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A school was built sideways with thirty classrooms stacked one on top of another
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What it is about
Wayside School was supposed to be thirty classrooms side by side but was built thirty stories high. Each chapter tells a funny story about one of the students or teachers.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like short, silly stories with surprising twists.
What you will get
A cheerful book of very short stories that makes reluctant readers laugh and wonder what happens next.
Facts
Genre
Children’s Books · Humor · School · Absurd
Best for
Ages 9–12
Length
128 pages · ≈ 4 h
More about this book
Who
The students of Mrs. Jewls’s class.
World
A school thirty stories high.
What makes it different
Short stories, each with a twist.
Feel
Silly and surprising.
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