Wayside School Series
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NEW: Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of DoomWelcome back to Wayside School!
Your favorite students and teachers are all here. That includes Sharie, who loves her striped-and-spotted umbrella more than anything; Kathy, who has a bad case of oppositosis; Jason, who has to read the longest book in the world; and the rest of Mrs. Jewls’s class on the thirtieth floor, who are busily collecting toenail clippings. Everyone is scrambling to prepare for the all-important Ultimate Test, but meanwhile, there is a mysterious Cloud of Doom looming above them… Read an excerpt from the new audio book here.
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Podcast Feature: Remember Reading Wayside School
Remember Reading podcast hosts talk with Louis Sachar about the origins of Sideways Stories from Wayside School and its zany staff, including his own literary cameo.
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Sideways Stories from Wayside SchoolThere'd been a terrible mistake. Wayside School was supposed to be built with thirty classrooms one on top of the other... thirty stories tall! (The builder said he was very sorry.)
That may be why all kinds of funny things happen at Wayside School, especially on the thirteenth floor. You'll meet Mrs. Gorf, the meanest teacher of all, terrible Todd, who always gets sent home early, and John who can read only upside down—along with all the other kids in the crazy mix-up school that came out sideways. But you'll never guess the truth about Sammy, the new kid, or what's in store for Wayside School on Halloween! |
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Wayside School is Falling Down"Watch closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window The children all watched it fall thirty floors and smash against the sidewalk. "See?" said Mrs. Jewls. "That's gravity! I've been trying to teach you about gravity, but the computer showed you a lot quicker!"
That's the way things happen at Wayside School. There are 29 kids in Mrs. Jewls's class and this book is about all of them. There is Todd, who got in trouble every day... until he got a magic dog; Paul, whose life was saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dared to try the cafeteria's Mushroom Surprise and all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another. But, after the things that happened in Sideways Stories from Wayside School, what would you expect? |
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Wayside School Gets a Little StrangerAll the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside closed to get rid of the cows (Don't ask!). Now the kids are back and the fun begins again on every floor. Miss Much has prepared a Day on the 30th floor—with dogs and cats and frogs and skunks and pigs, and an orange named Fido causing a terrible commotion. In Mrs. Drazil's class, they're throwing a coffeepot, a sack of potatoes, a pencil sharpener, and a light bulb out the window to see which hits the ground first. But the big surprise is that Mrs. Jewls is expecting a baby—but one named Cootie Face or Bucket Head—and a substitute teacher is coming—and everyone knows what that means.
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"The Children's Book Author Who Introduced Me to Style"
New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino shares her appreciation for Louis Sachar's style and work. Read her in-depth interview with the author.
Sideways Arithmetic
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Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School"Everyone take out your spelling books," said Mrs. Jewls. "It's time for arithmetic."
Sue is so excited for her first day at Wayside School. But things at Wayside are far from normal—and Sue's teacher, Mrs. Jewls, is completely wacky. She expects the students to add and subtract words! Sue has never heard of anything so ridiculous. She knows adding apples plus oranges is impossible... or is it? Anything can happen at Wayside School. |
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More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside SchoolEverything in Mrs. Jewls's class has gone topsy-turvy... again. The report cards are scrambled, the pop quiz won't pop, and watermelons are falling out the windows. On top of all that, the boys are upset because Allison has announced that only two of them will be invited to her birthday party, since if more than two boys come, they'll all start acting silly. You never know how things will add up at Wayside School.
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