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Key ideas from the book
- Holling’s Wednesday afternoons with Mrs. Baker bring him into contact with Shakespeare’s plays.
- The story places a seventh-grader’s school year against the backdrop of the Vietnam War.
- Family expectations and the success of Holling’s father’s business shape the pressures at home.
- Holling faces a series of school and personal mishaps during the 1967–68 year.
- The novel follows Holling as he finds motivation and courage in unexpected places.
About The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Set during the 1967–68 school year on Long Island, Gary D. Schmidt’s novel follows seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood through Wednesday afternoons spent with his teacher, Mrs. Baker, while his classmates attend religious instruction. Their time together includes reading Shakespeare, though Holling is convinced she dislikes him.
School mishaps and family expectations unfold against the wider concern of the Vietnam War. The novel offers readers a witty coming-of-age story grounded in a specific year and place, with a young protagonist learning to face challenges in unexpected ways. It may appeal to readers interested in middle-school fiction, historical settings, and Shakespeare in a contemporary classroom.
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