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Magic Crystal?
Louis
Sachar
September 2000
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About
the Book
When
Marvin Redpost agrees to go over to Casey Happleton's house, he
doesn't know what he's in for. Casey shows him the magic crystal
she has just found and offers to give Marvin a few wishes. Is the
crystal really magic? Or is it too good to be true?
About
the Series
Newbery
medalist Louis Sachar (Holes)
brings all his thoughtfulness and outstanding humor to this series
about a boy named Marvin Redpost with a vivid imagination and both
typical and atypical problems with school, family,
and friends. "Sachar writes for beginning readers with a comic simplicity
that is never banal."-Booklist (A second grade reading level with
an all-age appeal!)
About
the Author
Louis
Sachar was born in East Meadow, New York, moved to Southern California
when he was nine, and now lives in Austin, Texas. Louis's first
book for children, Sideways Stories from Wayside School was accepted
for publication during his first week of law school. Although Louis
graduated and passed the bar exam, he opted to be a full-time writer
for children rather than a lawyer.
Louis met his wife, Carla, when he was a visiting author at a school
in Texas. She was a counselor at the same school. They have a daughter,
Sherre. Louis likes to play chess, cards, ski, play the guitar (and
sing loudly), but mostly he likes spending time with Carla and Sherre.
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