Louis Sachar is een gevierd auteur wiens werken zich verdiepen in de levens van jonge personages die complexe sociale dynamieken en persoonlijke groei doorkruisen. Zijn verhalen worden gekenmerkt door humor, scherpzinnigheid en een diepgaand begrip van kinderlijke ervaringen. Sachar combineert meesterlijk boeiende verhalen met onderliggende thema's als vriendschap, doorzettingsvermogen en zelfontdekking, waardoor zijn boeken diep resoneren bij lezers van alle leeftijden. Zijn kenmerkende vertelstem en inzichtelijke verkenning van de uitdagingen en triomfen van het opgroeien hebben hem gevestigd als een belangrijke figuur in de kinderliteratuur.
Stanley komt onschuldig terecht in een strafkamp voor criminele jongens die elke dag een groot gat moeten graven. Hij ontdekt dat dit zware werk iets te maken heeft met de avonturen van zijn overgrootvader. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.
Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Wayside School Is Falling Down, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom
This collectible set features all four books in the beloved Wayside School series by Louis Sachar, renowned for his engaging storytelling and whimsical characters. The series captures the quirky adventures of students and teachers at a uniquely designed school, blending humor and heart. Ideal for both new readers and longtime fans, this compilation showcases Sachar's talent for creating imaginative tales that resonate with children and adults alike.
Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in the Wayside School Collection Box Set, which contains all three Wayside School paperbacks! There’d been a terrible mistake. Wayside School was built with thirty classrooms one on top of the other instead of next to each other! (The builder said he was very sorry.) That may be why all kinds of funny things happen at Wayside School...especially on the thirteenth floor. You'll meet Mrs. Gorf, the meanest teacher of all; terrible Todd, who always gets sent home early; and John, who can read only upside down—along with all the other kids in the crazy mix-up school that came out sideways. But you'll never guess the truth about Sammy, the new kid...or what's in store for Wayside School on Halloween! More than nine millions readers have laughed at the wacky stories of Sideways Stories from Wayside School; Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger; and Wayside School Is Falling Down. So what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School!
Marvin is yet again caught in a dilemma. He's been told that he'll turn into a girl if he kisses his elbow, and after accidentally doing just that he wonders if it is really going to happen to him. His voice starts to change, and he even dots his 'i's with a heart in class! What on earth has happened to Marvin, and will he ever be the same again?
Classic series of pacy adventures rejacketed for a new audience Casey Happleton works her mysterious magic on Marvin in the final book of the Marvin Redpost series.
Everyone is laughing at Marvin Redpost. He's the grossest kid in school. Why? He picks his nose. Well, that's the rumour the class bully, Clarence, started and no one argues with Clarence - not even Marvin's so-called best friends. So what can Marvin do to turn things round?
The Book and the Sword is a rip-roaring tale of Chinese kung fu masters battling it out for the future of the Chinese empire and control of central Asia.
It's a new year at Wayside School, and Mrs Jewls's class on the thirtieth floor has a LOT to deal with. First of all, they must prepare to face The Ultimate Test, which involves a fiendishly difficult Spelling Bee, upside-down singing and blindfolded smelling. Meanwhile the paperclips are triple-locked in a safe so no one can access them, Miss Mush is threatening to serve rainbow stew for lunch - and a CLOUD OF DOOM is gathering over the school. It can only mean one thing ... the kids at Wayside School are in for their strangest year yet!From the basement to the thirtieth floor, Wayside is packed with quirky and hilarious characters who are all brought to life in this brand-new instalment of Louis Sachar's much-loved Wayside School series. With brilliant illustrations throughout, this is an unmissable, irrepressible story of mixed-up mayhem from the bestselling author of Holes.
'Watch closely,' said Mrs Jewls. 'You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil.' Then she pushed the computer out of the window. The children all watched it fall thirty floors. 'See?' said Mrs Jewls. 'That's gravity . . .' That's the way things happen at Wayside School. There are twenty-nine kids in Mrs Jewls' class and this book is about all of them: there is Todd, who is in trouble every day, until he gets a magic dog; Paul, whose life is saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dares to try the cafeteria's mushroom surprise; and all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another.
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Tamaya und Marshall gehen gemeinsam zur Schule. Ihre tägliche Routine wird unterbrochen, als Marshall von Chad zum Kampf herausgefordert wird. Marshall nimmt die verbotene Abkürzung durch den Wald. Tamaya folgt ihm widerstrebend – eine Entscheidung, die die Zukunft der Menschheit beeinflussen könnte… Ein unterhaltsamer und zugleich finsterer Öko-Thriller, der ab der 7. Klasse begeistert.