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The Wednesday Wars (Paperback, 2009)
    By Gary D. Schmidt 		Ages 9-12 8/20/2011
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jaday said: How many times have you thought a teacher designed her assignments as an attempt to torture you? Holling is certain Mrs.’ Baker has this agenda. Maybe there were times she did in the beginning, but secretly he ended up enjoying working with her one-on-one. In fact he learns his teacher is almost human. Set in the turbulent 1960’s the book throws readers into the era of flower children, Vietnam, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy’s assassination. The book lacks the umph factor to grab the reluctant reader, but children that enjoy a bit of history in their fiction and adults that grew up during this time will appreciate how Schmidt seams the two together. The humor and cultural tidbits alone make me happy to highly recommend this book. Newbery Honor Book. 2007
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