The first Wayside character he created was Mrs. Gorf ... Every child who read Louis Sachar’s Wayside School surely thought Bebe Gunn, Benjamin Nushmutt, and the Three Erics were having way ...

“The characters, setting, and humor held up perfectly, and I knew immediately that Louis absolutely hadn’t lost his touch—in fact, he hit it out of the park!” Might Wayside School’s ...

(The Wayside School books are now published by Scholastic ... in which the dialogue is playful but the subject dire. The main character is Tamaya Dhilwaddi, a conscientious fifth grader.

“We have really strong legs,” quipped Logan Kissinger, 17, of Bloomsburg, who plays a character named Dameon. So, who has the upper hand at Wayside School? “Probably the teachers,” cast ...

And, of course, Louis Sachar's Wayside School is definitely one of those. Full of 30 strange, undeniably kooky characters, the series made it impossible to keep a straight face while reading.

“The characters are brought to life by some ... “Come prepared to laugh and have an amazing time.” The wackiness of Wayside School began when the contractor built 30 classrooms on top ...