Britt's Rating:
5 of 5 starsWow. I just finished reading The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt. I know I mentioned it before, but Wow. It definitely makes my top ten list. It took me a few pages to get into, but once there, it just kept getting better and better.I laughed out loud, I cried, I laughed again and cried again.
I don't know if children would enjoy this book as much as adults, but the content is absolutely appropriate for all ages.
The story is about a boy named Holling Hoodhood. He is a seventh grader in a small town during the late 1960s. On Wednesday afternoons, Holling is the only student left in class with Mrs. Baker, his homeroom teacher. At first Holling is sure that Mrs. Baker is out to get him, especially when she makes him read Shakespeare.
Over the course of the school year, Holling comes to understand a lot of things about life and what Shakespeare was trying to teach about it through his famous plays. Fabulous book. I wish I had 50+ copies of it to give to all the people I love most and say, Read! Read! Go find yourself a copy!
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Meet Daniel and Brittany
The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.
Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.
After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.
Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.
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2 comments:
I picked this up recently and enjoyed it too.
Brit,
I almost turned this off after the first few minutes (Book on Tape) as I wondered if you were stuck in junior high... but a few extra trips into town with only this book to listen too made me a believer. What a wonderful story.
Thanks
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