Louis Sachar's The Boy Who Lost His Face
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Louis Sachar is the cream of the crop when it comes to books for middle schoolers. His first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, is a bonafide (and deserved) classic, and his book, Holes, was made into a career-starting Shia Labeouf movie. Both books have spawned series, as has his Marvin Redpost books.
But there are lesser-known Sachar books,…
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