
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
by Louis Sachar
The third book in Louis Sachar's beloved Wayside School series follows the quirky students and teachers at the topsy-turvy 30-story school built sideways by mistake. When their teacher Mrs. Jewls goes on maternity leave, the class encounters a series of bizarre substitute teachers, each stranger than the last. The book maintains the series' signature absurdist humor while exploring themes of friendship, acceptance of differences, and finding joy in unexpected situations.
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