This is an accepted version of this page Louis Sachar (/ˈsækər/ SAK-ər;[1] born March 20, 1954) is an American young-adult mystery-comedy author.

The book was released in 1978; though it was not widely distributed and subsequently did not sell very well, Sachar began to accumulate a fan base among young readers.

[9] Sachar graduated from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1980 and did part-time legal work while continuing to write children's books.

Sachar has mentioned both his wife and daughter in his books; Carla was the inspiration for the counselor in There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom (1988)[7] and for Stanley's lawyer in Holes.

Sachar himself wrote the screenplay, at the request of the film's director Andrew Davis, and has a brief on-screen cameo during one of the flashback scenes.