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Jun 1, 1998 · 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.
And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Sideways Stories from Wayside School. 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.
Independent on Sunday on Louis Sachar. Thirty clever, fast-moving stories that describe the bizarre events at Wayside School … each story is refreshingly different. Guardian. Magic and hard realism come crashing together. This is an extraordinary and unconventional novel. Observer on HOLES.
Apr 4, 2017 · The Wayside School was supposed to be one story high, with 30 classrooms side by side; instead, it was built sideways, with 30 one-classroom stories. As befits such a strange school, these tales are a bit strange too. In one, Jason is stuck to his seat by a large wad of chewing gum.
Mar 26, 2019 · The first three books in the Wayside School series are available together in this collection, complete with hilarious stories, zany art, and a triple serving of absurdity. More than fifteen million readers have laughed at the stories of Sideways Stories from Wayside School; Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger; and Wayside School Is Falling Down.
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. Ages 9-12. Children's audiobooks.
Apr 11, 2020 · April 11, 2020. When an author advises — as Louis Sachar does in the foreword to WAYSIDE SCHOOL BENEATH THE CLOUD OF DOOM (Harper/HarperCollins, 192 pp., $17.99; ages 8 to 12), the fourth volume ...
