The Boy Who Lost His Face

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The Boy Who Lost His Face (ISBN 0-679-88622-2) is a novel by Louis Sachar. The story focuses on a group of young boys. One of them (David), joining in with the 'cool crew', helps to steal an old woman's cane. When she finds them, she cries out "Your Doppelganger will regurgitate on your soul!" Following this, the protagonist finds himself repeatedly experiencing the same misfortunes he passed on to the old woman.

Themes of the occult and youthful sexuality are explored in the novel, and its resulting suppression has garnered it position 49 on the American Library Association's list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000.[1]

After being repudiated by the cool kids (and his best friend) David finds himself unable to do anything right. His baseball breaks his parent's window, his fly is unzipped in Spanish, and his little brother hates him. He also makes friends with the uncoolest kids in the school: Larry and Mo. His association earns him the name "Curly" (a reference to the Three Stooges).

The Boy Who Lost His Face is an exploration of acceptance and the power of the subconscious to make reality fit its desires.