Louis Sachar
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Louis Sachar (1954 - ) is an American author of children's books. His works include: Johnny's in the Basement, Someday Angeline, Holes (which won the Newbery Medal, National Book Award, and other children's literature awards and was adapted into a successful film by Walt Disney Pictures in 2003), The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, Marvin Redpost, and Sideways Stories From Wayside School. In the book Sideways Stories from Wayside School, all the kids were named after people he met at his school. His last name is pronounced "sacker."
Biography
Louis Sachar was born in 1954 in East Meadow, New York, moved to southern California when he was nine, and now lives in Austin, Texas.
Louis's first book for children, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, was accepted for publication during his first week of law school. 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." Although Louis graduated and passed the bar exam, he decided to be a full-time writer for children rather than a lawyer.
Louis 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 Girl's 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.
Louis likes to play chess, cards, ski, play the guitar (and sing loudly), but mostly he likes spending time with Carla and Sherre.
External links
- Louis Sachar official site (http://www.louissachar.com/)de:Louis_Sachar