Fun Facts

• His bestselling novel, Holes, has sold over 8 million copies worldwide 
• Holes was made into a movie by Disney in 2003
• His first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, was published in 1978
• Hillside Elementary School was the inspiration for Wayside School
• While working at Hillside, Louis was known as "Louis the Yard Teacher," the same name as the character at Wayside School
• He enrolled in law school after being fired from his job at a sweater factory
• He didn't become interested in reading and writing until high school