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The Wednesday Wars

By: Gary D. Schmidt
Narrated by: Joel Johnstone
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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.

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Beautifully Written Story • Engaging Character Development • Laugh-out-loud Humor • Emotional Depth • Meaningful Themes
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We listened to this on a road trip with our kids and we all enjoyed the story. Especially the performance of the reader!

Great family listen

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What a fun read! It takes you back to the junior high school years. All the angst we felt back then. It’s funny and very entertaining.

Wonderful entertainment

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The book was amazing for me and my son. wonderful book and wonderful story telling.

Holling Hoodhood and the prefect house

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Only word that can ever describe this book is amazing I couldn’t have asked for it any other way

Amazing

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Great narrator choice. Fun story to listen to. Light story referencing heavy history in background.

Fun story

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My family of six, kids ages 11-17, enjoyed this audiobook very much! Joel Johnston brought the story to life and had us all laughing out loud! It was good, clean fun. I love that it included Vietnam war era historical and political aspects, mixed with Shakespeare literature content, and lots of good moral lessons intertwined into a fun-loving story with characters you really get to know. Highly recommend this book for middle grade readers and families!

Fantastic narrating of an excellent book for families!

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I wasn't sure I would like this story. The title didn't grab me and it started kinda slow. But quickly it became a journey I joined the author on . The story is beautifully written, laugh out loud funny at times and by the end, a deep awakening of things I haven't quite grasped about life yet, even at 58. This is a story to listen to over and over. Loved it!!

Beautiful, Sweet, Full of Heart and even funny

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There just isn’t. This one deserves to be read and reread again and again. Narration is great.

There isn’t a better YA novel.

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My 8th grade students found it very entertaining. I found it very educational, insightful, and a great snapshot of what it was like to be a 7th grader in 1968.

Very Entertaining

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I can’t say enough good things about this book! The narrator - excellent! Probably the best I’ve heard to date. The book - funny! We laughed so much! It still deals with serious subjects, like the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King’s assassination, Robert Kennedy’s assassination, difficult family relationships etc. The only regret: that we waited so long to listen to it.

Excellent

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