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Louis Sachar


USA flag (b.1954)

Louis Sachar lives in Austin, Texas in the USA. His novel HOLES won the Newbery Medal in the US and has been shortlisted for the Children's Book Award in the UK.

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
Novels
   Johnny's in the Basement (1981)
   There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (1987)
   Pig City (1987)
     aka Sixth Grade Secrets
   The Boy Who Lost His Face (1997)
   The Cardturner (2010)
   Fuzzy Mud (2015)
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Louis Sachar recommends
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Pity Party (2021)
Kathleen Lane
"Absurd, funny, and thought-proviking."
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The Underneath (2008)
Kathi Appelt
"A mysterious and magical story; poetic yet loaded with suspense."
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Secrets, Lies, and Algebra (2007)
(Do the Math, book 1)
Wendy Lichtman
"A fun and unique book."

Anthologies containing stories by Louis Sachar

Awards
Newbery Medal Best Novel winner (1999) : Holes


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