Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

This Newbery Medal book was very amazing. It was about a school, built thirty schools up with ONE classroom on each floor. This particular Wayside School book is about the students and teachers on the thirtieth story. Each child in the classroom has a chapter dedicated to them, telling their story. The chapters and students are so different. All the students have something interesting about them, and in order to keep up with their lives you must understand the stories from the other children. I think my favorite chapters were Allison, Ron, Sammy, Kathy and Paul. Their stories were so completely different and I know I laughed more in these chapters than any other chapters. I was laughing throughout the entire book because of the outrageous events that took place. The last chapter of the book, Louis, was very interesting and brings an end to the book. Older level students are definitely going to be able to understand why that chapter is the most important in grasping "cliff hangers". I loved how on the back cover of the book there is a little bit about the author and it lets the reader understand why the author wrote the book.
I would actually read this book and all the other Wayside School books to like a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade class. They would definitely benefit from the craziness, but I could also incorporate this book into a writing lesson and have them create their own Sideways Stories from ______ School.