So there are thirty stories from the thirtieth story of wayside school. The first in the trilogy, sideways stories from wayside school, was published in 1978. Sideways stories from wayside school book by louis sachar. Perfect car book for kids need a book for your commute with kids. Sideways stories from wayside school and millions of other books are. Wayside school is a series of surreal childrens novels written by louis sachar. Sideways stories from wayside school sideways stories from wayside school sideways stories from wayside school is a 1978 childrens short story cycle novel by american author louis sachar, and the first book in the wayside school series. Titles in the series include sideways stories from wayside school. It has been said that these stories are strange and silly. Wayside school was supposed to have been built with thirty classrooms all next to each other in a row. Louis sachar, the childrensbook author who introduced me to. Sideways stories from wayside school wayside school. Theres nothing quite like curling up with a book in your hands, enjoying it at your childs pace and taking.
Sideways stories from wayside school by louis sachar. Four of them, sideways stories from wayside school, wayside school is falling down, wayside school gets a little stranger, and the upcoming title wayside school beneath the cloud of doom make up the main series. In one story, this girl was the fastest drawer in the class. Like its sequels, the book revolves around a teacher. Rosemary brosnan, vp and editorial director of harpercollins childrens books. Sideways stories from wayside school by louis sachar was a good book. Sachars first book, sideways stories from wayside school, was accepted for publication during his first year of law school. Sideways stories from wayside school by louis sachar goodreads. The next year, he wrote his first book, sideways stories from wayside school.
Its like the antichildrens book, unrepentantly ammoral and without a tidy. The paperback of the sideways stories from wayside school. Each chapter of this book is an individual ministory about a single one of these characters, usually trying to solve some kind of silly problem in the backwards world of wayside. The classic childrens book, first published in 1978, is an early primer for young readers who will eventually find their way to more profound. He was working louis sachar pronounced sacker, born march 20, 1954, is an american author of childrens books. Twentyeight kids, two teachers, a ghost, and a dead rat yup, sounds like a normal day at wayside school. The wayside school was supposed to be one story high, with 30 classrooms side. More than 6 million kids have laughed at the wacky stories of wayside 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 fulltime. But, after the things that happened in sideways stories from wayside school, what would you expect. The novel was later adapted into a nickelodeon television series, wayside.