About His Books
In the Wayside School books, the Marvin Redpost series, and books like There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom and Sixth Grade Secrets , Louis Sachar writes about the hilarious, unusual, and entertaining experiences of kids at school. But in the Newbery Award-winning Holes , he turns his attention to a completely different world: Camp Green Lake, which is not green, has no lake, and isn't even really a camp. It's a juvenile correctional facility where boys are forced to dig holes. And it's where Stanley Yelnats ends up thanks to a family curse. What Stanley finds in the holes — and in himself — makes for quite an adventure. Learn about more of Louis Sachar's books.