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The Wednesday wars

During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.

Main Author: Schmidt, Gary D.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, c2007.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Plays > Young adult fiction.
Coming of age > Young adult fiction.
Junior high schools > Young adult fiction.
Family > Long Island (N.Y.) > Young adult fiction.
Long Island (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Young adult fiction.
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Summary: During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.
Physical Description: 264 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780618724833
0618724834
9781428739239 (BWI bdg.)
1428739238 (BWI bdg.)
Author Notes: Gary D. Schmidt is the best-selling author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and the Newbery Honor book The Wednesday Wars . He is a professor of English at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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