Gary D. Schmidt, born in 1957, is an American children's writer of nonfiction books as well as some novels, the most notable being Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, winner of the 2005 Newbery Honor citation. He lives on a farm in Alto, Michigan, and is a Professor of English at Calvin College. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following is a list of Newbery Honor books, in reverse chronological order: // Recent winners 2006 Whittington by Alan Armstrong (Random House) Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitlers Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Scholastic Nonfiction, an imprint of Scholastic) Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (Bloomsbury Childrens Books) Show... Categories: US geography stubs | Kent County, Michigan | Unincorporated communities in Michigan ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...