{"product_id":"the-wednesday-wars-gary-d-schmidt","title":"The Wednesday Wars | Gary D. Schmidt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wednesday Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut 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!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Whimsy Wagon Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43373403570235,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/7247\/2891\/files\/IMG_1803.heic?v=1775062473","url":"https:\/\/thewhimsywagonbookshop.com\/products\/the-wednesday-wars-gary-d-schmidt","provider":"The Whimsy Wagon Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}