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The Wednesday wars / by Gary D. Schmidt.

Author: Schmidt, Gary D.

Imprint:New York : Clarion Books, c2007.

Description264 p. ; 24 cm.

Note: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.

Note: AwardsNewbery Medal (NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD) 2007; American Library Association Notable Books for Children (WON AWARD) 2008; Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books (WON AWARD) 2007; Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year (WON AWARD) 2007



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