Over 700,000 copies of the novel Holes sold worldwide Winner of the NBA and Newbery Medal Chosen as the UK city wide book for 'Liverpool Reads' 2004 Read as part of the UK National Curriculum on Citizenship in schools Now a major Disney film starring Jon Voigt, Sigourney Weaver and Patricia Arquette

'Written with a crystalline prose and simplicity of style it is startlingly original. There is not one false sentence.' Independent on Sunday 'This is a story of friendship with the cleverest of plot twists, and descriptions so vivid you can feel the heat of Stanley's desert prison burning off the page. A total must-read.' The Times 'An exceptionally funny and generous book that is also a tightly plotted detective novel.' Guardian

Louis Sachar is the author of many books for children, but perhaps best known as the creator of his exceptional and bestselling novel Holes. He lives in Texas, USA.