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Holes
Reader Score
84%
84% of readers
recommend this book
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.
It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment
--and redemption.
Special anniversary edition bonus content includes: A New Note From the Author!; "Ten Things You May Not Know About HOLES" by Louis Sachar; and more!
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Book Details
- Publisher: Yearling Books
- Publish Date: May 9th, 2000
- Pages: 288
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.50in - 5.20in - 0.80in - 0.42lb
- EAN: 9780440414803
- Recommended age: 10-UP
- Categories: • Social Themes - Friendship• Mysteries & Detective Stories• Action & Adventure - General
About the Author
Louis Sachar is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as Stanley Yelnats' Survival to Camp Green Lake; Small Steps, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; and The Cardturner, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient, and an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book. His books for younger readers include There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, The Boy Who Lost His Face, Dogs Don't Tell Jokes, and the Marvin Redpost series, among many others.
More books by Louis Sachar
What people are saying
#MGLit fun & games at #MGCarousel + #GreatMGReads. Hosted by @ElzaKinde, @Elymnifoquent, @ChristaKinde | Follow our blog for more! ðŸŽ
"There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in Texas. That was over a hundred years ago. Now it is just a dry, flat wasteland." —HOLES by Louis Sachar #MGCarousel #mglit https://t.co/oUDCq8XBAb
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The summer book club is here and ready for take-off!🚀 This summer we're reading Holes by Louis Sachar. Check out the blog for more information. Happy reading! 📚 https://t.co/RyCI9p9DSi https://t.co/cie8gZDv1f
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other writers: are you too also constantly haunted by the knowledge that you'll never write anything as technically perfect as louis sachar's holes
Praise for this book
Winner of the National Book Award
#1 New York Times Bestseller
A New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books 100 Years Selection
"A dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"There is no question, kids will love Holes." --School Library Journal, Starred Review
"[A] rugged, engrossing adventure." --Kirkus Reviews
"This delightfully clever story is well-crafted and thought-provoking." --VOYA
"[Sachar] comes fully, brilliantly into his own voice. This is a can't-put-it-down read." --The Bulletin
What people are saying
#MGLit fun & games at #MGCarousel + #GreatMGReads. Hosted by @ElzaKinde, @Elymnifoquent, @ChristaKinde | Follow our blog for more! ðŸŽ
"There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in Texas. That was over a hundred years ago. Now it is just a dry, flat wasteland." —HOLES by Louis Sachar #MGCarousel #mglit https://t.co/oUDCq8XBAb
Tucson Tutor is an Arizona-based tutoring service designed to help students learn, grow, and thrive!
The summer book club is here and ready for take-off!🚀 This summer we're reading Holes by Louis Sachar. Check out the blog for more information. Happy reading! 📚 https://t.co/RyCI9p9DSi https://t.co/cie8gZDv1f