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Wayside School

Wayside School is a series of short story cycle children's books written by Louis Sachar. Titles in the series include Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978), Wayside School Is Falling Down (1989), Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (1995), and Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom (2020). The books tell of a school where the contractor…

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Author
Louis Sachar
Genre
Children's literature
Publisher
HarperCollins (US) Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Country
United States
Illustrator
Dennis Hockerman (first edition of Sideways Stories) Julie Brinckloe (second edition of Sideways Stories) Joel Schick (first editions of Falling Down and Gets a Little Stranger)…
Language
English

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Wayside School

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related to Story conventions · 45
Wayside School → After Principal Kidswatter, All, Also, Another, Anyone, Bebe's, Benjamin Nushmutt, Chapter, Despite, DISCIPLINE, Drazil, For, Goozack, However, If, In, In Sideways Arithmetic, It, Jason, Jewls
related to background · 13
Wayside School → Although, Berkeley, California, Economics, Hillside, Louis, Louis Sachar, Sachar, Sideways Stories, UC Berkeley, University, While, Yard Teacher
related to Characters · 12
Wayside School → Drazil, Gorf, Her, Jewls, Louis's, Mr, Mrs, Ms, She, The, The Wayside School, Wendy Nogard
Author · 1
Wayside School → Louis Sachar
Country · 1
Wayside School → United States
Genre · 1
Wayside School → Children's literature
Illustrator · 1
Wayside School → Dennis Hockerman (first edition of Sideways Stories) Julie Brinckloe (second edition of Sideways Stories) Joel Schick (first editions of Falling Down and Gets a Little Stranger)…
Language · 1
Wayside School → English
Published · 1
Wayside School → January 1, 1978 – March 3, 2020
Publisher · 1
Wayside School → HarperCollins (US) Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)

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Wayside SchoolAuthorLouis Sachar1.00infobox
Wayside SchoolCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Wayside SchoolGenreChildren's literature1.00infobox
Wayside SchoolIllustratorDennis Hockerman (first edition of Sideways Stories) Julie Brinckloe (second edition of Sideways Stories) Joel Schick (first editions of Falling Down and Gets a Little Stranger)…1.00infobox
Wayside SchoolLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Wayside SchoolPublishedJanuary 1, 1978 – March 3, 20201.00infobox
Wayside SchoolPublisherHarperCollins (US) Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)1.00infobox
Wayside Schoolis aseries of short story cycle children's books written by Louis Sachar0.90text
Wayside Schoolrelated to backgroundWhile0.60section
Wayside Schoolrelated to backgroundUniversity0.60section
Wayside Schoolrelated to backgroundCalifornia0.60section
Wayside Schoolrelated to backgroundBerkeley0.60section

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