A review by stormywolf
Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom by Louis Sachar

5.0

 Well, it's been over 20 years since I first experienced Wayside School, and it's been 40 years since the series first started. I think the author's note at the beginning expresses it the best:

This is the fourth book about Wayside School. I wrote the first one, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, more than forty years ago. I’m a lot older now, but in my heart I’m still Louis, the yard teacher, passing out the balls and playing with the kids at recess. To fully enjoy this book, you should read the other three first, wait forty years, and then read this one. Or you can just read it now. (p. ix)

Though, really you'd just have to wait 25 years (since the 3rd book was published in 1995) to get the true experience...

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Ultimately, this is a must-read right now. If you have young kids, if you remember reading the rest of the series, or if you just want a quick distraction with a message of hope, the latest Wayside School is a fantastic choice. I'm hoping to see more added to the series, but if this is the last we see, I guess that wouldn't be too bad either.