{"product_id":"the-wednesday-wars-a-newbery-honor-award-winner","title":"The Wednesday Wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner by Gary D. Schmidt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt tells the witty and compelling story of a teenage boy who feels that fate has it in for him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Throughout the school year, Holling strives to get a handle on the Shakespeare plays Mrs. Baker assigns him to read on his own time, and to figure out the enigmatic Mrs. Baker. At home, Holling's domineering father is obsessed with his business image and disregards his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the Vietnam War turns lives upside down, Holling comes to admire and respect both Shakespeare and Mrs. Baker, who have more to offer him than he imagined. And when his family is on the verge of coming apart, he also discovers his loyalty to his sister, and his ability to stand up to his father when it matters most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach month in Holling's tumultuous seventh-grade year is a chapter in this quietly powerful coming-of-age novel set in suburban Long Island during the late '60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Schmidt, whose Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy won both Printz and Newbery Honors, delivers another winner. Deeply satisfying.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Schmidt [gets] to the emotional heart of every scene without overstatement. Another virtuoso turn by the author of\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLizzie Bright\u003c\/em\u003e.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of my favorite books of the year.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A graceful novel full of goodwill, yearning and heart.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary D. Schmidt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Labors of Hercules Beal\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Like That\u003c\/i\u003e; National Book Award finalist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOkay for Now\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePay Attention, Carter Jones\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrbiting Jupiter\u003c\/i\u003e; the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor Book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLizzie Bright and the Buckminster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoy\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Newbery Honor Book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWars\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also coauthor, with Ron Koertge, of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStyx and Stones.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in rural Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45929112961210,"sku":"9780547237602","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_a3b4e4df-0eaa-4679-ba10-265a5b26fb4d.jpg?v=1780151287","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-wednesday-wars-a-newbery-honor-award-winner","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}