The Wednesday Wars

In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. The Wednesday Wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boy’s mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967-68 school year in Long Island, New York. 

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 with which to contend? 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.

©2007 Gary D. Schmidt (P)2018 Recorded Books

Cute story

I listen to this with my 11 year old daughter. It started off a little slow but by the third chapter it picked up. We really enjoyed it and we recommend this book.

Funny and beautiful!

I Loved the reader and the book. My 10 year olds loved it as well.

Outstanding book.

At first, I was intended to continue reading it. But after the chapter, October, I understood it more. With the audio you can hear how they sound and mean some of the phrases from Shakesspeare in the story.

Great coming of age book

Really great perspective of a young man going through typical and some not so typical 7th grade event with the help of a wonderful teacher. Love the ending!

good ending

great book I liked the last chapter it was good now I need 15 words so