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Louis Sachar (/ ˈ s æ k ər / SAK-ər; [1] born March 20, 1954) is an American young-adult mystery-comedy author. He is best known for the Wayside School series and the novel Holes . Holes won the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature [ 2 ] and the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year's "most distinguished contribution to ...
National Book Award for Young People's Literature winners, 1996 to present Year Author Title Ref. 1996 Victor Martinez: Parrott in the Oven: MiVida: 1997 Han Nolan: Dancing on the Edge: 1998 Louis Sachar: Holes: 1999 Kimberly Willis Holt: When Zachary Beaver Came to Town: 2000 Gloria Whelan: Homeless Bird: 2001 Virginia Euwer Wolff: True ...
The Cardturner has been called "an absolute page-turner" [2] and a "funny and thoughtful novel". [3]Frank Cottrell Boyce of The Guardian writes that "The book feels like one long, deadpan dare, as though Sachar has made a bet with himself that he can make the most boring setting thrilling."
Louis Sachar: The Lord of the Rings: J. R. R. Tolkien: 2005: A Series of Unfortunate Events ‡ Lemony Snicket: Jim Carrey was nominated for "Favorite Movie Actor". A Wrinkle in Time: Madeleine L'Engle: Harry Potter series: J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was nominated for "Favorite Movie". Holes: Louis Sachar: 2006 ...
Wayside School is a series of short story cycle children's books written by Louis Sachar.Titles in the series include Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978), Wayside School Is Falling Down (1989), Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (1995), and Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom (2020). [1]
If you grew up loving books like Holes and Sideways Stories from Wayside School, get ready — beloved children’s author Louis Sachar is publishing his first novel for adults. PEOPLE can ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. 1998 novel by Louis Sachar Holes Author Louis Sachar Language English Genre Adventure, mystery, fantasy Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Ediciones SM (Spain) Publication date August 20, 1998 ISBN 978-0-786-22186-8 Dewey Decimal [Fic] 21 LC Class PZ7 ...
Johnny's in the Basement is a children's novel by the author Louis Sachar, the author of the National Book Award and Newbery Medal winning novel, Holes. [1] This book was published in 1981, by Knopf. It is Sachar's second book (Sideways Stories from Wayside School was his first, in 1978). [2]