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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 27 MIN

Sideways Stories from Wayside School: OOPSIE! Mr Anderson, Call the Architect

from Dads on Books · host Michael Walker & David Patrick

This week, David did research and Mike read the back of the book, finding that, "More than 6 million kids have laughed..."  They get kooky discussing Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School and explore this surreal, 30-story school, built incorrectly by a man who only said, "My bad". The dads agree the book is wacky, goofy, and slightly shockingly dark (or is that shockingly slightly dark???), BUT it also contains profound truths like, "You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy". Then the great debate of if the Matrix guys read Chapter 25. There's confirmation that the short chapters prevent them from losing any sleep, even while discussing the Matrix with Mrs. Zarves. Tune up (oppsie, I mean "in") before they finally hire that orchestra!Looking for more? Try this:It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green (with envy after spending a million hundred dollars on a new library card)or if you dare...The Book with No PicturesBut please don't email us. We are very busy reading.Email Us- [email protected]

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