Written by: Louis Sachar
Published in 1987
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: 4-6
Summary: Bradley is the oldest kid in the fifth grade, and everyone hates him. Jeff is the new kid. Colleen has a crush on Jeff. Carla is the new school counselor, and she’s on a mission to help the students in this school start to believe in themselves.
Written by: Louis Sachar
Illustrated by: Joel Schick
Published in 1995
Genre: Humor
Grade Level: 3-5
Summary: Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger is the third book in the Wayside School series. The books are silly, and at times make little to no sense. Wayside School was supposed to be one floor with thirty classrooms, but the builders messed up and made it thirty stories high with one classroom on each floor. This book begins with Louis (the yard teacher) repairing the school and getting all the cows out so the students can come back. The book then goes on to describe all of the crazy situations faced by the students in the 30th floor classroom throughout the year. From their teacher going on maternity leave to the substitutes who cover for her (each of which has something wrong with them), Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger is full of crazy (but entertaining) stories.
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