Sunday, March 31, 2019

The Wednesday Wars

Book: The Wednesday Wars
Author: Gary D Schmidt

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 doesn’t like Holling—he’s 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 Motivation—the Big M—in the most unexpected places and musters up the courage to embrace his destiny, in spite of himself.-Goodreads
Review: When I signed up to be a mentor to my daughter's 5th grade book club, I had no idea I would so many fantastic middle grade books. 'The Wednesday Wars' is set in 1967 and follows Holling Hoodhood, a 7th grader. This book was fantastic-I loved Holling, his relationship with his sister and most especially Mrs. Baker. A big 5 stars, loved this. 

Grade: 5/5

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