Wayside School is Falling Down
by Louis Sachar
Taste attributes: familycomedyfantasyfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryglossyfool triumphantunlikely connectionscoming of age
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, wholesome family novel: breezy and fresh. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
14 ratings
About This Book
"Watch Closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window. The children watched it fall thirty floors and smash against the sidewalk. "See?" said Mrs. Jewls. "That's gravity! I've been trying to teach you about gravity, but the computer showed you a lot quicker!"
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- Author
- Louis Sachar
- Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 179
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- Open Library
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