New York Times Includes a double bonus: an excerpt from Small Steps, the follow-up to Holes, as well as an excerpt from the New York Times bestseller Fuzzy Mud. Because the text seemed familiar, I may have read portions of this book to some of my classes, years ago, although I did not recall the ending. 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 punishmentand redemption.A smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel. Holes by Louis Sachar is a Scholastic children’s book suited more for middle schoolers than adults, but nonetheless still an enjoyable read, regardless of age. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake.

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.

A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME Dig deep in this award-winning, modern classic that will remind readers that adventure is right around the corner-or just under your feet! Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Dig deep in this award-winning, modern classic that will remind readers that. Shop Barnes & Noble Holes by Louis Sachar online at.

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