The Boy Who Lost His Face - Hardcover

Sachar, Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394828631 ISBN 13: 9780394828633

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1989

Synopsis

David receives a curse from an elderly woman he has helped his schoolmates attack, and he learns to regret his weakness in pandering to others for the sake of popularity before new friends and a very nice girl help him to be a stronger, more assertive person.David receives a curse from an elderly woman he has helped his schoolmates attack, and learns to regret his weakness in pandering to others for the sake of popularity

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

DAVID IS ONLY trying to be cool when he helps some of the popular kids steal Old Lady Bayfield's cane. But when the plan backfires, he's the one the "old witch" curses. Now David can't seem to do anything right. Is it the Bayfield curse at work? Or is David simply turning into a total loser?
"Wildly funny."--"Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Louis Sachar lives in Austin, Texas, in the USA. His novel HOLES won the Newbery Medal in the US and has been shortlisted for the Children's Book Award in the UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0394828631
• ISBN 13: 9780394828633
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 198