Sideways Stories from Wayside School LATTE Theater brings the zaniness of Louis Sachar’s Wayside Schools novels to life on the stage. The quirky, quick humor is appealing to children of all ages! Wayside School was supposed to be one story high, with 30 classrooms side by side; instead, it was built sideways, with 30 one-classroom stories. As befits such a strange school, these tales are a bit strange too.