Which adult mystery comedy novel was written by Louis Sachar and wone the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature?
Louis Sachar Louis Sachar ( ; born March 20, 1954) is an American writer of children's books. He is best known for the "Wayside School" series and "Holes".
The Torture Garden The Torture Garden (French: "Le Jardin des supplices" ) is a novel written by the French journalist, novelist and playwright Octave Mirbeau, and was first published in 1899 during the Dreyfus affair. The novel is ironically dedicated: "To the priests, the soldiers, the judges, to those people who educate, instruct and govern men, I dedicate these pages of Murder and Blood."