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Whimsy and Wisdom from Wayside School

by annevm

Picking exactly the right BOCD for a long family car trip can be very important. For a steady stream of witty, engaging stories, try The Wayside School Collection, by Louis Sachar. For newbies, Wayside School was supposed to be 30 classrooms on one level, but accidentally it was built 30 stories high with one classroom on each level. Characters -- both kids and adults -- are engaging, hilarious, and entirely believable (at least to me). The BOCD collection has 7 discs each lasting 77 minutes -- for a total of almost 9 hours of listening. Hit the road, pop in Disc 1, and prepare for happy listening!

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Submitted by Meganathsaran on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 11:26am

good

Submitted by adimarzo on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 2:05pm

My son loved "Holes" - I'm sure he'll be interested in checking out the Wayside School books as well.

Submitted by tree64 on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 3:36am

I remember I used to love the Wayside School books. Our school librarian introduced them to our class. They are hilarious, and you should read them!

Submitted by readingking on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 2:18pm

awesome

Submitted by monkk Staff on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 4:01pm

These were by far some of my favorite books as a kid. I read them over and over until they fell apart. I can still remember some of the ridiculous stories!

Submitted by katieh on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 12:04pm

Thanks for this blog! I grew up reading this series...they are so funny and perfect for kids. I'd be interested in going back and checking them out now that I'm an adult :)

Submitted by cinderellariley on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 8:25pm

cool

Submitted by Ilyjtwya on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 1:10pm

Wayside books were one of my favorite things growing up. I checked out the set and my kids are loving it, while I get to remember the jokes I'd forgotten.

Submitted by marisal on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 4:08pm

Great!

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