Tag Archives: humor

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Mrs. N

Yet another installment of the Wayside School series.  After two hundred and forty three days, the yard teacher, Louis, has finally fixed up the school after a cow invasion.  The students are relieved to be back, but soon learn that … Continue reading →

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Wayside School is Falling Down

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Mrs. N

Mrs. Jewls’s class returns in Wayside School is Falling Down.  The characters from Sideways Stories from Wayside School are back, but they’re joined by some new friends this time around.  Following the same 30 chapter, 30 short story format as … Continue reading →

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Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Mrs. N

Louis Sachar restores my faith that it is possible to write something hilarious about school without completely demeaning both children and teachers.  I made it exactly six pages into this before I laughed out loud.  Wayside school is a bit … Continue reading →

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Roderick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2)

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Mrs. N

I’m sure it will come as a surprise to no one when I admit that I liked this no better than the first.  Publisher’s Weekly promises “A laugh-out loud ‘novel in cartoons’…should keep readers in stitches” and Kirkus Reviews cites … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Mrs. N

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney is huge and it’s only getting bigger. This past year it was made into a movie, effectively creating even more devotees. The fifth book in the series becomes available on November 9th … Continue reading →

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Ms. Hannah is Bananas! – My Weird School #4

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Mrs. N

So far, most of these books have tried to sneak a little bit of learning in with all the humor.  There have been some math problems and some extremely questionable historical information, but Ms. Hannah talks about something I can … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Roopy is Loopy! – My Weird School #3

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Mrs. N

The gross-out type humor escalates in this book, with a few bathroom jokes and the boys eating carrots that they’ve shoved up their nose.  Girls continue to be crybabies and kiss ups.  A.J. continues to find everything about school boring … Continue reading →

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Mr. Klutz is Nuts! – My Weird School #2

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Mrs. N

Essentially, this whole book is just one big bribe.  When A.J. finds himself in the principal’s office for failure to complete his work and hurting a girl during a hockey game, he earns himself a chocolate bar.  His friends immediately … Continue reading →

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Miss Daisy is Crazy! – My Weird School #1

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Mrs. N

So, I’ll start by admitting that this series is wildly popular, a huge hit with kids.  That said, I can’t say as I’m a fan.  I just have a hard time appreciating books where the main focus is tricking kids … Continue reading →

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