Louis Sachar

1954 -

Country of citizenship: United States

Native language: English

Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Educated at: University of California, Berkeley, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, Antioch University, Antioch College

Occupation: writer, screenwriter, children's writer

Award received: Zilveren Zoen, Newbery Medal, National Book Award, Paabeli Torn, Schneider Family Book Award, Prix Bernard Versele - cinq chouettes

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Louis Sachar ( SAK-ər; born March 20, 1954) is an American young-adult mystery-comedy author. He is best known for the Wayside School series and the novel Holes. 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 sixth among all children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. Source: Wikipedia (en)