PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Louis Sachar lives in Austin, Texas, where he writes his novels and plays quite a lot of bridge. His novel Holes has sold over 1.5 million copies in the Bloomsbury edition alone and Louis is the recipient of many of the world's best regarded book prizes, including the National Book Award and the Newbery Award. Holes was the first Liverpool City Read title and won the Sheffield Book Award in the UK.
...a fast-paced and exciting story of bravery, friendships, and science gone wacky * BookTrust * An exciting story of school life, friends, and bullies that becomes a quick meditation on the promise and dangers of modern science * Kirkus * Sachar blends elements of mystery, suspense, and school-day life into a taut environmental cautionary tale about the insatiable hunger for energy sources and the cost of not doing the right thing * Publishers Weekly * But most of all, it's a great story, skillfully told. Readers will relate to Tamaya and Marshall straightaway and race through a tense plot for the denouement. It's quite a slim volume, Fuzzy Mud, but it packs a punch * The Bookbag * There’s no doubt that Louis Sachar, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Holes, knows how to draw in his readers. His latest book, Fuzzy Mud, reads like a middle school version of Contagion - it’s a thriller that will have readers quickly turning its pages * BookPage * Grounded in well-rounded central characters, this compelling novel holds as much suspense as fuel for discussion * Booklist *
