10 Fun Facts about Louis Sachar

The children’s books are very popular in America because kids love them. One of the prominent writers is Louis Sachar. He was born on 20th March 1954. His famous works were Holes and Wayside School series. He has received various awards during his career as a writer. Due to his contribution for the American literature for children, he was awarded with Newbery Medal in 1999. In the previous year, he earned National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Check facts about Louis Sachar below:

Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 1: the education

Sachar was enrolled to Antioch College for one semester after his high school graduation. Then he moved to University of California, Berkeley after leaving the previous college for one semester.

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Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 2: the college credit

To get the college credit, Sachar had to help in an elementary school at Hillside Elementary School for the second or third grade class. He thought it was great to help for there would be not term paper, no homework and no tests for him to get the college credit.

Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 3: the role of Sachar in the elementary school

The children in the elementary school called him Louis the Yard Teacher for he had the role as a Noontime Supervisor too besides helping out the kids.

Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 4: graduation

Sachar earned a degree in economics after his graduation in 1976 from UC Berkeley.

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Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 5: working on a book

After his graduation, he began to create the Sideways Stories from Wayside School. The book is centered on an elementary school, which has supernatural elements.

Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 6: the inspiration

His work at the Hillside elementary school inspired him to create the characters. Some characters are named after the students.

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Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 7: Louis the Yard Teacher

Louis the Yard Teacher is also found in the book. If you think that the book is inspired from the personal experience of Sachar, you are wrong. He thought that his personal experience was boring.

Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 8: writing the book

It took nine months for Sachar to finish the book. He worked on it when the night came. He had to work at sweater warehouse in Connecticut during the day.

Fun Facts about Louis Sachar 9: a law school

Louis was interested to attend a law school after he was fired from the warehouse. In 1978, Sideways Stories from Wayside School was released in the market, but only earned him a little success.