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| Title | : | Holes (Holes #1) |
| Author | : | Louis Sachar |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 233 pages |
| Published | : | September 2nd 2000 by Scholastic (first published August 20th 1998) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Dark. Suspense. Mystery Thriller. Contemporary |
Louis Sachar
Paperback | Pages: 233 pages Rating: 3.96 | 918090 Users | 19501 Reviews
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Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.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 Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys "build character" by spending all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. 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. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.
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| Original Title: | Holes |
| ISBN: | 0439244196 (ISBN13: 9780439244190) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Holes #1 |
| Characters: | Stanley Yelnats |
| Setting: | Green Lake, Texas(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal (1999), National Book Award for Young People's Literature (1998), West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (2001), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2001), Nene Award (2001) Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for Grade 6-9 (2001), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2001), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (2000), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 6-8 (2000), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2000), Evergreen Teen Book Award (2001), Soaring Eagle Book Award (2003), Sunshine State Young Readers Award for Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8 (2002), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Junior (2001), Zilveren Zoen (2000), Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2001), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction (1999), New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award for Young Adult (2001), William Allen White Children's Book Award (2001), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for Children and YA (2001), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (2002) |
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"There is no lake at Camp Green Lake." Quick backstory: this is one of my thirteen year old brother's favourite books. He was the one who recommended it to me. And I'm glad he did, because this book is one heck of a gripping, entertaining and intelligent story. This is the book all the cool kids in middle school were reading with their popped collars, Livestrong bands and wannabe-Justin-Bieber hairstyles. This book is just on this whole new level of awesomeness. and, keep in mind that I sayLET ME START OFF BY SAYING THAT I ABSOLUTELY HATED EVERY PAGE OF THIS BOOK THAT I READ. THE REPETITION WAS STARTING TO ANNOY ME JUST BECAUSE THE BOOK WAS ALWAYS LIKE, STANLEY THIS STANLEY THAT. OKAY I GET IT THE MAIM CHARACTER IS STANLEY BUT CAN WE AT LEAST GO 2 LINES WITHOUT MENTIONING THE MAIN CHARACTERS FREAKING NAME, LIKE FOR REAL AFTER A WHILE THE NAME STANLEY YELNATS STARTS TO GET ON YOUR NERVES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ANNOY ME THE MOST WAS WHEN THE AUTHOR MENTIONED THAT AT CAMP GREEN LAKE
Thoughtful and studious read. I can't say anything bad about the book since every chapter made perfect sense. It just didn't bring out any emotion in me. Also, I found myself a bit bored throughout the flashbacks. Mostly, I think the biggest problem is that I'm too old for this book, even though I know it sounds a little pretentious. Stanley's family was cursed by a gypsy because of his great great great Pig-stealing-Grandpa. His dad tries to make a formula to get rid of the smell of old
Holes is the first installment in Louis Sachar's middle grade/young adult series titled: Holes. Again, I'm so happy to say I've found joy in reading along with my 5th grade son. This academic year has been full of fun required reading and that makes me so happy for him. It's hard to be excited about required reading but it helps so much when the content is entertaining. I watched the film adaptation of Holes prior to reading the book, but I'm happy to say the two are almost exactly the same.
I am very sad that I never read this as a young person, because I think that I would have loved it even more than I do now. I think that it probably would have blown my mind. I have to applaud Louis Sachar for being so courageous in a childrens novel.Effortlessly weaving together the past, present, and ancient history of these characters, Mr. Sachar examines the impact of our history and the nature of hope and human compassion, all while maintaining a light, humorous quality. This is a book for
It was all because of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather! I can't believe I didn't read this when I was younger! Thankfully, I finally picked it up and gave it a shot. Holes is about Stanley, an overweight young boy who after accidentally stealing a shoe (yes, accidently!) goes to trial for theft. He is then forced by the judge to pick between jail time or go to Camp Green Lake. Stanley, of course, chooses the camp option thinking it will be fun and games and at
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