The Wednesday Wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
The Wednesday Wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Gary D Schmidt
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ISBN: 9780547237602
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: 5/1/09
Binding: Paperback
Age Range: 10-12
Grade Range: 05-07
Series: ,
Pages:
Language: English
BISAC: Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, School & Education, Humorous Stories, Family, Siblings, Historical, Military & Wars, United States - 20th Century, Performing Arts, and Theater & Musicals
Related Subjects: Families, New York (State), New York, Shakespeare, William, Junior high schools, Schools, Long Island (N.Y.), Coming of age, and Family life
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In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt tells the witty and compelling story of a teenage boy who feels that fate has it in for him.
Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Throughout the school year, Holling strives to get a handle on the Shakespeare plays Mrs. Baker assigns him to read on his own time, and to figure out the enigmatic Mrs. Baker. At home, Holling's domineering father is obsessed with his business image and disregards his family.
As the Vietnam War turns lives upside down, Holling comes to admire and respect both Shakespeare and Mrs. Baker, who have more to offer him than he imagined. And when his family is on the verge of coming apart, he also discovers his loyalty to his sister, and his ability to stand up to his father when it matters most.
Each month in Holling's tumultuous seventh-grade year is a chapter in this quietly powerful coming-of-age novel set in suburban Long Island during the late '60s.