The Wednesday Wars: A Newbery Honor Award WinnerSeventh grader Holling Hoodhood isn't happy. He is sure his new teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Holling's domineering father is obsessed with his business image and disregards his family. Throughout the school year 1968 1969, 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. As the Vietnam War turns lives upside down, Holling comes to admire and

the deity of Harappa has fallen from grace—imprisoned

with the same universally appealing style

Shaniwar Wada

Cookies and Cream

Yet consciousness is subjective

a feminist with Christian roots

and listens to recorded books

flying all over the world

‘You have cancer’– three words that have the power to change your life

The family dreamed of developing the shop into one that would become the centre of village life

manipulative and callous

Linda Sarsour