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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 ...
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 ...
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."
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 ...
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]
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. Gossett's first cousin Neal L. Gossett ...
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Getty/Public DomainAs the Tokyo 2020 (or 2021) Summer Games finally get underway, it often seems like they have faced challenges unlike any other ...