Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School)

by Louis Sachar (Author) Adam McCauley (Illustrator)

Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Wayside School Is Falling Down! This early middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 3 to 5, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.

Yum! Miss Mush is dishing out her famous Mushroom Surprise in the Wayside School cafeteria. Ron says it tastes like hot dogs and grape jelly. Clean your plate and you'll turn green in time for class picture day. Wear your craziest outfit and you'll fit right in between Maurecia in her striped bikini and Calvin, who's wearing his birthday tattoo. Say cheese!

And get ready for Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom, the brand-new, fourth installment in the series, and the first in twenty-five years!

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!

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Publishers Weekly

Of this follow-up to Sideways Stories from Wayside School, PW noted that the "30 tongue-in-cheek stories . . . are sure to appeal to the slightly caustic humor that is typical of middle readers." Ages 8-12. (Aug.)
Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar is the bestselling author of the award-winning novel Holes, as well as Small Steps, The Cardturner, Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, and the rest of the Marvin Redpost series, among many others. Visit him at louissachar.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780380754847
Lexile Measure
440
Guided Reading Level
M
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
September 20, 2003
Series
Wayside School #2
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Schools
Black-Eyed Susan Award
Nominee 1991 - 1992
Colorado Children's Book Award
Winner 1992 - 1992

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