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Louis Sachar was born.
Sachar was born in East Meadow, New York.
His father worked at the Empire State Building in New York. -
Move to California
At the age of nine, Sachar moved to California, where he remembers having fights with oranges as ammo. -
Attends University of California, Berkeley
While attending college, Sachar worked as a teacher aide at Hillside Elementary. He supervised recess, and the kids called him "Louis the Yard Teacher," who became a character in the Wayside School books. -
Sideways Stories from Wayside School published.
Sachar wrote his first book in nine months. It was published as he was beginning law school. -
Passes the bar exam
Sachar graduated from law school and worked as a lawyer until his books sold enough that he was able to write full-time. -
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Publishes seven books
During these years, Sachar published several books including Someday Angeline (1983), Sixth Grade Secrets (1987), and There's a Girl in the Boys Bathroom (1987). -
Marries Carla Askew
Carla Askew was an elementary school counselor and became the inspiration for the counselor in There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. -
Daughter Sherre born
As an adult, Sherre works as a zookeeper. -
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Marvin Redpost books written
Eight books in the series about a boy named Marvin Redpost - these books are written for early readers. -
Holes published
Sachar says that Holes was one of his most challenging books to write because of the number of characters in the story. Holes won the National Book Award the year it was published. -
Holes wins Newberry Medal
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Holes movie
Louis Sachar wrote the screenplay for Holes -
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Books published after Holes movie
Prior to Holes being released as a movie, Sachar had written 20 books (in approximately 25 years). Since 2003, he has only published 4 books, including 2 stand-alone titles. Hopefully, Sachar will continue adding to his collection of books! -
Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom
Sachar wrote a new book in the Wayside Series 25 years after the last one was written.