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During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.

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Main Author: Schmidt, Gary D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, [2007]
Subjects:
Coming of age > Fiction.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Plays > Fiction.
Junior high schools > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Family life > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Long Island (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Plays > Juvenile fiction.
Junior high schools > Juvenile fiction.
Families > New York (State) > Long Island > Juvenile fiction.
Long Island (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.
Physical Description:264 pages ; 24 cm.
Awards:Newbery Honor Book, 2008
ISBN:9780618724833
0618724834
9781428739239 (BWI bdg.)
1428739238 (BWI bdg.)