Fraudulent, negligent, or innocent misstatement, or an incomplete statement, of a material fact. If a specific misrepresentation induces the other party to enter into a contract, that party may have the legal right to rescind the contract or seek compensation for damages.The guilty party avail of the defense that the wronged party could have checked the facts and have discovered what was wrong.A misstatement of an intention or opinion is generally not considered a misrepresentation.he guilty party avail of the defense that the wronged party could have checked the facts and have discovered what was wrong. A misstatement of an intention or opinion is generally not considered a misrepresentation.
Holes is Sachar's most successful book and has won numerous awards, including the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.lthough Sachar is never completely sure where the inspiration for his books comes from, his knowledge of the unbearably hot Texas summers did serve to set the scene for Camp Green Lake. Many of Sachar's books, including Holes, are about children who don't fit in or who have low self-esteem.
Madeleine L'Engle won the prestigious Newbery award for the most distinguished contribution to American Literature for children in 1963 for A Wrinkle in Time, her first fantasy novel. Since then she has written two others, A Wind in the Door, and her latest novel, published last fall by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, A Swiftly Tilting Planet.