“The world is Trouble … and Grace. That is all there is.” – Gary D. Schmidt

Over the past 20 years, the books of Gary D. Schmidt have been honored with awards and found their way into the homes and hearts of countless families with their complex portrayals of grief, sacrifice, mercy, and redemption. Your two humble, bookish guides will provide a warm welcome to Schmidt’s works in a joyous celebration of these stories, which, it turns out, are a part of the One Great Story.

<p>&ldquo;The world is Trouble &hellip; and Grace. That is all there is.&rdquo; &ndash; Gary D. Schmidt</p>
<p>Over the past 20 years, the books of Gary D. Schmidt have been honored&nbsp;with awards and found their way into the homes and hearts of countless&nbsp;families with their complex portrayals of grief, sacrifice, mercy, and&nbsp;redemption. Your two humble, bookish guides will provide a warm&nbsp;welcome to Schmidt&rsquo;s works in a joyous celebration of these stories,&nbsp;which, it turns out, are a part of the One Great Story.</p>

We call Hutchmoot a “conference for everyone,” so it follows that this is a “podcast for everyone.” This series features sessions recorded at the Rabbit Room’s annual conference which celebrates art, music, story, and faith in all their many intersections.

The Hutchmoot Podcast

The Quality Of Mercy: Grief and Redemption in The Young Adult Literature Of Gary D. Schmidt (Glenn McCarty, Laura Peterson)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/1543bc47-8c84-4c3e-ad2a-b48600f4d335/transcript