Monday, April 13, 2009

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger


Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
Louis Sachar

Genre: Modern Fantasy/Primary

My Rating: 5 out of 5


A continuation of his original Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger does just that. Essentially, Wayside School was closed down due to a cow infestation and the kids were all sent to other schools. Now, 243 days later, Wayside School has reopened for business, and the kids and teachers are all reuniting. Everything is wonderfully abnormal until one teacher leaves the school to have her baby. A plethora of interesting substitutes take over Mrs. Jewls' class, and even STANGER things begin to happen!

The stories of the kids at Wayside School and their adventures are wacky and ridiculous, but just realistic enough to keep you wondering.
Although I have never read any of the Wayside School series before, I found this book to be entertaining. There were a lot of characters to keep up with, and some things that you had to know before reading the book, but overall it was a fun read. I think this would make a really fun read-aloud and may be a good series to suggest to reluctant readers.

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