March came in and was on the way out as the book club came together to discuss the book “The Wednesday Wars”. Each chapter in the book was a month of the school year. The group was split on thier feelings about the book.
There was much to discuss starting with the fact that students were allowed to leave school to go to religious classes. Do you think this happens anywhere today?
Another question that was discussed; was it Holling Hoodhood’s imagination that the teacher did not like him? The statement was made that in reality students need to know and believe that there are people who care. The realationship that develops between Holling and his teacher lets the reader know they can approach a teacher. In this book we watch the main character develop empathy. He even helped his older stister come home. In this book it appeared that the parents weren’t supportive of their son. Is this what we are seeing in our parents today?
The reader also develops a realtionship with the teacher. As all of us reading this book were teachers we could identify with the teacher and share in her excitement of a student growing and learning. Through the eyes of the writer we see history taking place with events like the Vietnam War and President Kennedy’s death. We see a teacher take a class on a camping trip event though she does not like camping. We see a happy ending and a different view of an “ugly” period in our history.
So add your thoughts about this book that has a lot to offer and includes humor as well.
