---

The wonderfully funny and richly warm story by bestselling, award-winning author Louis Sachar

---

"Give me a dollar or I´ll spit on you."

Meet Bradley Chalkers. He´s the oldest child in the class. He tells ENORMOUS lies. He picks fights with girls. The teachers say he has ´serious behaviour problems´. And no one likes him ... Except Carla, the new school counsellor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren´t afraid to try. Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is believing in yourself.

A heartwarming story of isolation, bravery and acceptance from the bestselling author of Holes, Louis Sachar.

---

One of the best and toughest books in recent years Guardian

---

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 most well-regarded book prizes, including the National Book Award and the Newbery Award.

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.

---