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Louis Sachar (), born March 20 , 1954 , is an American Author of Children's Book s. WORKS Sachar's 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 '', '' There's A Boy In The Girls' Bathroom '', '' Small Steps '' (a sequel to '' Holes ''), '' 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 Hillside School in Hudson. 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 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. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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