Post on The Wednesday Wars

The Wednesday Wars
Pages 184-207
Summary
Holling's cross country training is starting to get serious. He is running at least three miles a day and Mrs.Baker is coaching him on top of that. It is spring break and getting close to the opening day for the Yankees and Holling has two tickets for his dad and himself. When Holling brings this subject up to his dad at dinner he acknowledges this. His sister also brings up that she wants to go to college, but Holling's dad doesn't want  her to because it is not safe. He says that she has a good job and shouldn't go to college where classes are suspended because of protests. When opening day comes Holling has a note for his teachers because he is leaving at 12:00. When 12:00 rolls around his dad is no there. He is not there at 12:11. Holling is getting nervous so he calls his dad's work. He then finds out that he has meetings until 2:30. Which is when the game starts. So Mrs. Baker drives him as slow as she can there, but they make it there by the third inning. By the end of the game they are invited onto the field and start playing and running around the basses. Holling had a great time.