The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

I just finished The Wednesday Wars. What a great book! The story takes place in 1967 during Holling Hoodgood's 7th grade year. On Wednesday afternoons, everyone else in his class leaves early for religious school and he is left alone with Mrs. Baker who he is convinced hates him. The story follows these two characters and their lives through the year.

This is a great novel because it has some humor, some touching parts, some baseball, and a little bit of romance. You get a good idea of what is was like to grow up in the 1960s during the Vietnam War. If you read it and like it, try Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt which is based on Doug Swieteck, a character from The Wednesday Wars.

Mrs. Gallagher