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Gary D. Schmidt’s The Wednesday Wars follows seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood as he navigates life, literature, and growing up in 1967 suburban Long Island. While his classmates attend religious instruction, Holling spends Wednesdays with his English teacher, Mrs. Baker—an arrangement that blossoms into an unexpected mentorship shaped by Shakespeare, baseball, cream puffs, and the Vietnam War. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent era, the novel blends humor with heartfelt insight as Holling confronts family pressures, friendship, and the broader changes reshaping America. Apply the keyword #The Wednesday Wars to access all content from this pack in the Comic Maker, encouraging deep exploration of this rich coming-of-age story.