Louis Sachar

Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Unabridged)

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Wayside School was supposed to be built with 30 classrooms all next to each other in a row. Instead, the classrooms were stacked one on top of the other — 30 stories tall! Here are some hilarious and fun stories about the school, the teachers, and the students.

Author:

Louis Sachar

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

460L

Length:

02:27

Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Unabridged)

Wayside School Is Falling Down (Unabridged)

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More teetering tales and quirky characters from the 30th floor of towering Wayside School. The craziness continues.

Author:

Louis Sachar

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

440L

Length:

03:32

Wayside School Is Falling Down (Unabridged)

Holes (Unabridged)

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Stanley Yelnats isn't so surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a juvenile detention center. After all, his family has been ridden with bad luck ever since a one-legged gypsy put a curse on his great-great grandfather. He is told that the hard labor he must perform, digging five-foot holes in the dried up soil where Green Lake once sat, is meant to build character.

Author:

Louis Sachar

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

660L

Length:

04:31

Small Steps (Unabridged)

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Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it's hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year-old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps.

Author:

Louis Sachar

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

690L

Length:

05:12