Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School facts for kids
First edition
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| Author | Louis Sachar |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Wayside School |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
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Publication date
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1989 |
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| Pages | 89 pp |
| ISBN | 0-590-45726-8 (paperback) |
| OCLC | 33599145 |
| Preceded by | Wayside School is Falling Down (1989)' |
| Followed by | More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School (1994)' |
Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School is a fun children's novel by Louis Sachar. It is part of the popular Wayside School series. This book is special because it's full of tricky math and logic puzzles for you to solve!
Contents
What's the Book About?
This book is different from a regular story. It challenges your brain with puzzles hidden inside the adventures of the students at Wayside School. You'll need to think carefully to figure out the answers.
Sue's First Day
The story begins with a new student named Sue joining Mrs. Jewls's class. Sue is very confused. Instead of adding numbers, the class is adding words! This is called verbal arithmetic. Chapter 1 gives you 11 problems where you add and subtract words. Can you figure them out?
Impossible Math?
In the next chapter, Sue complains that this isn't how math should be done. She gives examples like "seven + four = eleven." Mrs. Jewls says these problems are impossible. It's up to you, the reader, to figure out why Sue's examples don't work in Wayside School's special math system.
Staying at Wayside
Mrs. Jewls tells Sue she might need to go to a different school if she can't understand their math. But then, Sue accidentally solves a problem correctly! Because of this, Mrs. Jewls lets her stay. Chapter 4 also brings in more puzzles, this time with multiplication.
Recess and Report Cards
Chapter 5 takes you to recess. After a short story about what happens during playtime, you'll need to answer questions about the events. In Chapter 6, Mrs. Jewls has a problem. She needs to fill out report cards but doesn't have all the grades. She needs your help to solve the quizzes so she can grade the students.
Logic and Paradoxes
Chapter 7 has even more logic puzzles to test your thinking skills. Chapter 8 introduces "true or false" tests. But these aren't just any tests; the statements on them refer to themselves, creating tricky situations.
A New Friend
The last chapter is about Sue finally making a friend named Joy. Joy is staying after school, trying to solve her "true or false" test. This test involves a famous puzzle called the liar's paradox. Sue and Joy work together and then go home.
