Various parts of the wednesday wars are autobiographical and based on his experience growing up in hicksville, new york. Baker, while his jewish classmates go to hebrew school and his catholic classmates to catechism. What unfolds is a year of wednesday shakespeare study, which, says mrs. Meet holling hoodhood, a seventhgrader at camillo junior high, who must spend wednesday afternoons with his. It recounts one year in his life, following him as he performs in a school play, wins a track meet, and.
Baker, while the rest of the class has religious instruction. Reading ideas, recipes, activities, and smart tips for organizing terrific kids book clubs super resource for discussion questions, project ideas, author bigraphies, and even recipes. He married his wife, fellow author anne stickney schmidt, in 1979, and the two had six children. Wednesday wars november book club maybe the first time that you know you really care about something is when you think about it not being there, and when you knowyou really knowthat the emptiness as much as inside you as outside you. How to discuss a book helpful discussion tips generic discussion questionsfiction and nonfiction readthinktalk a guided reading chart also consider these litlovers talking points to help get a discussion started for the wednesday wars. The wednesday wars has everything humor, tragedy, friendship, sports, school, family, and even a tiny bit of romance. Did this book make you think about your own emergency preparedness. Use these questions on the books historical context, literary elements, story content, relationships. Schmidt, is a poignant comingofage story involving the funny misadventures of long island, new york seventhgrader holling hoodhood and his unlikely discovery of shakespeare in the turbulent academic year of 196768. Each week students will read and discuss parts of the chosen book. What is the date of publication of the book the wednesday wars. The last day of the session will culminate with either a movie showing or book. Does his account ring true for you besides the zombies. The wednesday wars is a book i want to shout about, a book that moves me to tears with its sweetness and then makes me laugh seconds later.
Welcome to the wednesday book club melbourne northern suburbs calendar. Thatnight,iread treasureisland again,andidontwanttobrag,butiveread treasureisland fourtimesand kidnapped twiceand theblackarrow twice. Holling is presbyterian, which means that he and mrs. The wednesday wars is a 2007 young adult historical fiction novel written by gary d.
Schmidt chapter 1 september before you read the chapter. The wednesday wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boys mishaps and adventures over the course of the 196768 school year in long island, new york. Darcy has been a good source for me, especially sourcing novels written by a wide range of authors. He is the only kid in his class that doesnt leave the class on wed. Nov 26, 2007 this is a video and audio book talk that gives a concise summary of the book by gary d. Discussion questions use our litlovers book club resources. Gary schmidts latest book shares themes of friendship, comingofage and baseball with his 2005 novel, lizzie bright and the buckminster. This is a video and audio book talk that gives a concise summary of the book by gary d. Schmidt selected by joni borg from romeo and juliet. The novel follows the fortunes of holling hoodhood, a seventh grade student in long island, as he struggles with issues of identity, authority and love. Holling hoodhood is just starting seventh grade and already his teacher is out to get him or hates him. Holling is the only presbyterian student in a school dominated by. Baker are alone together every wednesday and she hates it just as much as he does.
Holling hoodhood has been reading shakespeares play julius ceasar. You can copy as an entire packet or you can copy pages individually. Wednesday wars november book club book club for boys. There are two references to middle school students. I believe that this question is asking about events that happen in the chapter titled march. Its 1967, and on wednesdays, every jewish kid in holling hoodhoods class goes to hebrew school, and every catholic kid goes to catechism. World war z discussion questions wednesday book club.
Learn wednesday wars with free interactive flashcards. This can be for a small book club, or for the whole class. It was given a newbery honor medal in 2008, and was also nominated for the rebecca caudill young readers book award. This is an excellent choice for a book club because of the opportunities to discuss universal topics relevant to teens. Parents need to know that newbery honor book the wednesday wars, by gary d. But holling has a knack for getting into awkward situationseven cleaning blackboard erasers has disastrous results, not to mention letting the classrooms pet rats escape. The protagonist of our novel is holling hoodhood, a grade seven student at camillo junior. Its 1967, and holling hoodhood is the only kid in his school who isnt catholic or jewish. See more ideas about the wednesday wars, war and this or that questions. This months book club included cream puffs without the chalk dust, shakespearian insults and a few of our own, a cross. A books inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by focus on the family. The novel is set in suburban long island during the 196768 school year. Teen book club the wednesday wars by gary d schmidt. I feel like this book might have landed on my list of top ten books of all time.
Choose from 500 different sets of wednesday wars flashcards on quizlet. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and. September ofallthekidsintheseventhgradeatcamillojuniorhigh,therewasonekidthatmrs. Mar 01, 2012 romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, juliet by anne fortier and the wednesday wars by gary d. Mar 25, 2010 the wednesday wars discussion questions heres a few discussion questions that i rounded up for this book. The wednesday wars discussion questions heres a few discussion questions that i rounded up for this book. Quizlet is a lightning fast way to learn vocabulary.
Set during vietnam, the writing was so authentic, i honestly thought it was one of those books that was written during that time. What is the main lesson in the wednesday wars that the author wants readers to remember. In our online book club conversations, readers will come together to discuss the richly layered story conjure womenconnecting with others across the country to share their responses to and questions about this powerful, thoughtprovoking novel. Literature event in hanover, pa by guthrie memorial library hanovers public library on thursday, february 2020. Hey there, the book you are about to read is the wednesday wars. Gary schmidt was born in a small town on long island called hicksville. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. There are many ways that you can use these resources. Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair verona, where we lay our scene, with these first lines, shakespeares timeless play of young love and untimely. The vietnam war is an important backdrop for the novel.
Great supplemental information for school essays and projects. May 18, 2009 i feel like this book might have landed on my list of top ten books of all time. The wednesday wars study guide literature guide litcharts. On wednesday afternoons, while his catholic and jewish schoolmates attend religious instruction, holling hoodhood, the only presbyterian in his seventh. As the only presbyterian in his seventhgrade class in long island in 196768, holling hoodhood has to spend wednesday afternoons with his teacher, mrs. The wednesday wars seventh grader holling hoodhood believes fate has it in for him.
You know, this is a great book and to make it even better you should try and follow each section and do all of the tasks. Mar 12, 2020 in this newbery honorwinning novel, gary d. John green goodreads author shelved 24 times as teen bookclub avg rating 4. Thalia kids book club audible audiobook abridged gary schmidt author, khris lewin narrator, symphony space, inc. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of good books. I enjoy reading, and i read books from many sources. When the perfect house begins to decay from the inside, it symbolizes how hollings family is undergoing a similar.
May 21, 2009 the wednesday wars is a book i want to shout about, a book that moves me to tears with its sweetness and then makes me laugh seconds later. The wednesday wars, by gary schmidt, is a young adult novel set over the course of a school year between 1967 and 1968. Brooks claims to have done a bucket of research for the book. Ieven read ivanhoe halfwaythroughbeforeigaveup,sinceistarted thecallofthewild. Study questions, project ideas and discussion topics based on important themes running throughout the wednesday wars by gary schmidt. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero in the wednesday wars a wonderfully witty and compelling novel about a teenage boys mishaps and adventures over. A 2008 newbery honor book in this newbery honorwinning novel, gary d. They also cowrote a book about prayer, religion, and writing. Schmidt, the author of lizzie bright and the buckminster boy. On wednesday afternoons, when his fellow students go to catechism or hebrew. Schmidt is a coming of age story about a young man, holling hoodhood, who learns over the course of his seventh grade year that there is. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare, juliet by anne fortier and the wednesday wars by gary d. Schmidt is a coming of age story about a young man, holling hoodhood, who learns over the course of his seventh grade year that there is more to life than what he sees in his own world.
Finally they leave the mess, and holling gives his dad his own carnation when they arrive at the kiwanis club. In the wednesday wars, he offers an unforgettable antihero in holling hoodhood, a kid from the suburbs who embraces his destiny in spite of himself. Schmidt has written a novel that is at turns comic and compelling, downtoearth and overthetop. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. How have i never read anything by gary d schmidt before why has no one ever told me about his books the wednesday wars was hilariousfunny almost to the point of a louis sachar book like sideways stories. All the other kids go to catechism classes or to hebrew school. Popular teen book club books showing 150 of 1,923 the fault in our stars hardcover by. Schmidt study guide this study guide is a tool to help you organize your thoughts while reading and provide notes for studying. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The wednesday wars is holling hoodhoods coming of age story. The wednesday wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boys mishaps and adventures over the course of the 196768 school year. At what point do you feel like the tone of the book changes, or does it for you.
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