Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Summary
Wayside School was accidentally built sideways—thirty stories tall with one classroom on each floor. This collection of humorous short stories follows the quirky students and teachers on the thirtieth floor, where bizarre and impossible things happen every day, from a teacher who turns students into apples to a classroom filled with cows.
At a Glance
💬LanguageMild
⚔️ViolenceMild
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholNone
📋Other ContentMild
Language
💬 Does Sideways Stories from Wayside School have profanity or strong language?
ProfanityNone
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
Crude / Childish LanguageMild
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| sh*t | |
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| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
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Violence
⚔️ Is Sideways Stories from Wayside School violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningNone
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesMild
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyMild
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveNone
Kissing (Light / Peck)None
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceMild
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseNone
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Medical / Body ProcessesMild
Heavy Emotional ThemesMild
Deception / LyingMild
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