Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780439244190
ISBN number: 0439244196
Label: Scholastic Inc
Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc
Page Count: 233
Printing Date: 2000
Publishing house: Scholastic Inc
Sale Popularity Level: 16396
Studio: Scholastic Inc
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Stanley Yelnats is unjustly sent to Camp Green Lake where he and other boys are sentenced to dig holes to build character. Stanley learns the warden has them digging holes for something else- but what?
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Alex Leko
Tinnel
Block 4
10-3-08
The story Holes by Louis Sachar is about a young boy named Stanley Yelnats who is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is a tall, chubby,long curly-haired,emotional boy. He comes from a poor family that is believed to be cursed. Stanley's no good-dirty rotten-pig stealing-Great Great Grandfather had stolen a pig from Madame Zeroni. They were cursed for always and eternity from that day on. One day Stanley is going home after missing the buses. Then a pair of shoes mysteriously falls from the sky. They hit him on the head. he wants to bring them home to his dad who is trying to find a way to make foot odor odorless. Stanley runs home as police pull up and ask him why he's running. He is arrested and later finds out the shoes were stolen. He was given a choice at court. He could either go to jail or Camp Green Lake. He chooses Camp Green Lake a hot, sunny camp in a Texas desert. They dig holes to build character. He arrives but there's one problem, he's innocent. He didn't steal the shoes. It turns out the were a five thousand dollar pair of cleats hat belonged to Clyde Livingston, a star baseball player a one of Stanley's heroes. At very first the camp is hard for him. Being the new kid gets him no respect. As he becomes more social with his acquaintances, his life at Camp Green Lake gets easier. One boy named Zero becomes his best friend. He is verbally abused by the counselors and other campers. They nicknamed him Zero because he never talks to anyone besides Stanley. One day Zero gets so mad at a counselour for calling him stupid that he hits him across the face with a shovel. He then runs off into the distance. As days pass by he overhears the campers sharing their opinions on what had happened to Zero. All of the opinions worried Stanley. The subsequent day he steals on of the counselors truck and tries to drive it to Zero. He came up short by crashing into a hole he jumps out of the truck and runs in the direction Zero ran to. Zero and Stanley do not return for some days. They climb a mountain and find water up there as well as onions. They stay up here for about a week and a half before they go back to camp. The theme of this story is to not judge a book by its cover. Stanley may look like a criminal but that does not make him guilty. Zero may seem stupid but he is a lot smarter than everyone thinks he is. I highly recommend reading this book. This book is very adventurous. The rating I give this book is 5 out of 5 stars!
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Brady B.
Tinnel
language Arts 10/2/08
My all time favorite charachter in any book came alive in this one! Stanley, not your average ditch digger. Stanley did more than survive in this hot desert, he found his purpose in life!
On one morning Stanley woke up to find himself in "bed" with eight lizards, each with eleven spots. Mr. Sachar may have at one point experienced too much heat himself.
Stanley, living out some "curse" ends up in detention camp but becomes not only a heroe to other boys, he uncovers the criminals running the camp.
The "curse" is broken - Stanley and justice prevail in a much cooler climate!
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Title: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar
Publishing house: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date: 1998
Number of Pages: 233 (hardcover book)
Genre: Adventure
Age index: Mid 4th Grade
Recommended Interest Level: All age levels!
The Yelnats family has long since believed their family was cursed. Stanley Yelnats was convicted of a crime he did not commit. Instead of going to jail, Stanley and his parents opted for a juvenile correctional facility named Camp Green Lake. Camp Green Lake is located in a Texas dessert. There is nothing purple about Camp Green Lake, and the lake has long been dry. Stanley struggles to make friends at Camp Green Lake and also struggles to understand why he is forced to dig a five-foot wide by five-foot deep hole every day in the dried up lake. He quickly realizes that there is more to hole digging than "building character." Eventually, Stanley finds a true friend in another kid at Camp Green Lake named Zero. Together, Stanley and Zero embark on a wild adventure to escape from Camp Green Lake. Along the way, they discover the importance of friendship, perseverance and destiny.
I purchased this book to determine whether or not all the hype is true. I quickly discovered that it is! Holes is definitely worthy of all the praise and awards it has received. Holes is great for a book report or a book project because it is truly fun to read and contains many lessons that can be analyzed. The connection between the four brilliantly interwoven stories within this book is revealed at the end. The chapters are short and suspenseful, making it difficult to put this book down! It is a quick read and I recommend it for all age groups. This book is perfect for children and parents, students and teachers, and everyone else! If you have not read Holes yet, you need to make it your top priority!!!
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This has to be one of the best books I've ever read. It has everything: Mystery, action, adventure, historical fiction, and above all a wonderful plot line that really makes you think. It gets better and better with every chapter, and you'll be sad when it ends.
Try this book and I promise you that you won't be able to put it down!
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Louis Sachar, the great author of Holes, was probably so into this book while he was writting it. He had to have been thinking about something or someone when he was writing it and I would like to ask him if it is true. the whole book in a brief message would be, Stanley Yelnatz got in trouble, went to camp, and good things happened after that. It was really inspirational and thats why I gave it a 4. I would have gaven it a five if he added a little more excitement. I think a person who would enjoy a nice non fiction book would read it and they wouldn't be able to stop after 10 pages because you get really into it. In my opinion if you read this book once you will read it again.
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