The Wednesday Wars
of Gary D. Schmidt
Description
In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. The Wednesday Wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boyâs mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967â68 school year in Long Island, New York. Meet Holling Hoodhood, a seventh-grader at Camillo Junior High, who must spend Wednesday afternoons with his teacher, Mrs. Baker, while the rest of the class has religious instruction. Mrs. Baker doesnât like Hollingâheâs sure of it. Why else would she make him read the plays of William Shakespeare outside class? But everyone has bigger things to worry about, like Vietnam. His father wants Holling and his sister to be on their best behavior: the success of his business depends on it. But how can Holling stay out of trouble when he has so much to contend with? A bully demanding cream puffs; angry rats; and a baseball hero signing autographs the very same night Holling has to appear in a play in yellow tights! As fate sneaks up on him again and again, Holling finds Motivationâthe Big Mâin the most unexpected places and musters up the courage to embrace his destiny, in spite of himself.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 264 pages
- Publisher Clarion Books
- Publication Date May 21st 2007
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780618724833
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['United States of America', 'New York State (United States)']
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