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Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero in THE WEDNESDAY WARS—a wonderfully witty and compelling novel about a teenage boy’s mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967–68 school year. Meet Holling Hoodhood, a seventh-grader at Camillo Junior High, who must spend Wednesday... read more
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Holling Hoodhook has uncovered the plans of Mrs.Baker, his 7th grade language arts teacher, to assassinate him. He is the only student coming between her and student-free Wednesday afternoons. All the other students are either at Catholic catechism classes or Hebrew school. As the sole... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Holling Hoodhood: 7th grade student at Camillo Jr. High
- Mrs. Baker: Holling's language arts teacher
- Danny Hupfer: Holling's best friend
- Doug Sweiteck: Holling's other best friend
- Meryl Lee Kowalski: A girl in Holling's class
- Mrs. Bigio: the cafeteria lady
- Mickey Mantle: famous New York Yankee
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- Gary D. Schmidt (Author)
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