Louis Sachar
1) Holes
Author
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Maybe you should go to Wayside School. You'll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only reads upside down; and Sammy, the new kid--he's a real rat. Come on! Hurry up! If you're late for class, Mrs. Gorf will turn you into an app...Oops. Sorry about that." -- Page [4] cover.
3) Small steps
Author
Series
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along.
Author
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
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Description
"Yum! Miss Mush is dishing out her famous Mushroom Surprise in the Wayside School cafeteria. Ron says it tastes like hot dogs and grape jelly. Clean your plate and you'll turn green in time for class picture day. Wear your craziest outfit and you'll fit right in between Maurecia in her striped bikini and Calvin, who's wearing his birthday tattoo. Say cheese!" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Before you enter Wayside School, you should know that it's a thirty-story building with one classroom on each floor. Mrs. Jewls teaches the class on the thirtieth story. Miss Zarves teaches the class on the nineteenth story--except there is no nineteenth story, so there is no Miss Zarves. Understand? Good. Explain it to Calvin." -- Page [4] cover.
6) Fuzzy mud
Author
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
If you go down to the woods today ... Well, every child knows NOT to, don't they? Tamaya is on a scholarship to the prestigious Woodridge Academy and every day she and seventh-grader Marshall walk to school together. They never go through the woods. And when they arrive at school they stop talking to each other - because Marshall can't be seen to be friends with a little kid like Tamaya. Especially not with Chad around. Chad-the-bully, who makes Marshall's...
Author
Series
Wayside school volume 4
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures and misadventures of students and staff as they cope with the effects of a large, gloomy cloud that has settled over Wayside School.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in the classic Wayside School series!
The first three books in the Wayside School series are available together in this collection, complete with hilarious stories, zany art, and a triple serving of wackiness.
More than fifteen million readers have laughed at the wacky stories of Sideways Stories from
...Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Louis Sachar, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for HOLES, comes the young adult novel THE CARDTURNER, an exploration of the human condition.
How are we supposed to be partners? He can’t see the cards and I don’t know the rules!
The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He...
How are we supposed to be partners? He can’t see the cards and I don’t know the rules!
The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marvin is amazed when he goes home with Casey Happleton one day after school and discovers that she lives in an old fire station. But that's not all that surprises him. Casey has a secret she wants to share - a crystal with super magical powers. A crystal that makes all your wishes come true. Can it be real or could she be casting her own spell on him?
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
This chapter book series by Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar features one hilariously overactive imagination!
Marvin Redpost has never felt like he fits in with his family. So when he hears a news report about a missing prince who looks just like him, he knows exactly what happened. Now all he has to do is tell Mr. and Mrs. Redpost that it’s time for him to move in with his real parents at...
Marvin Redpost has never felt like he fits in with his family. So when he hears a news report about a missing prince who looks just like him, he knows exactly what happened. Now all he has to do is tell Mr. and Mrs. Redpost that it’s time for him to move in with his real parents at...
14) The cardturner
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
HL 720L
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
17) Holes
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Full screen version (1.33:1).
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and "builds character". An ancient family curse still dogs Stanley and he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life. Stanley and his campmates will have to forge fast friendships to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the desert.