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The name of our book is __The Wednesday Wars__ by Gary D. Schmidt. The book won a Newbery Honor Book Award in 2008. We recommend the book to be read by sixth graders and above. We want to inform you that there will be some history that is taken place it the late 1960’s. There will also be excerpts from a playwright, Shakespeare. Without the knowledge of either of these, it would be very confusing to understand what the book is talking about. That problem had occurred to us during the process of reading the book. It is for the best to be read with a teacher, so they can help you get through all the quotes from Shakespeare. Overall, the book was not too bad, however, because of the lack of knowledge, it wasn’t a good book either.

=Summary= __ The Wednesday Wars __ is about a boy named Holling Hood, who is in seventh grade at Camillo Junior High. He has a teacher named Mrs. Baker. As he puts it, she hates his guts. She is pressuring him in class about learning Shakespeare. One day, Mr. Goldman asks him to play a character in a Shakespeare play. Holling has to dress up as Ariel, the fairy, which includes a wardrobe of bright yellow tights with white feathers on the bottom. He also has to deal with his sister, Heather, who acts as if he doesn’t exist. Lastly, his father, Mr.Hoodhood is mostly concern about his business, Hoodhood and Associates. His father also gets mad at him because Holling says that there’s more to being a man than working and providing for your family. With the knowledge of Shakespeare, he understands life better. He learns that life may sometimes results in a happy ending.

Vocabulary for T__he Wednesday Wars__
*be aware of the following words 1) Legitimate 2) Presbyterian 3) Assassination 4) Azaleas 5) Culinary 6) Coagulated 7) Rhetorical 8) Menorahs 9) Usuped 10) Fortifying =Games=

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= = =Shakespeare= Here are some of Shakespeare's plays and quotes that were mention in the book.

"Pied Ninnies" -__The Tempest__ "Toads, beetles, bats, light on you!" -__The Tempest__ "A southwest blow on ye and blister you all o're!" -__The Tempest__ "Tis almost morning, I would have thee gone." -__Romeo and Juliet__ "Beware the ides of March." -__Julius Ceaser__





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