Sachar

Louis Sachar is magic to the toughest circle of critics: librarians, children's booksellers, teachers - and, most of all, kids.

Small Steps: Summary and book reviews of Small Steps by Louis Sachar. 2006

Sachar is a master storyteller who creates memorable characters.

Small Steps: Summary and book reviews of Small Steps by Louis Sachar. 2006

Louis Sachar is the bestselling author of the award-winning novel Holes, as well as

Louis Sachar biography 2006

The eminent Jewish historian Howard Sachar estimates that in the first decades of the twentieth century, 75 percent of the prostitutes in New York were Jewish and 50 percent of the brothels were owned by Jews.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

(Somehow I'd gone to de-facto segregated schools for 12 years without quite believing that racism is real.) 11 (tie): Shut Up and Let the Lady Teach by Emily Sachar, My Posse Don't Do Homework by LuAnn Johnson.

Fifteen books that given the way my life has turned out I probably shouldn't have read 2009

The second issue, lack of accountability among those actually working in the schools, was memorably described by a NYC school teacher, Emily Sachar, who got the facts from Union heads and Board of Ed officials in a book that was nominated for a Pulitzer.

Vouchers and Education, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

According to Howard Sachar, the Arab population of Palestine was about 260,000 in 1882.

Matthew Yglesias » Gaza and Just War 2009

Exquisite Indian musician and singer Raghav Sachar flew in from Bombay to participate in the Awards show.

Jim Luce: Overseas Indian Elite Elect Their Best at Waldorf-Astoria Jim Luce 2011

Browse an author interview and biography of Louis Sachar.

A Few Words From Louis Sachar 2010

There's a great book that reveals more about how the urban school systems actually work than you'll get from reading a hundred academic studies: _Shut Up and Let the Lady Teach_ by Emily Sachar, a former NYC public school teacher.

Teacher Pay, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009