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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
2021-06-13 14:52:39
The Classroom at the End of the Hall & More Tales from the Classroom at the End of the Hall by Douglas Evans?
sRAMrelevrat
Since: Jun, 2021

A while ago (grade 3 or 4) I read this book. The book is a collection of short stories happening at a certain school (no, not Wayside School) that all involve kids learning a moral through magic stuff. I remember four chapters:
1. Some girl has mastered cutting in lines. But then she gets this weird curse where whenever she tries to cut she end us up at the end, and eventually finds out that being last (or nearly last) has its advantages.
2. Some girl hates taking tests. Gets assigned (secret agent style) to be the test tester, so she grades how good the test questions are. Agent Moe (eeney, meanie, miney, moe) makes an appearence.
3. Some boy is assigned to clap out the erasers. Chalk dust genie appears, gives him three wishes. Standard “be careful what you wish for”.
4. Some kid (don’t remember if boy or girl) finds hidden attic with “cool old guy” inside. He explains to them that there’s some special formula that makes school “special” (causing the kind of funny coincidences that happen at school). He made an extra-strength version, and that’s why all the supernatural stuff has been happening. No moral, just tying the stories together. (Or the lesson is “school is cool”)
There might be a sequel, but I’m not sure.
Edited by sRAMrelevrat