Bloomsbury Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom

Ordered this for my husband and I. We both grew up on the Wayside Stories and were so excited to see a new book come out. As soon as it was delivered, my husband started to read it and loved how the storyline has kept with the traditional Wayside books but also updated for the 21st century. We both enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading it to students once school starts. I don’t want to spoil the storyline for anyone but if you liked any of the other books, you will like this one. Even if you haven’t read the previous books, this one has its own specialness to it

My daughter loved the book!

My kids love them. Wish there were more books to the series.

what a surprise for my 2nd grade class this morning-there's a NEW BOOK in their favorite series! They LOVED the first two chapters. There's always been a progression in Wayside School-from single stories in book 1 to long story arcs in book 3. The latest book seems to be a proper novel, which is great, because the length and intricacy of the story and character arcs has grown with the kids' increasing reading skills. It has a different feel from book 3 (just as book 3 was more plot-driven and less laugh-out-loud funny than book 2), but enough callbacks and classic Wayside School bits to satisfy the old-school fan. I can't comment on the middle and end just yet, because I promised the kids not to read ahead, but it's great so far!update: my kids loved all of the references and callbacks to old stories (hint: there's a theme of 'opposite' that runs through the whole book!) I also love that new illustrator Tim Heitz made the cast of students much more diverse! I'm going to get new copies of books 1-3 as well. i started a youtube channel to read it to them during the SIP lockdown and they're still loving it! last chapter tomorrow...

Louis Sachar is one of the greatest writers! I have been waiting a very long time for this book. Happy reading wayside school fans!