Louis Sachar

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Louis Sachar (IPA: [sækɚ]), born March 20, 1954, is an American author of children's books.

[edit] Biography

Louis Sachar was born in East Meadow, New York, moved to Tustin, California when he was nine, and now lives in Austin, Texas.

While attending college, he went to work at an elementary school, where he was asked to be the "Noon Time Supervisor" to watch over the kids during lunch. He played games with the kids and earned the nickname, "Louis, the Yard Teacher." Sachar's first book for children, Sideways Stories From Wayside School, was accepted for publication during his first week of law school. Although Sachar graduated and passed the bar exam, he decided to be a full-time writer for children rather than a lawyer.

Sachar met his wife, Carla, when he was a visiting author at a school in Texas. She was a counselor at the same school. She was the inspiration behind the counselor in There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. They have a daughter, Sherre, born in 1987. She was four years old when he started writing the Marvin Redpost series, which is why Marvin has a four-year-old sister.

[edit] Books

[edit] Holes Related Books

• Holes
• Small Steps
• Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake

[edit] The Sideways Stories From Wayside School Series

• Sideways Stories From Wayside School
• Wayside School Is Falling Down
• Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
• Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School
• More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School

[edit] The Marvin Redpost Series

• Kidnapped at Birth?
• Why Pick On Me?
• Is He a Girl?
• Alone In His Teacher's House
• Class President
• A Flying Birthday Cake?
• Super Fast Out of Control!
• A Magic Crystal?

[edit] Other Louis Sachar Books and Novels

• Someday Angeline
• There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
• The Boy Who Lost His Face
• Johnny's in the Basement
• Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
• Sixth Grade Secrets

[edit] External links

• Louis Sachar official site