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div_hufflepuff's review against another edition
4.0
Wayside School is back and the students have returned to class. All your favorite characters make an appearance, including the devious Mr. Pickles. This wasn't my favorite book in the series but it did bring back nostalgia from the previous books. A great book to add to your kid's library.
katiecoops's review against another edition
4.0
I love Wayside School characters and the newest iteration of their stories does not disappoint. All my favorites are back (except Calvin, he of the potato tattoo), and I love the plays on words and metaphor of the cloud of doom and the ultimate test (that ultimately does not show mastery of much knowledge). Of course, I think it's a bit too short because I always want more stories, and I do wish there was a bit more focus on each character, but I loved getting some more information about Miss Zarves and other characters that were in the first few books but not really expounded upon.
khadijah3's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
This book was not terrible, but definitely lacks the whimsy of the original three volumes.
tmaluck's review against another edition
4.0
I treasure that there is a new book in this series, including the author's note as well as a certain punchline 40 years in the making.
verkisto's review against another edition
4.0
It's funny when a book that's brand new to you can have so much nostalgia in it, but when you grew up reading (and re-reading) the Wayside School books, a new one is certain to do it. This is the first book Sachar has written in that series in over forty years!
Amazingly, Sachar still brings the same irreverence, innocence, wit, and honesty to the series that he did forty years ago, and he even throws in a few Easter eggs for the original books. It's a lot of fun, and new readers to the series shouldn't even be able to tell that so many years passed from the last book to this one.
2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge: A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
Amazingly, Sachar still brings the same irreverence, innocence, wit, and honesty to the series that he did forty years ago, and he even throws in a few Easter eggs for the original books. It's a lot of fun, and new readers to the series shouldn't even be able to tell that so many years passed from the last book to this one.
2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge: A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
anakuroma's review against another edition
4.0
TW: N/A
Definitely kept the continuity of the Wayside stories of yore, along with some brilliant chapters, returning characters and jokes -however the chapters were not as self contained as previous books.
Definitely kept the continuity of the Wayside stories of yore, along with some brilliant chapters, returning characters and jokes -however the chapters were not as self contained as previous books.
pollyandthebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
chardeemacdennis's review against another edition
3.0
Written 42 years after the first book was published, I had to reread the first three books to lead up to the brand new installment of this series. I enjoyed some of the past jokes and storylines, but overall felt it was a tad bit weaker than the first three. However, I think fans of the books will enjoy spending more time with the kids at Wayside School along with Louis, Ms. Jewls, Miss Mush, Miss Zarves, etc.