Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar is an American author whose Holes won both the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award, an almost unprecedented double. His inventive plots, which twist together multiple timelines and themes with apparent effortlessness, have made him one of the most respected authors of middle-grade fiction.
Works
- HolesBoy dig holes in desert searching for treasure and answers
- There's a Boy in the Girls' BathroomDisruptive boy discovers friendship and self-esteem through kindness
- Wayside School Is Falling DownChaotic stories from an impossibly tilted falling school
- Small StepsTeenager in jail reflects on crime and seeks redemption
- Sideways Stories from Wayside SchoolStories from a strange school featuring upside-down logic
- Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger