With The Labors of Hercules Beal, Gary Schmidt brings back an old character, Danny Hupfer (first seen as a youth in The Wednesday Wars) to teach a few things to new character Hercules Beal, who lives on the far end of Cape Cod with his older brother, Achilles, after the death of their parents. Just twenty-six days after his retirement from college teaching, I talked to Gary about the labors of both Hercules and himself.
The Wednesday Wars By Gary D Schmidt Clarion Books, 2007 The Wednesday Wars is a Newbery award-winning novel for young adults. It is a somewhat old-fash.
Kent District Library has announced the return of the Write Michigan Short Story Contest. Submissions for the contest will be accepted through Thursday, November 30.
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