Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Sideways Stories from Wayside School, the first book in the series!
Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for the mistake), Wayside School has some of the wackiest classes in town, especially on the thirtieth floor. That’s where you’ll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only reads upside down; Myron, the best class president ever; and Sammy, the new kid—he’s a real rat.
More than fifteen million readers have laughed at the clever and hilarious stories of Wayside School. So what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School! Kids 7 to 13 will zoom through these chapter books—laughing their way through the fast, funny, silly but relatable stories.
This funny chapter book series includes:
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School
- Wayside School Is Falling Down
- Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
- And now also Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom, the brand-new, fourth installment in the series, and the first in twenty-five years!
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Community Reviews
Guess what?
Maybe that is too harsh, but I really had extremely high expectations.
I miss being a kid. I miss finding things like this absolutely hilarious. I hate that nostalgia is fueling most of the stars of this review for me because with each name that popped up, I could very clearly remember something about them. Sammy, Terrence, Louis, DeeDee, the three Erics...I felt like I had last read this book last week rather than well over 15 years ago. That's a pretty impressive book that can tuck away and hibernate in your mind that way. I loved how bizarre some of the chapters were (especially infamous #19). I was, however, a little more bored than I expected to be. I didn't chuckle like I thought I would. My adult self was wanting to badly to return to my little, naive self.
This book was definitely from a different time. A time when overprotective parents didn't riot against a book that practically encouraged name calling and violence. They kicked a boy over a fence?! OH MY! They called someone fat?! BURN THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY! I'm glad we all had thick enough skin back then that we weren't offended - instead this sort of thing really tickled our fancy.
Strange. Original. Something I want to read to my kids someday (and if they don't love it, I'll probably call them stupid or fat or smelly).
5 Stars from little Natalie.
3 Stars from fun-hating grown up Natalie.
Compromise of 4 Stars
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