Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar is an American children's and young-adult fiction author. His books have received honors such as the National Book Award, the New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year, the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, and the Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.
Sachar grew up in New York and California, and attended the University of California, Berkeley. After earning a degree in economics, he worked as a salesman and then as a teacher's aide—an...
