Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Wayside School

Content Ratings

No Romance

There is no romantic content; relationships are based on classmate friendships and the comic chaos of school.

Light Themes

The stories are surreal and comic; themes are light and focused on the absurdity of school rules, friendships, and childhood logic; the tone is consistently funny and warm.

No Violence

There is no violence; conflict is absurdist and comic, such as a teacher turning students into apples.

Synopsis

Wayside School was accidentally built sideways—thirty stories tall with one classroom on each floor—and the students and teachers are just as wonderfully strange as the building, leading to a series of absurdist, hilarious short stories. A modern classic of elementary school humor.