Most Popular Books by Louis Sachar

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!

A Crazy Mixed-up School. There''d been a terrible mistake. Wayside School was supposed to be built with thirty classrooms one on top of the other...thirty stories tall! (The builder said he was very sorry.) That may be why all kinds of funny things happen at Wayside SChool...especially on the thirteenth floor. You''ll meet Mrs. Gorf, the meanest teacher of all, terrible Todd, who always gets sent home early, and John who can read only upside down--along with all the other kids in the crazy mix-up school that came out sideways. But you''ll never guess the truth about Sammy, the new kid...or what''s in store for Wayside School on Halloween! There was a terrible mistake-Wayside School was built with one classroom on top of another, thirty stories high! (The builder said he was sorry.) Maybe that''s why all kinds of funny things happened at Wayside-especially on the thirteenth floor.

After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.

This chapter book series by Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar features one hilariously overactive imagination! Marvin Redpost has never felt like he fits in with his family. So when he hears a news report about a missing prince who looks just like him, he knows exactly what happened. Now all he has to do is tell Mr. and Mrs. Redpost that it’s time for him to move in with his real parents at the castle…. 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.

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.

"As further evidence of his family''s bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself."--

Unfairly accused of being a nose-picker by the class bully, Marvin Redpost is shunned by his classmates, until he can prove his innocence. Simultaneous.

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.

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.

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.

La 4ème de couverture indique : "Un jour, un nouveau arrive à l''école. Il s''appelle Jeff et vient s''asseoir à côté de Bradley. On l''avait pourtant prévenu. " Ça ne me dérange pas d''être à côté de toi, dit Jeff à Bradley. - Donne-moi un dollar ou je te crache dessus. " Car Bradley déteste tout le monde, tout le monde déteste Bradley et il trouve que c''est bien comme ça. Il ment à propos de n''importe quoi, même quand personne ne peut le croire. Et ce ne sont pas les gentillesses d''un type comme Jeff qui pourraient chambouler sa façon de voir les choses. Un autre jour, une nouvelle arrive à l''école. Elle s''appelle Carla, c''est la conseillère d''éducation. Elle est jolie, enthousiaste, ses chemises sont décorées de motifs bizarres, mais moins bizarres pourtant que ce qu''elle raconte. Elle prétend que les accidents n''existent pas, et qu''elle croit à tous les mensonges. Elle est impatiente de rencontrer Bradley. Il va falloir que Bradley la déteste vraiment très fort s''il ne veut pas retrouver sa vie complètement révolutionnée. Mais, au fait, pourquoi Bradley refuserait-il de changer ?"

As further evidence of his family''s bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.