Luis sachar biography
Luis sachar biography
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Louis Sachar (1954-) Biography
Surname pronounced Sack-er; born 1954, in East Meadow, NY; Education: University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1976; University of California, San Francisco, J.D., 1980.
Addresses
Agent—Ellen Levine Literary Agency, 432 Park Ave.
S., Suite 1205, New York, NY 10016.
Career
Writer, 1977—. Beldoch Industries, Norwalk, CT, shipping manager, 1976-77; lawyer, 1981-89.
Member
Authors Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Honors Awards
Ethical Culture School Book Award, 1978, and Children's Choice, International Reading Association and Children's Book Council, 1979, both for Sideways Stories from Wayside School; Parents' Choice Award, 1987, Young Reader's Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association, and Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Library Association, both 1990, and Charlie May Simon Book Award, Arkansas Elementary School Council, Georgia Children's Book Award, University of Georgia College of Educa