Why Pick on Me (5 page)

About the Author

Louis Sachar
conducted his own “class survey” in order to find the best title for this book. He told the students in the classrooms he visited that he wanted the title to end with a question mark and have the word “pick” in it. Out of all the titles that were suggested, Louis chose
Why Pick on Me?

Louis Sachar (rhymes with “cracker”) lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Carla, and their daughter, Sherre.