The Wednesday Wars
By Gary D. Schmidt
ISBN: 9780545105620, c.2007
Holling Hoodhood has a lot on his mind. He’s got to deal with bullies, cream puffs, religion, flower children, nuclear war, and escaped rats–not to mention yellow tights with feathers on the butt. There’s also his 7th grade teacher, Mrs. Baker, who hates his guts. Why else would she make him run wind sprints or read Shakespeare outside of class? This story tells of the dramatic events of 1967-68, as well as the dramatic events of a year in the life of one seventh-grade boy. Holling begins to learn about himself, his family, friends, and the mysterious adult world.
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