Difference between revisions of "Sideways Stories from Wayside School"
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==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
| − | I had the book read to my class, in elementary school. I believe in second grade, but I'm not sure. I really loved the silliness of the book and it convinced me to buy a copy of ''[[Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School]]''. | + | I had the book read to my class, in elementary school. I believe in second grade, but I'm not sure. I really loved the silliness of the book and it convinced me to buy a copy of ''[[Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School]]'', which, although I had a hard time grasping, was a . |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
| + | ===Good=== | ||
| + | * The book is hilariously silly with tons of illogical humor that appeals to kids. | ||
| + | * I like how the chapters are fairly discrete, each one dealing with a different student or faculty member, although there is still an overarching theme to the whole book. | ||
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| + | ===Bad=== | ||
| + | * Some of the language and behavior the children exhibit (hitting, calling each other "stupid," etc.) may have been commonplace in the 1970s, but feels a bit out of place today with the improvement of anti-bullying in classes. | ||
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| + | ===Ugly=== | ||
| + | * Nothing. | ||
==Media== | ==Media== | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 5 April 2024
Sideways Stories from Wayside School is a children's book written by Louis Sachar and published in 1978. It if the first book in the Wayside series.
Personal
I had the book read to my class, in elementary school. I believe in second grade, but I'm not sure. I really loved the silliness of the book and it convinced me to buy a copy of Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School, which, although I had a hard time grasping, was a .
Review
Good
- The book is hilariously silly with tons of illogical humor that appeals to kids.
- I like how the chapters are fairly discrete, each one dealing with a different student or faculty member, although there is still an overarching theme to the whole book.
Bad
- Some of the language and behavior the children exhibit (hitting, calling each other "stupid," etc.) may have been commonplace in the 1970s, but feels a bit out of place today with the improvement of anti-bullying in classes.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Media
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