The Wednesday Wars
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All Themes Coming of Age Family The Vietnam War and Political Unrest Reading and Learning
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All Characters Holling Hoodhood Mrs. Baker Meryl Lee Kowalski Danny Hupfer Holling's Dad Heather Hoodhood (Holling's Sister) Doug Swieteck Mrs. Sidman Mrs. Bigio Mai Thi Sycorax and Caliban Holling's Mother Doug Swieteck's Brother Mr. Kowalski Mr. Guareschi Mr. Petrelli Mr. Goldman Lieutenant Tybalt Baker Horace Clarke Mickey Mantle
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The Wednesday Wars

by

Gary Schmidt

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The Perfect House

The Perfect House, the pure white Colonial-style house where Holling lives, symbolizes the Hoodhood family’s dysfunctional dynamic. Holling’s father, who nicknamed the house, does everything in his power to make the home appear perfect—even…

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