Books like The Wednesday Wars
12 books with a reading profile close to The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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The View from Saturday
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 1996, the Academic Bowl competition in New York’s Epiphany school district brings together four sixth-grade students: Noah, Nadia, Ethan, and Julian.
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2
Evening Class
by Maeve Binchy
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In late-twentieth-century Dublin, a schoolteacher named Aidan Lynch organizes an evening Italian language course to escape his stagnant career.
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Wishtree
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Red, a northern red oak, serves as the neighborhood wishtree where residents tie scraps of fabric containing their hopes.
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4
Crenshaw
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Jackson is a young boy who values facts and logic, but his family faces the constant threat of homelessness.
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5
The Crossover
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Josh and Jordan Bell are twin brothers and middle school basketball stars known for their dominance on the court.
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A Long Walk to Water
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
This historical novel follows two intertwining narratives set in Sudan several decades apart.
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7
Liar & Spy
narrative, accessible
Seventh-grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building after his father loses his job and his mother begins working double shifts at the hospital.
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8
Moon Over Manifest
narrative, accessible
In 1936, twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker arrives in Manifest, Kansas, after her father sends her away to live with an old friend for the summer.
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The School of Essential Ingredients
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Lillian teaches a weekly cooking class at her restaurant, where eight students gather to learn the mechanics of food preparation.
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The Reading List
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Set in Wembley, London, the story follows Mukesh, a lonely widower struggling to connect with his bookworm granddaughter, and Aleisha, a distressed teenager working a summer job at the local library.
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A Mango-Shaped Space
by Wendy Mass
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Mia Winchell has synesthesia: she sees sounds as colours and letters carry colours too.
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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
narrative, accessible
Nikki, a young British-Punjabi woman, accepts a job teaching creative writing to a group of Sikh widows in Southall, London.
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