Holes: The Book
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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. |
Awards & Recognition
- 1999 Newbery Medal
- 1998 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
- A Christopher Award for Juvenile Fiction
- An ALA Notable Book
- An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
- An ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults
- A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year
- A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book
- A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
- A Publishers Weekly Notable Children's Book of the Year
- A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
- A Horn Book Fanfare Title
- A Riverbank Review 1999 Children's Book of Distinction
- A New York Public Library Children's Book of 1998-100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
- A Texas Lone Star Award Nominee
- A NECBA Fall List Title
- 1998 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
- A Christopher Award for Juvenile Fiction
- An ALA Notable Book
- An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
- An ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults
- A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year
- A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book
- A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
- A Publishers Weekly Notable Children's Book of the Year
- A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
- A Horn Book Fanfare Title
- A Riverbank Review 1999 Children's Book of Distinction
- A New York Public Library Children's Book of 1998-100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
- A Texas Lone Star Award Nominee
- A NECBA Fall List Title
Meet-the-Author Audio Clip
Louis Sachar shares the inspiration behind Holes on TeachingBooks.net.
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