About the Book: The Wednesday Wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood believes fate has it in for him. He is supposed
to stay out of trouble, to avoid tarnishing his fatherand;s business image. But
Holling has a knack for getting into awkward situationsand;even cleaning
blackboard erasers has disastrous results, not to mention letting the
classroomand;s pet rats escape into the schooland;s ductworkand;and
unintentionally making enemies. Convinced that his teacher hates his guts (why
else would she make him read Shakespeare on his own time?), he finds that
Shakespeare has much to offer him, even beyond the rich vein of curses and
insults. The