How long does it take to read Sideways Stories from Wayside School?
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar takes about 2 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Wayside School
About 2 hours 21 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1978. 128 pages, about 35,200 words. Written for children.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 31 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Presents humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Subjects: Schools, Humorous stories, Schools in fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction