Sideways Stories from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
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appears in Childrens Books From The 90s and Fiction.
The Wayside School was supposed to be one story high, with 30 classrooms side by side; instead, rooms were built atop each other 30 stories tall. In 30 tales, meet meanest teacher Mrs Gorf, terrible Todd sent home early, John only reading upside down, Jason stuck to his seat by chewing gum. Some tales have a bit of a moral Kathy assumes no one ...
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appears in Childrens Books From The 90s and Fiction.
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