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Wayside School books in order

Louis Sachar

Wayside School is a series of 6 books by Louis Sachar: 866 pages, about 16 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

6
books
866
pages
16 hours
to read them all
32 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Sideways Stories From Wayside School 1978 2.4 h 2.5 Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School 1989 1.8 h Wayside School is Falling Down 1989 3.3 h More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School 1994 1.9 h 3 Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger 1995 3.1 h Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom 2020 3.5 h

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The books

  1. 1

    Sideways Stories From Wayside School 1978 2.4 h

    Presents humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.

  2. 2.5

    Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School 1989 1.8 h

    Why does elf + elf = fool?

  3. Wayside School is Falling Down 1989 3.3 h

    "Watch Closely," said Mrs. Jewls.

  4. More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School 1994 1.9 h

    Join Mrs. Jewls's class and try solving over fifty math puzzles and brainteasers.

  5. 3

    Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger 1995 3.1 h

    All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside was closed to get rid of the infestation of cows!

  6. Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom 2020 3.5 h

How much is left

After book 1, Sideways Stories From Wayside School about 14 hours left
After book 2.5, Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School about 12 hours left
After Wayside School is Falling Down about 8 hours left
After More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School about 7 hours left
After book 3, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger about 4 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 15 hours 53 minutes

All 6 books, 866 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.