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Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School Series #1)
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What’s wackier than a school that’s built sideways? The teachers and students that go there! Prepare to laugh out loud with Louis Sachar’s hilarious narrative voice. You’ll find yourself wishing you too could attend the wonky Wayside School.
Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Sideways Stories from Wayside School, the first book in the series!
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. That’s where you’ll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only rea...
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