Toads, beetles, bats. Auteur: Gary D. Schmidt Copy Quote More from Gary D. Schmidt “Reader, I kissed her. A quiet walk we had, she and I.” “I love the sound of a brand-new bottle of coke when you pry the lid off and it …” “We were both chumps. But you know what? It's not so bad when you're chumps toge…” “Okay, so maybe sometimes the real world is smiles and miracles.”