Wednesday Wars 星期三的战争 2008年纽伯瑞银奖 9780547237602

　　对七年级的霍林而言，每个星期三下午都是一场灾难，因为班上的一半同学要去犹太教堂学习希伯来文，另一半则要到天主教堂参加教义问答，作为班里唯一的一名基督徒，霍林不得不与严肃的贝克夫人一起待在教室。不苟言笑的贝克夫人似乎总在刁难霍林，“罚”他清理黑板擦、打扫教室、整理大老鼠笼子……在种种手段都宣告失败后，贝克夫人使出了最致命的一招——让霍林阅读“冗长”而“乏味”的莎士比亚作品……
　　于是，一场旷日持久的“战争”在两人之间悄然展开。

This Newbery Honortale is now in paperback Holling Hoodhood is really in for it. He'sjust started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher he knows isout to get him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare . . .outside of class? The year is 1967, and everyone has bigger thingsthan homework to worry about. There's Vietnam for one thing, andthen there's the family business. As far as Holling's father isconcerned, nothing is more important than the family business. Infact, all of the Hoodhoods must be on their best behavior at alltimes. The success of Hoodhood and Associates depends on it. Buthow can Holling stay out of trouble when he has Mrs. Baker tocontend with?

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