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Kids' Reading List: 12 Years and Up

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

The Wednesday Wars
By Gary D. Schmidt

For Holling Hoodhood, seventh grade in 1967 includes some highlights (meeting the Yankees and winning cross country races) and plenty of lowlights (yellow tights, a tough teacher and a very large rat) in this humorous coming-of-age novel.

Clarion, 2007. ISBN: 9780618724833









Special thanks to the American Library Association for their recommendations.