The Wednesday Wars: A Newbery Honor Award WinnerHarperCollins, 18 Mei 2009 - 288 halaman In this Newbery Honor–winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt tells the witty and compelling story of a teenage boy who feels that fate has it in for him, during the school year 1968-69. |
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... Perfect House,” he said. But perfect or not, it was hard living in between. On Saturday morning, everyone north of us was at Temple Beth-El. Late on Saturday afternoon, everyone south of us was at mass at Saint Adelbert's—which had gone ...
... Perfect House, which were bordered by perfectly matching azalea bushes, all the same height, alternating between pink and white blossoms. The cement squares and azaleas stopped at the perfect stoop—three steps, like every other stoop on ...
... Perfect Living Room, where no one ever sat because all the seat cushions were covered in stiff, clear plastic. You could walk in there and think that everything was for sale, it was so perfect. The carpet looked like it had never been ...
... so-clean lower windows it was one of those perfect blue autumn days, when the sun is warm and the grass is still green and the leaves are red and tipped with yellow. A few white clouds drifted high, teased along by a October 27.
... perfect October day and hope to come back alive. I could feel the warm sun on my back already. But then I found out why Mrs. Baker had been smiling. “Mr. Hoodhood,” she called from her desk as the school clock clicked to noon, “I have a ...