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A review by nothingforpomegranted
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Read this as a potential book for our project about rules, boundaries, and choices. I think it could be a good fit for discussions, and the short story style feels great for the beginning of the year—it’s silly, relatively accessible, and easy to squeeze in for discussions. I think I would skip the chapter about the three Erics (no need to get into the comments about Fatso), but I would be happy to read the rest. Chapter 19 is funny—it doesn’t exist because there is no nineteenth story in the school.
Quite a few chapters review explicit rules about how to behave and other could lead to great discussions about implicit rules and boundaries. Paul pulling Leslie’s pigtails is great for personal space. Joy blaming other people is an important lesson in anarchy. The final chapter is a funny one about perspective. The chapter about Dameon smiling is a lovely lesson about choosing happiness. The final chapter+the introduction emphasize perspective.
Quite a few chapters review explicit rules about how to behave and other could lead to great discussions about implicit rules and boundaries. Paul pulling Leslie’s pigtails is great for personal space. Joy blaming other people is an important lesson in anarchy. The final chapter is a funny one about perspective. The chapter about Dameon smiling is a lovely lesson about choosing happiness. The final chapter+the introduction emphasize perspective.