Louis Sachar Research Paper
Louis sachar
About himself: 1. Born in east meadow New York march 20, 1954 2. Moved to Austin, texas in 1985
Schooling:
3. Favorite authors: E B white, Richard Price, Kazuo Ishigaro and E.l Doctorow 4. Not interested in reading and writing till high school. 5. “Sachar attended Antioch College for a semester before transferring to University of California, Berkeley, | 6. I thought it over and decided it was a pretty good deal. College credits, no homework, no term papers, no tests, all I had to do was help out in a second/third grade class at Hillside Elementary School. Besides helping out in a classroom, I also became the Noontime Supervisor, or "Louis the Yard Teacher" as I was known to the kids. It became my favorite …show more content…
Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut. What is your favorite part about being a writer? What is your least favorite part?
I like challenging myself and trying different things. There's a big difference between Wayside School and Holes. My least favorite part is it is very solitary. I work alone.
Have you always wanted to write?
Since I was about 14.
From AZ: What inspires you to write your stories? Are the stories based on life experiences?
I wish I got inspiration. Most of the time it is me just sitting at my desk, like I'm doing now, trying to think of something.
From FL: Have any of your childhood experiences been included in any of your books?
Not really. It's more how I felt as a child. How I viewed the world. What I thought of girls, for example, when I was 9. That kind of thing. But no specific real life instances.
What is your favorite book?
Small Steps, because it is still new to me. I still feel very close to the characters.
From CA: Has there ever been anything you would like to change in your already published book?
All the time. Often when I'm reading aloud to an audience I change a word here or
About himself: 1. Born in east meadow New York march 20, 1954 2. Moved to Austin, texas in 1985
Schooling:
3. Favorite authors: E B white, Richard Price, Kazuo Ishigaro and E.l Doctorow 4. Not interested in reading and writing till high school. 5. “Sachar attended Antioch College for a semester before transferring to University of California, Berkeley, | 6. I thought it over and decided it was a pretty good deal. College credits, no homework, no term papers, no tests, all I had to do was help out in a second/third grade class at Hillside Elementary School. Besides helping out in a classroom, I also became the Noontime Supervisor, or "Louis the Yard Teacher" as I was known to the kids. It became my favorite …show more content…
Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut. What is your favorite part about being a writer? What is your least favorite part?
I like challenging myself and trying different things. There's a big difference between Wayside School and Holes. My least favorite part is it is very solitary. I work alone.
Have you always wanted to write?
Since I was about 14.
From AZ: What inspires you to write your stories? Are the stories based on life experiences?
I wish I got inspiration. Most of the time it is me just sitting at my desk, like I'm doing now, trying to think of something.
From FL: Have any of your childhood experiences been included in any of your books?
Not really. It's more how I felt as a child. How I viewed the world. What I thought of girls, for example, when I was 9. That kind of thing. But no specific real life instances.
What is your favorite book?
Small Steps, because it is still new to me. I still feel very close to the characters.
From CA: Has there ever been anything you would like to change in your already published book?
All the time. Often when I'm reading aloud to an audience I change a word here or