Reading Level
What is the reading level of The Wednesday Wars?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The Wednesday Wars is 6th and 7th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
The Wednesday Wars
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 4 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 7 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 6 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
4 hrs 38 mins
How long to read The Wednesday Wars?
The estimated word count of The Wednesday Wars is 69,285 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 4 hrs 38 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 7 hrs 42 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 34 mins.
| The Wednesday Wars - 69,285 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 7 hrs 42 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 4 hrs 38 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 34 mins |
- Authors
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Gary D. Schmidt
More about The Wednesday Wars
69,285 words
Word Count
for The Wednesday Wars
7 hours and 27 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. THE WEDNESDAY WARS is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boy’s mishaps and adventures over the course of the 1967–68 school year.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 Holling stay out of trouble when he has so much to contend with? A bully demanding cream puffs; angry rats; and a baseball hero signing autographs the very same night Holling has to appear in a play in yellow tights! As fate sneaks up on him again and again, Holling finds Motivation—the Big M—in the most unexpected places and musters up the courage to embrace his destiny, in spite of himself.