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by Louis Sachar · about this book

Loved Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar? If its funny, series and absurdist humor hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal, Where the Sidewalk Ends and James and the Giant Peach. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Sideways Stories from Wayside School: Funny · Series · Absurdist Humor · Middle Grade · Whimsical

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   Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal

   Jeff Kinney

   Slapstick Comedy · Situational Comedy · Middle Grade · Lighthearted · Children's

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   Where the Sidewalk Ends

   Shel Silverstein

   Children's · Slapstick Comedy · Absurdist Humor · Whimsical · Lighthearted

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   James and the Giant Peach

   Roald Dahl

   Children's · Middle Grade · Slapstick Comedy · Whimsical · Absurdist Humor

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   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   LEWIS CARROLL

   Children's · Absurdist Humor · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Lighthearted

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   Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection

   Nick Seluk, The Awkward Yeti

   Situational Comedy · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Funny · Short Chapters

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   Dealing with Dragons

   Patricia C. Wrede

   Middle Grade · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Funny · Charming

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   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

   J. K. Rowling

   Middle Grade · Boarding School · Whimsical · Charming · Lighthearted

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   The Phantom Tollbooth

   Norton Juster

   Middle Grade · Absurdist Humor · Whimsical · Children's · Funny

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9. 

   The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

   Lyman Frank Baum

   Children's · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Lighthearted · Charming

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    Assistant to the Villain

    Hannah Nicole Maehrer

    Lighthearted · Whimsical · Charming · Funny · Short Chapters

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11. 

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    C. S. Lewis

    Middle Grade · Children's · Whimsical · Ensemble Cast · Charming

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12. 

    The Wild Robot

    Peter Brown

    Middle Grade · Short Chapters · Children's · Charming · Whimsical

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13. 

    The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    Absurdist Humor · Whimsical · Funny · Charming · Classics

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14. 

    Living With Mochi

    Gemma Gené

    Situational Comedy · Lighthearted · Whimsical · Short Chapters · Funny

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15. 

    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    Sophie Kinsella

    Slapstick Comedy · Situational Comedy · Lighthearted · Funny · Series Starter

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16. 

    We Solve Murders

    Richard Osman

    Short Chapters · Ensemble Cast · Charming · Lighthearted · Funny

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17. 

    This Will Be Fun

    E.B. Asher

    Situational Comedy · Lighthearted · Ensemble Cast · Funny · Whimsical

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18. 

    Magyk

    Angie Sage

    Middle Grade · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Series · Ensemble Cast

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19. 

    Book Love

    Debbie Tung

    Lighthearted · Situational Comedy · Short Chapters · Whimsical · Charming

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20. 

    The Tea Dragon Festival:

    K. O'Neill

    Children's · Whimsical · Middle Grade · Lighthearted · Charming

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