Welcome back to a new year at Wayside School - where things are as strange and eccentric as ever. There are twenty-nine kids in Mrs Jewls's class on the thirtieth floor, and this book is about all of them: there is Todd, who is in trouble every day, until he gets a magic dog; Paul, whose life is saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dares to try the cafeteria's mushroom surprise; and all the others who help turn each day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another. From top to bottom, Wayside is packed with quirky and hilarious characters who are all brought to life in this new edition with delightful illustrations by Aleksei Bitskoff. Part of Louis Sachar's much-loved Wayside School series, this is an unmissable, irrepressible story of mixed-up mayhem from the bestselling author of Holes.

Get ready for more madcap adventure and improbable fun in this brilliant and quirky instalment of the Wayside School series - from Louis Sachar, author of the bestselling novel Holes

About the Author
Louis Sachar is the author of the international bestseller and award-winning Holes, which was made into a film in 2003. All of Louis's books for children have been published in the UK by Bloomsbury. These also include Small Steps, Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Someday Angeline, and the Marvin Redpost series and Wayside School books. Louis Sachar lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, daughter and two dogs. Aleksei Bitskoff was born in Estonia and graduated with a master's in Illustration from Camberwell College of Arts, London, in 2010. His influences include Russian illustrators and animators, as well as Tove Jansson and the Moomintrolls. Aleksei lives in London with his wife and their two children.

Reviews
Louis Sachar is one of the few masters of American fiction * Independent on Sunday on Louis Sachar *
Thirty clever, fast-moving stories that describe the bizarre events at Wayside School ... each story is refreshingly different * Guardian on SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL *
Magic and hard realism come crashing together. This is an extraordinary and unconventional novel * Observer on HOLES *



Book Information
ISBN 9781526622044
Author Louis Sachar
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 176g