Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Adam McCauley, Louis Sachar

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Wayside School #1

Adam McCauley, Louis Sachar

fiction childrens funny lighthearted medium-paced

144 pages | first published 1978

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, "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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Summary of 4760 reviews

Moods

funny 95%
lighthearted 84%
adventurous 12%
relaxing 9%
dark 3%
mysterious 3%
emotional 1%

Pace

fast 81%
medium 13%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | Plot: 11% | A mix: 8%

Strong character development?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 65% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.09

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