The beloved bestseller from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover!
“Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.”
That’s Bradley Chalkers for you. He’s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try.
But when you feel like the most hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world. . . .
WINNER
| 1991 Arizona Young Readers Award
WINNER
| 1991 West Virginia Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1991 Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1991 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
WINNER
| 1991 Hawaii Nene Award
WINNER
| 1990 Kentucky Bluegrass Master List
WINNER
| 1990 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
WINNER
| 1989 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
WINNER
| 1989 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award
WINNER
| 1987 Parents' Choice Award
WINNER
| 1987 Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award
WINNER
| 1987 Utah Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1987 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
WINNER
| 1987 Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Master List
WINNER
| 1987 West Virginia Children's Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award
WINNER
| 1987 Nevada Young Readers Award
WINNER
| 1987 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Georgia Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1987 Iowa Children's Choice Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Iowa Children's Choice Award
WINNER
| 1987 Georgia Children's Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Massachusetts Children's Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Florida Sunshine State Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Florida Sunshine State Book Award
WINNER
| 1987 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award
WINNER
| 1987 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award
LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. His other books include Small Steps, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; The Cardturner, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, The Boy Who Lost His Face, and There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, which won more than twenty-four state children’s choice awards voted on exclusively by children. For younger readers he’s written the Marvin Redpost series and the Wayside School books. His first book for adults is The Magician of Tiger Castle.
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The beloved bestseller from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover!
“Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.”
That’s Bradley Chalkers for you. He’s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try.
But when you feel like the most hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world. . . .
Awards
WINNER
| 1991 Arizona Young Readers Award
WINNER
| 1991 West Virginia Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1991 Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1991 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
WINNER
| 1991 Hawaii Nene Award
WINNER
| 1990 Kentucky Bluegrass Master List
WINNER
| 1990 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
WINNER
| 1989 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
WINNER
| 1989 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award
WINNER
| 1987 Parents' Choice Award
WINNER
| 1987 Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award
WINNER
| 1987 Utah Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1987 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
WINNER
| 1987 Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Master List
WINNER
| 1987 West Virginia Children's Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award
WINNER
| 1987 Nevada Young Readers Award
WINNER
| 1987 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Georgia Children's Book Award
WINNER
| 1987 Iowa Children's Choice Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Iowa Children's Choice Award
WINNER
| 1987 Georgia Children's Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Massachusetts Children's Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Florida Sunshine State Book Master List
WINNER
| 1987 Florida Sunshine State Book Award
WINNER
| 1987 Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award
WINNER
| 1987 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award
LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. His other books include Small Steps, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; The Cardturner, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, The Boy Who Lost His Face, and There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, which won more than twenty-four state children’s choice awards voted on exclusively by children. For younger readers he’s written the Marvin Redpost series and the Wayside School books. His first book for adults is The Magician of Tiger Castle.
View titles by Louis Sachar
