ABOUT THIS BOOK

Bradley Chalkers IS the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and 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 of 19 Children’s Choice Awards


REVIEWS

"A humorous and immensely appealing story...Readers are likely to come away with the sense that they've been rooting for themselves too"--Kirkus.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Louis Sachar is the author of Stanley Yelnats’s Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake and Holes, winner of the Newbery Medal and now a major motion picture. The author lives in Austin, TX.


AWARDS

WINNER 1987 - Parents' Choice Award
WINNER 1989 - Arkansas Charlie May Simon Award
WINNER 1987 - Iowa Children's Choice Master List
WINNER 1987 - Massachusetts Children's Book Master List
WINNER 1987 - Utah Children's Book Award
WINNER 1991 - Ohio Buckeye Children's Book Award
WINNER 1991 - Hawaii Nene Award
WINNER 1987 - Georgia Children's Book Master List
WINNER 1991 - Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
WINNER 1987 - West Virginia Children's Book Master List
WINNER 1987 - Florida Sunshine State Book Master List
WINNER 1990 - Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
WINNER 1987 - Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award
WINNER 1987 - Nevada Young Readers Master List
WINNER 1987 - Nebraska Golden Sower Master List
WINNER 1987 - Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Master List
WINNER 1987 - Missouri Mark Twain Master List
WINNER 1987 - New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Master List
WINNER 1991 - Arizona Young Readers Award
WINNER 1990 - Kentucky Bluegrass Master List
NOMINEE 1989 - Texas Bluebonnet Master List



RELATED LINKS

Click here for Louis Sachar’s printable Author Bio