Wednesday Wars Part 2

I love how this books ends. I also like that he seems to understand that she did not give him the assignments because she hates him. I was not sure how this book was going to end. I am so glad that her husband was able to come home. I also like that the book dealt with difficult subjects such as his sister leaving and his father not wanting to help her get home. The Vietnam War era is a difficult time to explain because society was very different in many ways then today. I would use this book to help students understand what the culture looked like at the time of the war to give some context.

I am not sure if students would like the book as well as I did but I would like to see how many of them tried reading it and really liked it. I will have to keep it in mind if I teach upper elementary. The book is very well written and makes you care for the characters and want to see the happy ending that comes at the end of the book. Now I want to know more about what happens to the people in the story when they are older. I want to know how his father deals with him not wanting to be an architect.

One of my favorite parts was when he got to go to the baseball game. I was so disappointed in his father for not taking him to the game. I am also so proud of his teacher for making sure he gets to go still. I also think it is great that she was able to get the baseball stadium for the other student's father. This shows that she is truly a caring teacher who wants the best for all her students. I also liked that she taught him how to run better. They are able to connect through this activity and I believe that this is when he realizes that she really is there to help him and does not hate him for being in the class on Wednesdays.