An absurdist humor series set at Wayside School, accidentally built thirty stories tall with one classroom per floor instead of thirty classrooms on one floor. The books feature interconnected short stories about the wonderfully strange students and teachers, from a teacher who turns students into apples to a floor that doesn't exist, all rendered with Sachar's signature deadpan comedy and mathematical logic.
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.
The students of Wayside School return for more absurdist adventures, including a substitute teacher who hypnotizes students, a cow on the roof, and the mystery of the missing Mrs. Jewls. Another hilarious collection of interconnected stories.
After a long hiatus, the students of Wayside School return for more surreal adventures, including dealing with a cloud of doom, a new cafeteria, and the ongoing strangeness of their thirty-story school. A continuation of the series' trademark absurdist humor.