false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173031428m/239877.jpg 15779 16 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. His teacher tries throwing ice water on him (to chill the gum to brittleness) and turning him upside down. She even contemplates cutting his pants off. Finally, though, he falls from his upside-down position when kissed (ugh!) by one of the girls in the class. Other tales include a bit of a moral, such as the story of Kathy, whose assumption that no one will ever like her is proved right, or the story of Bebe, who draws quickly but without artistic merit. The quirky humor in this book is appealing to children, and it makes a good read-aloud book for the younger set. (Ages 5 to 12) <I>--Richard Farr</I> 1215581 1978 Sideways Stories from Wayside School total:7152|5:2967|4:2501|3:1409|2:238|1:37| 7152 29579 8002 498 563859 0380698714 9780380698714 338 48 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1193270144m/563859.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/563859.Sideways_Stories_from_Wayside_School 4 13 false Sun Jan 06 10:42:20 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 10:46:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1391101 0688160867 9780688160869 115 15 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183221773m/1391101.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1391101.Sideways_Stories_from_Wayside_School 5 2 false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:32:35 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 14:57:48 -0800 2008 897987987
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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 colle...more...]]> 15779 0747571775 9780747571773 5939 364 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166693738m/15779.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15779.Sideways_Stories_from_Wayside_School 4 2 false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 19:14:27 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 13:50:07 -0700 2009 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!

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