Why does elf + elf = fool? How many meals will Miss Mush, the lunch teacher, have to cook for the food to taste as bad as it smells? These Sideways Arithmetic problems may look puzzling at first, but you can use real maths to solve them, and the answers are perfectly logical. There are lots of clues and hints; plus, all the answers are in the back of the book. Best of all, all the kids you read about in Sideways Stories from Wayside School are here to help you! Try solving these, and more than fifty other maths brainteasers, along with the kids from Mrs. Jewls' class. You'll learn alot about maths but you'll be laughing too much to notice!
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Praise for Louis Sachar: 'One of the few masters of American fiction' Independent on Sunday Praise for 'Sideways Stories from Wayside School': 'Thirty clever, fast-moving stories that describe the bizarre events at Wayside School ... each story is refreshingly different' Guardian Praise for 'Holes': 'An exceptionally good novel' Sunday Times
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About the Author
Louis Sachar lives in Texas, USA where he writes his wonderful books for children. His novel HOLES is an international bestseller and has sold over half a million copies in the UK alone.
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Newbery Award-winning author Louis Sachar is the creator of the entertaining Marvin Redpost books as well as the much-loved There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, winner of 17 child-voted state awards.
Louis Sachar's book Holes, winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, is also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Quick Pick, an ALA Notable Book, and was made into a major motion picture.
A Few Words From Louis Sachar
Of all the characters from Holes, why did you choose to revisit Armpit in SMALL STEPS?
LS: I tend to write about underdogs. It seemed to me that life would be tough for an African-American teenager from a low-income family with a criminal record. Especially someone stuck with the name, "Armpit."
Although this new book is about a character from Holes, the two books are very different. How would you explain to a fan of Holes what to expect from SMALL STEPS?
LS: I can't. I'm no good at describing my books. Holes has been out now for seven years, and I still can't come up with a good answer when asked what that book is about.
Could you imagine future novels about any of the other boys?
Do you think about what Stanley is up to now?
LS: I don't think too much about Stanley or Zero. I left them in a good place. Although money doesn't bring happiness, or give meaning to someone's life, the problems Stanley and Zero face now (and I'm sure they do face many problems) are less interesting than those faced by someone like Armpit.
Plenty of teenagers fantasize about what it would be like to be a young rock star.
You portray it as lonely. Tell us about that decision.
LS: The media tends to portray the teenage world as one where drinking and sex is taken for granted. In fact, I think most teenagers don't drink, are unsure of themselves, and feel awkward around members of the opposite sex. I thought it was important to show Kaira, a rock star no less, as such a person. Her situation, in many ways, is made more difficult as she has no social contact with anyone her age. She is trapped in a world of agents, record producers, and hanger-ons.
I'm imagining that off all the books you've written, Holes is the one that has changed your life the most. Not only did it win the Newbery Medal, it's also simply a popular sensation. Is this assessment accurate? What is this novel's continuing impact on your life? Would you consider it the book that you are proudest of?
LS: Not counting Small Steps, I think Holes is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story revealed itself. It hasn't changed my life, other than that I have more money than I did before I wrote it. I'm still too close to Small Steps to compare it to Holes.
Why do you typically write only two hours each day?
LS: Small steps. Every time I start a new novel it seems like an impossible undertaking. If I tried to do too much too quickly, I would get lost and feel overwhelmed. I have to go slow, and give things a chance to take form and grow.
Newbery Award-winning author Louis Sachar is the creator of the entertaining Marvin Redpost books as well as the much-loved There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, winner of 17 child-voted state awards.
Louis Sachar's book Holes, winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, is also an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Quick Pick, an ALA Notable Book, and was made into a major motion picture.
A Few Words From Louis Sachar
Of all the characters from Holes, why did you choose to revisit Armpit in SMALL STEPS?
LS: I tend to write about underdogs. It seemed to me that life would be tough for an African-American teenager from a low-income family with a criminal record. Especially someone stuck with the name, "Armpit."
Although this new book is about a character from Holes, the two books are very different. How would you explain to a fan of Holes what to expect from SMALL STEPS?
LS: I can't. I'm no good at describing my books. Holes has been out now for seven years, and I still can't come up with a good answer when asked what that book is about.
Could you imagine future novels about any of the other boys?
Do you think about what Stanley is up to now?
LS: I don't think too much about Stanley or Zero. I left them in a good place. Although money doesn't bring happiness, or give meaning to someone's life, the problems Stanley and Zero face now (and I'm sure they do face many problems) are less interesting than those faced by someone like Armpit.
Plenty of teenagers fantasize about what it would be like to be a young rock star.
You portray it as lonely. Tell us about that decision.
LS: The media tends to portray the teenage world as one where drinking and sex is taken for granted. In fact, I think most teenagers don't drink, are unsure of themselves, and feel awkward around members of the opposite sex. I thought it was important to show Kaira, a rock star no less, as such a person. Her situation, in many ways, is made more difficult as she has no social contact with anyone her age. She is trapped in a world of agents, record producers, and hanger-ons.
I'm imagining that off all the books you've written, Holes is the one that has changed your life the most. Not only did it win the Newbery Medal, it's also simply a popular sensation. Is this assessment accurate? What is this novel's continuing impact on your life? Would you consider it the book that you are proudest of?
LS: Not counting Small Steps, I think Holes is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story revealed itself. It hasn't changed my life, other than that I have more money than I did before I wrote it. I'm still too close to Small Steps to compare it to Holes.
Why do you typically write only two hours each day?
LS: Small steps. Every time I start a new novel it seems like an impossible undertaking. If I tried to do too much too quickly, I would get lost and feel overwhelmed. I have to go slow, and give things a chance to take form and grow.
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Logic challenge!,
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This is a wonderful extra for a bright and mathematically-minded kid. It's silly, it's fun, and it hones the logic circuits. It is actually a cleverly disguised introduction to the concept of mathematical variables. Some of the puzzles are complex enough to engage most adults as well.
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It was wacky, yet it kept your brain working!,
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I thought the book was entertaining, and kept my mind thinking for hours at a time. This book is a great boredom buster!
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After writing Sideways Stories from Wayside School, I received over ten thousand letters from kids, all wanting to go to school here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Miss Mush, Wayside School, Bonus Problem, Columbus Day, Franklin Roosevelt, George Washington, Jimmy Carter, John Kennedy, Lincoln's Birthday, Valentine's Day, Abe Lincoln, New York New!
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After writing Sideways Stories from Wayside School, I received over ten thousand letters from kids, all wanting to go to school here. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
freeze tag, statement number, addition portion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Mush, Wayside School, Bonus Problem, Columbus Day, Franklin Roosevelt, George Washington, Jimmy Carter, John Kennedy, Lincoln's Birthday, Valentine's Day, Abe Lincoln, New York New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Sixth Grade Secrets (Apple Paperbacks) by Louis Sachar in Back Matter
- The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar in Back Matter
- Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar in Back Matter
- There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar in Back Matter
- Sixth Grade Secrets (Apple Paperbacks) by Louis Sachar in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Mathematical Treks: From Surreal Numbers to Magic Circles (Spectrum) by Ivars Peterson on page 10, and page 11
- CliffsNotes The 1990s Newbery Medal Winners by Suzanne Pavlos on page 9, and page 11
- More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School by Louis Sachar in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Super Fast, Out of Control! (Marvin Redpost, No. 7) by Louis Sachar in Front Matter
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