“Shayla and the Mud Slide” is a title in the Super Sandwich series (the Mata books) for Grades 2-4 reluctant and slow-to-start readers, especially boys. In this story, Shayla and Mata build a mudslide behind the school, and persuade their teacher, Miss Quin, that they will do better writing and art work if they are allowed to "write about what they know". As Shayla tries to get one last go, Miss Quin gets bumped….
There are twelve “Mata” titles in the series, and two bonus “Shayla” titles, m