Louis Sachar ( ; born March 20, 1954) is an American children's book author. His best known books are the Wayside School series and the award-winner, Holes novel.
Holes won the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". In 2013, it was ranked number six among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal.
Louis Sachar was born in East Meadow, New York United States.
Works
Wayside School
Sideways Stories from Wayside School (1978) Wayside School is Falling Down (1989) Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School (1989) More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School (1994) Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (1995)
Marvin Redpost
Kidnapped at Birth? (1992) Why Pick on Me? (1993) Is He a Girl? (1993) Alone In His Teacher's House (1994) Class President (1999) A Flying Birthday Cake? (1999) Super Fast Out of Control! (2000) A Magic Crystal? (2000)
Holes series
Holes (1998) — winner of the National Book Award and Newbery Medal
Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake (2003) Small Steps (2006)
Other books
Johnny's in the Basement (1981) Someday Angeline (1983) Sixth Grade Secrets (1987) (known as Pig City in the UK) There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (1987) The Boy Who Lost His Face (1989) Dogs Don't Tell Jokes (1991) The Cardturner (2010) Fuzzy Mud (2015)