Louis Sachar's The Boy Who Lost His Face

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,…