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Schmidt,
Gary.
WEDNESDAY WARS New York : Clarion Books, 2007 IL 5-8, RL 5.6 ISBN 0618724834 |
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Life during the 1960s were a bit different than we are used to now. On Wednesday afternoons, while his Catholic and Jewish schoolmates leave school to attend religious classes, Holling Hoodhood, the only Presbyterian in his seventh grade, is alone in the classroom with his teacher, Mrs. Baker. Holling is convinced that Mrs. Baker hates him. After all, if it wasn't for him, Mrs. Baker would have the afternoon to herself. But she is stuck with the only kid with nowhere to go. To fill their Wednesday afternoons, Mrs. Baker has Holling read Shakespearean plays. Much to Holling's surprise, he finds he really likes Shakespeare! And he looks forward to their Wednesday afternoon discussions. But he still thinks Mrs. Baker hates him. |
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Coming of age -- Fiction.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays -- Fiction. Junior high schools -- Fiction. Schools -- Fiction. Family life -- New York (State) -- Long Island -- Fiction. Long Island (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction. |
