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Sideways Stories from Wayside School Hardcover – May 26, 1998
Louis Sachar (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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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!
- Print length128 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 7
- Lexile measure530L
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.57 x 8.25 inches
- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication dateMay 26, 1998
- ISBN-100688160867
- ISBN-13978-0688160869
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“Will surely tickle the funny bones.” — School Library Journal
“Rib-tickling. Sure to please.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Sachar is the reigning king of oddball humor. These linked stories are both bizarre and sublime.” — Brightly
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Mr. Sachar's first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, was accepted for publication during his first year of law school. After receiving his law degree, he spent six years asking himself whether he wanted to be an author or a lawyer before deciding to write for children full-time. His books include Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Is Falling Down, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, and Holes, winner of a Newbery Medal and National Book Award.
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- Publisher : HarperCollins (May 26, 1998)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0688160867
- ISBN-13 : 978-0688160869
- Reading age : 8 - 12 years
- Lexile measure : 530L
- Grade level : 3 - 7
- Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.57 x 8.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #197,166 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,108 in Children's Classics
- #2,219 in Children's Chapter Books (Books)
- #7,182 in Children's Humor
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About the authors
Louis Sachar was born in New York. He was inspired to write children's books after working as a teacher's aide to gain extra credit. After graduation he worked in a sweater warehouse in Connecticut and wrote at night. He was soon fired from that job and moved onto law school where in his first week of study Sideways Stories From Wayside School was published. In 2000 Louis Sacher wrote Holes which became both an instant classic and a film starring Sigourney Weaver. Holes was his first book to be published in the UK and continues to prove popular among younger readers. Once Louis Sachar begins writing a new book he refuses to talk to anyone until it is finished and entry to his office is barred apart from his two dogs. The Cardturner is his new book which publishes in 2010.
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I love wayside school and i hope you will to.



Luke, aged 10
