The Wednesday Wars

Name: The Wednesday Wars
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (9 reviews)
Author: Gary D. Schmidt
ISBN: 9780545047678

Author: Gary D. Schmidt

Narrator: Joel Johnstone

Unabridged: 7 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Sandpiper

Published: 06/01/2007

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Holling Hoodhood is really in for it. He's just started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher he knows is out to get him. The year is 1967, and everyone has bigger things to worry about, especially Vietnam. Then there's the family business. As far as Holling's father is concerned, the Hoodhoods need to be on their best behavior: the success of Hoodhood and Associates depends on it. But how can Holling stay out of trouble when he has so much to contend with? Rats, for one thing; cream puff, for another. Then there's Doug Swieteck's brother. That's just for starters.

About Gary D. Schmidt

Gary D. Schmidt is the bestselling author of The Labors of Hercules Beal; Just Like That; National Book Award finalist Okay for Now; Pay Attention, Carter Jones; Orbiting Jupiter; the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor Book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy; and the Newbery Honor Book The Wednesday Wars. He is also a contributor to and coeditor, with Leah Henderson, of the acclaimed short story collection A Little Bit Super. He lives in rural Michigan.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Lisa the Librarian on 2008-06-22 15:19:31

It has been far too long that a story made me laugh out loud the way this one has. On the surface it's about a boy staying in school and reading Shakespeare with his teacher. But there's so much more. The quest for cream puffs. Betrayal, friendship, yellow tights, the Vietnam War, sexism, and being a Presbyterian. It's fantastic. You will not regret the time you spend on this story. Joel Johnstone does a very good job.

AudiobooksNow review by Alanna on 2009-01-24 20:33:01

What a wonderful book. I listened to the audio version and the reader was outstanding- perfect for the part. On the surface, it's about the developing relationship between a 7th grade boy and his teacher. Yet it covers so many topics- life as a teenager, the Vietnam War, family relationships, friendships, history, live in the 1960s. The characters are so believable. This book made me smile many times, and even laugh out loud and cry a time or two. Although this is a young adult book, I highly recommended for adults as well. You will root for the characters, mourn at their losses, and cheer for their victories.

Goodreads review by karen on June 16, 2020

this is my second book for the readventurer challenge. this book is very...sweet. and ordinarily, a sweet book would make me feel like i had chiggers or something else foul crawling under my skin, and its earnest gee-whizzery would make me feel unclean just because of my mental rolodex of words that......more

Goodreads review by S.D. on November 18, 2020

One of the best books I've ever read. Absolutely brilliant. A nailed-on classic. Mr. Schmidt, take a bow. (And thank you.)......more

Goodreads review by Aj the Ravenous Reader on November 05, 2020

"The quality of mercy is not strained." Oh gosh. I loved this book. An enjoyable middle-school historical novel set in Long Island in 1967 during the Vietnam Wars. I haven't read a lot of those and I'm very glad I came across this one. Not only does this one has plenty of LOL moments, it's also the......more

Goodreads review by Greg on June 24, 2010

A Review in Two Parts Part One Ariel, recommended this book to me, and she wrote a fine good review of the book. You can find it by clicking on her name. I really liked the book, but didn't love it. I think the things I didn't love about the book were me being a crank. For example, the myopic narrato......more