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The Wednesday Wars

The Wednesday Wars
Gary D. Schmidt

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.

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“If Romeo had never met Juliet, maybe they both would have still been alive, but what they would have been alive for is the question Shakespeare wants us to answer.”

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“Just swell.”

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“Vengeance is sweet. Vengeance taken when the vengee isn't sure who the venger is, is sweeter still.”

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“Whatever it means to be a friend, taking a black eye for someone has to be in it.”

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“The light made the snowballs look yellow. Or at least I hoped that was the cause.”

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