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 boy’s mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967–68 school year in Long Island, New York.
Meet Holling Hoodhood, a seventh-grader at Camillo Junior High, who should spend Wednesday afternoons with his teacher, Mrs. Baker, at the same time as the remainder of the class has religious instruction. Mrs. Baker doesn’t like Holling—he’s sure of it. Why else would she make him read the plays of William Shakespeare outdoor 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 upon it. But how can Holling stay out of trouble when he has such a lot to contend with? A bully demanding cream puffs; offended rats; and a baseball hero signing autographs the exact same night Holling has to appear in a play in yellow tights! As fate sneaks up on him over and over again, Holling finds Motivation—the Big M—in the most unexpected places and musters up the courage to embrace his destiny, regardless of himself.
Grades – 5,6,7,8,9
Weight – 0.52
Depth – 7.65
Width – 5.15