Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School)
Contributor(s): Sachar, Louis (Author) , McCauley, Adam (Illustrator)
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0380698714 
Physical Info: 0.5" H x 7.5" L x 5.1" W (0.25 lbs) 176 pages
 
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Jacket Description/Back:
A Crazy Mixed-up School.
There'd been a terrible mistake. Wayside School was supposed to be built with thirty classrooms one on top of the other...thirty stories tall! (The builder said he was very sorry.)
That may be why all kinds of funny things happen at Wayside SChool...especially on the thirteenth floor. You'll meet Mrs. Gorf, the meanest teacher of all, terrible Todd, who always gets sent home early, and John who can read only upside down--along with all the other kids in the crazy mix-up school that came out sideways. But you'll never guess the truth about Sammy, the new kid...or what's in store for Wayside School on Halloween!
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.
Marc Notes:
008-012.;Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Review Quotes:
"Will surely tickle the funny bones." -- School Library Journal
"Rib-tickling. Sure to please." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Sachar is the reigning king of oddball humor. These linked stories are both bizarre and sublime." -- Brightly
 
Publisher Marketing:
There'd been a terrible mistake. Wayside School was supposed to be built with thirty classrooms all next to each other in a row. Instead, they built the classrooms one on top of the other...thirty stories tall! (The builder said he was very sorry.)
Publisher Marketing:
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 reads upside down; Myron, the best class president ever; and Sammy, the new kid--he's a real rat.
More than fifteen million readers have laughed at the clever and hilarious stories of Wayside School. So what are you waiting for? 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
And now also Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom, the brand-new, fourth installment in the series, and the first in twenty-five years!

Review Citations:
Wilson Children's Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780380698714, Paperback)
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 (EAN 9780679904137, Hardcover)
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1998 pg. 337 (EAN 9780688160869, Hardcover)
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 (EAN 9780688160869, Hardcover)
Wilson Children's Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780688160869, Hardcover)
Contributor Bio:Sachar, Louis
When Louis Sachar was going to school, his teachers always pronounced his name wrong. Now that he has become a popular author of children's books, teachers all over the country are pronouncing his name wrong. It should be pronounced "Sacker," like someone who tackles quarterbacks or someone who stuffs potatoes into sacks.
Mr. Sachar's first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, was accepted for publication during his first year of law 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 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.