• The Wednesday Wars

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    FROM SARAH:

    One of my favorite middle-grade authors, and one of my favorite middle-grade books. Watch how Shakespeare transforms one student's life in this can't-put-it-down novel. Highly recommended. If you've got all young kids, read this one on your own!  Gary Schmidt is easily one of today's best writers for teens. Meet him in the Author Access replay inside RAR Premium.

    Recommended for ages 10+.

    FROM THE PUBLISHER:

    Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Holling's domineering father is obsessed with his business image and disregards his family. Throughout the school year, Holling strives to get a handle on the Shakespeare plays Mrs. Baker assigns him to read on his own time, and to figure out the enigmatic Mrs. Baker. As the Vietnam War turns lives upside down, Holling comes to admire and respect both Shakespeare and Mrs. Baker, who have more to offer him than he imagined.

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