My daughter has a book club as part of her GT group activities in her sixth grade. They are reading many interesting books. A couple of week ago she loaned me her copy of "Wednesday Wars" by Gary Schmidt.
I put it on my night stand along with other books that she had recently given me to read (A wrinkle in time, Tales of Despereux, etc.) I always have a stack of my - more interesting, grown up - books to read through and can't ever seem to find time to fit in one of these kid literature.
Well, I am so glad that I did. It is set in time when country is at war (Vietnam) and everyone is sick of that war and they looking for someone young with lot of new energy (Kennedy) to bring change to the country - ring a bell anyone?
I would highly recommend this book. Here are some samples from the book:
Here is what my daughter summarized when she gave this to me : "Mama - at several points in the book you would feel like it should end right here, but it keeps on going, and you are so glad that it did" - great way to put it :)
So check it out from your library and do let me know if you liked it.
I put it on my night stand along with other books that she had recently given me to read (A wrinkle in time, Tales of Despereux, etc.) I always have a stack of my - more interesting, grown up - books to read through and can't ever seem to find time to fit in one of these kid literature.
Well, I am so glad that I did. It is set in time when country is at war (Vietnam) and everyone is sick of that war and they looking for someone young with lot of new energy (Kennedy) to bring change to the country - ring a bell anyone?
I would highly recommend this book. Here are some samples from the book:
"Mr. [Principal] Guareschi's long ambition had been to become dictator of a small country. Danny Hupfer said that he had been waiting for the CIA to get rid of Fidel Castro and then send him down to Cuba, which Mr. Guareschi would then rename Guareschiland. Meryl Lee said that he was probably holding out for something in Eastern Europe."
"She then raised her hands and waved them grandly, and we began a medley from `The Sound of Music' - which is the vocal equivalent of eating too much chocolate."
"She put her red pen down. 'Since there are only two of us in the room -- a situation which has become very familiar to us these past months -- and since you were speaking, I assumed that you must be addressing me. What did you say?'
" 'Nothing.'
" 'Mr. Hoodhood, what did you say?'
" 'Strange stuff, the dropsy drown you.'
"Mrs. Baker considered me for a moment. 'Was that what you said?'
" 'Yes.'
" 'A curious line to repeat, especially since the combination never occurs in the play. Are you trying to improve on Shakespeare?'
" 'I like the rhythm of it,' I said.
" 'The rhythm of it.'
" 'Yes.'
Mrs. Baker considered this for a moment. Then she nodded. 'So do I,' she said, and turned back to spreading the red plague.
"That had been close."
Here is what my daughter summarized when she gave this to me : "Mama - at several points in the book you would feel like it should end right here, but it keeps on going, and you are so glad that it did" - great way to put it :)
So check it out from your library and do let me know if you liked it.
Comments
Cheers
preeti