Louis Sachar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Louis Sachar
Occupation	Children's Author
Date Of Birth	Mar 20, 1954(1954-03-20)
Age	70
Birthplace	East Meadow
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Pisces

Louis Sachar Biography

Louis Sachar is one of the most popular and richest Children's Author who was born on March 20, 1954 in East Meadow, New York, United States. The Sideways Stories from Wayside School book series is a well- respected children’s author. His 1998 book, Holes (which won the U.S. National Book Award as well as the Newbery Medal) is widely known. It was later adapted into the feature film Holes in 2003.

Based on his book, the film starred The film based off his book starred Shia LaBeouf..

When asked about whether he thought children have changed over the years, Sachar responded: “I’ve actually been writing since 1976, and my first book is still in print and doing very well.”

Sachar graduated from UC Berkeley in 1976 with a degree in Economics, and began working on Sideways Stories From Wayside School, a children’s book set at an elementary school with supernatural elements. Although the book’s students were named after children from Hillside and there is a presumably autobiographical character named “Louis the Yard Teacher,” Sachar has said that he draws very little from personal experience, explaining that “. … my personal experiences are kind of boring. I have to make up what I put in my books.”

He was born in East Meadow (New York). He married Carla Askew in 1985 and they had a daughter, Sherre.

Louis Sachar Net Worth

Louis Sachar is one of the richest Children's Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Louis Sachar 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1976, he earned an Economics degree from the University of California Berkeley. He was a student teacher at an elementary school in his undergraduate years. This experience inspired him to pursue a career as a writer of children’s fiction.

Cat Bowman Smith illustrated his 1992 book Monkey Soup.

Louis Sachar (/ˈ s æ k ər / 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.

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Who is Louis Sachar Dating?

According to our records, Louis Sachar married to Carla Jean Askew. As of December 1, 2023, Louis Sachar’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Louis Ranked on the list of most popular Children's Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Louis Sachar celebrates birthday on March 20 of every year.

Is Louis Sachar still alive in 2021?

Inspired by the grade school students he worked with in college, Sachar also created the series Sideways Stories from Wayside School. Louis Sachar has won various awards for his writing, including the Newberry Medal award in 1999. Sachar now lives in Texas with his family.

What is Louis Sachar famous for?

Louis Sachar is an award winning young-adult mystery-comedy author who’s perhaps best known for humorous writings such as the Wayside School series and Holes.

Is Louis Sachar a good author?

Louis Sachar is the author of humorous and poignant stories for children and young adults. He published his first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, in 1978 and won the Newbery Medal in 1999 for his witty and suspenseful novel Holes.

What reading level is Louis Sachar?

This book’s Lexile measure is 660L and is frequently taught in the 6th to 8th grade. Students in these grades should be reading texts that have reading demand of 925L through 1185L to be college and career ready by the end of Grade 12.

Is Fuzzy mud scary?

The reason why I think that this book is for ages 9 and up is because it definitely gets scary at times ; with the main charter telling the story gets horrible skin rashes, and partially looses her eyesight; animals can also get the infection, and that will probably be scary for children with pets, if the animal does …