Holes

Reader reviewed by the book muncher

Stanley Yelnats is being charged for a crime he didnt commit. And its all because of the bad luck that his family has had for generations, tracing back to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-father. Now he is being sent to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention camp, where he will have to dig holes, five feet deep and wide, as punishment.

But soon, Stanley finds out that theres more going on than just character building from digging all those holes. The Warden is looking for someone; she even rewards every boy who discovers anything of interest to her. Surprisingly, its all connected back to Stanleys great grandfather, and some lost treasure.

When Stanleys best friend from the camp Zero runs away, Stanley does what any best friend would do: he follows after. Of course, running away is harder than it sounds, because the Warden and Mr. Sir cant let any of the boys escape. Stanley and Zero take refuge in the mountains, and later on, Stanley unknowingly breaks the curse that was set upon his family years ago by his great-grandfather.

Holes was an amazing story, and I greatly enjoyed reading it. I especially liked the connections and flashbacks to past events previous to Stanleys story. The plot was very creative, and there are a lot of lessons to be learned about friendship and doing the right thing. I recommend this book for all kids of middle school.

Reader reviewed by dykehalo

Amazing! I love this book. I've read it 20 million times over. I first read it when i was in grade 5 or 6 and then recommended it to all my friends. The premises of the book seems odd at first a boy Stanley Yelnats is sent to a prison/work camp for "stealing" shoes. Every day every person at the camp has to dig a square hole the size of their shovel. If they find something they must report it to the people in charge.
It's an amazing book and throws several surprises at the reader.

Reader reviewed by Maggie

When Stanley Yelnats gets hit in the head with a pair of very expensive shoes he doesn't know what to think. His family has never had alot of money so for these shoe to just magically appear seemed to good to be true. But when Stanley hears police sirens going off he begins to get scared. The cops all of a sudden start yelling at him claiming that he stole the shoes from a nearby orphanage. They made him go to court where he was givin a choice of jail or Camp Green Lake. A little obvious on what he choosed.

When he arrives Mr. Sir informs him that everyone has to dig a 5 ft. deep hole by 5 ft. everyday. And that it builds charactor. Sounds a little crazy to me.

"D" tent is where Stanley ends up staying. The guys there push him around in the begining but they all eventually become friends. Zero ends up being Stanleys best friend which is kind off interesting. You have to read the book to find out what I mean.

Reader reviewed by Sinera

Can you imagine digging a hole 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep under the hot burning sun cuz you did a crime and have been told to that digging holes builds good character? Well I can't. I loved this book because the characters just keep on digging holes and give the warden every valuable thing they find. The kids also give themselves funny nicknames based on their own personalities. Camp Green Lake is like a desert, it is dry and hot. Stanley Yelnats, the main character, has extremely bad luck and blames his bad luck on his good for nothing dirty rotten pig stealing great great grandfather.
What does the warden want the kids to find? Why are they digging holes? Is Stanley's bad luck ever going top end? Read the book and find out.
This book is very interesting and readers of all ages will enjoy it.

Reader reviewed by Lu

This is a great book!

It has one of the best story lines ever! It takes swits and turns that make everything much more exciting. The story ends up onnected you to the book and the book to you!

Anyone and everyone can read this book! It is a fun book that would be especially great for a book report or even just for fun!

Reader reviewed by Barbie

This awesome book by Louis Sachar is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats (read that backwards!) who gets sent to a juvenille deliquincy camp for something he really didn't do. As he makes friendships with the other boys, who each have a history of their own, he digs holes looking for some unknown. Eventually, Stanley runs away and finds the real treasure. This novel is filled with a potpurri of awesome characters like Mr. Sir and is a must read for any teen.

Reader reviewed by cheyenne

This book was one of the greatest books ever.I think that the descriptions of the lake were great as well as the descriptions of the charactars.This story is also amazing beacause the author makes you think more about how fortune and makes you feel like u personally know that charactar and makes you feel so happy that you are not in their situation.

Many kids , i belive , should read this book.It is fun ,entertaining and a thrill to read.It is also adventureous as well as funny.I also think if you want to see the movie,you should read the book first.

Reader reviewed by shannon

Excellent book! It's hard sometimes finding books to read that are differnt. I mean ones that don't have some of the same old story lines. I think a lot of teenagers can get into reading this story. It could appeal to their curiosity of what it could possibly be like to go to a teen rehabitiation camp as well as the desire to find a lost treasure. I love how there are several interwoven stories in one the story of stealing the sneekers linked to the great grandfather's curse to the lost money from the women bank robber. It keeps you interested thorugh out the book I could'nt put this book down until I finished reading it.

Reader reviewed by Sarah

Holes is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats whose whole family is cursed. Stanley happens to be in the wrong place at the wreong time and suddenly ends up at a camp for juvenile delinquents where they dig holes all day. But there is a strange story behind the Yelnats family curse that is somehow connected to the warden of the camp and a boy named Zero, who is also at the camp.

Holes was a really good book, it had a great plot and was overall fun to read. I liked the ending and the whole story behind the Yelnats curse.

Reader reviewed by Crystal

Holes is a story about a boy,Stanley Yelnats,who was sent to a boys work camp for a crime he didnt commit.
At this camp,all they do is dig holes all day in the blazing hot sun in a dried up lake where it never rains.
But Stanley didnt commit the crime for wich he was there,but someone who shares the same tent with Stanley,did.