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suburb. Holling has to spend every Wednesday with Mrs. Baker, while others have religious classes. Holling is absolutely sure that Mrs. Baker hates him because she is making him read the plays of Shakespeare. But, there are much bigger things to worry about, such as the Vietnam War and the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. His father is insistent that Holling and his sister be on their best behavior, as the success of his father's architecture business depends on it. Gary D. Schmidt tells a fabulous tale of Holling's troubles of growing up as a pre-teen in the 60s, with bullies, his sister turning into a flower child, and tights for a costume!
Schmidt, Gary D. The Wednesday Wars. New York: Clarion Books, 2007. ISBN 9780618724833
Awards for The Wednesday Wars
2008 Newberry Honor Book
2008 ALA Notable Childrens Books
2008 ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Reviews for The Wednesday Wars
"Schmidt has a way of getting to the emotional heart of every scene without overstatement, allowing the reader and Holling to understand the great truths swirling around them on their own terms…another virtuoso turn…” — Kirkus
[A] quietly powerful coming-of-age novel. . . . [Schmidt] offers a gentle, hopeful, moving story of a boy who, with the right help, learns to stretch beyond the limitations of his family, his violent times, and his fear, and leap into his future with his eyes and his heart wide open.” — Booklist
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