmidt, The Dreamweavers

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“The curious thing about people is how their curiosity eclipses everything else.”
― G.Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

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“Knowledge, someone once said, was power—and the fewer children with power, the better.”
― G.Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

tags: educationion, knowledge, power-of-thoughts

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