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 Hardcover dust jacket (2007) | |
| Author | Gary D. Schmidt |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jonathan Gray |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical Fiction, Children's Literature |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Publication date | May 21, 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-618-72483-4 |
| OCLC | 71044136 |
| LC Class | PZ7.S3527 We 2007 |
| Followed by | Okay for Now |
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. It was given a Newbery Honor medal in 2008, and was also nominated for the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award in 2010.