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New Releases by Louis Sachar

Louis Sachar is the author of The Wayside School 4-Book Collection (2021), Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom (2020), Wayside School 3-Book Collection (2017), Fuzzy Mud (2017), Marvin Redpost #7: Super Fast, Out of Control! (2011).

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The Wayside School 4-Book Collection

release date: Jun 08, 2021
The Wayside School 4-Book Collection
All four books in the beloved Wayside School series by bestselling and Newbery Medal–winning author Louis Sachar are now available in one fun and convenient collection! This ebook features all four books, each with new cover and interior art and full of hilarious stories, zany art, and a quadruple serving of absurdity. More than fifteen million readers have laughed at the stories of Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, Wayside School Is Falling Down, and the newly released Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom. So what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School!

Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom

release date: Mar 03, 2020
Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom
Wayside School is back in session in this brand-new, fourth installment in the perennially beloved and bestselling series by Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar. Your favorite students and teachers are all here. That includes Sharie, who loves her striped-and-spotted umbrella more than anything; Kathy, who has a bad case of oppositosis; Jason, who has to read the longest book in the world; and the rest of Mrs. Jewls’s class on the thirtieth floor, who are busily collecting toenail clippings. Everyone is scrambling to prepare for the all-important Ultimate Test, but meanwhile, there is a mysterious Cloud of Doom looming above them… More than fifteen million readers have laughed at the clever and hilarious stories of Wayside School. So what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School! Kids 7 to 13 will zoom through these chapter books—laughing their way through the fast, funny, silly but relatable stories. This funny chapter book series includes: Sideways Stories from Wayside School Wayside School Is Falling Down Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger And now also Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom, the brand-new, fourth installment in the series, and the first in twenty-five years!

Wayside School 3-Book Collection

release date: Apr 04, 2017
Wayside School 3-Book Collection
Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in the classic Wayside School series! The first three books in the Wayside School series are available together in this collection, complete with hilarious stories, zany art, and a triple serving of wackiness. More than fifteen million readers have laughed at the wacky stories of Sideways Stories from Wayside School; Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger; and Wayside School Is Falling Down. So what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School! Kids 7 to 13 will zoom through these chapter books—laughing their way through the fast, funny, silly but relatable stories. And get ready for Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom, the brand-new, fourth installment in the series, and the first in twenty-five years!

Fuzzy Mud

release date: Mar 21, 2017
Fuzzy Mud
Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world.

Marvin Redpost #7: Super Fast, Out of Control!

release date: Sep 28, 2011
Marvin Redpost #7: Super Fast, Out of Control!
This chapter book in Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series is all about daredevils and conquering your fears! Everyone says that Marvin is going to ride his new mountain bike down Suicide Hill. And everyone is coming to watch him do it—his friends, his family, even his older brother. But the truth is, Marvin can’t climb onto the seat without wobbling. And shifting gears? Braking? Forget about it! What’s Marvin going to do? Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like Junie B. Jones and George Brown, Class Clown.

Marvin Redpost #8: A Magic Crystal?

release date: Sep 28, 2011
Marvin Redpost #8: A Magic Crystal?
This chapter book in Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series is getting magical…or is it? Marvin Redpost has a girlfriend—not a real girlfriend, just a girl who is a friend. And Casey Happleton is no ordinary girl. She lives in an old firehouse and she has a magic crystal! She wants to share the crystal with Marvin. Could the crystal really be magic? Or is Casey putting her own spell on Marvin? Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like Junie B. Jones and George Brown, Class Clown.

Someday Angeline

release date: Jul 12, 2011
Someday Angeline
From a Newbery Medal and National Book Award winner, a story of girl genius who struggles to fit in at school. Nobody understands why Angeline is so smart. She could read the first time she picked up a book, she can play the piano without ever having had a lesson, and she even knows what the weather is going to be. But being smart is causing Angeline nothing but trouble. The mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn't know what to do with an eight-year-old girl who seems to be a genius. Angeline doesn't want to be either a genius or a freak. She just wants the chance to be herself and be happy. But it's only when she makes friends with a boy the kids call "Goon" and the teacher they call "Mr. Bone" that Angeline gets that chance.

Marvin Redpost #3: Is He a Girl?

release date: Jun 01, 2011
Marvin Redpost #3: Is He a Girl?
This chapter book in Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series offers a sidesplitting take on the differences between girls and boys! When Casey Happleton tells Marvin that if you kiss your elbow you’ll turn into a girl, Marvin doesn’t believe it. Then Marvin kisses his elbow by accident and starts to feel very strange. He wants pigtails and starts dotting his i’s with little hearts. Could Casey be right? Or is it all in Marvin’s head? You decide! Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like George Brown, Class Clown and Junie B. Jones.

Wayside School is Falling Down

release date: Nov 01, 2010
Wayside School is Falling Down
'Watch closely,' said Mrs Jewls. 'You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil.' Then she pushed the computer out of the window. The children all watched it fall thirty floors. 'See?' said Mrs Jewls. 'That's gravity . . .' That's the way things happen at Wayside School. There are twenty-nine kids in Mrs Jewls' class and this book is about all of them: there is Todd, who is in trouble every day, until he gets a magic dog; Paul, whose life is saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dares to try the cafeteria's mushroom surprise; and all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another.

Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl?

release date: Aug 02, 2010
Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl?
Classic series of pacy adventures rejacketed for a new audience Marvin Redpost has an identity crisis after a rather thought-provoking conversation at school with his friend Casey Happleton.

Marvin Redpost: A Magic Crystal?

release date: Aug 02, 2010
Marvin Redpost: A Magic Crystal?
Classic series of pacy adventures rejacketed for a new audience Casey Happleton works her mysterious magic on Marvin in the final book of the Marvin Redpost series.

Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth

release date: Aug 02, 2010
Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth
Classic series of pacy adventures rejacketed for a new audience Marvin Redpost is convinced that he is of royal descent. In this hilarious introduction to our young hero and his friends, he sets out to find his true family roots and claim his right to the throne.

The Cardturner

release date: May 11, 2010
The Cardturner
From Louis Sachar, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for HOLES, comes the young adult novel THE CARDTURNER, an exploration of the human condition. How are we supposed to be partners? He can’t see the cards and I don’t know the rules! The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He has no money and no job. His parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester to his bridge club four times a week and be his cardturner—whatever that means. Alton’s uncle is old, blind, very sick, and very rich. But Alton’s parents aren’t the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trapp’s good graces. They’re in competition with his longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family, who seem to have a mysterious influence over him. Alton soon finds himself intrigued by his uncle, by the game of bridge, and especially by the pretty and shy Toni Castaneda. As the summer goes on, he struggles to figure out what it all means, and ultimately to figure out the meaning of his own life. Through Alton’s wry observations, Louis Sachar explores the disparity between what you know and what you think you know. With his incomparable flair and inventiveness, he examines the elusive differences between perception and reality—and inspires readers to think and think again.

Why Pick on Me?

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Why Pick on Me?
Marvin Redpost turns a pretty dire situation around to his favour in this incredibly funny peek into a 9-year-old's day at school.

Super Fast, Out of Control!

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Super Fast, Out of Control!
Marvin proves his bravery to himself and his friends and family after tackling the terrifyingly steep Suicide Hill on his bike.

Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger

release date: Jun 25, 2007

Small Steps

release date: Feb 28, 2006
Small Steps
SMALL STEPS is a contemporary young adult novel from Louis Sachar, the New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Award–winning smash hit phenomenon book and movie/DVD sensation Holes, and The Cardturner. 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 Armpit is Ginny, his ten-year-old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps. Armpit seems to be on the right path until X-Ray, a buddy from Camp Green Lake, comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. X-Ray's plan leads to a chance encounter with teen pop sensation Kaira DeLeon, the Beyoncé of her time, and suddenly Armpit's life spins out of control. Only one thing is certain: he'll never be the same again. Combining his signature wit with a unique blend of adventure and deeply felt characters, Sachar explores issues of race, the nature of celebrity, the invisible connections that shape a person's life, and what it takes to stay the course. Doing the right thing is never a wrong choice—but always a small step in right direction.

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

release date: Jan 01, 2004
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
An unmanageable, but lovable, eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too.

Marvin Redpost, Class President

release date: Jan 01, 2004
Marvin Redpost, Class President
Even though they have all come to school in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade class manage to impress their surprise visitor--the President of the United States.

Johnny's in the Basement

release date: Oct 02, 2001
Johnny's in the Basement
When Johnny has his eleventh birthday, his parents decide that he is old enough for dancing classes, but too old to collect bottle caps any more.

Löcher

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Löcher
Stanley ist unschuldig verurteilt worden und muss jetzt in einem Wüstencamp Löcher graben. Warum, weiss keiner! Stanley fügt sich, denn ein Fluch liegt seit Generationen auf seiner Familie. Die Zeit im Camp erweist sich für ihn und seine Familie als eine wichtige Erfahrung.

A Flying Birthday Cake

release date: Sep 01, 1999
A Flying Birthday Cake
Two days after Marvin sees a glowing green thing like a flying birthday cake in the night sky, his third-grade class is joined by a mysterious new boy with peculiar behavior.

More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School

release date: Jan 01, 1994
More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
Readers can join the students of mixed-up Wayside School in solving bizarre math and logic problems.

Monkey Soup

release date: Jan 01, 1992
Monkey Soup
With the help of her toy monkey, a girl prepares an all-encompassing soup full of band-aids, crayons, and tissues, for her father who is sick in bed.

The Boy who Lost His Face

release date: Jan 01, 1989
The Boy who Lost His Face
David receives a curse from an elderly woman he has helped his schoolmates attack, and he learns to regret his weakness in pandering to others for the sake of popularity before new friends and a very nice girl help him to be a stronger, more assertive person.

Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
Join Mrs. Jewls's class and try solving over fifty math puzzles and brainteasers.
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