Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Wayside School #1

Louis Sachar with Adam McCauley (Illustrator)

144 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction childrens funny lighthearted medium-paced

Description

, "There was a terrible mistake - Wayside School was built with one classroom on top of another, thirty stories high (The builder said he was sorry.) Maybe that's why all kinds of funny things happened at Wayside-especially on the thirteenth floor.",

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Moods

funny 96%
lighthearted 88%
adventurous 11%
relaxing 9%
mysterious 5%
dark 2%
emotional 1%

Pace

fast 80%
medium 15%
slow 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | Plot: 11% | A mix: 9%

Strong character development?

No: 51% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 67% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.1

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