The Wednesday Wars

Historical fiction by ゲイリー・シュミット

Blurb

The Wednesday Wars is a 2007 young adult historical fiction novel written by Gary D. Schmidt, the author of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. The novel is set in suburban Long Island during the 1967–68 school year. The Vietnam War is an important backdrop for the novel. This novel was given a Newbery Honor medal in 2008. It was also nominated for the 2010 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award.