This book is about a boy named Holling Hoodhood. This book takes place during the Vietnam War. Holling has a sister named Heather, a mom, and a dad. They all live together in the perfect house. Heather, is a against the war and the prejudicedagainst African Americans. Heather dreams of going to college in California. While on the other hand his dad believesthe complete opposite. The Hoodhood’s are Presbyterian, a religion much different form Christiansor Catholics. Every Wednesday, at 1:30, the children at Camillo Junior high leave to go to either the Catholic, Christian, or Jewish Church. Holling is left to stay at school, by himself, for the rest of the school day. Mrs.Baker, Holling’s teacher, has Holling dusting chalkboard erasers and cleaning out the coat closet and much more. Then one day Mrs. Baker decides that Holling and she should read Shakespeare. So they do. They read, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and many others. Then Holling decides to audition for a Shakespeare play and gets the part of Ariel. He is sad because he has to wear bright yellow tights with feathers on them. Then Valentine’sday comes around and he asks a girl in his class, Meryl Lee, to go out with him. She says no at first then says yes later. They go see Romeo and Juliet then get burgers and soda’s afterwards. What will happen when Heather suddenly leaves to go to college? What will happen when Mrs. Baker’s hudsband goes missing?
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Maranda W.
I also read this book and I thought it was pretty good. I think this book would be reccomended to boys and girls. There isn’t much more I could say about this book. My favorite funniest part was when Holling Hoodhood lets the mice out by accident. This book would be rated a 7 out of 10, but many people might like it more then me. I am not really into historical fiction, but this was a good historical fiction book. I think everyone should read this book. To find out what happens to the mice, read this amazing book.
Saliha H.