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Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood spends Wednesdays studying Shakespeare while navigating family pressures and the turbulent 1960s backdrop of the Vietnam War.
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Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood spends Wednesdays studying Shakespeare while navigating family pressures and the turbulent 1960s backdrop of the Vietnam War.
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Meet Holling Hoodhood, a seventh-grader at Camillo Junior High, who must spend Wednesday afternoons with his teacher, Mrs. Baker, while the rest of the class has religious instruction. Mrs. Baker doesn’t like Holling—he’s sure of it. Why else would she make him read the plays of William Shakespeare outside class? But everyone has bigger things to worry about, like Vietnam. His father wants Holling and his sister to be on their best behavior: the success of his business depends on it. But how can...
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will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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References to Vietnam deaths and Shakespearean stabbings; minor school bullying
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted
Substance use
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Eighth graders depicted smoking cigarettes
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
Religious content
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Classmates attend Catechism or Hebrew school on Wednesdays
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Vietnam War, protests, and 1960s assassinations as historical backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes
Abuse & suffering
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Racial prejudice against Vietnamese refugee; school bullying
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