Set in the eponymous Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways, Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom is a short story cycle novel (a collection of short stories which are designed to be read together) that is the fourth novel in the Wayside School Series. It tells the story of the students of the school. It also tells the story of the teachers who teach at the school, including the zany Mrs. Jewls, who is a frequent character in the Wayside School series.
Author Louis Sachar wrote the book as a way to deal with the election of Donald Trump, his experience with his mother's battle with Alzheimer's, and global warming - among a number of other things. For Sachar, the book was cathartic.
Like the rest of the novels in the Wayside School series, Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom was exceptionally well-reviewed and sold a number of books.
