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(Wayside School #1)
There was a terrible mistake - Wayside School was built with one classroom on top of another, thirty stories high (The builder said he was sorry.) Maybe that's why all kinds of funny things happened at Wayside-especially on the thirteenth floor.
Published January 19th 2004 by Bloomsbury Childrens Books (first published 1978)
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Jan 06, 2008Chris rated it really liked it · review of another edition
If you want to see exactly what rests at the center of someone’s soul, don’t bother reading a 200-page biography on them; ask them what was the first book ever to make an impression on them that lasted into their adulthood. For some it might be some garbage about a brat named Ramona and her ginger-kid friends, and these people embrace a passion for whimsy and camaraderie. Others have a deep-rooted sense of ‘self’ from cherishing the trails and tribulations of some chick named Margaret menstruati..more
Mar 04, 2012Sarah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This is the only chapter book I've read to my class this year that has caused them to demand more chapters, beg for a quick chapter here and there throughout the day and I've even had to re-read several chapters to them. There is just something about absurdity mixed with keen observations of school days reality that gets kids every time.
كتاب ساخر يحوي ثلاثين قصة تدور أحداثها حول الطلاب و المعلمين في مدرسة غريبة بنيت بطريقة خاطئة . في البداية يقول الكاتب 'أن المدرسة كان يفترض أن تبنى على طابق واحد يحوى ثلاثين فصلاً ممتدة على نسق واحد، بيد أن المدرسة بنيت بثلاثين طابقاً، في كل طابق فصل دراسي واحد،و قد أعتذر المهندس عن الخطأ الذي أرتكبه في بناء المدرسة'!
القصص بالطبع تحوى الكثير من الفانتازيا في أطار ساخر ، بعض القصص كانت جميلة و ذات مغزى و نجحت في رسم الأبتسامة، لكن معظم القصص كانت تبدو ساذجة إلى حد بعيد و خالية من أي مضمون أو فك..more
القصص بالطبع تحوى الكثير من الفانتازيا في أطار ساخر ، بعض القصص كانت جميلة و ذات مغزى و نجحت في رسم الأبتسامة، لكن معظم القصص كانت تبدو ساذجة إلى حد بعيد و خالية من أي مضمون أو فك..more
مجموعة من القصص الهزلية تدور حول طلاب أحد الفصول في مدرسة غريبة، يغلب على القصص الطابع الكوميدي الساخر و الفانتازيا الشديدة، أعجبتني بعض القصص لكن معظم القصص كانت بلا هدف واضح و لم أخرج منها بأي جديد
Feb 26, 2010unknown rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Shelves: personal-collection, grade-school-books, ya
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Dec 18, 2012Catie rated it it was amazing Shelves: children-s, favorite-books, read-in-2012, series, me-and-the-girls, audio
We pulled this unassuming little book out of my husband’s childhood bookshelf over Thanksgiving break (my in-laws seriously never get rid of anything) and we had absolutely no idea what kind of wonderful craziness lay waiting for us inside. We had been reading The Phantom Tollbooth…but I kind of sort of accidentally/on purpose left it at home.
Listen, I’m not saying The Phantom Tollbooth isn’t a brilliant book…with the wit and the puns and the wit and the plays on perspective and the…wit…and the…..more
Listen, I’m not saying The Phantom Tollbooth isn’t a brilliant book…with the wit and the puns and the wit and the plays on perspective and the…wit…and the…..more
Mar 09, 2009Elizabeth rated it really liked it
I remember loving this book at some point during my childhood. Re-reading it as an adult confirms that I was a very strange child. What an awesomely weird book! Teachers turning into apples and being eaten by recess monitors! Dead rats in raincoats passing as ornery new students!
One particularly bizarre, hilarious passage:
'In Mrs. Jewls' class there were three children named Eric: Eric Fry, Eric Bacon, and Eric Ovens. They were known throughout the school for being fat. Eric Fry sat at this end..more
One particularly bizarre, hilarious passage:
'In Mrs. Jewls' class there were three children named Eric: Eric Fry, Eric Bacon, and Eric Ovens. They were known throughout the school for being fat. Eric Fry sat at this end..more
May 06, 2018Julie rated it liked it · review of another edition
My 7 & 10 year old daughters laughed heartily throughout much of this read, but I think I missed the window. The humor didn't quite make it to my thirtieth story.
No offense to Louis Sachar, but I just kept thinking. . . when is it going to turn into a Roald Dahl novel?
It never did.
No offense to Louis Sachar, but I just kept thinking. . . when is it going to turn into a Roald Dahl novel?
It never did.
Mar 01, 2018Marie rated it really liked it
These wacky absurd stories which may seem irreverent and sometimes mean-spirited to adults really seem to resonate with children. These stories were immediately attention grabbing for my kids and left them begging for more. The humor makes sense to the kids and they enjoyed the absolute absurdity and upside-down-ness of this school and it’s rules.
Wayside school was accidentally built 30 stories high and is leaning. Each chapter tells the reader about one student in the 30th story classroom. Thei..more
Wayside school was accidentally built 30 stories high and is leaning. Each chapter tells the reader about one student in the 30th story classroom. Thei..more
Sep 05, 2011Jenny rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Oh Louis Sachar you are such a gifted children’s writer. I’ve loved all of your books (from the social injustice of Holes to the touching There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom). But the Wayside School books will always have a special place in my heart as the funniest and goofiest. Sachar uses a lot of puns, wordplay, and zany situations and that’s probably why as an adult my most favorite type of humor is irony with a little bit of absurdity. Here is a taste:
“Dana had four beautiful eyes. She wor..more
May 18, 2012Prashant rated it it was ok · review of another edition“Dana had four beautiful eyes. She wor..more
Shelves: waiting-in-my-shelf, major-disappointment, children
This was my reaction when I realized that I have not forgotten to pack this book for my Mumbai trip.
And this was my expression throughout the period when I was reading the book.
I had so many expectations from it and maybe that led to the epic fall. I so wanted to like it. I wanted another Wimpy Kid in my kitty on which I can fall back on whenever I need.
But this is no Wimpy Kid, oh hell, it sucks as intensely as the Fudge kid in Fudge-a-mania.
Here are some drudgery tales served on a please-lik..more
And this was my expression throughout the period when I was reading the book.
I had so many expectations from it and maybe that led to the epic fall. I so wanted to like it. I wanted another Wimpy Kid in my kitty on which I can fall back on whenever I need.
But this is no Wimpy Kid, oh hell, it sucks as intensely as the Fudge kid in Fudge-a-mania.
Here are some drudgery tales served on a please-lik..more
Dec 15, 2016George Jankovic rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This is a script for a play, not a book. It's a super cute fantasy story happening in a school where very strange things happen. For kids ages 8-11.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Jul 14, 2014Paolo rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This isn't a review of Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School.
What this is the mysterious set of events that surrounded a particular copy of this book that I found in a little neighbourhood library in Baltimore. Or rather, a particular copy of this book that found me.It happened innocently enough. I was picking out books that other libraries in the system needed from my branch. A daily task. A mundane work day. I reached out to pick out Marley: Marley Learns a Lesson, when another b..moreJun 08, 2008Madeleine added it · review of another edition
Shelves: reading-time-with-pickle, you-stay-classy
My fourth-grade homeroom teacher read this to our class, only she substituted names of the students and teachers in the book with the names of the students in our class (I was Leslie -- how I remember that, I have no idea) and the other teachers in our grade. Hilarity ensued, I assure you.
A lot of my elementary school teachers liked reading to their homeroom classes during downtime, and I always loved it. This book stands out as one of my all-time favourite read-to-me-books, probably because of..more
A lot of my elementary school teachers liked reading to their homeroom classes during downtime, and I always loved it. This book stands out as one of my all-time favourite read-to-me-books, probably because of..more
January 20, Chapter 1
I think Mrs.Gorf is a really mean teacher, because she turned her students into an apple, when they did nothing wrong.
January 27 , Chapter 2
Mrs. Jewls is a kind teacher, she thinks that her students are terribly cute. And she plans to give them a banana, because she thought that they look like a monkey.
February 3, Chapter 3
Joe is a boy who can't count properly.I think it's funny when he can only count backwards, but will still get the correct answer when Mr's Jewls ask him q..more
I think Mrs.Gorf is a really mean teacher, because she turned her students into an apple, when they did nothing wrong.
January 27 , Chapter 2
Mrs. Jewls is a kind teacher, she thinks that her students are terribly cute. And she plans to give them a banana, because she thought that they look like a monkey.
February 3, Chapter 3
Joe is a boy who can't count properly.I think it's funny when he can only count backwards, but will still get the correct answer when Mr's Jewls ask him q..more
Jun 10, 2007Blanca rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Louis Sachar was unwittingly my primer for my love of absurdist and magical realism literature. In my 5th grade English class, we read this book and I remember there was nothing we were more collectively excited about except maybe that mock presidential campaign where Michael Dukakis won by a landslide in the halls of George Washington Carver- Anson Jones Elementary, if nowhere else in the country. Our enthusiasm for the wacky capers of the students and the yard teacher inspired a class project..more
May 04, 2013Patti rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Upon the recommendation of an enthusiastic 3rd grader in my grandson’s class, I checked out his most favorite book from this year – “Sideways Stories From Wayside School”. Two other kids concurred so that was enough for me to finally read what was also a favorite of several students I had as an elementary librarian. So away I went with a copy from their library.
Surprisingly, I have mixed feelings for this book that the kids find so hilarious. It’s a different kind of humor that is just wacky, ir..more
Surprisingly, I have mixed feelings for this book that the kids find so hilarious. It’s a different kind of humor that is just wacky, ir..more
Aug 23, 2008Miriam rated it really liked it
Sachar captures how arbitrary and pointless and incomprehensible school can be. But somehow, he makes it funny and touching instead of confusing and frustrating and awful like it is in real life.
Sep 02, 2011Jed L rated it it was amazing
I picked up this book again because I was reminded of it while reading Catch-22. Sideways stories was one of my favorite books growing up as a kid and I think it set me up to enjoy Catch-22 as well. Sideways Stories is eccentrically funny, but also surprisingly deep in symbolism and metaphor. The premise of the book is a school built sideways--that is 30 stories high instead of 30 classrooms longs. There are 30 chapters and each chapter is about a certain character. Some of these chapters are ju..more
HOLY CRAP THIS BOOK IS SO GREAT.
unbelievably great. it cracks me up regulary ('take a train, peanut brain!' being one of my favorite lines). children's books are fantastic bedtime readings - they are usually short, relatively simple, and - in the case of the whole wayside collection - ridiculously entertaining and clever. i fear the day this becomes a film (unless my college roommate writes and directs it) because all of the kids are such unique and well developed characters, it has to be incred..more
May 03, 2007Colleen Venable rated it it was amazing · review of another editionunbelievably great. it cracks me up regulary ('take a train, peanut brain!' being one of my favorite lines). children's books are fantastic bedtime readings - they are usually short, relatively simple, and - in the case of the whole wayside collection - ridiculously entertaining and clever. i fear the day this becomes a film (unless my college roommate writes and directs it) because all of the kids are such unique and well developed characters, it has to be incred..more
Shelves: mid-grade-fiction, re-read, park-slope-bookclub
This is absolutely the most perfect book I have ever read for this age group. Brilliant, hysterical, and seemingly simplistic, the book is anything but. I was shocked re-reading it as an adult how stunningly original all the small stories that make up this book are. If you haven't read it since you were young, I INSIST you pick it up again. The best in the bunch: icecream flavored like kids and the invisible note for the invisible teacher on the invisible floor.
Jun 03, 2008Christal (Badass Book Reviews) rated it really liked itSideways Stories From Wayside School Chapters
Shelves: childrens-and-mg, humor-and-satire, short-stories
Loved this as a kid! Passed it on to my sister and can't wait to pass it on to my children.
Jun 29, 2011Emily rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I was only half-way interested in reading this book out loud to my son, who received it as an end of year gift from his second grade teacher. I expected it to be kind of dumb because I knew it was meant to be 'funny', and my idea of funny doesn't always overlap with a seven-year-old's. But we tried it for lack of other reading material at hand, and it turned out I was captivated by the oddness of it. The stories, 30 of them, to match the 30 stories of Wayside School (which was accidentally built..more
Sep 05, 2007Matt Mazenauer rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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This is the book that taught me that humor doesn't always have to follow the rules. The absurdism absolutely flavored all my daydreams from then on. All in all, it's actually a painfully short book and it's so weird that it makes one's brian stumble a bit at places. I guess that's what's great about it.
Aug 20, 2016Wart Hill rated it really liked it · review of another edition
MY CHILDHOOOOOD
Adorable.
I love this book. It's one of my favorites. It's absolutely hilarious. You totally have to read it.
May 01, 2019Luisa Knight rated it liked it
Funny, out of the ordinary stories that are sure to be a hit with your kids!
Ages: 8 - 12
Cleanliness: stupid, dumb and other names are used in name calling, which are typically used by the children no one likes. There is a Halloween party and a ghost of an old teacher comes. A girl kisses a boy. There is a boy with a girl's name and a girl with a boy's name and they switch to have the better sounding name for their gender.
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This book is not supposed to be taken seriously or literally..more
Ages: 8 - 12
Cleanliness: stupid, dumb and other names are used in name calling, which are typically used by the children no one likes. There is a Halloween party and a ghost of an old teacher comes. A girl kisses a boy. There is a boy with a girl's name and a girl with a boy's name and they switch to have the better sounding name for their gender.
Parent Takeaway
This book is not supposed to be taken seriously or literally..more
Apr 14, 2009Destinee Sutton rated it really liked it
I'm rereading this for the first time since elementary school, and I gotta say, I'm really blown away by the sheer absurdity of it. It reminds me of James Marshall's George and Martha stories: absurd, but lovely in that they never apologize for being absurd or wink at you from beneath the absurdity. It's just absurd all the way down, sincerely and deeply absurd. I imagine after you graduate from George and Martha, you move on to Wayside, and from there you're ready for Beckett and Camus.
Apr 22, 2019Fox rated it really liked it · review of another edition Shelves: children-s-book, fiction, humor, library, short-stories, 2019
Louis Sachar is a bit of a comedic genius.
This book captures the absurdity inherent in the whole school system. It adheres to a logic entirely its own where kids can be turned into apples, and casual cannibalism is ultimately just one of those things we don't talk about. Can't trust the new kid? He's likely just a dead rat. Oh, and sometimes you might be asked to pass a nonexistent note to someone who doesn't exist and are praised for a job you couldn't and didn't do. That's just school.
And how..more
This book captures the absurdity inherent in the whole school system. It adheres to a logic entirely its own where kids can be turned into apples, and casual cannibalism is ultimately just one of those things we don't talk about. Can't trust the new kid? He's likely just a dead rat. Oh, and sometimes you might be asked to pass a nonexistent note to someone who doesn't exist and are praised for a job you couldn't and didn't do. That's just school.
And how..more
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Louis Sachar (pronounced Sacker), born March 20, 1954, is an American author of children's books.
Louis was born in East Meadow, New York, in 1954. When he was nine, he moved to Tustin, California. He went to college at the University of California at Berkeley and graduated in 1976, as an economics major. The next year, he wrote his first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School .
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Louis was born in East Meadow, New York, in 1954. When he was nine, he moved to Tustin, California. He went to college at the University of California at Berkeley and graduated in 1976, as an economics major. The next year, he wrote his first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School .
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“You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.” — 307 likes
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Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Louis Sachar
Narrated By: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Date: September 2008
Summary:
Is your school just a little too…NORMAL?
Maybe you should go to Wayside School. You’ll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only reads upside down; and Sammy, the new kid—he’s a real rat. Come on! Hurry up! If you’re late for class, Mrs. Gorf will turn you into an app…Oops. Sorry about that.
More than 6 million kids have laughed at the wacky stories of Wayside School.
Genres: Maybe you should go to Wayside School. You’ll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only reads upside down; and Sammy, the new kid—he’s a real rat. Come on! Hurry up! If you’re late for class, Mrs. Gorf will turn you into an app…Oops. Sorry about that.
More than 6 million kids have laughed at the wacky stories of Wayside School.
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- LOVE IT! so good but I don't like the Sammy chapter.1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
- Awsome! Best book ever also narrator.Try Harry Potter the best narrator for Harry Potter is Jim dale .this and that book I give five stars!
- This is a cute, silly story. My kindergartener and second grader really enjoyed it. It's setup like a series of short stories, which really held their attention.
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