Fuzzy mud is not ordinary, everyday mushy muck. This mud has yellow fuzz on top of it; nothing remains on the surface of this stuff without disintegrating. Its favorite thing to devour is dead leaves.

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.

You might know him as "Louis the Yard Teacher," as he wrote himself into his book "Sideways Stories from Wayside School," or as the writer of the National Book Award-winning "Holes." But Sachar has ...

The award-winning author of Holes has just published a new novel for young readers, called Fuzzy Mud. It mixes middle-school social puzzles with a... 'Kids Love To Be Scared': Louis Sachar On ...

I was so pleased to receive this book having just finished and thoroughly enjoyed Sachar’s best known book Holes. This one didn’t disappoint me either. It will be particularly interesting for readers ...